1. Fiction should have Buffy characters in it and clearly be related to Buffy. Crossovers are great, and expected, but general vampire/monster stories that aren't in the Buffy universe and don't use Buffy characters belong somewhere else.
2. Discussion of posted fiction is permitted onlist. Please put "DISCUSS" in your subject line. Requests for missing story parts should go directly to the author, and not be posted to the list.
Discussion that is not related directly to the fiction should go over to the general Buffy list. Discussion of fiction is expected to follow common netiquette guidelines and use PG-13 language.
3. No advertising of <any> items or services, Buffy related or not, and no posting of non-story items such as .gifs, sound files, etc..
No attached files of <any> kind-- if your mailer makes your fiction into attached files, you need to find another way to get it to the list.
4. If you're writing a story and including advance information on a new episode, and you're posting your story earlier than the national viewing time, please:
**Mark the post as a "spoiler" in the subject header.
**Leave about twelve lines (blank or with non-spoiler info) at
the top of the post.
This ensures that anyone w*o doesn't like knowing about an episode ahead of time is "protected." :) The blank space is for people whose mailers automatically open up the next piece of mail, without giving them a chance to see "spoiler" in the header.
Spoiler warnings are not necessary after the start of the episode's national viewing time, which is currently set at 9 p.m. Mondays, Eastern Standard Time. Spoiler warnings are not necessary for reruns.
5. This list is absolutely NOT for erotic fiction. <Nothing> stronger than sexually PG-13 material is to be posted to the list under any circumstances. A story may be R rated for violence or language, however.
If you have a question about something's suitability for posting, feel free to ask one of the listowners. Sending sexually explicit material will get you immediately and permanently uns*bscribed. No exceptions.
6. By subscribing and/or posting to this list, you acknowledge that Buffy the Vampire slayer and all characters associated with either the televised series or the motion picture were created by Josh Whedon and are owned by Mutant Enemy productions, Kuzui Productions, Sandollar Productions, and 20th Century Fox. All stories posted to this list are for entertainment purposes only, are not sold for profit of any kind, and are not intended to infringe on any copyrights.
7. When posting stories to the list, please follow the following formatting guidelines
- --No story parts longer than 250 lines - --No lines longer than 75 characters
- --Turn off your "smart quotes"-- many readers receive these as garbage or weird symbols
- --Put the title of the story in the subject header, indicate if it's a multipart story, and if so what part this is. Example: Buffy Meets Godzilla (2/65) indicates that this post is part two of a 65 part story.
8. If a story is rated "R" for language/violence, indicate this in an introduction. For example, "There's a really bloody fight scene at the end of this part" or "if you don't like dismemberment, stop reading now!" If there's <any> chance that someone might be disturbed by something in your story (even if it's not rated R) please include some kind of warning up front.
9. And last, but not least, the listowners reserve the right to deny subscription (new, renewed, or continued) to the list for any individual(s).
PLEASE NOTE: not following any or all of these rules will get you the following:
**First offense: offender is uns*bscribed for one week.
**Second offense: offender is uns*bscribed to the Buffyfic list for a minimum of three months.
**If the offender returns and does it again, they're offlist permanently.
As noted above, posting sexually explicit material is the exception -- you go straight to permanent unsubbing.
Again, welcome! If you have any questions about these rules, please contact either one of us offlist. If you have subscription problems or questions, the fastest way to get h*lp is to e-mail one of us at the addresses below, <not> at the kirby@xmission.com addy which is the "official" e-mail owner of the list.
Jill Kirby (jtkirby@mcs.com)
&
sah (romana@mindspring.com)
Listowners, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fiction List buffyfic@xmission.com
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