Our memories are back, so I've included some older posts that we didn't catch earlier. Hopefully, we'll get back on track soon.

Fandom Meta

heidi8 - MPAA has sent C&D letter on account of rating use here and here

likebunnies - the actual JPG of the C&D letter

themostepotente - Fandom Discussion -- Fanfiction Ratings System the difference between an R, a Hard R, and an NC-17 rating.

kylielee1000 - Who are these people? thoughts on academic journals [in response to Distraction: The Journal of Fanfiction Studies]

dragonscholar in fanthropology - Regarding Distraction actual response from the editors of Distraction

sailormac in fanthropology -- Wank Communities: Fandom Police, or Playground Bully?

pandarus - Dear sweet weeping mother of God on waiting for sequels and writing fanfic if the author disapproves

Fanfic Meta

queenbamfie - "When is it okay to OC?"

st_crispins - Mary Sues (again) and Tailor shops Mary Sue ... is a stage of development in writing.

commodorified - A bit of vidding meta -- cutting and synching

jennyo - Fandom's Hard Questions: BDSM

helenraven - Must. Not. Comment. I happen to find "het slash" a useful concept. Actually. [a couple of months old, but I just saw it and it looked interesting]

perrynqa in remusxsirius - Hopefully the last topic on Gender Switching Genderswitching can be done well, in a creative, interesting way, or it can be done poorly in a way with characters not even recognizable to the fandom or canon.

zebra363 - Why AUs don't work for me

pearl_o - i love A, so I must hate B!: zero sum character love

svmadelyn - Joyous. Valentine Love Thread and Its Discontent

inlovewithnight - Essay: "The Whipping Boy (My Take On Xander Harris)"

On Writing

resonant8 - Plot considerations

slithytove - I've concluded that one of my writing problems is autism.

sistermagpie - Advice to writers

Links, Polls, Memes, Other

talking_sock - Take my survey! [off-LJ] survey on LJ, memes, etc.

sef1029 - In the nature of the day meme that gets theoretical as it looks for scenes where women's urgent hope that we can unite the intimacy of true friendship with the passion of a love relationship is actualized.

hmpf - I really don't know what to say link to a collection of fannish OED entries. Did you know 'slash' (in the sense that we understand it) was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in September 2003?

Tara LJC O'Shea's column If you can't say anything nice... come sit over here by me. has been linked all over the place. I think, it's an older column, and her other 14 are just as good!

tzikeh - Thoughtful about geekism and community standards... another link to an older essay that's been making the rounds.