FAQ Introduction To Alt.StarTrek.Creative
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This FAQ is was designed to make it easier for everyone
to enjoy alt.startrek.creative. If you have any
suggestions, please email srat...@runet.edu.
These are only suggestions, but most of us would like
you to follow them.
This FAQ is located at :
http://www.cs.runet.edu/~sratliff/FAQs/intro
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ASC alt.startrek.creative
ASCE alt.startrek.creative.erotica
AFQ alt.fan.q
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
ASCA alt.startrek.creative.all-ages
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| @ Newsgroup Purview @ |
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Alt.StarTrek.Creative (ASC) is for the posting of creative StarTrek Fan
Fiction, poems, documentation, and other such works; discussion of
those works, Star Trek Fan works in general, and issues effecting
those works and the newsgroup in general.
It is not here for personal conversations, nor advertisements.
It is not here for Binaries (use the alt.binaries.startrek hierachy and
remember, if it doesn't say binary then don't post binaries)
It is not here for the general discussion of Star Trek, There are other
groups out there for that.
They are :
rec.arts.startrek.current
For the posting of current Star Trek news and infomation, within
the last FOUR MONTHS
rec.arts.startrek.tech
For the discussion of the techical asspects of Star Trek
rec.arts.startrek.fandom
For the posting of fan related events. For Sale, conventions,
and the like
rec.arts.startrek.info (moderated)
Star Trek Information
rec.arts.startrek.reviews (moderated)
Star Trek Reviews
rec.arts.startrek.misc
Everything not covered elsewhere
For more information see Taki Kogoma's FAQ, An Introduction tothe
rec.arts.startrek.* Hierarchy, which is posted bi-weekly
There are also other creative newsgroups that your post may bemore
appropreate for:
alt.prose
General Story Newsgroup
rec.arts.prose
General Story Newsgroup
rec.arts.poems
General Poety Newsgroup
alt.startrek.creative.erotica
Star Trek erotica fiction, not available in all areas
All stories posted to ASCE are allowed on ASC
alt.startrek.creative.all-ages [Moderated]
A family friendly version of ASC. Stories limited to [PG-13]
and no slash. All stories posted to ASCA are allowed on ASC
alt.horror.creative
For your Creative Horror Fiction
alt.doctorwho.creative
For Doctor Who Fan Fiction
alt.ql.creative
For Quantum Leap Fan Fiction
alt.x-files.creative
For X-Files Fan Fiction
rec.arts.anime.creative
For Anime (Japanesse Animation) Fan Fiction
alt.tv.due-south.creative
For Due South Fan Fiction
Thier is also 2 other creative Star Trek Groups:
alt.startrek.uss-amogosa
TNG-DS9 time frame stories on the USS Amogosa or associated
Universe.
alt.fan.q
for discussion and creative stories on Q from either Trek
or Bond.
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| @ General Suggestions @ |
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First, please only post your work or work which you have obtained
permission to post.
Second, all stories that are posted here make thier way into the
archive. If you do not what them in the archive, please note that
in the first 40 lines.
The group would like to never see another Make Money Fast post, so
please don't post them. (A Star Trek Parody of them ispermitted
though)
The authors of this group LOVE feedback. It's the reason we post the
stories (other than the fact we thought it was a good story) Soe-mail
them, post a reply if you are more out going. Some new authors
have e-mailed me wondering why they recieve practically no response.
[See responding to works section]
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Q1) I want to get a copy of story X.
answer: use the following steps until you find it.
1) Check the Archive through it's web interfaces at:
http://www.cs.runet.edu/~sratliff/index
http://www.cs.runet.edu/~alara/
[For more info on the archive, see the section below]
2) Check the Auther's own homepage which may be linked via:
http://www.cs.runet.edu/~sratliff/FAQs/Address.html
3) E-mail the author via the address provided on the
aforementioned page
Q2) I want to ask an author something. How do I obtain thier e-mail
address
answer: Check the FAQ Status of Stories Recently Posted
It is posted weekly. You may also visit :
http://www.cs.runet.edu/~sratliff/FAQs/Address.html
Q3) I have questions about the newsgroup and it's associated
services.
answer: Here is our current contact list:
Archive: arch...@mindspring.com Alara Rogers
FAQs: srat...@runet.edu Stephen Ratliff
Index: srat...@runet.edu Stephen Ratliff
ASCE FAQ eres...@cyberg8t.com Ruth Gifford
ASCE Summaries lemm...@interlog.com Carol Thomas
AFQ FAQ merc...@europa.com Mercutio
AFQ Archive merc...@europa.com Mercutio
Amagosa FAQ rjp...@patriot.net RichardPugh
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A Bit of History
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The Alt.StarTrek.Creative archive was started by Joseph S Young back in
the early 1991. He maintained it on ftp.cis.ksu.edu until April of
1995.
During the summer of 95 a search was made for a server willing to house
the archive. In July, our new Archivist, Alara Rogers, announced the
new location, healer.com.
In January of 1996, the archive was moved to gdw.com due to it's better
connection (it was healer.com's ISP). Then in March, yet another change
was announced. The name was being changed to token.net.
In August of 1996, token.net kicked us off due to bandwith use.
Alara found us a new location at aviary.share.net
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The Archive's Arangement
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[This section is under revision]
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Submitting to the Archive
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Any thing posted to ASC that reachs Alara will be archived. She also
archives works from the erotica group as well. Submittions may also
be e-mailed to arch...@mindspring.com or uploaded to the
pub/startrek/incoming directory on the site.
If you don't see your story on the site, or you see it in the incomplete
directory and it's complete, you can e-mail submissions to
arch...@mindspring.com
Make sure your name is on the first page of the story (if you're using a
pseudonym, then make sure your pseudonym is there.)
Questions and problems can go to arch...@mindspring.com as well.
[once again, Alara, if anything changes let me know, it takes two days
for your posts to reach me. E-mail takes @5 mintutes -SBR]
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A Bit of History
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In the Fall of 1995, the call for an index to the archive got answered.
Matt Steenberg began a project to provide summeries for every story in
the archive. He called for vollenteer summarizers and began the massive
project.
However Matt seemed to have disappeared off the face of the earth
last July. So after waiting for several months, the FAQ Maintainer,
Stephen Ratliff took over the job.
Currently the Index needs many new summarizers to complete the task.
See the Index Maintainer's Notes for what's available.
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Organization
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The Index is set around a main web page with links to pages for each
directory of the archive. The adult section is linked off thier own
page.
A provision for a mirror site is being worked on. Alara and I would
both like mirrors for the archive and the index.
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| @ Posting format @ |
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Style
Lines should be less than 75 charactors, which will allow people
to read it easily on most newsreaders. It should be single spaced.
As upper case is considered shouting, don't writing in all upper case.
Reserve that for when you charactor is shouting.
Subject Heading
The subject line of the post of your story should include, the
series, the name of the story, and the part. Generally the series is
abreavate with 3-letter acronyms (TOS,TNG,DS9,VOY).
This should be formatted in the following Manner:
Subject: NEW Title of Story part [RATING] (SERIES, ROMANCE CODES Type)
Subject: REPOST Title of Story part [RATING] (SERIES, ROMANCE CODES Type)
Here are some examples:
Subject: NEW Falling Into Command [PG] (TNG)
Subject: REPOST The Captain And the Doctor [PG] (TNG, P/C)
Subject: CORRECTED All The World is ... 4/? [R] (VOY, J/C P/T)
Subject: REVISED Something Wicked 2/3 [NC-17] (DS9, O/K Parody)
Story Header
The begining of the article of with your story in it should
include the series in belongs to, the title, your name or psuedoname,
an email address for replies. It is also suggested that you include
what type of feed back you want. You should also include romance codes
if you are dealing with romance. Those codes are in Section one of
the Status of Stories FAQ. These headers help list your story in
the Status of Stories FAQ. Any part that is not repeated in full in the
Subjectline should be listed.
You also should have a disclaimer. This should acknowledge
Paramount, and credit yourself. This is where we correct information
which may be shortened in the header.
You do not have to list anything here that is listed in full in the
Subjectline. Order is not important here. It's best explained though the
use of an example.
(The example is numbered by line, but do not include the numbers in your
header These numbers are for explaination purposes only. You do not have
to do them in this order.)
1Title: All The Kings Horses
2Author: Stephen Ratliff (srat...@runet.edu)
3Series: TNG Marrissa Stories
4Part: NEW 1/?
5Rating: [PG]
6Codes: Rene Picard/f
7Summary: Captain Picard takes his newly adopted daughter Marrissa home to
meet his family. Marrissa deals with the loss of her parents and a local
bully.
8Disclaimer: Paramount, the great and powerful, owns all of Star Trek. I
mearly claim this story.
9Warning:This Story contains ...
Now for an explaination. I'll be greping out certain lines in the
post. The Subject line, the Date line, the From line and the first 6
of these lines.
Line number 1 is the Title line. Since we wish that you would keep
the title in the subject brief, this field allows you to put those
long titles we enjoy.
Line number 2 is the Author line. This allows me to make sure the
author is correct in my listing. If you don't put it, I'll take it
from the From line.
Line number 3 is the Series. This allows you to list your sub-series
as well as the series it is in.
Line number 4 is the Part. It consists of the Postname and the
part/last part. The same rules apply as above.
Line number 5 is Rating. Put the rating in [] and any codes such as
h-c here.
Line number 6 (New) is Codes. Put all the romance codes, and story
types here.
Number 7 is the summary for the archive index. You may include this
in a separate post. More explaination below.
Number 8 is the Disclaimer. Be creative but give credit where credit
is due.
Number 9 is the warnings. If there is something that may bother
someone, let them know here.
The Story Synopsis
The Story Index for the archive requires a short summery.
Our Index Maintainer would like all authors to provide one for thier new
stories. Stephen would like a 3-4 line non-spoiling summery for each
newly posted story.
Some people in order to prevent spoilage place this header in
a separate post labeled SYNOPSIS, SUMMERY or the like. The
Maintainers encourage such behavoir. An example is provided below.
If you do not post such a SYNOPSIS, please make sure all the
information from the story header is in it.
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The authors on ASC live for feedback. It's part of the reason wepost
(other that the fact that we thought we had a good story). We
encourage people to respond to the stories on ASC. However, there are
some things you should remember.
First off, ASC is community, promote that sense of community by pharsing
your replies in a respectful manner. Do not attack the author
personally. This can result in the most nasty flames. Do not attack
the type of story. Saying you hate it because you can never see
Picard and Crusher together is not helpful. Instead, tell us what
you liked, and what fell flat and why.
Some authors request that you give feed back privitely, others publicly,
still others don't care how. Some just want compliments, some want mild
compliants, still others you can rip thier story to shreads and they
won't mind. How do you tell which? Well generally they'll tell you.
If the don't, the default seems to be compliments, mild problems, and
on the group.
For More Information on Feedback see the Critiquing
FAQ.
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| @ Who's Who on Alt.StarTrek.Creative @ |
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(in order of thier taking up responsablity)
Note: All the people working on Alt.StarTrek.Creative are volenteers.
Stephen Ratliff "Stephen"
Title: FAQ Maintainer for Alt.StarTrek.Creative
Index Maintainer for Alt.StarTrek.Creative
"Hired": Febuary of 1995, Status of Stories
October of 1995, Introduction to Alt.StarTrek.Creative
October of 1996, Index Maintainer
Email: srat...@runet.edu
Stephen takes care of the FAQs and answers questions reguarding
formating and general newsgroup questions. He posts the FAQs every
Saturday. He writes fan fic following the adventures of Marrissa from
the TNG episode "Diaster"
He's also aquired the Index and does our yearly awards.
Alara Rogers "Alara"
Title: Alt.StarTrek.Creative Archivist.
"Hired": July of 1995
Email: al...@netcom.net
arch...@mindspring.com
(all archive question and submissions here)
Alara takes care of the main archive. She answers all the
where is the archive questions. She writes mainly Q fan fic.
Mercutio
Title: Alt.Fan.Q ftp.europa.com Archivist
"Hired": started writing Q fan fic in April of 1995, and
took over the Q archive from Alara later the same year
Email: merc...@europa.com
Mercutio takes care of the Q fan fic archive. She also posts
Q fan fic as well.
Name: Ruth Gifford
Title: FAQ Maintainer for Alt.Startrek.Creative.Erotica
Hired: September 3, 1996
e-mail address: eres...@cyberg8t.com
Ruth maintains the FAQ for alt.startrek.creative.erotica, which
is a newsgroup specifically geared toward the posting of erotic Star
Trek fan fiction. She answers questions about the ASCE FAQ, and
general questions about the newsgroup. She writes serious erotic fan
fiction (the Sara McNeil stories, "My Fair Jeanne, and "His Beloved
Pet" among others), and when the mood strikes her, she's been known
to write parodies ("PythonTrek," and "Girlfriends" are her favorites)
as well.
Alt.StarTrek.Creative.All-Ages Moderation Team
Established: June 3, 1997
ASCA was established to provide a safe venue for the more squimish
of our members after serveral near flame wars as to the content of ASC.
The moderators act as a screen to keep out certain types of stories.
Please do not flame them for providing this service. A FAQ on ASCA is
avialable. The team consists of:
Shannara Technical Issues
Natalie Kim Bjorklund FAQ Maintainer
George
The Office for Off-Topic Reduction :)
Established: November 1995
These brave souls are dedicated to reducing the posts that
shouldn't be here. They keep this group clean and make sure our
stories don't get drown in subjects that are not supose to be here.
They e-mail those who post off-topic material when they have time,
explaining what ASC is about.
Stephen Ratliff, FAQ Maintainer
Natatlie Kim Bjorklund, T'Prang Author
Macedon, Talking Stick Author
Beth Meenghan, TOS proponent
Mike Harris
Tom Hottle, Alliance Author
There are also some people you will here referred to ever so often.
Joseph S Young
Former Title: Archivist, ftp.cis.ksu.edu Alt.StarTrek.Creative archive
Joe maintained the old archive from 1992-April of 1995, at which timehe
retired. He has yet to finsh the Masters he was working on.
Many long timeusers of Alt.StarTrek.Creative will refer to his AUTOPOST,
from the archives
Matt Steenberg
Former Title: Index Maintainer
Matt started the Index project. However he no longer has the timeto
devote to the task. He hasn't been seen on ASC for quite some time.
If you think someone else deserves mention in this section, please
e-mail me at srat...@runet.edu
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| @ For More Information @ |
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For more information on ASC see the following FAQs and Mini-FAQs
Advice For Authors
More information on posting for those who write stories
http://www.cs.runet.edu/~sratliff/FAQs/Advice4Authors.html
Msting on Alt.StarTrek.Creative
The guidelines for posting MSTings on ASC
http://www.cs.runet.edu/~sratliff/FAQs/MST.html
The Mannerly Art of Critque
How to respond and take response to your works
(currently htmlizing)
Summary Writing: A Guide for Index Summary Writers
How to write summaries for the Index to the Archive
(avialable on request)
Status Of Stories
A posting telling the Status of Stories
(currently under extensive change)
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Once again, these are only suggestions, but most of us would like you
to follow them.
Stephen Ratliff
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