We take these seriously! Plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you report something to the staff that you feel an author has plagiarized a story - please be more specific than a simply 'this is not the authors story'. IT is a big deal and you have to be absolutely sure what you are reporting is accurate. Otherwise, you would have waisted your time and ours.

Be specific and if you can, provide the proof, if you see it on fanfic.net or another site, tell us so we can look into it.

Thank you! 

This is the SIXTH time we've had to post this in the news blurb because it's becoming an issue yet again.

This is very important! When you submit your stories to the archives, you can select more than one category. This can be a great thing, or a horrible thing, depending on how you use it.

You CAN NOT have a fic that is in "general" and "alternate reality" because the story is either an AU fic or it is NOT. You can't have a fic that is a "songfic" and a "general" fic because it is either a songfic or it is NOT. You CAN NOT have a fic in the "crossovers" and the "general" categories because a fic is either a crossover or it is NOT. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. The general category is ONLY for stories that aren't in OTHER categories.

You CAN have a story that is both "alternate reality" and "songfic" or "alternate reality" and "drabble" ect. When you submit your categories for your stories please put some thought into it. Submit to the CORRECT category/ies. By not submitting to the CORRECT category/ies you are doing the archives a GREAT DISSERVICE and it messes up the whole flow of the website. Please contact any of the SMFFQCC if you have questions about this so we can all be clear and on the same page.

I am reposting this because it is once again becoming a big problem with all the incoming submissions. So this is a reminder for all you that have been here forever and a notice for all you new authors coming in.