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As a community devoted to discussion and exploration of new ideas, fandom has become an incubator for many groups that started out as special interests within fandom, some of which have partially separated into independent intentional communities not directly associated with science fiction.
Among these groups are comic book fandom, media fandom, the Society for Creative Anachronism, gaming, and furry fandom, sometimes referred to collectively as " fringe fandoms " with the implication that the original fandom centered on science fiction texts ( magazines and later books and fanzines ) is the " true " or " core " fandom.
Fandom also welcomes and shares interest with other groups involved in new ideas and lifestyles, including LGBT communities, libertarians, neo-pagans, and space activist groups like the L5 Society, among many others.
Some groups exist almost entirely within fandom but are distinct and cohesive subcultures in their own rights, such as filkers, costumers, and convention runners ( sometimes called " SMOFs ").

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