Chapter 1. Slash: An Overview

This chapter is a whirlwind tour of Slash. It begins with a short history of Slash, then explores a typical site through the eyes of an average user. It explains the life cycle of a Slash Story, from user submission to published glory, and ends with a skeletal view of the underlying software. Subsequent chapters put meat on these bones. This chapter draws the broad outlines of the map and the major thoroughfares.