I do, but so does Chris, I'm pretty sure.
As announced yesterday, 27 June 2006:
We've finally had a chance to sit down and discuss this as a whole and here is a listing of what genres are allowed under the new FFML banner:Comics: DC, Marvel, independent publishers, hell, even Heavy Metal, etc. But not Archie comics (see below).Sci-fi/Fantasy material (literary, television, movie). Yes, it includes Harry Potter. The only reason for considering excluding it was due to volume, not content. Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Buffy, Xena, and like genres all permissible. Not things like, Desperate Housewives, Magnum PI, Titanic, etc.Video Games: Really need some sort of sci-fi/anime/fantasy element. Final Fantasy has always been permitted. Resident Evil would qualify. Legend of Zelda, sure. Pac Man no. No to Frogger as well. Pong my mind cant grasp it, but even if it could be done, no.Crossovers of non-permissible stuff and permitted things. The policy has always been as long as the permitted elements are more than token, its fine, which is why Harry Potter/Anime xovers were allowed. Writing a story where Ranma goes to Hawaii to learn detective work from Thomas Magnum: okay (City Hunter would make better sense, but, eh). Writing a story where Magnum says Hi to Ranma in an airport terminal in one scene and Ranma disappears from the fic while Magnum solves a case: not okay. Common sense obviously applies here.For clarification, just ask. Well tell you yes or no. Theres always the possibility of something new being added as time goes on. Dont be afraid.Itll be a work in progress, so expect there to be some rough edges that need smoothing. Maybe a lot. And theres always the possibility that with new genres opening up, all new flamewars might crop up along with it, so do try to be on good behavior since we want the forum as open as possible and dont want ADMIN oppression to be the norm. Again apply common sense.There are a number of authors who have been quite open about not allowing fanfiction of their works, so those are banned. Included in this list are anything by: P.N. Elrod Raymond Feist Terry Goodkind Laurell K. Hamilton Robin Hobb Dennis L. McKiernan Robin McKinley Irene Radford Anne Rice Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb Archie comics Anne McCaffery Mercedes Lackey Marion Zimmer BradleyDC and Marvel lemons are not allowed. This is being extended to any story using those characters, even if its a crossover and the lemon elements dont involve the licensed characters. Were just covering our backsides here.The above list will be added to as other authors but the boot on fanficcing their works as well.Remember, though, this will only work if people go through the hassle of C+Cing things, preferably publicly. Otherwise expansion of the list does no good. Like the man says, youll take out what you put in. Or something like that.
-- Bob
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...The President is on the line
As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by...
As announced yesterday, 27 June 2006:
We've finally had a chance to sit down and discuss this as a whole and here is a listing of what genres are allowed under the new FFML banner:Comics: DC, Marvel, independent publishers, hell, even Heavy Metal, etc. But not Archie comics (see below).Sci-fi/Fantasy material (literary, television, movie). Yes, it includes Harry Potter. The only reason for considering excluding it was due to volume, not content. Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Buffy, Xena, and like genres all permissible. Not things like, Desperate Housewives, Magnum PI, Titanic, etc.Video Games: Really need some sort of sci-fi/anime/fantasy element. Final Fantasy has always been permitted. Resident Evil would qualify. Legend of Zelda, sure. Pac Man no. No to Frogger as well. Pong my mind cant grasp it, but even if it could be done, no.Crossovers of non-permissible stuff and permitted things. The policy has always been as long as the permitted elements are more than token, its fine, which is why Harry Potter/Anime xovers were allowed. Writing a story where Ranma goes to Hawaii to learn detective work from Thomas Magnum: okay (City Hunter would make better sense, but, eh). Writing a story where Magnum says Hi to Ranma in an airport terminal in one scene and Ranma disappears from the fic while Magnum solves a case: not okay. Common sense obviously applies here.For clarification, just ask. Well tell you yes or no. Theres always the possibility of something new being added as time goes on. Dont be afraid.Itll be a work in progress, so expect there to be some rough edges that need smoothing. Maybe a lot. And theres always the possibility that with new genres opening up, all new flamewars might crop up along with it, so do try to be on good behavior since we want the forum as open as possible and dont want ADMIN oppression to be the norm. Again apply common sense.There are a number of authors who have been quite open about not allowing fanfiction of their works, so those are banned. Included in this list are anything by: P.N. Elrod Raymond Feist Terry Goodkind Laurell K. Hamilton Robin Hobb Dennis L. McKiernan Robin McKinley Irene Radford Anne Rice Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb Archie comics Anne McCaffery Mercedes Lackey Marion Zimmer BradleyDC and Marvel lemons are not allowed. This is being extended to any story using those characters, even if its a crossover and the lemon elements dont involve the licensed characters. Were just covering our backsides here.The above list will be added to as other authors but the boot on fanficcing their works as well.Remember, though, this will only work if people go through the hassle of C+Cing things, preferably publicly. Otherwise expansion of the list does no good. Like the man says, youll take out what you put in. Or something like that.
-- Bob
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...The President is on the line
As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by...