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During the 1980s and onwards, Factsheet Five ( the name came from a short story by John Brunner ), originally published by Mike Gunderloy and now defunct, catalogued and reviewed any zine or small press creation sent to it, along with their mailing addresses.

In doing so, it formed a networking point for zine creators and readers ( usually the same people ).

The concept of zine as an art form distinct from fanzine, and of the " zinesters " as member of their own subculture, had emerged.

Zines of this era ranged from perzines of all varieties to those that covered an assortment of different and obscure topics that web sites ( such as Wikipedia ) might cover today but for which no large audience existed in the pre-internet era.