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Posted By: The Master Aug 08, 2000 - 12:10 pm

By posting your stories or poetry in this forum you agree to Speculative Vision's "house rules":

• You may not post anonymously and must include your e-mail address.
• Obscene language, graphic violence, sexual acts/erotica, etc. are not allowed (think PG13).
• Short Stories must have a SF/F/Horror theme--poems can have any theme.
• All work must be original. "Fan fiction" is OK if distinct trademarks of the original are not used. For example, you may post a Star Trek inspired story if existing Star Trek characters, starships, etc., are not used.
• Maximum length of each posting is approx. 2000 words (due to potential server time out problems). Post longer stories as chapters or as a serial (I can re-sort chapters posted at different times to group them together if you ask me).
• Speculative Vision reserves the right to remove anything in this forum without notice.

How to post: Navigate to "Short Stories" or "Poetry" and select "Create New Conversation". Use your last (or pen) name and the title separated by a comma as the topic (i.e. "my name, my story title". Enter your story/poem as the first message.

How to have your story/poem removed: If you want to have your story or poem removed, send an e-mail to The Master. Please include the topice title as it appears in the forum. All requests are verified via the e-mail address linked to your post.

Hints for best results:

• Spell check with a word processor, then "cut and paste" your work into the message form.
• Plain fonts like courier, arial, or helvetica, and disabling "smart quote" features that alter/smooth quotation marks give the best results (try to cut and paste the plainest text you can).
• Word processor formatting (bold, etc.) will not show up. Read the formatting section for special codes used by this program including how to add a link to your own website.
• Separate paragraphs with double space carriage returns.
• Tabs, indentations, and multiple spaces are not recognized; to structure work with spaces, insert this code for each space: \ch{nbsp}
• Proofread carefully in the preview window--you can't fix errors later!
• To include a copyright notice, insert this code for the © symbol: \ch{c}

NOTE: Backslashes ( \ ) and curley braces ( { } ) are reserved by this program and may cause errors if used in your text.