Ok so a lot of us read fanfics. Also, most are on ff.net. Well if you read any of the M rated ones you will notice that some are being deleted for containing lemons. The following was pulled of the end of a chapter that I am reading of one story. I will have suggestions at the end. They are really hitting the Twilight fandom on ff.net.
Lord Kelvin – Moderator for the
Literate Union
.net/u/1600268/Georgasaurus - Georgasaurus/kittysaurus -
Co-Founder of the Literate Union
.net/u/1935085/ - Ever heard of a dictionary –
Co-Founder of the Literate Union
.net/forum/Literate_Union/61196/
.net/forum/LU/64414/
The three accounts and two forums above are violating the terms of service for
fanfiction.
The TOS say in Section 7B: ".Net reserves the right to
decide whether Content or a User Submission is appropriate and complies with
these Terms of Service for violations other than copyright infringement or
privacy law, such as, but not limited to, hate crimes, **, obscene or
defamatory material, or excessive length. .Net may remove
such User Submissions and/or terminate a User's access for uploading such
material in violation of these Terms of Service at any time, without prior
notice and at its sole discretion." A hate crime is defined as: a crime if it
involves the use (or threat of use) of force, intended to hurt and intimidate.
Obscene is defined as: offensive to one's feelings, lewd. And, defamatory is
defined as: defaming or tending to defame; slanderous.
The Literate Union takes part in hate crimes and obscene or defamatory
material. They target authors who write in certain genres and they take it
upon themselves to "constructively criticize" them by telling these
authors that they cannot write and that their story is crap. They also leave
spam reviews that have nothing to do with the stories. The obscene/defamatory
material that they partake in includes, but is not limited to:
Georgasaurus
2010-02-01 . chapter 19
I look forward to this story being deleted and two authors leaving the
site. Reposts of chapters are against the rules, and so you are reported
again.
George
Co-Leader of the Literate Union
LU~
Lord Kelvin
2010-02-01 . chapter 19
Party's over.
Posting non-story chapters is illegal on FFN. You are ripping off your readers
by providing them no content, but still wishing to generate review traffic.
That's comparable to getting a candy wrapper instead of candy.
All of you novices can squirm as much as you wish, but this story was supposed
to be rated MA. MA was forbidden on this site for years, so I wish the poster
and the public a good trip to adult fan fiction dot net. They host such
uploads and offer plenty of competition for an aspiring senseless smut
uploader. There, you won't need to mask your story as something friendly to
underage individuals.
Consider redirecting your complaints to Georgasaurus in the Literate Union
forum.
Have a nice, abuse-free day.
The Magic Flying Walrus
2010-02-02 . chapter 1
Tell me, Shannon, how's your son doing? Does he know you can't write for crap?
Oh, the shame he'll feel when he realizes his mother is so bad at writing, she
has to write cheap smut that has no excitement factor at all. It's as if a
large, invisible hand has picked up your characters and started smacking them
together, like a child playing house with her favorite dolls.
This last review was the worst of them all. This person went to my profile and
used the personal information I shared with fanfiction and then wrote this
"review" and left it for all to see. All of these reviews are considered
spam and are harassing, obscene, and are defamatory. Although two of the
reviews pointed out my mistakes, I did correct my story and it now complies
with the guidelines.
The forums that these people hide under are just masks for their work against
the authors and stories that the people in the Literate Union deem unworthy.
They take it upon themselves to police the site and look for stories that they
think are unacceptable in terms of spelling, grammar, plot, or content.
Then, the Literate Union sends mass emails to their members and post links in
their forums so that the other members and non-member people who hang out in
their forums can click on the link and report the stories numerous times. They
even have members as young as 13 who are asked to click on links to M rated
stories and report them. M rated stories are only appropriate for ages 16 and
up. By asking these young members to visit M rated stories they are engaging
in the act of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor.
The excuse of the Literate Union is that the content on
.net should be acceptable for any age and that anyone
will click on the stories. May I present this information?
Stated in section 5F: "You understand that when using the
.Net Website, you will be exposed to User Submissions
from a variety of sources, and that .Net is not
responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property
rights of or relating to such User Submissions. You further understand and
acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate,
offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do
waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against
.Net with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and
hold .Net, its Owners/Operators, affiliates, and/or
licensors, harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters
related to your use of the site."
The Literate Union argues that the material in the stories that they oppose
and object to is offensive, indecent, and objectionable. Yet, fanfiction's
TOS state that each person may be exposed to that kind of material and they
waive any rights. These people have no right to police the stories on
fanfiction and report them numerous times in one day just because the
information was offensive, indecent, and/or objectionable.
The icing on the cake of this group is that they consider themselves above the
rules and regulations that they attempt to enforce. The co-founder,
Georgeasaurus, has a swastika on his profile which falls in with the hate
crimes. And, one of their members, NaLaaSt has a pornographic story posted.
These people, these self proclaimed literate people, need to be stopped and
their actions ceased. They have targeted a number of fanfiction authors and
are attacking them through organized mass emails to the members asking them to
contact the author and leave mean comments on their reviews and in private
messages, and they repeatedly report the stories they deem unacceptable. One
member even admitted to reporting a story over 25 times in a few days. That is
harassment and stalking and should not be acknowledged or allowed.
Many popular authors have had to pull their stories or have had them deleted
because of the Literate Unions actions. These authors are moving to other site
and pulling large numbers of readers with them. This is taking away from
.net and will continue to happen if the Literate Union is
allowed to continue with their actions and forums and profiles.
The main fandom that the Literate Union targeted is the Twilight community.
The Twilight community has been involved in numerous fund raisers including
Fandom Gives Back for Alex's Lemonade Stand and The Haiti Compilation where
over $80,000 was raised for Haiti Earthquake Relief. I was one of those
authors who participated. The Twilight community has a voice and we do make a
difference.
Stop the Literate Union. Delete their forum and let the people on fanfiction
rest easy that they will not be targeted unnecessarily. The Literate Union
even has a list of stories in a thread on their forum that they are working to
have removed. They are acting like the Nazi Regime and should not be allowed
to continue with their actions. If they continue then
.net will
I have all ready emailed FF.net stating that they continue to allow this and they will lose more members and authors to other sites.
If you want the email or the site some writers are moving to, let me know.
