... for the launch of OFU²!

A Welcome Message

Okay, here's the deal: per discussion further down the Board, it has been decided that the Coordinators of the various OFUs need to come together to discuss, dissect, and potentially destroy the various Sueniversities which have sprung into existence. A Sueniversity (and I believe we have Outhra to thank for the term) is a Fanfiction University - with all the hallmarks of the OFU brand, such as lessons taught by canon characters, cruelty to students, etc etc - which... doesn't do its job. It's badly written, it lets the fangirls run riot, the canons are out of character - you get the gist.

OFU² is here to deal with that problem, and staff positions are open to all current or former OFU creators/Course Coordinators/etc. Your Coordinator will join with as many others who care to take part in walking through the Sueniversity (just like a PPC mission - and no, since this is not affiliated directly with the PPC, you don't need PPC Permission to contribute), discussing and being offended by the events, until eventually they (probably) fling minis at the thing until it burns. As noted in the Welcome Message, it'd be good if you could contribute a few of your own minis to the university.

How will the writing work?

Obviously, this won't be your standard OFU. There's no Course Coordinator - no students - and the entire thing is a 'film' presented to an unseen audience (although no, present-tense will not be standard). My assumption is that we will basically open up a Google Doc and throw story at the screen to see what sticks. ;) As long as we're not afraid to edit later, we can probably just work through a summary of the events until someone finds something they want to comment on.

To do the Google Doc thing, it'd be helpful if you could throw your email address at me... I probably have several already, but if there's no problem, give them again so's I can keep track.

What's our first target?

Since we've got a thread and all...

The three suggested Sueniversities I've seen are, in no particular order:

The Official Unofficial Fanfiction Academy by ToriLee/gingerlee.
Fandoms: About half a dozen.
Chapters: Twelve. Words: Unknown.

Hetalia Academy for Obsessed Fan Fiction Writers by Lia Alcona
Fandom: Hetalia - Axis Powers
Chapters: 33. Words: 19,847

Star Trek Academy by Sanne-chan
Fandom: Star Trek - Voyager
Chapters: 16. Words: 20,150

To these, I'm going to add a fourth, very old Sueniversity. I don't think it exists in its original form - but that's okay, because AW MST'd the whole thing...

Traning Time Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 by Divana
Fandom: Lord of the Rings
Chapters: 6. Words: Unknown.
(If we decide to do this one at any point, I'll create a non-MST copy for reference)

If anyone knows of any others, please add them to the list. Any OFU creators who want to contribute: this is a good opportunity for a discussion/vote. At present I have no preference as to which to tackle first.

Final note: OFU² is a collaborative creation. I'm certainly not in charge of it, so if you want make some 'videos' in a different style to the semi-PPCing, go for it! I'm sure there's more to this teaching lark than just counterexamples...

(As to what prospective OFU writers need to be taught... well, that's up to you)

hS