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The long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' has developed a very large, loyal and devoted fan base over the years. ''Doctor Who'' fans are referred to as Whovians,'' or, the Doctor Who Fandom.'〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Whovian - definition of Whovian in English from the Oxford dictionary )〕 The usage was more common among fans in the United States during the 1980s, when the ''Doctor Who Fan Club of America'' (pronounced by members as Dwifca – now defunct) published the ''Whovian Times'' as its newsletter. An early use of 'Whovian', outside of the 'Whovian Times', is from Flaming Carrot Comics issue number 19 (circa 1988), when Flaming Carrot leads a combined group of Trekkies and Whovians into rebellion. ==Fan organizations== ''Doctor Who'' fans in Britain have had a formally recognized organization – the Doctor Who Appreciation Society (or DWAS) – since the late 70s. It has thousands of members and enjoyed an ongoing relationship with the classic series and later with BBC Worldwide. The Australasian ''Doctor Who'' Fan Club was founded soon after DWAS, in 1976, to galvanize resistance to the decision of the Australian Broadcasting Commission to cease broadcasting the Doctor Who series (and was ultimately successful in having the decision overturned). The club president also edited Zerinza the club fanzine, until 1986. In the 1990s the club was renamed several times, today being the ''Doctor Who'' Club of Australia (or DWCA) which publishes a newsletter, "Data Extract".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Data extract : Australasian Doctor Who newsletter - National Library of Australia )〕 In the 1980s, some US fans staged "Save ''Doctor Who''" publicity campaigns, trying to urge their local television stations to keep airing the show. The North American ''Doctor Who'' Appreciation Society was founded in the 1980s and served as an umbrella organization for dozens of local fan groups throughout the continent. Its demise in the early 1980s led to the foundation of the ''Doctor Who'' Fan Club of America, and later the Friends of ''Doctor Who''. FDW ended unceremoniously in the mid-1990s, and since then, American ''Doctor Who'' fandom has been served mostly through local fan clubs. The ''Doctor Who'' Information Network (DWIN) was founded in Canada in 1980 and continues to serve fans in North America. It was one of the first ''Doctor Who'' clubs in North America, and is the longest running Doctor Who club on the continent. DWIN supports the monthly Toronto Tavern fan gatherings. DWIN also sponsored several local chapters throughout Canada. Also in Canada is the (''Doctor Who'' Society of Canada ) (DWSC), a social network for Whovians of all ages whose community focuses on social interaction, intelligent exchange and commonality. The DWSC launched in 2011 and provides monthly social gatherings, online community forums and have been featured prominently at Toronto area Fan Conventions including Fan Expo, as well as Montreal & Ottawa Comic Con. The DWSC has launched its own ''Doctor Who'' Festival on November 17, 2012 - REGENERATION - and is branching out into local chapters across the country including Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax and Kitchener/Waterloo. The New Zealand ''Doctor Who'' Fan Club (NZDWFC) was founded by Scott Walker and Andrew Poulson in 1988 and continues to remain the country's major fan support group. They continued to run the club until 1991. The club puts out a fanzine, ''Time Space Visualiser'' (TSV), twice-yearly. In 2012, The ''Doctor Who'' Fan Groups Google Map project was set up with the aim of making it easier for UK-based Doctor Who fans to find a local fan group and, in turn, to help local fan groups to find new members. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Doctor Who fandom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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