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• In December 2008, a teen was arrested for pretending to be suicidal while talking to a Blizzard representative. The teen claimed it was a joke and that he was just trying to get what he wanted out of the game. [1]
• Majel Barrett Roddenberry, wife of Gene Roddenberry and veteran Star Trek actress, passed away. She was 76. [2]
• Jorja Fox fans are trying to raise money for a charity supported by the actress. If you can, support them by donating to their cause!
• If you play games like Second Life, help out an academic and take this survey please! Thank!
• On December 3, 2008, Windows Live Groups debuted as part of the Windows Live upgrade.[3]
• On November 5, 2008, Michael Crichton passed away. [4]
• On October 27, 2008, LiveJournal continued to have extended periods of downtime.
• On October 15, 2008, Microsoft confirmed that they would be handing over their MSN Groups to Multiply.[5] A utility for moving MSN Groups was being developed, and the deadline for moving groups is February 21, 2009. Microsoft is launching a new social networking service, Windows Live Groups, on November 17, 2008.[6]
• On October 15, 2008, it was reported that actor Gale Harold, known for his role as Brian Kinney on Queer as Folk, was injured in a motorcycle accident the day before. Gale had more recently been seen on Desperate Housewives. He is expected to make a full recovery from a fractured shoulder and is currently under observation for other injuries.[7]

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January 5

• Jen Chism's "Always and Forever," a Mulder death story, which was posted January 5, 1995, was the first Mulder death story written in the X-Files fan fiction community.
• On January 5, 2001, SugarQuill, one of the most influential sites in the Harry Potter fandom, was opened.
• Warped Space 50 was published in January 1984. It contained Star Wars fan fiction. It was 99 pages long. In Warped Space #50, Paula Smith contributed an essay to ongoing dialogue about characterization issues in fan fiction. She discussed something known to fanzine readers and writers called “Langsam’s Law.” She is quoted by Langley as saying "special caveat for writing media-based fiction. Don't make an established character do or say something out of line with his established character, of if you must, give good, solid reasons why."
• In January 1997, Xena: Warrior Princess Fan Fiction Index was created by Xeno and premiered on the Internet. This index linked stories from various sites across the Internet and categorized them to help Xena reader's find stories that were otherwise scattered across a multitude of pages. (Lunacy)

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