VoyForums: Writer's University: Fan Fiction Ethical & Legal Discussion Board

VoyForums: Writer's University: Fan Fiction Ethical & Legal Discussion Board was Writers University's forum on "VoyForums," a message board service. 
Many of the conversations are still sort-of available. Some have a subject heading but were "not approved." Some are not archived by the Wayback Machine.
Available links are here. You'll have to do a bit of digging after getting there.
==From the Introduction==
==Some Topics Discussed==
* Cassandra Claire and plagiarism
* Fandomination
* slash
* stalking
* plagiarism
* name calling
* Fanfiction.net (content purges, Xing Li)
* FictionAlley.Org
* Harry Potter
* Draco Trilogy
* general wank and many insulting posts by BNFs and small fish
 
===An Example of One Landing Place===
More links are here.
Some specific discussions listed below are here.
From Slash does not = Porn:
* Slash does not = Porn -- Jules, 15:59:51 10/06/01 Sat
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Fizz, 20:33:05 10/17/01 Wed
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Amy Fortuna, 09:14:33 10/26/01 Fri
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Ray, 13:53:05 10/26/01 Fri
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Amy Fortuna, 15:08:04 12/03/01 Mon
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Hello, 21:09:51 12/14/01 Fri
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Dara, 10:10:12 12/19/01 Wed
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Slytherin Godess, 20:02:18 12/19/01 Wed
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Kat Corbett, 08:37:11 12/21/01 Fri (identified troll)
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Michela Ecks, 18:44:04 12/21/01 Fri
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Slytherin Godess, 08:12:14 12/22/01 Sat
* Nah, not an idiot -- Michela Ecks, 09:51:51 12/22/01 Sat
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Darkrose, 14:07:21 02/01/02 Fri
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Darkrose took mine :'(, 19:25:29 06/24/02 Mon
* Re: Slash does not (always)= Porn -- Me again, 19:32:37 06/24/02 Mon
* Sex Laws -- Michela Ecks, 19:16:42 12/21/01 Fri
* Re: Sex Laws -- Avocado, 00:58:01 03/25/02 Mon
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- barry, 05:41:21 06/26/02 Wed
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Alex, 00:55:22 12/27/02 Fri
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Quoth the Raven, 09:54:48 12/28/02 Sat
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Songbir d21, 21:39:33 02/25/02 Mon
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Laura Hale, 19:52:02 02/26/02 Tue
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Ashley, 17:49:16 04/17/02 Wed
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Laura Hale, 12:35:23 04/25/02 Thu
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- kat, 06:20:52 04/29/02 Mon
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Trinity, 03:50:04 07/24/02 Wed
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- iftruthbetold, 11:41:03 08/03/02 Sat
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- richard schumaker, 14:56:10 10/30/02 Wed
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- sissyboycindy (girly), 17:22:11 11/04/12 Sun
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Mandella, 14:48:55 10/22/02 Tue
* Is this a result of the press? -- Laura, 19:55:15 10/24/02 Thu
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- I Want Kiddy Porn HAHAHA, 14:23:16 06/15/02 Sat
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- tiffany gregory, 07:43:34 05/10/02 Fri
* Re: Slash does not = Porn -- Runespoor, 06:14:07 03/02/03 Sun
The thread below begins here and here:
* Cassandra Claire -- Nova, 00:30:04 11/25/01 Sun
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Angie, 22:05:30 11/25/01 Sun
* Not shitty -- Michela Ecks, 09:51:35 12/02/01 Sun
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Libby, 18:36:46 12/27/02 Fri
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Quoth the Raven, 09:05:46 12/28/02 Sat
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Hello, 20:46:12 11/29/01 Thu
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Nova, 22:57:29 11/29/01 Thu
* cassie claire -- lisa, 16:40:50 01/13/03 Mon
* Re: cassie claire -- Libby, 07:19:48 03/22/03 Sat
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Michela Ecks, 09:38:29 12/01/01 Sat
* addendum: for those who don't know the full Cassie story -- Michela Ecks, 05:35:29 12/02/01 Sun
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Ted Logan, 18:44:56 12/02/01 Sun
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- New Orleans, 22:48:58 12/03/01 Mon
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Ted Logan, 08:52:01 12/04/01 Tue
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- huh?, 02:35:16 12/20/01 Thu
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- theoretical gutter, 06:42:41 12/20/01 Thu
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Michela Ecks, 04:17:24 12/04/01 Tue
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Ted Logan, 08:53:11 12/04/01 Tue
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- hmmm (damn!), 18:20:39 11/08/08 Sat
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- heidi tandy, 03:04:28 12/20/01 Thu
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Darkrose, 13:54:43 02/01/02 Fri
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Rebecca, 14:20:15 05/21/02 Tue
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Jenna, 08:36:36 06/16/02 Sun
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Laura Hale, 18:23:18 06/16/02 Sun
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Jadian Roy, 19:33:46 07/17/02 Wed
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- K., 08:47:09 09/09/02 Mon
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Laura, 13:55:46 09/09/02 Mon
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- K., 19:37:58 09/09/02 Mon
* New fan fiction archive, and misc. -- Laura, 04:14:11 09/10/02 Tue
* Re: New fan fiction archive, and misc. -- K., 08:36:19 09/10/02 Tue
* Re: New fan fiction archive, and misc. -- Laura, 09:35:07 09/10/02 Tue
* Re: New fan fiction archive, and misc. -- Mentioned at the end of this note., 10:48:43 09/10/02 Tue
* Children and fannish responsibility -- Laura, 13:33:40 09/10/02 Tue
* Re: Children and fannish responsibility -- Sinead, 15:18:44 09/10/02 Tue
* unrelated updates: bounced from veela-inc. -- Laura, 14:03:15 09/26/02 Thu
* Re: New fan fiction archive, and misc. -- Quoth the Raven, 09:35:08 12/28/02 Sat
* Learned something new... -- Ghost in the Machine, 16:12:52 09/10/02 Tue
* FD.Net is new -- Laura, 20:08:02 09/10/02 Tue
* Re: FD.Net is new -- Sinead, 20:31:56 09/10/02 Tue
* Re: FD.Net is new -- Laura, 20:50:08 09/10/02 Tue
* Hmm... -- Ghost in the Machine, 04:30:15 09/11/02 Wed
* MSTs & ActorFic -- Laura, 12:51:38 09/11/02 Wed
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Ali, 14:14:41 09/11/02 Wed
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Clarion West, 23:24:17 07/01/02 Mon
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Sinead, 16:09:19 09/10/02 Tue
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Quoth the Raven, 09:48:29 12/28/02 Sat
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Jenna, 08:33:33 06/16/02 Sun
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Claire, 00:06:11 04/12/02 Fri
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Rebecca, 14:23:31 05/21/02 Tue
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Laura Hale, 04:04:59 05/22/02 Wed
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Lydia, 07:24:22 06/04/02 Tue
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Jadian Roy, 00:44:07 07/29/02 Mon
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Ivy Blossom, 10:47:26 10/13/02 Sun
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- A solemn viewer, 21:36:06 10/20/02 Sun
* Laura, Moi, jealous? (sarcasm alert)(offensive material with in) -- Laura, 05:00:55 10/22/02 Tue
* Here's some points -- Sinead, 22:42:37 12/14/02 Sat
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Yasmin, 00:08:02 10/23/02 Wed
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Laura, 04:09:13 10/23/02 Wed
* Interesting you should mention Weber... -- Ghost in the Machine, 04:31:32 10/23/02 Wed
* Honor Harrington & Baen -- Laura, 04:51:04 10/23/02 Wed
* RE: -- Yasmin, 00:01:38 10/24/02 Thu
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Me, 00:13:47 10/24/02 Thu
* blows the FictionAlley.Org minion Trumpet! -- Sacrastic Sassy Laura, 14:12:28 10/24/02 Thu
* Re: *blows the FictionAlley.Org minion Trumpet!* -- Yasmin, 18:25:56 10/24/02 Thu
* And people wonder why I'm not more involved in fandom. -- Ghost in the Machine, 18:51:14 10/24/02 Thu
* Re: *blows the FictionAlley.Org minion Trumpet!* -- Invested Listener, 19:05:53 10/24/02 Thu
* Re: *blows the FictionAlley.Org minion Trumpet!* -- Laura, 19:31:18 10/24/02 Thu
* For Ivy Blossom, with love :) Shakespeare -- Laura, 14:38:02 10/30/02 Wed
* Ah, smeg. -- Meril, 21:14:59 10/25/02 Fri
* Andrew Toast? NO!!! -- Laura, 09:35:53 10/26/02 Sat
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Mizzy, 13:30:27 10/30/02 Wed
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- DaBraegha, 14:44:50 10/30/02 Wed
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Laura, 14:47:37 10/30/02 Wed
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Sheron, 18:31:42 10/30/02 Wed
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Viv, 23:01:30 12/14/02 Sat
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Jessi, 17:03:02 12/26/02 Thu
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Laura, 05:50:39 12/31/02 Tue
* Re: Cassandra Claire -- Ashe, 09:18:44 12/30/02 Mon
* Probably not going to move on -- Laura, 05:57:53 12/31/02 Tue
* Additional Comments -- Laura, 06:05:17 12/31/02 Tue
* Re: Cassandra Claire and misc. comments... -- Daisy, 16:29:29 01/08/03 Wed
* This board isn't about Harry Potter and you're as guilty as them -- Laura, 05:10:27 01/09/03 Thu
* Re: Cassandra Claire and misc. comments... -- Viv, 09:19:06 01/10/03 Fri
* Cassandra Claire -- Daisy, 20:22:15 01/10/03 Fri
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