Can I take over abandoned Stories

[DemonGoddess]

We've been coming across this a fair bit recently. Someone sees a story which is unfinished, maybe abandoned, hasn't been touched for a long time. That person decides that they'd like to see it finished, so go ahead and do it.

Here's the thing. UNLESS the original author has given permission to take over the story, this can't be done, as we will treat it as a form of plagiarism. Unless the user can provide proof they've been given permission to continue the story when asked for it, the user can expect that the story itself will not be allowed to stay on the site.

Now, since this is something that hasn't been made clear in the past, here is how you can expect to have this handled. Rather than an instant deletion of your account, the first time this happens, the story will be hidden, and the user emailed so that the user can remove the story in question. If it happens a second time, one can expect to be processed completely as a plagiarist, which INCLUDES account deletion.