For the purpose of adding your listing and joining the webring etc.. I thought a little Dictionary corner wouldn't go amiss.

Fan Site: Not an Official Site, Dedicated to someone you are a FAN of - not someone you hate. Not a links site - like this site - this site is not a fan site - it is a links site - therefore my site is not allowed at this site :-) Affiliate: A site that we are connected to - not a site that is in our webring, or in the fan listing, but one that has applied specifically to be an affiliate.