Waiting List

Unlike the open-ended mundane version, many fannish apas have a limited number of members. When that number is reached and the apa is not invitational, people who wish to join are kept, in the order of their application, on a "waiting list" in the Official Organ of the apa. When a member drops out or is dropped – resignation, failure to meet activity requirements, failure to pay dues – the first person on the waiting list is invited to join. (When the apa is invitational, either members stop suggesting new members until a new opening occurs or they suggest a simultaneous increase in the size of the membership.)

People on these lists are sometimes called Waiting Listers or, at other times, WLers.

Contributors: Dr. Gafia