@SomeGuy:

Ah, that clears it up nicely for me ^^ Ta!

@Mimmi:

Hey Mimmster! A'ight, the deal with [sic]...

Without going into backstories, the idea is that you use it for quoted text when you want to quote word-for-word what someone/something else said before. You can either use it for archaic phrasings...

"Chaucer would be chuffyt [sic]."

Or you can use it to deliberately point out a spelling error in the original quote (usually at someone's expense):

"Novacain [sic] sure as heck won't stop this pain!"

Convention is to put it in square brackets and to italicise "sic".

That cover it for ya?

*raises hand*

Could someone please explain the use of [sic] and how it's implemented? :3

@SomeGuy:

alright, thats ok, I was just worried that my fan-word had gotten lost

@zero guardian:

I was at a wedding all of Saturday; anything submitted since then has been put on hold on grounds that I have not been at my computer to go through Fan Words.

Give me a few hours.

I have a odd question
How long does it take for first time Fan-Word posters to get their words up?
I wrote my Halloween Poem last night and I nominated it, but it hasnt showed up as being a fan word yet
I tagged it with halloween, but it hasnt showed up as a Fan-Word yet
I really hope you can help me, because I am starting to get worried that it didnt get recieved or something
thank you for any help you can give

Zero

@SandLover13:

Well, I know Red is really busy, so you definitely need to talk to them first and ask if they're available. As for whether they're reliable or not, well, I've known most of them pretty well and can vouch for their ability. If that's not enough, well . . . check out their portfolios and see what they've written. If what they've done meshes with what you like, then you're set. That sound fair enough?

So the other questions . . .

1. I really don't know how we're going to decide on what we pick for the free premium membership prize. It's not like we have some sort of points tally for writing mechanics, story originality, or anything like that. Mostly it's gonna be all of us having our picks of stories we liked, collaborate to see which stories were on everyone's lists, and then go from there. That's really the best I can say right now.

2. First off, I wanna stress that the "contest" aspect of this is really secondary to the actual writing collaboration aspect of these things. The main reason was just to get everyone writing (which has worked quite well, I'm noticing). But yes, as often as I can, I'll do my best to host these sorts of events as often as possible. 'Cause I like it, and they're really fun.

@SomeGuy:

Yes. It makes total sense. But how do you know if a Beta-Reader is reliable? Before I finished with my submission, I sent a rought draft copy to red tigeress. I never heard from her since then. But after I proofreaded my work, I nominated it and it got pulished. Should the posts have spell checks so that the Otaku members shouldn't worry about spelling? I guess not because that's what the Beta-Readers are for.

Two more questions:
1.)Except for a Fan Word that really stands out, what do you and the judges expect for an Editor's Choice?

2.)Are you going to host writing contests for every Holiday?

@SandLover13:

Beta-readers are people who read your story before you post/publish them. They proofread, edit, and otherwise advise you on things you might want to consider or change. Y'know, checking spelling and grammar, give story ideas that might work a little better here and there . . .

Mainly though, it's the spelling and grammar.

Make enough sense for you?

Okay, I know I'm a Senior Otaku but what are Beta-Readers? This is my first time writing Fan Words so far and I just submitted a Halloween story for the contest. I really need help.

~Jess
~Shukaku