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[liviapenn]

Just in case anyone cares, I thought I'd post some guidelines that would help me and the other dcfic_index indexers out. Please note that I'm not trying to tell you what to do, nor will we yell at you if you *don't* do these things-- it's not like this is a 'real' archive where things must be submitted correctly or they won't be approved. I'm just

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[wabbitseason]

I think the only thing that hasn't been archived is my comica_obscura story. I need to remember to post that on my journal at some point.

One other comment: Stargirl is listed as Courtney Starsmore. Isn't it Whitmore?

[liviapenn]

Yeah, you're right... I should probably get around to changing tha. Thanks! :)

And yes, you should DEFINITELY post your c_o story. :D

[wabbitseason]

Forgot I'd done this.

Dance of the Harlequin: my comica_obscura fic featuring Molly Maynne/Harlequin, Green Lantern, and Dr. Mid-Nite.

Walking Away: Legion of Super-Heroes story featuring Shadow Lass and Karate Kid, current boot.

[liviapenn]

yay! *hugs the icon*

[mtgat]

Any chance you could mention this on the communities themselves? It might help if not just the folks who have this community friended knew about what you're doing (a lot might not).

Some questions:
In regard to #5, what about 'fics where the idea is to disguise the identity of the character(s)? Could there be a category for "Unrevealed" or would that best be under the "Other" category?

Any chance of getting a Justice Lords category? (More of a wishlist on this one, I understand.)

As always, thanks for maintaining this listing!

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[liviapenn]

Any chance you could mention this on the communities themselves? It might help if not just the folks who have this community friended knew about what you're doing (a lot might not).

Well, to be honest, I was wary about even *making* this post in the first place, because I didn't want to be percieved as telling people how they should post. If this were the usual sort of archive that offered free web hosting, then yes, in return I'd expect people to post stories formatted according to archive guidelines, blah blah blah. But I originally created this community for my own personal benefit, so I'm a little hesitant to tell everybody in DC fandom how to do things so that they're more convenient for *me* and *my* needs. There's 150 watchers of this community, so I feel pretty confident that a large segment of DC fans/writers are now at least *aware* of some of the things we have to take into consideration when we're indexing. But I'd rather not cross-post this everywhere, because to me it feels bossy-- maybe that's neurotic, but oh well.

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[mtgat]

But I'd rather not cross-post this everywhere, because to me it feels bossy-- maybe that's neurotic, but oh well.

Well, another idea is to make it part of the userinfo for the communities. You and Te run jl_fic, batfic and titans_together, yes? Add something like "We'd appreciate it if you put X and Y in your header info." Then you're not dictating to the whole fandom, just providing guidelines for the communities you're modding anyway.

Re #5: Gotcha. :) Makes perfect sense.

Re Lorders: Give me a few days and I'll see what I can come up with.

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[liviapenn]

I run titans_together by myself, I believe Te's the mod of jl_fic, and I forget who runs batfic-- it's been around longer than either of ours, I think. It's a good idea to put it in the community userinfo, though. :)

[marag]

There might be others missing, but I'm pretty sure my story "The Cat Always Gets Out of the Bag" (located at http://www.livejournal.com/users/marag/280229.html) isn't there. It's Bruce and Ollie talking, with references to a Bruce/Selina pairing.

As always, thanks for doing this :D

[liviapenn]

added it. Thanks!

[rubynye]

Apropos of nothing, thank you for maintaining this.

[liviapenn]

I'm glad it's proving useful for people besides me. *G*