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boogieshoes' suggestion isn't a bad one. I'm playing around with the wording myself and, who knows? I might come up with something. If I do, I'll send it in.

The thing I'd suggest straight off the bat, though, is changing the actual hierarchy of values. Move value 5 (IDIC) to position 2, and bump the others down a level. This would mean that your value statements reads as “what we do - who we are – where we come from”. Where we came from is important, yes, but it's not as important as where we are now.

With boogieshoes’ changes, it’d read something like:

1. We value transformative fanworks and the innovative communities from which they have arisen, including media, real person fiction, anime, comics, music and vidding.
2. We value infinite diversity in infinite combinations. We value all fans engaged in transformative work: fans of any race, gender, culture, sexual identity, or ability. We value the unhindered cross-pollination and exchange of fannish ideas and cultures while seeking to avoid the homogenization or centralization of fandom.
3. We value our identity as a diverse community that is rich in creativity and commentary, and honour our history of being a predominantly female space.
4. We value our volunteer-based infrastructure and the fannish gift economy that recognizes and celebrates worth in myriad and diverse activities.
5. We value making fannish activities as accessible as possible to all those who wish to participate.