Hey Tony iam an author and I just posted my original fanfiction and a day later I come to find out my entire account was banned without warning or any reason I read the content guidelines to understand what had my fanfiction banned exactly and I didn't find anything my fanfiction is original so it isn't translated or made by ai
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Assurbanipal_II
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what was the name of your fanfiction and what was it about? why not start with that
TheKillingAlice
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I mean, it could be. I've come to realize that a lot of people seem to be unaware of the fact, that most FanFictions hinge not on lore, worlds or plot, but the pillars of OG fandoms; the characters themselves. It's also way harder to write a pre-defined character in a way that makes another fan actually recognize them, even in an entirely different setting.
In the end, it remains a story thought-out and written by its writer, even if it has elements that don't belong to them.
But it does sound shady that not one word on the actual fiction was divulged, instead, it's only ever mentioned that it's "definitely an original work", like that makes me believe you.
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I mean, it could be. I've come to realize that a lot of people seem to be unaware of the fact, that most FanFictions hinge not on lore, worlds or plot, but the pillars of OG fandoms; the characters themselves. It's also way harder to write a pre-defined character in a way that makes another fan actually recognize them, even in an entirely different setting.
In the end, it remains a story thought-out and written by its writer, even if it has elements that don't belong to them.
But it does sound shady that not one word on the actual fiction was divulged, instead, it's only ever mentioned that it's "definitely an original work", like that makes me believe you.
I also have a meow fiction~.
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Based Tony.
Anyway. There's no such thing as an original fanfiction. By definition, you're stealing the world of another author, but I get what you mean. It's a work that you yourself made. That leaves one possibility. Did you link a Patreon or Ko-Fi page on your story? You're not allowed to make money from fanfiction on this site.
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I sometimes repeat phrases in my head several times, wondering why. What am I missing?
for background on this phenomenon, here's a couple times that has happened.
I have a relative that lives in Florida. You know, hurricanes all the time.
I heard the phrase "with hurricane season coming up soon..."
which set the phrase to kicking over and over in my head.
hurricane season... hurricane season... hurricane season.
To which I suddenly realize... what the hell.
football season, I understand. Hay fever season, I grasp the concept.
but *living* in a place with a "hurricane season"?
yeah, my relative needs their head examined, in my book.
Here was another time this phenomenon happened.
Hurricane Katrina, and the levee's failed. The whole area went under water.
The experts on TV were explaining how the entire CITY was built... about 20 feet BELOW SEA LEVEL.
you live, below sea level... you live, below sea level... you live? Below, sea, level. Right near the ocean.
I mean, that's just brilliant. For fish maybe, not so much for humans.
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now.
I only told you that story? to tell you this one...
a phrase from OP post is repeating in my head:
original fanfiction... my fanfiction is original
original fanfiction... my fanfiction is original
original fanfiction... my fanfiction is original
Hurrticane season... living below sea level... my fanfiction is "original"
perhaps you can see my point here.
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Did the Matrix just glitch? Because I'm having a serious case of deja vu here.
I could tell you but its already deleted and the account was banned so what's the point anywaysI mean, it could be. I've come to realize that a lot of people seem to be unaware of the fact, that most FanFictions hinge not on lore, worlds or plot, but the pillars of OG fandoms; the characters themselves. It's also way harder to write a pre-defined character in a way that makes another fan actually recognize them, even in an entirely different setting.
In the end, it remains a story thought-out and written by its writer, even if it has elements that don't belong to them.
But it does sound shady that not one word on the actual fiction was divulged, instead, it's only ever mentioned that it's "definitely an original work", like that makes me believe you.
I don't think so there was not tip button on it
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If you didn't provide a way for people to give you money, then your story should be allowed. Another factor could be that you had a cover that was too spicy but usually the cover gets rejected, not the entire story.
If you've really done nothing wrong, you should PM Tony. He doesn't read every thread.
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Better not mention the Dutch.
How do I do that I'm pretty new to this thing
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There's a button in the shape of an envelope by your profile. Clicking on that lets you start a new conversation where you can @ Tony.
Thanks
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So you're saying who wrote a completely original story using someone else's characters and/or location(s)? Unless you have the original author's permission in writing, or the characters are in the public domain (c.f. The Flashman Papers - started in the late 1970s, the author used characters created in the mid to late 1800s to create a unique story; or The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - originally a comic book series populated with a ton of public domain characters, then a movie and a second comic book series - and if you take this route, you had better be able to prove due diligence in verifying that everything you used is public domain), this is something you can't monetize (i.e. have donation or subscription links, even if they're through another site) here, but it is something that you should be able to freely share.
If your banned account is Solitare and you had a cyberpunk fanfic, then it could be that it was flagged as a translation (I assumed the same and was going to seek proof of that). Also, assuming that I'm right on all this, you mention on WN (multiple times) that you translate several novels, which would also work against you claiming not to have done a translation.
If I'm wrong about who you are, then so be it. Like Charles and others have said though, you need to provide absolute proof that everything was original and/or fair-use/public domain.
If I'm wrong about who you are, then so be it. Like Charles and others have said though, you need to provide absolute proof that everything was original and/or fair-use/public domain.
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The point is that some reason would have to be there for it to have been out right deleted. Meanwhile, other people are just getting shadow banned.
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Ahahhahhahhahhahahahaha… AhahahahhahhahahHhHHhaha!
Ha.
Sorry, the original fanfiction part got me.
You done fucked up, you are just being evasive about what you really did. I hadn't seen anyone getting banned for no reason. Hell, getting banned is one of the hardest things to achieve around here. I knew a few accounts that should have been banned for a long time now, yet nothing happened.
Ha.
Sorry, the original fanfiction part got me.
You done fucked up, you are just being evasive about what you really did. I hadn't seen anyone getting banned for no reason. Hell, getting banned is one of the hardest things to achieve around here. I knew a few accounts that should have been banned for a long time now, yet nothing happened.
Usually, fanfics are at most getting their patreon links removed. If the "original fanfic" (as far as a fanfic can be original) got deleted and the user banned, then either there was an attempt to evade the donation link detection, or it was judged to be a translation with at least some proof provided (though there was at least one case where the proof itself was the illegal translation of an original work on SH). Or it broke rules in some other major way.