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Mary's Handmaidens

Created on 2004-06-08 19:15:54 (#3417904), last updated 2009-07-11

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Name:Mary's Handmaidens
Location:(states/regions/territories)
Membership:Moderated
Posting Access:All Members
About




Est. 12 June, 2004

Welcome to Mary's Handmaidens, a community dedicated to sharing our appreciation of Mary Renault’s work through fanfiction, fanart, discussion, and a variety of contextual resources. Our core values are simple: to respect the source material and respect each other.

[info]maryrenaultfics is an open community, however, to help ensure it remains a friendly and enjoyable place, membership is moderated. We remind you that, though membership is required to post to the page, Live Journal users who are not members can participate in community activities by replying to the existing threads. We encourage you to join into any of our current discussions.

** A update on moderation and membership at [info]maryrenaultfics can be found here.
Community Moderators
[info]trueriver (mytrueriver@livejournal.com)
[info]my_cnnr (my_cnnr@livejournal.com)
Community Guidelines

Membership:

When considering a request for membership, we usually look at
  • the user's previous participation in community activities
  • some link to the community (a common interest or common friend)
  • the journal's activity in other Live Journal communities
[info] maryrenaultfics has always welcomed new members and new perspectives. We are, however, dedicated to maintaining Renault's ideals. Please understand that if you have not previously participated in our community we have only your journal by which make our decision regarding admission. An unfamiliar journal whose interests and f-list contain elements of concern is likely to be refused. When a journal is completely f-locked or in a language other than English, the user has never participated in a community discussion, and we can find no commonality in the Profile, we will always choose to err on the side of the our current members' safety and decline the request. If your membership request has been declined, please don't hesitate to contact either of the comm's maintainers through PM or email to discuss your interest in joining our community.

Content:

  1. Our members want this to be a pleasant place for both readers and writers interested in Ms. Renault’s books, so...be nice. Friendly. Polite. Civil. Call it what you will, just be mindful that deliberate discourtesy will not be tolerated. Only one warning will be issued; a second offense will result in your removal from the community.

  2. Not everyone here writes fic; there are many ways to participate and contribute. Book discussion, questions, opinions, and general squeeage about what a wonderful author Miss Renault was are welcome and encouraged. Do you have a favourite novel? A favourite passage? Tell us about it!

  3. We welcome and encourage the contribution of fan fiction.

    • The accepted canon here is Renault based.

    • [info]maryrenaultfics does not host film-based or actor-based (RP) fiction. There are a number of communities dedicated to the film/s Alexander; if your interest lies primarily in film canon, then we encourage you to help keep those comms active. We're aware this can be an arbitrary call, as Stone admits to having been influenced (heh!) by Renault, but it is one we will not hesitate to make.

    • Most genres are welcome. Exceptions include graphic violence, rape, and torture. With regard to those story elements, we refer you to Renault's own words:
      "...I would want people to think I was on the right side. I don’t mean politically, but humanly speaking, because there’s a lot of stuff being written now where you feel people are deliberately on the wrong side. I mean you can’t sweep human cruelty and evil under the carpet you know, you’ve got to tell people it’s there. But sometimes you feel really people are siding with it you know, and I wouldn’t want to do that."

    • Please be aware that we will remove contributions containing inappropriate or offensive elements without prior notice to the OP. If you're unsure if your particular work falls within the community's guidelines, we encourage you to email the mods before posting.

    • ** A updated statement on content can be found here. New Member Contributors are encouraged to read that statement before posting to the community.


  4. Fan art based upon Renault's characters is welcome. We’ve archived some wonderful drawings of our favourite characters; we'd love to see yours!

  5. Please be aware that we are not a spoiler-free community. Members are not required to warn for spoilers in fic/art contributions or in discussion threads.

  6. We have a remarkably well-read member base, so if you're in need of a beta, this is a good place to ask for one. Or, if you'd prefer, contact the mods and we'll put you in touch with members who have already volunteered their services.

  7. All pairings and characters are created equal, and are open for discussion. Character bashing, outside of Renault canon, is unwelcome. It's no secret Ralph thinks Sandy is a "fish-bellied, black-mailing little crap", and while he is, of course, welcome to repeat it as often as he likes, the rest of us should be careful not to pointlessly diminish a character whom another member might find endearing.

  8. Please use discretion when quoting published work (online or traditional) and do cite sources.

  9. For the safety of all members, links to most external sources should be disabled. This can be accomplished easily by removing the http and citing the source simply as: www.iknowbetterthantohotlink.com

  10. The feedback loop between author and reader is a lovely thing, so we hope that the authors will get lots of it and the readers will get lots of thank-yous. Since we know feedback can be problematic, here are a couple of guidelines:

    • Constructive criticism is allowed as long as it is just that - constructive. (Read here: polite, sincere, well intentioned....) Minor corrections, such as spelling and timing problems, are fine since they're just technical; civil discussion of historical events, or canon issues is also acceptable.

    • Feedback that is dismissive, disrespectful, or just plain mean-spirited will not be tolerated. The appropriateness of any comments called into question will be determined by the mods.

    • We would prefer that substantive constructive criticism not appear here unless the author has been asked first if they would like to receive it in the community.



Format:

  1. Please post the text of your fic behind an LJ cut. An LJ cut is created by typing <lj-cut>. (For cut details, please check the LJ FAQ. If you forget, no worries, but we will remind you.

  2. Fics may be posted with a link.

    • You may link directly to your LiveJournal, or other site which you maintain.

    • Links that target sites exterior to Live Journal must be noted as such, and the destination clearly indicated. (e.g. "This link leads to my InsaneJournal.")

    • With the exception of Yuletide, linking a fic you have posted exclusively on another community is not permitted.


  3. Fanart may be posted with a moderately sized teaser image, but large/multiple images should be placed behind an LJ cut.

  4. All fanfic and fanart (including video) should be posted with headers that contain this information:
    Title:
    Author:
    Book(s):
    Pairing(s)     (if applicable):
    Rating: This is particularly important for stories that contain graphic sexuality. You may use whatever rating system you prefer; a simple Adult (graphic sexuality) or NC17 will be acceptable
    Summary: (optional)
    Disclaimer: Please use a disclaimer. If you can’t think of one, this will do: I don’t own these characters and make no profit from them.
    Warnings: Please warn for character death.
    Author’s Notes: (optional)
    Archive: We'll assume that posting a fic at [info] maryrenaultfics implies your permission to archive it in the community's Memories. If you'd prefer otherwise, please let us know here. Fics posted as links won't be archived unless we have your ok. Of course, we'd like to make them available to our members, so please mention your preference when posting.

Non-Fiction Contributions:

We welcome contributions of resource media intended to deepen our appreciation of Renault's characters by providing a better understanding of the times in which they moved.

Before posting resource media, please be aware it is not our intent to make [info]maryrenaultfics a general reference site for information regarding the historical person Alexander. We are a Renault-based community, and our focus remains, as always, upon Renault's work, interpreting historical figures - Alexander and Hephaistion and Bagoas included - in terms of her vision of them. We ask that member contributors familiarise themselves with our mission statement and respect the purpose for which this community was created.

  1. Resource topics should have a demonstrable relevance to the novels. Some questions you might consider answering when generating the post include: How does the information fit within the context of the book? What prompted you to read more about the subject? How did your research effect your perception of the characters?

  2. Resource topics should be confined to the historical periods in which the novels are set. Given the immense span of the Greek novels, topics on ancient Greece should be limited to those events occurring within specific novels or to unique elements of the culture. Posts relevant to the contemporary novels should also be specific to events/times occurring in those books. (Hence, Dunkirk,yes, D-Day,no.)

  3. Details on the accepted format for a resource post can be found here.



Our Tagging Hierarchy
The option to allow members to tag their own posts is enabled, and our tag list is visible in the sidebar of the main page. Please feel free to tag your posts, or to suggest the addition of new tags.

  1. The Charioteer

    • tc:fic - TC based fan fiction
    • tc: discussion - general discussion posts, not specific to any one particular chapter
    • tc: chapter discussion - all posts comprising the 2005 and 2007 chapter-by-chapter discussions of TC
    • tc:chapter 01(02, 03 etc...) - chapter specific posts
    • tc:longman's '53 - discussion and excerpts from the Longman's '53 edition of TC, and all entries comprising the 2007 by-chapter discussion of the edits
    • The Phaedrus - discussion of The Phaedrus' influence in TC

  2. The Persian Boy

    • tpb:fic - TPB based fan fiction, including A/H fics set during TPB timeline
    • tpb:discussion - general discussion
    • tpb:chapter 01(02, 03 etc...) - chapter specific posts

  3. Fire From Heaven

    • ffh:fic - FFH based fan fiction
    • ffh:discussion - general discussion

  4. art - all fanart posts, regardless of book
  5. media - MR related media
  6. icons
  7. multiple books - comparisons, themes, etc...
  8. Mary&Me - our newest tag, and still being, erm, retrofitted; should be applied to posts recounting your personal experiences with Renault's works
  9. project tags - our community projects and discussion series; includes our character glossary, individual Chapter-by-Chapter (CBC) discussions, and our interview series, In Their Own Words
  10. resources
    • General resource tags: all informational posts.
      • resources
      • resources/ancient
      • resources/contemporary

    • Image Gallery tags: pictorial posts
      • resources/image gallery/ancients
      • resources/image gallery/contemporary
      • resources/image gallery/Renault (images of Renault, Mullard, family & friends, etc..)

    • Topic specific tags: topics to be added as requested

      • resources/Renault: biographical info
      • resources/reviews: reviews, commentary found outside the community, citations, etc.
      • resources/music

  11. drabbles - all drabbles, regardless of book
  12. all other posts are tagged by book title, whether fic or discussion
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