WillowDarkling

We're constantly having people assume that AdultFanFiction is affiliated with FanFiction.net. Let me make this crystal clear for everybody: we are in no way affiliated with FanFiction.net.
"Oh but the names are very similar," you say ignorantly.
Using that logic, stick insects look like sticks, therefore they must be sticks. Sometimes things can look like something else without actually being that thing.
So let me reiterate for the hard of understanding: AdultFanFiction is in no way, shape or form affiliated with FanFiction.net and it never will be.

Yes, I've taken it down for re-write and publication. The decision was made after quite some thought and the realization that the story leads into a series that I'd like explore fully.

Please note that you are being held to the same standard as every other author on this site. You are not being asked to do anything different. If you believe that you deserve special treatment, I suggest you take the time to read your very childish rant above, and consider why anyone who behaves like that should be permitted to maintain an account on a site that is for adults.

First of all, kiddo, you need to be 18 to use this site, which I'm assuming you're not, given how inarticulate your rant is. That is rule number one, and when broken will have your story deleted without notice.
Also, if you plagiarize stories, you get deleted, pronto.
Second of all, the amazing staff on this site works tirelessly to keep this place up and running for us, without pay and in their own time. That is, they all volunteer their time, in between taking care of themselves, their families, their real life shit and real life work.
And just so you know, much of the staff here have been working with computers since they first appeared on the public market, which was probably before you were even born, so the argument that they don't know what they're doing is just laughable.
That being said, they do not monitor content, nor quality (or lack there of) of the work that is posted here.
The only reason they hide stories is when people can't use the tags properly, or other rules about posting, such as excessively long author notes. When stories do not comply with the rules, the staff starts by putting a review on the story, asking for the problem to be fixed, and if that is not met, then they hide the story, and send you an email, stating what needs to be fixed. If you do not fix it, yes, then eventually, the story gets deleted.
So, sweetie, if your story has been deleted, then maybe you should take a breath and consider what you did wrong, instead of putting up a poorly written, angry rant, accusing the staff here of shit that is so untrue that it's utterly laughable.
And maybe you should just wait until you turn 18, and then try again?
And also, this site is completely unaffiliated with any other fan fiction site out there. This is a completely independent site.
One, very happy customer.
(and sorry, DG, I just couldn't leave it. I'm ok with it if you delete this. )
EDIT: oh, and by the way, I just checked out your AO3 site, and FanFiction.net sites… the links you provided work fine. Both of your stories are still up on AFF, so I really don't see what your problem is.

First of all, kiddo, you need to be 18 to use this site, which I'm assuming you're not, given how inarticulate your rant is. That is rule number one, and when broken will have your story deleted without notice.
Also, if you plagiarize stories, you get deleted, pronto.
Second of all, the amazing staff on this site works tirelessly to keep this place up and running for us, without pay and in their own time. That is, they all volunteer their time, in between taking care of themselves, their families, their real life shit and real life work.
And just so you know, much of the staff here have been working with computers since they first appeared on the public market, which was probably before you were even born, so the argument that they don't know what they're doing is just laughable.
That being said, they do not monitor content, nor quality (or lack there of) of the work that is posted here.
The only reason they hide stories is when people can't use the tags properly, or other rules about posting, such as excessively long author notes. When stories do not comply with the rules, the staff starts by putting a review on the story, asking for the problem to be fixed, and if that is not met, then they hide the story, and send you an email, stating what needs to be fixed. If you do not fix it, yes, then eventually, the story gets deleted.
So, sweetie, if your story has been deleted, then maybe you should take a breath and consider what you did wrong, instead of putting up a poorly written, angry rant, accusing the staff here of shit that is so untrue that it's utterly laughable.
And maybe you should just wait until you turn 18, and then try again?
And also, this site is completely unaffiliated with any other fan fiction site out there. This is a completely independent site.
One, very happy customer.
(and sorry, DG, I just couldn't leave it. I'm ok with it if you delete this. )
EDIT: oh, and by the way, I just checked out your AO3 site, and FanFiction.net sites… the links you provided work fine. Both of your stories are still up on AFF, so I really don't see what your problem is.

Hello Annie Angel,

As one of the moderators, I am very sorry you feel this way about AFF, and that you find the Terms of Service too restrictive to continue posting here. As you are aware from previous correspondence, AFF does not allow Fanmake/Read the Book stories, and does not allow author's notes in the place of chapters.

The Terms of Service have been carefully put together to ensure the best protection is in place for authors, readers, the site administrators, and last but not least the original creators (without whom we would not have fanfiction).

This site is closely monitored and moderated to ensure adherence to those Terms of Service for the benefit of everyone.

If at some point in the future you feel able to abide by those few simple guidelines, then I hope you will post here again.

Thank you,

Dafdes

She's actually over 18. The issue was and is that we do NOT allow the type of fiction she wants to post. Where the bulk of it is script and/or book data, and NOT original content. I'm sorry, but we can't allow it. You were emailed multiple times as to why. You insisted on reposting the story, even when you KNEW that we do not allow this sort of thing.
For others reading this, the type of story is what is often referred to as "fan make", meaning the user takes the script from a show (tv, movie, cartoon, whatever), uses it wholesale as the story, and calls it his or her own. Sorry people, posting it with your user name doesn't make it yours, when it can be clearly shown to be the script of something.
You were lucky I didn't delete you outright for plagiarism.

First of all, kiddo, you need to be 18 to use this site, which I'm assuming you're not, given how inarticulate your rant is. That is rule number one, and when broken will have your story deleted without notice.
Also, if you plagiarize stories, you get deleted, pronto.
Second of all, the amazing staff on this site works tirelessly to keep this place up and running for us, without pay and in their own time. That is, they all volunteer their time, in between taking care of themselves, their families, their real life shit and real life work.
And just so you know, much of the staff here have been working with computers since they first appeared on the public market, which was probably before you were even born, so the argument that they don't know what they're doing is just laughable.
That being said, they do not monitor content, nor quality (or lack there of) of the work that is posted here.
The only reason they hide stories is when people can't use the tags properly, or other rules about posting, such as excessively long author notes. When stories do not comply with the rules, the staff starts by putting a review on the story, asking for the problem to be fixed, and if that is not met, then they hide the story, and send you an email, stating what needs to be fixed. If you do not fix it, yes, then eventually, the story gets deleted.
So, sweetie, if your story has been deleted, then maybe you should take a breath and consider what you did wrong, instead of putting up a poorly written, angry rant, accusing the staff here of shit that is so untrue that it's utterly laughable.
And maybe you should just wait until you turn 18, and then try again?
And also, this site is completely unaffiliated with any other fan fiction site out there. This is a completely independent site.
One, very happy customer.
(and sorry, DG, I just couldn't leave it. I'm ok with it if you delete this. )
EDIT: oh, and by the way, I just checked out your AO3 site, and FanFiction.net sites… the links you provided work fine. Both of your stories are still up on AFF, so I really don't see what your problem is.

Reported

Firstly, I'd like to welcome all the new users we're seeing daily! Glad to have you here! Please do familiarize yourself with the Terms of Service and Content Guidelines. This IS a moderated archive.

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Name the fandom in your story itself, by disclaiming it properly. I go through the misc. categories about once a week and create categories for stories where there isn't one.

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DemonGoddess061

wtf do you mean about being lazy? Do you have ANY idea of what is entailed with rewriting this monster?

What an incredibly ignorant statement to make. Perhaps you'd like to give us a huge amount of money so we can hire professionals to do it?

As someone who obviously has no clue WHATSOEVER as to what actually happens here, I would just leave it as a suggestion. Calling people lazy is absolutely not acceptable. YOU have no clue what kinds of man hours any one of us actually contribute

What an arrogant statement!
You do realise that DG doesn't get paid, don't you? I mean... this isn't a business.
Lazy? Lazy would mean no AFF at all. The archive exists because DG devotes a huge amount of personal time and effort so that we all have somewhere to post our stories, and to read those of others.

Not to mention those of us who volunteer our time to try and moderate this site, to make sure it's viable.
Unless you're willing to put a considerable amount of money or time where your very big mouth is, then you can feel free to go get stuffed.

I'm guilty of it to an extent in an RP I'm in. My RP partner is actually studying Japanese, and I'm dabbling for now until I get off my lazy butt and see if I can take a few classes at uni. But I tend to confine myself to endearments and respectful forms of address. I use a conlang version of elven with roots in Tolkien's work, originally developed by Tel'Mithrim for roleplaying purposes.
When it comes to my original fiction and fan fiction, however, there's not a word of Japanese. I don't write in an anime fandom, and my original works aren't set anywhere near Japan. I agree that it's utterly silly in so many applications where it's done, and when it's obviously just whatever is spat out of Google Translame... ouch....

I've recently been in the mood for reading some fanfiction for some anime that I used to watch, and I can't help grimacing when at the amount of fics that are riddled with Japanese words inserted into English sentences-- Japanese words that have perfectly acceptable equivalent words in English, and yet the author chooses to use them in their fics anyway. Examples of these words are: urusai, baka, sugoi, hai, gomen, etc.
I just don't understand. Do they think it's cool to include these words? Do they think having these words makes their fic look more authentic or something?
I mean, most of the time, these words they choose to use have loads of alternative English words that carry the same tone or meaning, so it isn't really a matter of something being lost in translation. At the very least, if they're going to use Japanese words, they might as well write the whole line in Japanese, rather than saying something like, "Gomen, for yelling at you." orz
Though, what's even more painful is when authors write the whole sentence in Japanese, but the grammar, etc. is all wrong. I once encountered a fic where the author sometimes releases 2 versions of a chapter-- one with the English dialogue, and the other in Japanese. The latter was more of broken Japanese at best, and made me want to bang my head on the desk. Repeatedly. orz
I can somewhat accept it if there's a disclaimer of sorts that says that the author doesn't really know Japanese. However, there are those who know some basic Japanese grammar, and think that it's enough to write a decent Japanese dialogue. Evidently, they don't know much colloquial Japanese, because all they succeeded in doing was making their characters sound flat.
Is a fic that's not in Japanglish too much to ask? Sometimes, I wish there was a 'No Japanglish here' sign or something, just so I know which ones to skip.

The "some stupid reason" was likely for MA content, right? You are aware that FFN doesn't allow MA? Speaking as a site admin myself, I can tell you for certain that stories are deleted for GOOD reasons, not stupid ones.
Any site and its staff is well within its rights to enforce its individual terms of service.
Okay, off my soap box now. Good luck finding your story.

Actually, gluten can also be bad for people with Hashimoto's thyroiditis...
...and I noticed that a great deal of food containing gluten agitated my colitis, when I was having serious symptoms. When it's dormant, the gluten doesn't bother it, but when the symptoms flare up, gluten is one of the worst things I can eat.

*sets out the kilted mounties, the special cookies and the good wine.* Thank you, DG for all of your wonderful work and for keeping this place running for us. You, and the whole staff, are the greatest. And thanks to the staff too, for their wonderful work.

Will vote with Bronx and WD - not at all happy. There's a difference between offering something to view for free on a site like this and taking it for yourself.

I agree with BronxWench.
I would not feel flattered or happy at all if my stories were downloaded without permission.

Oh, yikes. Just what we need... more ways for our work to be downloaded without permission.
Not to mention those authors who have removed their work from online, and have asked that the work not be circulated. I can't tell you how often we have to remind people in the Search Forum NOT to offer copies of stories.
I would not be flattered or happy to have my original works downloaded, I assure you. I'd be very distressed, to be honest.

It is an unfortunate fact of life that content placed on the internet is subject to theft. That being said, sure, we've been looking at ways to restrict that sort of thing, WITHOUT going to the "registered users only" thing for access, like some sites have done.
If someone is determined to steal, they are going to steal. Even the lazy ones. With scripts freely available to take php generated content and convert it to pdf, html and other formats, it's a simple copy/paste of the story path to get the content ANYWAY, on any site, REGARDLESS of what's in place to attempt to protect it.
Something else to keep in mind, is that while these scripts are available, they're merely a stopgap for any site, and don't truly stop it. The best way to stop plagiarism is to quit rewarding the authors who do this. Until it becomes something where users are willing to step up and help put a stop to it, in the majority, this will always be an issue for any site.
One other thing to keep in mind, is that whatever IS implemented, I have to be careful that it doesn't affect the search indices abilities to index the site itself properly.

So, you have a story or stories on another website, and you want to add a link to your story on our archive to take people there, and you want to know if that’s allowed?
No, it’s not.
Why? Because the AdultFanFiction website isn’t a place to advertise stories on other people’s websites. If we allowed that then our archives would quickly get filled with people advertising, not just stories, but everything else, thereby completely undermining the whole purpose of our website. If you wish to advertise your stories elsewhere then you’re more than welcome to pay to advertise on our website. You can get more information about advertising on AFF here.
You can include links to character or world wikis for your fandom, or fan art that inspired your story, though. Things like this are there to benefit your readers, in helping them to understand your fandom or story better.
What you need to keep in mind is that AFF is totally free to you. You don’t pay to join, to upload stories or to read stories. But it’s certainly not free for us. There’s still the hundreds of dollars that need to be paid every month for the hosting. That’s why we’re very particular about unauthorised advertising.