My point is more that they need a source. You can't just note misspelling in a fic and come back and say "hey guys! I have some minis for you!", which there have been complaints about people doing in the past.

That said, a thread for minis, as long as they're sourced, is a brilliant idea. It'd be better if the thread was permanent, but we have to work with what we've got.

attention with the subject heading. :P)

I think that a while back, maybe around the time that I joined, that everyone was asked to not create any more new mini types without writing for that new mini type either via an OFU or a mission/other PPC writing to reserve the thrill of new mini creation for the first person to care strongly enough about the fandom to write for it. And having created a couple of mini types through missions, I have to say that it is a pretty big thrill that I really do think should be reserved for the first writer in that fandom.

That said, I don't see a real problem with posting new mini names for already established mini types, especially for relatively rare fandoms like ACD's Holmes-verse.

My only protocol type request is that anyone posting new mini names please put the mini's names on the proper list. Whether the list is on the wiki or an individual maintains it.

Just for reference for folks who haven't heard about it in a long time (or ever for newbies) I maintain the NCIS Mini Adoption Center and if someone posted a comment to that post I would (eventually) see it and add the names to the list. Likewise for anyone wanting to adopt an NCIS mini. Just feel free to snag the mini for your PPC personnel and leave a message about it, and I will get the list updated. I don't check this very frequently, so I am definitely not asking for anyone to wait on me updating to start using the mini in their stories.

Good show! I only ever found the one mini-hound in my missions. Homles won't have to be so lonely now.