http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/ 2010-08-10T11:36:38+01:00 http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/ http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-08-10T11:26:48+01:00 Bulah D. Tadgerson (bulahtadgerson@119.111.124.194) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=wiki:playground:play&do=diff&1281454008 Dissertations vary in their structure in accord with the many different areas of study (arts, humanities, social sciences, technology, etc.) and the great differences between them. Dissertations normally report on a research project of some kind, an... text/html 2006-07-17T05:12:19+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.131.11.96) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=glossary:howlers&do=diff&1153127539 This not meant to be comprehensive. Common bugbears Lose/Loose Use of loose instead of lose occurs so often that I wondered if loose was an American spelling. Checking American dictionaries doesn’t seem to confirm this so it appears that... text/html 2006-06-27T11:44:18+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.134.86.145) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=glossary:badfic&do=diff&1151423058 Either fiction written to illustrate the many various and dreadful things that fanfiction writers do to language, the shows they mutilate and the characters they abuse OR fanfiction that exhibits those traits naturally Some of the attributes of ba... text/html 2006-06-26T17:37:30+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.143.195.12) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=glossary:fanfic_phenomena&do=diff&1151357850 There are a number of pervasive phenomena in fanfiction that deserve separate description. This page gathers the known facts (and my own unreasonable opinions) on these vital topics. badfic Usually describes stories written deliberately to illust... text/html 2006-06-26T16:58:44+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.143.195.12) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=glossary:glossaries&do=diff&1151355524 Fanfiction glossaries The Fanfiction Glossary A very comprehensive glossary of fanfiction terms. Everything is here. The Fandom Glossary A livejournal. The Lingo A very irreverent and funny glossary of fan jargon at the fandomwank wiki ... text/html 2006-04-12T03:46:23+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@82.133.109.238) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=glossary&do=diff&1144827983 Fan fiction abounds with abbreviations and acronyms and slang and since writing my original very simple glossary the number of slang terms has not decreased or become less obscure. The Wiki version of the glossary will include the original terms and... text/html 2006-04-11T11:28:26+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@82.133.109.238) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=glossary:fanfic_genre&do=diff&1144769306 There are many different flavours of fanfic which are described using terms which will classify the provenance of the fic for the potential reader (as opposed to a rating or content warning though there may be overlap), enabling her to find (or avoi... text/html 2006-04-09T03:47:48+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.131.13.160) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=altfic&do=diff&1144568868 A wiki dedicated to fanfiction: slash in general and femslash in particular. Many years ago I compiled a moderately humourous listing of fanfic terms and pairings. I haven’t actually updated it for a long time and it occurred to me recently t... text/html 2006-04-08T14:45:44+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.131.13.160) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=glossary:acronyms&do=diff&1144521944 An alphabetic list: AU - Alternate Universe BDSM Bondage, Domination and Sado-Masochism PWP - Porn Without Plot RPF - Real Person Fiction TPTB - The Powers That Be YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary ... text/html 2006-04-08T14:36:07+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.131.13.160) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=femslash_fandoms&do=diff&1144521367 Some fandoms are more significant for femslash than others. Notes on the most significant are gathered here. Star Trek Voyager The good ship Voyager has spawned many slash pairings and probably one of the most significant femslash pairings of an... text/html 2006-04-08T12:19:20+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.131.13.160) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=glossary:mary_sue&do=diff&1144513160 Heroine and superstar of countless fanfics in countless fandoms. She acts under many names and in many roles. She has helped many of our fanfic heroes and heroines when they prove insufficient, using her endless talents and sparkling beauty. Often t... text/html 2006-04-08T11:53:01+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.131.13.160) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=fic:tribblefic&do=diff&1144511581 Why include this story? it’s referred to in the glossary page and as it’s not posted anywhere else (I wouldn’t inflict this on a real archive) it’s going here! it allows a number of common fanfiction traditions to be demons... text/html 2006-04-01T17:23:25+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.131.13.160) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=wiki:using_this_site&do=diff&1143930205 If you want to add glossary definitions or fanfic reviews to this site then you have to register as a user (a password will be sent to you) and then please email me with a little info about your online self (such as your previous contributions to th... text/html 2006-04-01T15:35:12+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.131.13.160) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=wiki:playground&do=diff&1143923712 Post what you like on this page. If you want to try adding pages then create an internal link on this page containing something like [[playground:mypage]]. This will create a link to a new page in the playground namespace. You then click on your lin... text/html 2006-04-01T05:17:15+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.131.13.160) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=fandoms:star_trek_voyager&do=diff&1143886635 Voyager launched many slash sites and fanfiction archives. For some reason it was amazingly popular with fanfiction writers. It has been suggested that the quality of the show’s writing was so poor that fanfic writers felt they had to fix it o... text/html 2006-04-01T05:00:33+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.131.13.160) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=fandoms:btvs&do=diff&1143885633 The best fantasy/Scifi show ever. Seasons 2 and 3 were especially fantastic. Seasons 1, 4 and 5 were great and even seasons 6 and 7 had their moments of greatness. The subtext possibilities are endless because of the sheer number of great female ch... text/html 2006-03-31T18:20:28+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.131.13.160) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=reviews&do=diff&1143847228 Enter a brief description of a fic here - fandom, pairing, rating, a link to your review in the form [[reviews:name of story]] Lemon Cheesecake by Monique Bartok pairing: Bree/other fandom: Desperate Housewives rating: NC17 (fairly mild close... text/html 2006-03-31T18:17:32+01:00 Caroline Allen (halfofone@86.131.13.160) http://wiki.callspur.com/altfic/doku.php?id=reviews:lemon_cheesecake&do=diff&1143847052 This story can be found at var[title] Review to be added ...