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Putting Crime under the Magnifying Glass

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We’re putting crime under the magnifying glass.

A really big one.

With the massive influx of procedural dramas that have put crime in the forefront of television, the fanbase that formed in response was—and is—equally large. This community was subsequently designed in response to that fanbase: we wanted a place to discuss the merits and viability and dynamics of the more popular, successful shows.

We’re thrilled that you’ve joined us, but before we hand you your metaphorical badge and gun (we don’t really), we need to get the basics out of the way. Our rules are fairly simple, and there aren’t that many; therefore, we do expect that you will be able to follow them.

1) Civil English. Be polite, respectful, argue your points without reverting to either netspeak or prolific cursing, and know how to use your language. This isn’t a place to pick on typos and fingerslips, but basic grammatical standards are a must.

2) Discussion. This isn’t a place for “fangirl squeeing” (or “fanboy squeeing” as the case may be); there are places that focus on that side of the shows, and we’re trying to achieve a different perspective.

3) Ships with Substance: feel free to bring up various potential or canon relationships, but defend them, and defend them well. Please don’t squeal over the “shippy” episode moments; use them to defend why the ship(s) you follow has merit.

5) Keep the content as g-rated as possible; the shows deal with complex material with which not everyone is comfortable, so please keep that in mind. No aspect of show content is excluded from debate, but if you’re venturing into more explicit material, put it behind a cut and include a warning.

6) Avoid massive spoilers—a lot of people don’t want to know what happens in a given episode, so let’s try to respect that. Put spoilers behind the cut.

7) Reread number 4.

8) No promotion or advertising without permission from the mods. If you have/know of a site, whether it's on LJ or not, that's devoted to a show we cover, we're more than happy to let you advertise, but we request that you give us the courtesy of checking in. Any advertising that hasn't been cleared by a mod will be deleted, and the only allowed advertising is the inadvertent: if another site has a point directly relating to yours and you wish to reference, please feel free.

9) Make substantial posts. Comments and responses do not have to be essays, but they should further a discussion, and "I concur" does not really achieve that. Explain yourself--even briefly. To the more loquacious members, this is your chance to be long-winded and be appreciated for it.

10) "Cite" your sources. This may be as simple as a link or a reference to a magasine or interview, but, as is common courtesy, don't take credit for what you didn't come up with. Copyright is a sticky issue these days--now more so than ever--and no one wants a lawsuit on their hands for a passing reference.

11) Have fun. ~~Or we’ll hunt you down with Mac Taylor’s katana.~~ That’s the whole point!

Now that we’ve thoroughly overwhelmed you (we haven’t really, have we?), please check out this post for a little more detail on what we plan to do—writing, discussion, etc. Comment on that post and you’ll have complete posting privilege—until you do, we’re not granting posting.

We’ll be rotating through the shows we have set up, spending approximately three days on each. Topics that could come up include, but are by no means limited to, character dynamics, character history, relationships, season progression, consistency, plotlines, and more. We’ll probably throw some situational writing challenges at you, as well. :-)

If you have a show you’d like to see added to the list, feel free to let one of the mods know—we’d like to have at least three members interested so that some discussion will happen, but we’re more than open to ideas.

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