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Welcome to the PPC! Here's a set of daggers from the Raven Armory and a bottle of bleeprin (to start you off).

Wow. That site looks really nice. I like all the cool links that look like books.

I would have to say yes to archiving the OS because it's always good to have a back up copy and I'd also have to say yes to editing, just as long as it doesn't change very much in the OS at all. Like you said, the minor things.

(And yes, you are totally awesome. :D)

As much as a mutated strawberry is nice, I'm actually trying to cut back on mutated foods. My last trip to the bathroom was most unpleasant.

Here, have a mutated strawberry. Don't worry if it grows legs and wanders off, you can still eat it if you catch it.

I'd say, yes on archiving TOS; if it's incomplete, it would certainly be better to have a full archive. Yes on editing as well, as long as it's nothing that could change meaning.

Archive the OS = Yes, especially to get those missing stories together again for the first time.

Edit the OS = Yes, since that's usually the first thing anyone sees, it should be more presentable regarding readability.

Neshomeh is most definitely awesome.

I don't know much about coding, so I unfortunately can't help with that.

*pokes ceremonially*

Welcome! Since the PPC sort of does re-make badfic in the process of writing missions, I think you'll enjoy yourself here. {= )

Now, the obligatory Bag o' Links!

First and foremost, the Original Series. If you haven't read it yet, you should.

Second, the PPC Wiki, where you will find the answers to all most some of your questions. See especially the pages in the PPC Intro Pages menu at the left.

Third, for your browsing needs, there's the Complete List of PPC Fiction, which probably isn't really complete, but it's close enough.

And that's about it, I think. If I've forgotten anything, I'm sure someone else will fill it in. {= )

~Neshomeh

Hello! Here, have a Pidgin! They're quite useful incase your Universal Translator kicks out! And welcome to the board!

I am Megafighter3, here to help with the badfic around here. This place seems right up my alley. Even if my intent is more of remaking badfic than destroying it.

This is the third time I've had a beloved canon that's been woefully in need of editing.

BagEnders was awesome, but it has some technical errors and the odd hiccup that a beta would have caught. The Shoebox Project is awesome, but same again plus a couple of Americanisms. I like being a fan of such things, but I'd rather be a fan of something that's clearly had a beta and been edited to standard English standards. I feel it reflects on all of us badly when we try to be a community that upholds all standards of good writing, yet our canon material fails in any way on that front. So my vote would be yes, clean up the OS, if you're archiving it on your own site.

Also, yes, might as well archive it. Who knows when it may disappear? It'd be handy to have the record. If someone ever had the space, it'd be awesome to have all PPC missions on one site, but that's just a pipe dream, I fear.

Yes, Neshomeh is awesome.

Well, if both lists are incomplete it would be good to have a third archive for the OS, a place where it can be complete.

As for making minor edits in spelling and punctuation, I think you can do that. It's not like you would change the meaning of sentences with those edits (and thus possibly compromise the intention of the original authors).

And I think you deserve a yes on the last question too.

First of all, I would like to point out that I am awesome. You should check it out if you haven't lately.

Second, I've been wondering if I should put the Original Series in the archive. It's not exactly lost, but there are a couple of discrepancies between what was on the Oddlots site and what's on Miss Cam's site--namely, Oddlots was missing "No Way Back" and Miss Cam is missing "The Dark Elf." So, it might be nice to have a complete archive, and it's always good to have a backup in any case.

Third... I've been over and over the question of cleaning up the Original Series for a long time. Thus far I've restrained my inner editor because, as July wisely pointed out, the OS isn't mine to edit. And yet, I can't help but feel that it would be nice to fix the minor little things, like missing dots in ellipses and stuff like that. Also, if I do archive it, it'll be in my archive. More than that, it will be in the PPC's archive, because the site belongs to all of us. So... what do we all think?

To reiterate:

Archive the OS = Yes/No?

Edit the OS for spelling & punctuation = Yes/No?

Neshomeh is awesome = Yes/Yes?

In all seriousness, it's important that everyone have a say in this, so please take a moment to respond. Even if you're a lurker. Even if you just joined. This is our Canon we're talking about, after all.

Also, I remind you that this project is open to everyone, so if you want to help with the HTML--just looking over things for broken code, links that don't work, things that look wrong, etc. would be very helpful--please, please step up.

~Neshomeh

I'm not a native, either. :) It's cool to see the snow for once...

Don't worry, I'll only be spending three weeks in university basements :)

Yep - only been here a few months, though, so I can't pass for a native yet :D

Sorry, I thought you meant that the undergrad term was about to finish up, and I was thinking 'surely exams were over a long time ago?'. Yay for holidays, anyway (enforced or otherwise).
Fossils sound like fun. Hope you don't have to spend too much of the summer buried in dark basements, though :)

It isn't aimed at the people who lie about their age to gain access to that journal. That would be rather hypocritical of me. It's aimed at pissy mothers who try to place the blame on me for their children reading my fics. That sentence is there because the woman was basically saying that I was the one at fault.

I think I will put those last two sentences in a separate paragraph. And maybe move the bit about the themes so it's the second sentence. That sentence you pointed out... it is a bit strong though, and redundant really. And, although the Board seems to have lost that coding, it's in size=3 font on the actual post.

Thanks for the help.

It sucks that you need a disclaimer to point out that you are not responsible for people lying about their age.

I would take out the part from "I take no" to " thousands of miles". People who deliberately read past two or more age warnings are not going to be bothered whether or not that is your responsibility (it is, it's never their fault /irony), and it kind of takes away the will for anyone else to read further. Whereas I think that the section on themes is important to be read. Perhaps you could even off-set the last two sentences in their own paragraph.

Hope you'll be spared this kind of asshattery in future.

I'm in, but you might have to wait until Sunday or Monday to get it back. I've got Housework, Quality Relationship Time, and Making Cookies scheduled for the next couple of days.

(Incidentally, if anyone is interested in aforementioned cookies, I'm considering selling them for pocket cash. Drop me a line if you might be interested. They're really good... >.> )

~Neshomeh (exswyzie14 [AT] yahoo [DOT] com)

Any takers?

That is the condensed version though. The original was several paragraphs long, had several all caps sections, rather more bolding and was mostly set to size=3 and size=4 font. This is the edited one from after I calmed down a lot.

Might want to make it a bit shorter, though. Essays worth of disclaimers tend to be irritating after a while, especially if it sounds defensive. Also, people are more likely to read something short.

After an incident on my fic journal where a parent caught their child looking at one of my more adult stories, I've decided to put a disclaimer on my pinned archive post. Problem is, I don't generally bother with this sort of thing, so I don't know what to put. This is what I've scribbled out so far, but advice on if anything else is needed would be appreciated.

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General Disclaimer: This journal contains works of fiction unsuited to those under the age of eighteen, or the equivalent age of majority in the country that the reader originates from. All characters involved in these works are considered to be over the age of eighteen, unless stated otherwise. If you are reading this statement then you have stated at least once before reaching this page that you are over the age of eighteen. I take no responsibility for the actions of others in reaching this archive. If you, or someone you have responsibility for, lies about their age to access the stories contained here, then they are the ones who have perjured themselves. I can take no responsibility for the actions of people separated from me by up to thousands of miles. Themes contained within these works of fiction include, but are not limited to, graphic male/male sex, bondage, torture and issues of dubious consent and non-consensual sex (rape). None of the characters and settings in these works are mine, and all of this fiction is written for free and no profit is being made from this writing at all.

A fellow East Coaster? That's awesome!

Some Suethors think that if they say "yes, Arabaelllisa is a Mary Sue and Legolas is out of character", then it makes everything okay. News flash: It doesn't.