NOTE: At one time, Xenite.Org carried over 100 Web sites and more than 50,000 pages of content. It may have been -- for a while -- the largest non-commercial science fiction and fantasy Web site in the world. Regrettably, many old sites and discussions have been irretrievably lost. Perhaps the most greivous loss is that of the hundreds of memorial threads fans posted to our Kevin Smith Forum at SF-FANDOM within days of his death in 2002. Thousands of fans visited the forum and major networks like CNN posted video of the forum in their news reports. Dixie struggled for four days to recover the lost discussions from a damaged hard drive, but in the end she had to move on and rebuild what content she could. Nonetheless, Kevin, we will never forget you. You will always have a home in our hearts and at SF-FANDOM.
Xenite.Org - Worlds of Imagination On The Web
Science Fiction & Fantasy: Xenite.Org has served as the springboard for many Web sites, of which more than a few ventured into non-SciFi territory. Xenite.Org has won awards and served as home to new fan communities. Xenite launched the first fan forums for shows like Farscape, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World.
The Xenite.Org Network now includes several domains and is recognized by thousands of fan sites devoted to J.R.R. Tolkien, Xena, science fiction, conventions, and other related topics. The Xenite network has included videos, internet radio platforms, and other technologies -- some way before they became sustainable on the Web.
Hot Magic Nights: Houston's West Side Salsa Scene
Hot Magic Nights: Houston's West Side Salsa Scene brings together, in a magazine-like format, about 20 feature articles on some of Houston's best known and not-so-well known Salsa clubs, artists, teachers, and dancers. Michael takes the reader on a detailed, guided tour of the life of a Salsa dance student, recalling good times, bad times, and a lot of fun times. Artists who were interviewed include Mary Frometa (founder of Mary's Band), Antonio Garza (Director of La Orquesta Salmerum), and Yelba.
Xena Online Resources
Xena Online Resources began as a random posting to the news groups in the summer of 1996. Michael collected links to various Web sites related to the television shows Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, posting them in a bi-weekly article titled "Xena Online Resources". The article became popular on several mailing lists and discussion boards. People began sending links to Michael to include in his list, which he turned into a Web site in December 2006.
By March, 1997, there were over 200 listings on the Xena Online Resources and Michael made it one of the first four Web sites of the newly created Xenite.Org domain. It proved to be the most popular site for many years, and XOR (pronounced "Zor" by Michael but "X-O-R" by Dixie) eventually helped build traffic to other parts of Xenite.Org. Through the years XOR accumulated more than 1500 listings before it peaked and declined. The site won several awards and widespread recognition as an authoritative resource for online Hercules and Xena fandom.
