Due to recent conflicts in the archive we’ve decided to implement a few simple rules. There is a fine line between what is appropriate and what is unacceptable on Fangathering, because there are different rules on different archives. We’ve decided to outline, bold, and colour code the line for you so we can all get along! No need to thank us

Any disobeying of the rules will result in warnings and/or bannings, depending on the severity of the offence.

1. No adult content allowed. This means nothing with graphic violence or descriptive sex.
2. No slurs based on race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, et cetera, are allowed. No threats are allowed either.
3. Absolutely no flames! These are reviews that simply bash the author, offering no constructive criticism, just insults, and no reviews to insult other people who have reviewed.
4. All reviews must be mostly based on the story that you are responding to. Don’t just post things about yourself. Stay on topic.
5. No reviews that criticize the story based on the person’s choice of ‘ship or the sexual orientation of the characters.
6. No inappropriate or pointless stories.
7. Editor’s decisions are final.
8. Please put all posts that are announcements under the announcement category. Each other may only post one announcement at a time, and should delete any previous, irrelevant announcements before posting a new one. Remember, announcements can be combined into one post! And all posts that aren’t stories or announcements, don’t have to do with Artemis Fowl, or are pointless and silly will be deleted.

9. No rating stories simply for your own gain. This means rating your own five and a popular story one just to get yours on the top ten list.
10. Rules may be changed at any time if need be.
11. Make sure you read the Help and How -To’s section before posting
12. Keep swearing to a PG-13 level, and if there is any sort of swear put a bolded warning at the beginning of the story, so any younger children can avoid this.
13. Absolutely no plagiarism! If you want to post another person’s story on the archive you need to ask their permission, send us a way to contact that person so we can verify their acceptance, and link to some sort of profile of the author so they can receive full credit. If any of those guidelines are not fulfilled your story will be deleted, and depending on the severity of the offence, you will be banned.
14. All authors may only have one announcement posted at a time. Before you make a second, delete your first one. You can always put two announcements into one post.
15. Do not review a story too many times or too often, even your own. You can leave one review with every new chapter a person posts.
16. The only contests permitted on the archive are official contests approved by the site administrators. These contests will be run through the main site. Do not start your own contest unapproved- it will be deleted.
17. And, at the risk of sounding cliché, have fun!