Because I know how intimidating it can be to finally get up the courage to post a QAF fic and how challenging it can be to hunt for info, I was inspired by this post,
http://besame-bj.livejournal.com/205838.html Maybe this will help a little bit. I know it's been done before, but perhaps some people haven't seen it.
Feel free to copy & paste or *g* just ignore!
A Hopefully Helpful Writer's Guide to QAF
YES NO
KINNETIK Kinnetic
VANGARD Vanguard
MIKEY Mickey
LINDSAY** Lindsey
GUS (just Gus) Not short for any other name
NOVOTNY Novotney
BRITIN Brighton, Briton
MELANIE MARCUS Melanie Markus
TED SCHMIDT** Ted Shmidt, Schmit
JUSTIN TAYLOR Justin Tayler
EMMETT HONEYCUTT Emett, Emmet, Honeycut
ETHAN Ethen
CLAIRE Clare
PITTSBURGH Pittsburg
Brian’s address:
6 FULLER STREET 6 Tremont Street
*Re: Lindsay-There are two different documented spellings of her nickname:
Linz -- Shown on the pic below:
Lindz --Used on the Showtime site when the series first aired in a series of "faux" emails to/from Brian
for character background info, I suppose.
*Re: Ted- Only Brian calls Ted "Theodore."Correct spelling of all characters here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262985/fullcredits#cast male = blond/brunet
female = blonde/brunette
Justin is a blond. Lindsay is a blonde.
Brian is a brunet. Mel is a brunette.
Canon (not "cannon") - events that happened on air in the show. Also applies to individual character traits
Fanon - Any event, background, or personal trait that has become a "fandom myth" concerning the show, a commonality written so often in fanfic that after a while, it’s considered canon, but it’s not.
FANDOM ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS (shamelessly “borrowed” from pendulumchanges on IJ):
WIP - Work In Progress
AU - Alternate Universe
AR - Alternate Reality
IC - In Character
OOC - Out Of Character
PWP - Porn Without Plot; Plot? What Plot? Or depending on what you're reading, "Porn with Plot"
H/C - Hurt/Comfort
POV - Point Of View
AN or A/N- Author's Note
OC - Original Character
QAF - Queer As Folk (duh)
PIFA - Pittsburgh Institute of Fine Art
MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art (located in NYC)
BJ - Blowjob
B/J - Brian/Justin
KOB - King Of Babylon
PLAW - Positive Life Affirming Way
WASP - White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
UST - Unresolved Sexual Tension
PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
GLC - Gay and Lesbian Center (aka "The Center")