Rules & Guidelines You Probably Didn't Know About
All rules & guidelines have been copied and pasted from the Rules & Guidelines page.
All are 100% Guaranteed Accurate.
GUIDELINES
Community Etiquette
1. Spell check all story and poetry. There is no excuse for not performing this duty. If you do not have a word processor that has the spell checking feature, use a search engine such as to find one.
HA! Take that people who spell simple words incorrectly!
2. Proofread all entries for grammar and other aspects of writing before submission. 'Hot off the press' content is often riddled with errors. No one is perfect but it is the duty of the writer to perform to the best of his/her ability.
*laughing hysterically* PEOPLE NEED TO READ THISSSSS!
5. Use proper textual formatting. For example: using only capital letters in the story title, summary, or content is not only incorrect but also a disregard for the language itself.
YASSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Fanfiction Content Guidelines
The chapter system is not to be used as placeholder for non-story content such as author notes. You can add short author notes to the beginning or at the end of stories but never as individual chapters.
So basically 99% of all authors break this guideline. I find that particularly funny for some reason.
Entries not allowed:
1. Non-stories: lists, bloopers, polls, previews, challenges, author notes, and etc. (THIS IS NOT A LIST... IT IS A COLLECTION! big difference.)
2. One or two liners.
4. Stories with non-historical and non-fictional characters: actors, musicians, and etc.
5. Any form of interactive entry: choose your adventure, second person/you based, Q&As, and etc.
#1 Was LEGIT! ('o.o')
Actions not allowed:
3. Copying from a previously published work (including musical lyrics) not in the public domain.
SORRY SONGFICS!
Ratings: (What they Actually Mean- According to Fanfiction)
K- Suitable for most ages (5+)
Intended for general audience 5 years and older. Content should be free of any coarse language, violence, and adult themes.
K+ - Some content may not be suitable for young children (9+)
Suitable for more mature children, 9 years and older, with minor action violence without serious injury. May contain mild coarse language. Should not contain any adult themes.
T- Contains content not suitable for children (13+)
Suitable for teens, 13 years and older, with some violence, minor coarse language, and minor suggestive adult themes
M- Contains content suitable for mature teens and older (16+)
Not suitable for children or teens below the age of 16 with non-explicit suggestive adult themes, references to some violence, or coarse language.
Fiction M can contain adult language, themes and suggestions. Detailed descriptions of physical interaction of sexual or violent nature is considered Fiction MA.
MA- contains explicit content for mature adults only (18+)
Content is only suitable for mature adults. May contain explicit language and adult themes.
NOTE: FanFiction does not accept explicit content, Fiction Rating: MA, and the rating is only presented for reference.
Did I miss anything funny?
You guys see for yourselves what you can find when you read website guidelines!
Ciao for Now,
Lizzie
Due to a recent PM, it has come to my attention that I should acknowledge the fact that all titles of stories, descriptions of stories, chapter indexes, author names, story content, examples, comments, etc. ARE MADE UP BY ME! (Unless said otherwise) Just clearing that up.
Sorry if I used something (ex. Title) that complies to you.
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