MOD NSWFF FAQ 1.0 (July 2008) - Updated 5.04.11

<h2><center>Non Star Wars Fan Fiction FAQ 1.0
(July 2008)</h2></center>


Dear TFN fanficcers,

Welcome to Non Star Wars Fan Fiction! Or as we sometimes call it, NSWFFNSWFFSWNSNWSWFFF. Within these friendly confines, you will find stories including, but not limited to, the X-Files, anime, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy & Angel, Batman, and maybe even a pirate here and there. Within our resource forum, which we call the Well of Lost Plots, you?ll find challenges and fandom discussion.

We want this place to be creative, supportive, and most of all, fun. So before you start, please take the time to go over the rules below. We know you?re not excited about reading such a giganamous piece of JC legislation, but think of these rules as safety procedures at a nuclear power plant ? ?duck and cover? isn?t quite enough.

Throughout the FAQ, you?ll see blue and underlined text. These are links that take you to other sections of the FAQ. It behooves you to follow these links so that you better understand of the context of our rules. Furthermore, read through the Rules & Announcements forum for general Jedi Council policies, as they all apply here.

For some tips on general etiquette, watch How to Behave on an Internet Forum.

<h3><center>How to contact the mods</center></h3>
The moderators for NSWFF are NYCitygurl and MiraJade. We can help you with any trouble you have on the boards. To contact us, click on our names here and then send a private message. We'll read your message and get back to you as soon as possible.

If we're not online and you need help right away, contact any online Jedi Council moderator to help you. If there are no JC moderators online, contact a FanForce RSA.

Let us know if you have any suggestions for improving the FAQ. This is for your benefit as well as ours. The clearer and more concise the FAQ, the better everyone will understand the rules, and the better this forum runs.

Following this is a table of contents for your FAQ-navigating ease. Each of the numbered items is a link that jumps down to the proper section in the FAQ. Many thanks to whoever bestowed HTML powers upon the mods.


So say we all,
The NSWFF Mods




<h3><center>Table of Contents</h3></center>

I. <a href="#Fandoms">Some Fandoms are Off-Limits</a>
<ol><li><a href="#Disallowed">The ?Disallowed? List</a>
<li><a href="#Allowed">Fandoms allowed</a>
<li><a href="#OriginalFics">Original fiction</a></ol>

II. <a href="#FFlingo"> Fan Fic lingo</a>
<ol><li><a href="#Upping">Upping threads</a>
<li><a href="#Pimping">Pimping threads</a>
<li><a href="#Concrit">Concrit</a>
<li><a href="#Manager">Thread manager</a>
<li><a href="#Abbrevs">Abbreviations</a></ol>

III. <a href="#JClingo">JC lingo and Board-Wide Rules</a>
<ol><li><a href="#FamilyFriendly">Family-friendly</a>
<li><a href="#Harassment">Harassment</a>
<li><a href="#Baiting">Baiting/flaming/snarking ? addressing other people</a>
<li><a href="#Bashing">Bashing[/colo/>

<a name="AllowedList">Fandoms Allowed</a>

This list is in no way complete. Don't panic if your fandom isn't here - as long as it's not on the Disallowed List, you should be okay to write. Remember to check back once in a while, as we may need to update both lists.

Alias
Angel
Animorphs
Avatar
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Battlestar Galactica
Batman (all)
Baywatch
Bleach
Bridget Jones Diary
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Castle
Clue
Charmed
Chicago
Chronicles of Amber
The Chronicles of Narnia
Cowboy Beebop
DC Comics and Movies
Death Note
Desperate Housewives
Diablo
Disney & Pixar
Dr. Who
Dune
E.R.
Elfquest
Eragon
The Fifth Element
Final Fantasy
Firefly/Serenity
Friends
.hack
Halo
Harry Potter
Hellboy
Heroes
His Dark Materials (The Golden Compass)
House
Inception
Indiana Jones
Iron Man
J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts)
James Bond
Jane Austen (books and film)
Jurassic Park
Katherine Kurtz
Kingdom Hearts
Labyrinth
The Legend of Zelda
Les Miserables
Libba Bray
Lord of the Rings
LOST
Marvel Comics and Movies
M.A.S.H.
Mamma Mia!
The Matrix
Merlin
Moulin Rouge
The Neverending Story
NCIS
Nora Roberts
The Office
Phantom of the Opera
Pirates of the Caribbean
Power Rangers
The Princess Bride
The Princess Diaries
RENT
Robin Hood (BBC)
Sailor Moon
Scrubs
Sharon Shinn
Space: Above and Beyond
Spaceballs
Speed Racer
Spiderman
Star Trek
Starcraft
Stardust
Stargate
Superman (all)
Supernatural
Sweeney Todd
Teen Titans
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (movies and TV only)
Terminator (all)
Torchwood
Transformers
Trudi Canavan
Twilight
The Twilight Zone
The West Wing
Underworld
Vampire: The Masquerade
War for the Oals
Warriors
Wicked
William Shakespeare
The Wizard of Oz
World of Warcraft
X-Men (all)
Zorro

Just a note that the plagarism section has been updated to comply with the ne Fan Fic FAQ. The changes are:

b) If you borrow material from a profic author or any real-life material in general (such as song lyrics or poetry), the original creator must be credited.

c) Before borrowing from a fellow fanfic author, you must ask that author's permission first, even if the fanfic is posted at another site. (This includes re-writing, re-posting, or embellishing someone else's fanfic.) Failure to do so could result in a ban. If you are unable to contact the original author for permission, PM one of the Mods and we will discuss it on a case by case basis.