Basic Rules and Information </p>
1) Challenges will be posted on a weekly basis. New challenges will appear
every Tuesday evening.
a) Just because new challenges will be posted every week DOES NOT mean that
you can't go into the archives and write about an older challenge. If a previously
used challenge strikes your fancy, feel free to write about it. Just make
sure to clarify that the challenge you are writing about is not a current
one (I will explain how to do this later).
b) Stories can be of ANY LENGTH. Your works can span from a drabble or poem
to a short novella; anything is acceptable, as long as it pertains to a challenge
(and is spell-checked, which I will cover later).
c) In regards to (b), ONLY COMPLETED STORIES may be posted here. If your
story is rather long and you don't finish it until the next challenge, that
is completely A-OK.
d) Stories will be archived by author. Challenges will be archived, as well.
2) All posts must remain on topic. On-topic posts include only those with a
story regarding a challenge. I will not tolerate (in any way, shape, or form)
any type of PETTY DRAMA. I will not accept arguing or story bashing. Keep in
mind that I am the moderator, so ALL POSTS GO THROUGH ME before anyone else
in the community gets to see them. If you are making an off-topic post, I will
deny the post and reply with why that message was deleted.
3) Please keep copyrights in mind when posting a story. It is by no means acceptable
to plagiarize another's work. If you choose to do a crossover or a story based
on someone else's idea, please make sure to give them credit. It is also handy
to keep in mind that you do not own Clay Aiken (some people think they do),
nor do you have any rights to the American Idol trademarks and symbols. We are
just highly creative fans.
4) Two words: spell check. You might think it silly of me to explain this rule;
but then again, you haven't seen some of the butchered horrors I've received
in the past. Just as an example, the sentence: "cLaY wRaPpEd HiS aRmS aRoUnD
mE lIIIkE WOHOAH!!!11111" is not an acceptable sentence. Nor am I your
personal editor. Please review your work before submitting it. And if you think
my example can be deemed comparable to Shakespeare, please click the "leave
this community" link above.
5) While some people believe that all their stories should involve a girl being
ravaged by Clay (and come on, we love it, too), there are other members who
might not find it acceptable. Therefore, I simple ask that you RATE YOUR STORY
as G, PG, R, or NC-17. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN R AND NC-17! Stories rated
R have some sexual content, whereas stories rated NC-17 are basically smut.
Please keep this in mind when rating your story so as to avoid confusion.
6) Your posts should follow the following format for convenience in archiving:
Challenge: (The challenge number and theme goes here)
Title: The title of your story
Word Count: (how many words are in your story)
Rating: The rating (Either G, PG, R, or NC-17)
Author's note: Anything you feel you should say about your story
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Your story goes here (behind an LJ-cut, please)
7) In regards to slash, I don't mind if you want to write about it. Just make
sure to say that it's a slash fic in the Author's Note.
That's it for the rules. Now, on to the community pimping:
If you'd like to proudly proclaim your membership to this community, please
include the following code in your info:
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