Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and index.
Contents
Introduction : shooting the breeze in the virtual kitchen -- Feminine pleasures, masculine texts : reading the X-files on the DDEBRP -- When Fraser met Rayk : reading, writing, and discussing slash fiction -- The "write" stuff : language use and humor on (the) line -- Nice girls don't flame : politeness strategies on (the) line -- Cyberspace as virtual heterotopia -- Conclusion : lessons from the virtual kitchen.