Subject: As much as I'd like to help...
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Posted on: 2015-09-23 01:22:00 UTC
...I'm a little short on time due to Real Life, I'm afraid, and I'm already making plans for a Smash Bros. OFU myself (which is long overdue!). I'd be happy to volunteer one of my OCs as a student, though!
Both versions of the Pokémon OFU (the one by Warrior of Many Faces and the Official Fanfiction University of Kanto) have been inactive for a few years now. My third mission is going to bring home a small horde of mini-Missingno, and I need someplace productive to use them. Plus, there are plenty of terribad Pokémon fanfics around, so clearly we need a Pokémon OFU.
How might I go about "rebooting" an inactive OFU? Do I contact the original authors and ask their permission (or for help) first? If they've vanished from the Internet (as I assume at least the author of OFUK has), would anyone be willing to assist me in writing a new Pokémon OFU?
You have to get the original author's permission to reboot an OFU; it's no different than rebooting any other story. Back in the day you could ask Miss Cam, but it doesn't look like she's around any more.
Per (the backup of) (portions of) her website:
If you want to do a spin-off of OFUM, it's quite easy:
-No longer any need to ask permission - if you want to do one, feel free.
-Do remember to add some credit to Miss Cam, as otherwise it will be plagiarism.
-Spell check is vital - as is minding your grammar
-Remember "learning through pain" and do not engage your own fangirlish/fanboyish impulses
-Have fun!
hS
...I'm a little short on time due to Real Life, I'm afraid, and I'm already making plans for a Smash Bros. OFU myself (which is long overdue!). I'd be happy to volunteer one of my OCs as a student, though!