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As is stated at the top of this forum: Therefore any and all requests or offers of a copy will be deleted, as will links to sites where the story has been posted by anyone other than the original author. Willow Darkling, forum moderator.
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Please allow the OP and the author to hash out details of the story prompt, and do not start pitching your own ideas to be added into the story. This behaviour is addressed in the rules posted at the top of this forum (and all the C&R subforums) and will be dealt with if it continues. Willow Darkling, forum moderator
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Don’t worry about the story content rule here, Ghost-of-a-Chance, because as BronxWench explained this forum is meant to be a place where authors can get help with things that are difficult or keeping them stuck. As for the gaijin thing, I am only basing my answer on my experience in Japan. I was told by my Japanese friends that it’s considered terribly rude and no person would use it around white people without meaning offence. And I think your safest bet when it comes to the honorifics is to use -san, because the tone of voice used when saying a name like “Smith-san” can imply the derogatory meaning. Just imagine the tone of voice when your relative calls people those charming names, and go from there. Also, in Japan if you insist on calling someone by their family name + san it strongly implies that you do not want to become better acquainted with them, or allow them into your inner circle of friends, so to speak. As soon as you start using given name + san it implies that you now consider that person closer to you as a peer and someone you would call a friend. I hope this helps, even though I’m only basing this on my personal experience from Japan. I’m no expert, but I have studied the language so I do know a bit. -
Gaijin is considered quite rude in most social situations regarding non-Japanese (especially white) people today, and especially if it’s said in a rude or taunting tone. The polite way of saying “foreigner” is Gaikokujin. Also for the honorifics, -kun and -chan are used when you are familiar with someone, so anyone trying to keep a “social distance” of any kind, would just use familyname-san, I think. Of course the tone of voice can always be used to convey condescension etc. -kun and -chan are also used for boys younger than you and girls, respectively, so adding the suffix -kun to the name of someone your own age, either means you are quite close, or implies that you view that person as someone below you in age and “status”, but I don’t think Japanese teens would actually use it that way. After conferring with our head archive mod, the story content is allowed in this instance as per the post below mine. The extra content is needed for context. Willow Darkling, forum moderator.
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That awkward moment when you realise you’re lusting after your professor…. One would think I’d outgrown this at my age… for feck’s sake
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At least your lust is age-appropriate now.
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True that, George, true that! 
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“I wish mine was” I say, sighing, and looking at Mother Earth, “Dat molten core tho”
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To create a pairing specific category we need at least 5 stories already written for that pairing.
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::runs through, screeching like a pterodactyl on a bender, wearing a sparkly tutu and dragon wings….::
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It’s “Neko’s late with homework...again” sort of an event… Happens more often than some people realise.
And I just found out that my birthday is “International Hug Your Cat day” which I find EXTREMELY appropriate… being the resident Neko and all.
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And, Happy Þorri!
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Thanks, love, that reminds me I have to buy some pickled ram’s balls for dinner when I get paid
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Since it bears repeating, (post in question has been deleted) as is stated at the top of this forum: Any and all further requests for, or offers of a copy of the story in question will be deleted on sight. Willow Darkling, forum moderator.
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Moved this to the appropriate forum, and created a separate thread for it. Willow Darkling, forum moderator.
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Happy New Year, everyone. Let’s hope this one is fantastic.
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Happy New Year to all my friends and online family here at AFF!
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We’re in the middle of a devastating drought, and our country is literally burning to the ground, so it’s the same as last year so far. But if we actually get rain finally, then it will be a good new year!
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I’ve got friends down in New South Wales, Melrick, and I’m thinking of you guys and wishing for rain for you.
We’re all sending you rain vibes at this point, I hope.
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How do I view the word count of a story?
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Happy Yule, guys
or Christmas, or Hanukkah, or whatever else you celebrate. Happy Holidays and hope you have a wonderful time.
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Hope Yule was awesome, and Hanukkah is joyous, and may Christmas be merry for all who celebrate!
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Yeah, I hope folks have a nice time!
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Please use the comment section on FanFiction.net to discuss the story in question. Willow Darkling, forum moderator.
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It’s better to put a link to the story in this thread so people can find it. If I remember correctly StoryIDs are not enough to locate a story across the Archive. Then please create a Review Reply thread in the appropriate forum (link can be posted here as well) and continue all further discussion of this particular story there. Willow Darkling, forum moderator.
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Why do I not understand linguistics?!!! ::smashes brain with laptop::
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pets achy brain
Trust me, most of us don’t understand linguistics. We butcher our native tongues, and manage to learn grammar rules only for other languages.
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I can't be sure, but it's probably the direct hits to the brain.
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Brilliant, then the user just has to wait for Melrick to verify the forum account. I can’t verify accounts myself. Willow Darkling, forum moderator.
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Forum accounts need to be verified by the forum admin. It can take between 24 – 48 hours for him to do that, since he’s not on American time, or GMT, so please be patient with us. If the account is not linked to a profile in our Archive, the account will not be verified. Willow Darkling, forum moderator.
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I’m starting to think we need to hire Guest for their Google-fu skills. I mean, damn, that’s some awesome work.
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Word of the day: Svefngalsi. (Icelandic, noun, male) The feeling of being giddy and slightly hyper and loopy and silly before bed time, brought on by a lack of sleep the night before.
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Moved to an appropriate subforum, since this reads more like a story request than a category request. Willow Darkling, forum moderator.
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Dog Sage, please create a story review reply thread in the appropriate subforum, and conduct all further discussion of your story there. You can post a link to that review reply thread here, and in an Author’s note on your story to make it easy to find. Willow Darkling, forum moderator.
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We’re going to need some stories to create a new category, first of all. And second, I don’t think we create new categories for specific authors. Only fandoms.
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You’re quite welcome, and don’t worry, you’re far from the first to not realise this But welcome to the Archive, and we’re always here and ready to help if there’s anything.
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The problem is, I think, that you have to input the date of birth as yyyy-mm-dd as is shown in the registration form. The yyyy/mm/dd form is not valid. So, use a hyphen – not a backslash / . I am assuming that you are trying to sign up to the archive.
