Terminology assistance, please!

[graculus]

Someone over on OS is claiming that Trek fandom was responsible not only for the terms 'slash' and 'MarySue' (neither of which can be disputed) but the term 'ship' as well, when used to describe m/f fic.

I was under the impression this term originated in X Files fandom and that 'adult' was the preferred terminology prior to that for fic which had a m/f relationship and sex.

Anyone out there who's been in fandom longer than me (or those fandoms in particular) care to share their opinion?

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[graculus.livejournal.com]

That's always been my understanding of where it came from, even though I've never been in that fandom - I thought it was universally accepted as being from X Files...

Still, there's nothing like someone being dogmatic. ;)