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Fine Print This page is for those of you interested in the history of this site, who runs it, and all that geeky stuff. Oh - and there's a bit for people who get off on legal mumbo-jumbo, too. About The Site Blondie's Ratcave began in October 2000. Contrary to popular belief, this was not the first Krycek/Marita site - that honour goes to either The True Love Of The X Files or The Hellhole, both of which pre-date the Ratcave, and both of which still exist. Both have had revamps in the last six months, actually, so it's worth taking a look. However, the Ratcave was, and remains, the most comprehensive English-language Krycek/Marita site on the web. Internationally, the German home for K/Cov, as it's known there, is World Of X. Eilan, Fay, Kaja and their friends have done a great job of making sure Krycek/Marita is represented there, both in translated English fic and in fic of their own creation. For a long time, there was a Krycek/Marita page at Elena's Italian site, also featuring translated fic (that site is now gone). There was Brazil-made site called Resist Or Serve, which I lost track of - I'd love information on that if anyone has a current URL. And at The Dark Love Of The X Files, Shazy has done a fabulous job of translating an enormous body of Krycek/Marita fic into Russian, as well as archiving some native Russian fic for our duo. We at the Ratcave had a smaller French-language section for a while, early on, when we were based on a French server. My French pretty much sucks, though, so it was with some relief that I gave that away when we moved on. By January 2001, we had nearly 80MB of content. With a nexus of Krycek/Marita fans finding one another, through this site and through the alexnmarita mailing list, it was time to move to pro hosting. Krycek/Marita, as a genre, was taking off. It became probably the most active non-M/S het romance of choice, certainly until the advent of Doggett/Reyes. It was time for a name. After submissions and polls at the Ratcave and alexnmarita, we decided as a group to be known as Skampers. This is a play on the word "shippers", with a k-a-m (for Krycek And Marita) in the middle. We also initiated the Sponsored Spooky program by offering to sponsor prizes and practical assistance for the Spooky fanfic awards, and were able in that way to get a Krycek/Marita and a Marita Characterisation Spooky on the agenda. (Krycek Characterisation was already covered). The site continued to sprawl, and in July it was close to 200MB. It was time to split the site up. The purely Krycek and/or Marita content remained at the Ratcave, which moved to the Fredfarm server owned by Phile philanthropist Gertiebeth. The Laurie Holden content moved to Leading Lady, our sister site hosted at EFanguide. The Nick Lea content resides, I'm afraid, largely on my hard drive for the time being. I put a lower priority on his site as he is very well respresented around the web, but I remain committed to pulling it together eventually. He's a wonderful performer and his versatility seems to grow with every year. In October 2001, we started the Krycek/Marita forum in association with Philedom2K. This hasn't been an enormously active forum, but we do have interesting discussions from time to time - certainly enough to make it worthwhile. The rest of Philedom2K's forums are great fun, too. We're proud to be part of such a diverse yet harmonious environment. In November, the Harem, for fans of Marita and other supporting X Files women, grew out of discussions about the women on the Philedom2K Other Relationships forum. There's a lot of Skamper crossover into the Harem. In December 2001 came the Spooky announcements. I won the Krycek/Marita and co-won the Marita Characterisation Spookys for Waiting In Tangier, and the other winner for Marita was M Sebasky for House Of Hope Is Built On Ash. Place-getters were Sophia Jirafe, Kelly Keil, and Brandon Ray. The same month, we got a nod when I was listed on the fan names chosen by Ten Thirteen in the credit reel for the ninth season episode Daemonicus. In January 2002 came another coup: Frank Spotnitz, executive producer for Ten Thirteen, spoke exclusively with me about the Krycek/Marita dynamic. The interview is not available here for the time being (I hope to have it up again soon) but I am making available a few quotes and sound bytes. The site sort of tapered off for a while after that. The biggest reason was time. When the end of the show was announced, I became involved in several thank you fundraising projects, especially Thank You Annabeth and Thank You Chris Carter. But my love of our duo continued unabated, and I was thrilled to learn that both Lea and Holden would return for the series finale. Now that the show is over, although I'll be swamped for a couple of months yet, I decided it was time to get back to the basics of what holds my fascination with this fandom and recommit to maintaining this site as a permanent archive of all things Skamper. So, a new design, and a new beginning. The Ratcave is here to stay. About Me Blondie's Ratcave is run by Deslea R. Judd, a fanfic author, artist, videomaker and general nerd. For more X Files homepages by Deslea, including more artwork, more fiction, performer pages and a news site, you can mosey along to http://xfiles.deslea.com. You can also write to her at deslea@deslea.com. Easy to remember, huh? Deslea hangs out at online places like Philedom2K, alexnmarita, and The Harem. She loves feedback, contributions, offers of collaboration, and all that neat stuff that makes this job worthwhile. She's known for taking a really long time to reply, but she always does. In the meantime - know that she cherishes every word. The Requisite Disclaimer The X Files, Alex Krycek, and Marita Covarrubias are all the property of Chris Carter, 1013 Productions, FOX Television, and a lot of other people who are not me or anyone affiliated with this site. The X Files is copyright and TM to FOX Television. These rights are established and protected under copyright and patent legislation. The use of these materials on this website does not in any way constitute a claim of ownership. This website uses screen shots, video, audio, and other material belonging to these parties; again, without any explicit or implied claim of ownership. These materials are held and distributed for the personal recreational enjoyment of the webmistress and her guests, and no commercial gain is being made from their use. This website is known to the performers, producers, and other people involved with the show, but it is not sanctioned or endorsed in any official way and should not be interpreted as such. Protected Works Notwithstanding the above, this website contains many original creative works, including fan fiction, fan art, and music videos. These are legitimate derivative works, and although these are unchartered legal waters, it is my opinion as someone with a legal background that these original works remain the legal and certainly the moral property of their creators (myself, in many cases, or as indicated). Until such time as a legal precedent binding in my jurisdiction establishes otherwise, it is the policy of this website to consider these works the property of the creator. In cases where there is an explicit (archive notice) or implied (wallpaper, banners) license to the personal use of these materials, you may do so; but you must not claim them as your own work, use them on your website (except for fiction archival or linking banners), on-license them (including hosting them on free servers with terms of service which claim a license), or earn money from their use without the consent of the creator. Thank Yous! On a less clinical note, there are so many, many people I have to thank for their time, effort, love, support, and practical involvement in this site and its many activities. Lanie Duncan, who has made artwork and fiction and is always rooting for me from the wings...I love you, dear girl! Emily Titon, always so supportive...thank you, as always! The gang at xdesign, especially Trelawney, Lessa and Val - all of them so helpful when I make graphics or need beta-testing for the site...all the fabulously talented artists, videomakers and writers who create much of our content; especially Yvi, Kitsunegari, and Rachel Anton, who have been there from the beginning...Lauryn at the 2001 Spooky Awards, who worked with me to make the Blondie's Ratcave Award for Outstanding Krycek/Marita romance happen...Lea Yardum, Laurie Holden's publicist, who is always interested in what's happening in Laurie's fan base...the gang at alexnmarita, the Harem, Philedom2K, LHML and RATales, who are always on my side...Lyle, Megan, Gertie, Steph, Cindy, Marie-Eve, and lots of other people who think of me when goodies come their way...everyone who ever helped me with graphics or HTML along the way...Sally-Ann, who gave me the video capture device which helps for so much of the graphic and creative content here. Lots of online services, including bravenet.com, netmechanic.com, htmlclinic.com, and phphelp.org, have provided advice and services which make this website the spiffy-looking thing that it is. I could fill the whole of the webspace with credits. No woman is an island, and while I pull everything together here, it's not all my work. Thank you all. |
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