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rec.arts.comics.creative Frequently Asked Questions [FAQ]



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           rec.arts.comics.creative Frequently Asked Questions
               Maintained by Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
                        Original by Jeff McCoskey
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Subject: Contents

1.  Welcome to rec.arts.comics.creative!
    1.1.  What is RACC for?
    1.2.  What isn't RACC for?
    1.3.  What is the RACC official charter?
    1.4.  Where are the stories about Wolverine(tm)?
    1.5.  Where are the old stories?
    1.6.  How can I read RACC via e-mail?

2.  Writing for RACC (How do I get involved?)
    2.1.  Cool!  Okay, how do I post?
    2.2.  Format!  I'm nothing without format!
    2.3.  How 'bout them imprints?  What's up with that?
    2.4.  How do I archive my stories for posterity?
    2.5.  What do copyright laws I pay taxes for do for me?

3.  Netiquette for RACC

4.  Glossary

5.  List of current imprints

6.  People to ask for help

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Subject: 1.  Welcome to rec.arts.comics.creative!

Welcome to rec.arts.comics.creative, the newsgroup which could have been
named rec.prose.shared-universe but wasn't, the newsgroup which has, to
date, produced well over 30MB of entirely free original fiction (and
that's compressed!), the newsgroup which has nearly nothing to do with
your favorite comic books at all!

You're about to go insane.  Don't worry, it's fun.

rec.arts.comics.creative (henceforth RACC) is a moderated newsgroup for
comics-related original fiction and discussion of same, originally created
unmoderated by Martin Phipps and a cast of thousands (well, dozens at
least) and later converted to moderated to keep out the spam.  Don't
worry, even though it's a moderated group, it's still friendly, chatty,
and not at all formal, and we go out of our way to keep it that way.

The first group of this sort on the Internet was the Superguy mailing
list, which is still in operation to this day (you'll see posts from it on
this group from time to time).  Later, the Legion of Net.Heroes (LNH)
sprung out of a free-form thread on rec.arts.comics and spawned another
newsgroup (alt.comics.lnh).  They were quickly followed by a wide variety
of other comics-based shared universes, including the Patrol, the
Net.Trenchcoat.Brigade, and Omega.  All of these organizations, in
parallel, gathered together authors in shared universes and strongly
influenced the nature of RACC.

First and foremost, RACC is a site for people to post comics-related
fiction.  Stories about long-underwear vigilantes, anthropomorphic
animals, SF, westerns, even Kleen Teens if anyone is so moved.  As long as
it relates to comics it's okay.  So whether you're a reader, a writer, or
that fabled creature the critic, or even all three -- welcome to RACC:
it's all the story, none of the art! (yet)

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Subject: 1.1.  What is RACC for?

For the official charter, see section 1.3.  Here's the long, readable
version.

One term that you'll see a lot is "shared universe."  This is a shared
story background, co-created by multiple authors and used as the
"universe" in which multiple different stories are set.  This is a
trademark characteristic of most comic books (seen in its clearest form in
the ubiquitous crossover, a story written by multiple authors at once and
involving multiple characters who all have their own stories), as well as
appearing in some other published fiction (such as Wild Cards, or Larry
Niven's Man-Kzin Wars).  Most (but not all) of the stories posted here
take place in one of the established shared universes (there's a list
later on in this FAQ), to the point where this style of writing is nearly
characteristic of the group.

Another term you'll see is "comics-related."  Nearly all of the authors
writing here drew their original (if not primary) inspiration from comic
books.  As a result, nearly all of the stories are on-going (published a
chapter at a time), divided up into "issues" and given numbers, and
organized into "imprints."  Many people also describe covers or design
ASCII graphic logos.

There is no restriction on types of fiction.  (That'd kinda take the
creative out of RACC, wouldn't it?)  You'll see stories run the gamut from
slapstick comedy to grim'n'gritty Real Life Supers (TM).  As long as it's
about comics, set your pen free.  (You'll see a lot of superhero fiction,
but that just means that those of us who like reading other things as well
are anxiously awaiting your non-superhero stories.)

RACC is also for discussion of stories, both specific ones and in general.
The critic and reader is one of the most sought-after types of people
around here; if you give us feedback on our stories, good or bad, we'll
love you forever.

Finally, if you want to announce your free web strip here, we welcome
those posts too.  If you're trying to sell it, though, please try
rec.arts.comics.marketplace or rec.arts.comics.strips instead.  (And
rec.arts.comics.strips may be a better group in general, as RACC readers
are mostly interested in text fiction.)

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Subject: 1.2.  What isn't RACC for?

A lot of things.  We're not for wars of attrition, Third World starvation,
45 mph speed limits, and brussel sprout toothpaste.  Closer to home, RACC
is not for any of the following:

  *  Discussion of existing, "professional" books (except as they relate
     to our fiction)

  *  Marketplace-type I-wanna-buy/I-wanna-sell postings

  *  Flames and personality conflicts.  Critiques, yes.  Flames, no.

  *  Fiction about established, trademarked characters and universes,
     unless you created them or have written permission.

  *  Erotica, no matter how much spandex you put in.  There are other
     groups for that.

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Subject: 1.3.  What is the RACC official charter?

This newsgroup welcomes any form of comics-related original fiction and
discussion of the same, including but not limited to stories in the many
established shared universes.  Discussion of on-line fiction as a whole is
also welcome provided that it is related to the stories on the newsgroup.
If they choose to write in an existing shared universe, writers are
strongly encouranged to follow the existing continuity and rules of that
universe.  "Comics-related" will be interpreted very broadly, as has been
traditional on the newsgroup.

Each posting to rec.arts.comics.creative should include a keyword on the
subject line either designating which shared universe the posting refers
to or marking the general subject of the post (ADMIN, META, MISC, etc.).
If a submitted post does not have a keyword, the moderator will add an
appropriate keyword, but posters are encouraged to add keywords themselves
to save moderation work.

Large binaries, such as artwork, will not be allowed on the newsgroup.
Instead, binaries can be made available in the newsgroup archive (subject
to the discretion of the archivist) and a pointer posted to the newsgroup.
Pointers to Web pages are also welcome, provided the content of the page
is related to the purpose of the group.

Stories using copyrighted or trademarked characters are explicitly not
within the charter of this group and may be rejected unless the author
owns the copyrights and trademarks or has written permission from the
owner.  Networking posts (artists seeking writers or writers seeking
artists) are inappropriate in this group and should be sent to appropriate
mailing lists or other groups in the rec.arts.comics.* hierarchy
(rec.arts.comics.misc if there is no other more appropriate group).

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Subject: 1.4.  Where are the stories about Wolverine(tm)?

This is very important, so I'm going to yell it.  RACC IS NOT THE PLACE
FOR FICTION ABOUT ESTABLISHED, TRADEMARKED CHARACTERS.  This includes all
Marvel, Image, DC, what-have-you characters.  RACC's charter expressly
FORBIDS such fiction.

The reason for this is the ongoing legislative battles about intellectual
property and the Net.  rec.* groups are picked up worldwide, and sysadmins
do not want to draw lawsuits because someone wrote a story that violated
trademark laws.  Note that fanfic stories may or may not be lawful and/or
prosecutable, WE JUST DON'T KNOW.  They're still writing the laws.

To forestall any confusion or debates, and to protect sysadmins from
inadvertently becoming the test case, this provision was adopted as a key
requirement for RACC's creation.  If you really must write about existing,
trademarked characters, there is alt.comics.fan-fiction waiting to receive
you.  alt.* groups get picked up by sysadmins voluntarily, so they
presumedly know what risks they're taking.

Nothing will draw this group's ire faster than violating this requirement.

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Subject: 1.5.  Where are the old stories?

Thanks to the tireless efforts and bottomless disk space of Russ Allbery,
all stories posted to rec.arts.comics.creative are archived!  This means
stories will be preserved for future generations of readers, providing a
link to the past.  It is difficult to over-praise this contribution.

(Note:  Lest you think I would be so crass as to praise myself, I want to
make sure you know that Jeff wrote that last paragraph.  'course, I didn't
delete it either.)

The archive site is ftp.eyrie.org in the directory /pub/racc; you can
browse through the archives either by connecting to it via anonymous ftp
or by pointing your web browser at either of:

    <ftp://ftp.eyrie.org/pub/racc/>
    <http://www.eyrie.org/ftp/racc/>

All of the stories on ftp.eyrie.org are compressed using gzip, so you may
want to use the web interface instead (the second link above) as most
browsers can automatically decompress them for you.

The archiving isn't entirely foolproof and sometimes things get missed or
misfiled.  It's also currently lagging behind newsgroup posts by quite
some time.  If you notice a problem of any sort, send mail to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (and definitely send along a copy if you have a story which
is missing from the archives).

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Subject: 1.6.  How can I read RACC via e-mail?

Everything that shows up in RACC also shows up in its associated mailing
list (and vice versa), so if you want to be sure not to miss anything, or
if you just prefer e-mail to Usenet, you can subscribe to that mailing
list.

To do that, go to:

    <http://lists.eyrie.org/mailman/listinfo/racc>

and fill out the form to subscribe.  Alternately, you can subscribe via
e-mail by sending mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word:

    subscribe

in the subject of the message.

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Subject: 2.  Writing for RACC (How do I get involved?)

Write a story.  Post it.  You're involved.

This assumes you want to create your own universe to write in.  If you
want to join a pre-existing shared universe, it's a little more involved.

Many of the imprints have FAQs of their own (OMEGA, Superguy, LNH,
Crossroads to name a few).  These get posted periodically.  The first
thing you should do is read these documents to get a feel for what these
specific universes are like.

The next thing you should do is _read_ the universe in question.  This
includes tapping the archives for back issues.  No one would suggest you
read the entire Superguy or LNH archives before writing, but definitely
try to sample a large cross-section.

Lastly, email some of the creators you see writing under a specific
imprint.  They will be able to tell you if your concept fits with their
universe or not, and perhaps refer you to a more appropriate universe if
necessary.

THEN write a story and post it.

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Subject: 2.1. Cool!  Okay, how do I post?

RACC is a moderated newsgroup, which means that every post goes to the
moderators first.  If your site correctly has the group marked as
moderated, you should be able to post just like you post to any other
group and your news server will take care of the rest.  If you have a Unix
shell account, you can check if the group is correctly marked as moderated
by typing:

    nntplist active | grep rec.arts.comics.creative

If the last character on the resulting line is an "m," congratulations,
you have a good news administrator.  If it's a "y," send mail to your
local computing support people and ask them to convert the group to
moderated like it should be.

If you don't have a Unix shell account, some newsreaders will also tell
you if the group is moderated.

If, for any reason, you have trouble posting or your site *doesn't* have
the group marked as moderated, you can mail your post to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
instead and it will be posted for you.

Because the group is moderated, it can be up to a day after you post
before your article is actually posted, and it can take a few more days
for the article to propagate back to you.  So don't be surprised if it
doesn't show up right away.

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Subject: 2.2. Format!  I'm nothing without format!

Formatting is pretty loose.  Since this is a comics newsgroup, you will
hear people refer to their stories as "issues."  Postings tend to run in
numerical order just like comic books, and many people write continuing
series.  For example there are 25 "issues" in Drizzt's _Continuity Champ
and the Drizzt's Defenders_ series.

Stories don't have to be series though.  One-shots, mini-series,
maxi-series, crossovers -- all of these have been done before and will be
done again.

The subjects of postings should follow the convention of naming the
imprint the title and the number.  For example:

            [LNH] System Corruptors #15, The Bard's Tale
    imprint --^         ^            ^      ^
    title --------------|            |      |
    number --------------------------|      |
    subtitle/comment/etc [optional] --------|

Since the archive mechanism relies heavily on this format (not to mention
the format-accustomed eyes of this group's readers), please follow this
strictly, including the use of the #-sign.  Subtitles, alternate titles,
and title comments should follow the number if they are used at all.  If
you want to, you can use TAG: instead of [TAG] at the beginning of the
subject; it's all the same to the archiver.

Occasionally, instead of (or in addition to) a number you will see "TEB."
This stands for "Trade EtherBack."  It means the posting is actually a
collection of previously posted issues -- usually cleaned up and relating
to a single story arc.

Inside your story do what you will.  Some folks run fake ads, others use
cheesy ASCII graphics, some just use text.  A word of advice:  On
older/more primitive newsreaders your text is MUCH easier to read if you
space between paragraphs.  On the other hand, some newer newsreader
readers find the spaces jarring.  The moral?  You can't please all the
people all the time.  In general spaces seem to be more preferred.

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Subject: 2.3.  How 'bout them imprints?  What's up with that?

In order to accommodate a near-infinite number of different potential
universes, RACC has adopted the reasonable convention of flagging fiction.
This allows uninterested parties to skip some genres, and others to
quickly find their niches of interest.  The flag goes before the title of
story issues, related FAQs or universe-specific discussions.  Many flags
refer to existing shared-universes.  New ones will come up all the time.
For the current list, see section 5 of this FAQ.

Once you pick an imprint name, stick with it.  The Archive and your legion
of new fans will both be happier if you don't make marketing name changes.

Regardless of flags all SEXUALLY EXPLICIT or PROFANITY-RICH stories should
have huge warning labels at the beginning of text.  Last thing we need is
a Florida DA bringing us all up on charges. ;]  Besides, it's only common
courtesy.  Note that if a story could reasonably be posted on
alt.sex.stories, you've probably strayed a bit far from this group's
interests.

Some sort of flag, either an imprint name or a more general tag, is
required on all posts and one will be added by the moderator if you don't
provide one.  Leaving one off requires the moderator to edit your post,
though, which takes time and means your post will be delayed.  So please
save them the trouble and remember to add the tag yourself.

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Subject: 2.4.  How do I archive my stories for posterity?

Good news!  It's already being done for you!

Every story posted to rec.arts.comics.creative is archived at
ftp.eyrie.org under /pub/racc.  Most imprints have their own directories,
with the stories stored in directories under that (depending on the size
of the imprint, the directories could be very structured or just one
directory for each series).  Some imprints may be collected in the misc
directory.

The exception is Superguy, which has its own archiving mechanism.  The
Superguy archives are on ftp.cs.columbia.edu under /pub/lennox/superguy or
at ftp.eyrie.org under /pub/superguy, but one of the best ways to access
them is through the Autocollector at either of:

    <http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~lennox/autocollect.cgi>
    <http://www.eyrie.org/cgi-bin/autocollect.cgi>

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Subject: 2.5.  What do Copyright laws I pay taxes for do for me?

I don't even play a lawyer on TV, but there are some things you should
know about Copyright laws.

Anything you write is copyrighted immediately, whether you flag it with a
copyright notice or not.  Furthermore, the copyright protection is
international under the Berne Copyright Convention, which has been signed
by nearly every country with access to Usenet.

If you label your text as copyrighted, it preempts a possible
"unintentional infringement" defense from plagarizers.  The copyright
notice is considered legal notice that you intend to retain your rights.
The legal format for such a notice requires three things:  Your name, the
year, and one or more of the following:  "Copyright," "Copr.," and/or the
c-in-circle symbol.  Note that there is no firm legal precedence for (C)
or (c) as having any special copyright meaning.  Example notice:

    Copyright 1994 Jeff J McCoskey

The only way to get full legal protection (at least in the United States)
is to register your work with the government (forms are free, filing fees
apply).  This *guarantees* an archived, dated copy should future legal
action be necessary.  Other forms of dating, like mailing yourself a copy
or archiving (to get a date stamp), are of dubious and unproven legal
value.

An excellent resource for Copyright information is misc.legal, where a FAQ
is posted monthly.

Another excellent resource is the U.S. Copyright Office home page at:

    <http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/>

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Subject: 3.  Netiquette for RACC

As a rule of thumb, everything you've heard elsewhere about good
netiquette applies here.  We hate spammers (more in a minute), expect
smilies when joking (except in stories of course), and in general expect
you to conduct yourselves as good net.citizens.  There are three things
you need to know after you've mastered Basic Netiquette:

1.  The only times flames are accepted on RACC are when they are both
    morally defensible and amusing.  Flames are not welcome if they do not
    meet the above criteria.  Here on RACC there is one organization that
    acts as moral compass for acceptable flames:  the Order of St. Doomas.

    The Order has defined one activity that is worthy of flame:  spamming.
    One member of the Order (usually the first to his/her keyboard) will
    have the honors.  Repetitive flaming by multiple members is frowned
    upon by the Order.

    To join this righteous crusade, all you need do is select a
    net.persona and flame.  Incorrect flaming (i.e. at non-sanctioned
    targets, or with unamusing effect) will result in ostracization and
    excommunication.  Watch the Order in action before joining and all
    will be clear.

    Now that the group has been moderated, most opportunities for flames
    are gone.  But watch carefully; new ones may arise.

2.  Reviews of stories (even negative ones) are one of the most
    sought-after commodities on RACC.  You will instantly win friends and
    influence people if you post reviews.  But especially in the case of
    negative reviews, ensure you confine your review to the story and not
    the writer.  Keep in mind as you write "that SUCKS" that someone
    worked long and hard on the text.  They might want to know what worked
    and what didn't in their narrative but it's doubtful they want to hear
    how clever you can be in ripping them up.

    It's certain the rest of us don't.

3.  One of the best features of a shared universe is the opportunity to
    have your characters interact with others in that universe.  This is
    a privilege, not a right.  All characters on RACC (and their
    distinctive text-likenesses) are the full and exclusive property of
    their creators.  This is not as dogmatic as it sounds, and we're all
    adults (or pretending to be).  Cameos (non-speaking/non-plot affecting
    roles) do not typically require permission unless the creator desires
    it.  Speaking roles should be previewed through email and approved by
    the creator before being posted.

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Subject: 4.  Glossary

These are terms you will see come up on RACC that have special meaning
here.  (For general net.terms and abbreviations, see the META RAC FAQ.)

Acraphobe   RACC's version of adult warning label.  Yes, with an "a."
            Don't ask.

Arc         A multi-issue storyline.

Archive     ftp.eyrie.org, where nearly ALL the back issues live.

Crossover   A storyline that involves several titles and/or authors.  Also
            the bane of all mankind.

Elsewhirls  An imaginary story.  (Yeah yeah, we know they're ALL
            imaginary.  How about "out-of-continuity"?)

Fanfiction  Fiction about established, trademarked universes and
or fanfic   characters that the author did not create -- in short, the
            sort of stories RACC *wasn't* designed for.  There's a good
            list of newsgroups at the end of this FAQ that should help in
            finding a better group if this is what you want to write.

Imprint     The shared universe your story takes place in or subject your
            posting relates to (we have many to chose from).  This is
            usually an all-caps prefix on the title of the posting.

LNH         The Legion of Net.Heroes.  The immediate father of this group
            and the oldest of the Usenet-based writing universes (see
            Superguy).

RAC*        The rec.arts.comics.* hierarchy of newsgroups.

RACC        rec.arts.comics.creative.  You're soaking in it!

rACCIES     The annual RACC fanfiction awards, as voted on by the readers
            of this newsgroup. 

Repost      Story has been posted before, natch.

Superguy    A mailing list that predates all other Internet comics-fiction
            forums.  There is a good-natured rivalry between the LNH and
            this group.

TEB         Trade EtherBack.  This is a collection of previously posted
            material, usually cleaned up and relating to a single story
            arc.

Title       A numerically increasing, continuing series.  Usually
            involving one character, cast, city, or unifying concept.

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Subject: 5.  List of Current Tags

When choosing a tag to put at the beginning of your post, this list should
be a canonical reference.  If you see a need for a new tag, send mail to
the FAQ maintainer so that it can be added.

First, the general tags:

ADMIN       Administrative matters affecting everyone on RACC.

FAQ         FAQs of note for the entire RAC* hierarchy.  These will tend
            to be crossposted here.

META        Discussion about the newsgroup itself.  This includes
or CHAT     everything from general discussion of on-line fiction and RACC
            in particular to recommendations on how long posts should be.

PRECOG      Announcements of upcoming series, planned stories, and the
or PROMO    like.

WWW         Announcement of a web page related to RACC or a free strip.

Now, all of the writing imprints.  Note that new ones of these pop up all
the time.  Entries marked with (*) are in danger of being retired due to
lack of activity.  If you have any changes, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

ACRAPHOBE   Mature stories that may or may not fit into other universes'
or ACRA     continuity.  Using this flag in conjunction with another is
            not unheard of.  (For example, Scav's _501 Blues_ is
            LNH/ACRAPHOBE.)  Think a meta-Vertigo.

AEP         Adrian English Press, the imprint for superhero stories by
            Adrian English.

ASH         Academy of Super-Heroes.  Dave Van Domelen's RPG-based future-
            history stories.

CHALLENGE   A rotating-author add-on fiction project with a strict time
            schedule.

ELECK       A short, hard-hitting series of interrelated serious super-
            stories created by Aaron Veestra.

ELSEWHIRLS  LNH stories that do not fit into LNH continuity.  Think DC's
or EW       Elseworlds.

ESP         Chris Gumprich's Extreme Shadows Press imprint for a wide
            variety of fiction ranging from the experimental Paragraph
            Adventures to the horror of Dark Secrets.

EST3        A fairly straightforward superhero universe with a small group
            of active writers.

GRAFEK      The GRAFEK universe was created by Brian Ekberg as an
            alternative to the established fare of RACC.  It begun as a
            mostly parody-based universe but has expanded into other
            genres, including dark fantasy and mystery titles.

IP          Byron Molix's Infinity Press universe.

LBP         Jamie Rosen's Low Budget Productions titles, a group of
            currently unrelated superhero series.

LNH         Legion of Net.Heroes, "The Friendliest Shared Universe
            Going!(TM)"  A mostly parody universe, though it does have its
            serious side.

NTB         Net.Trenchcoat.Brigade.  A bunch of Vertigo-like characters
            that own stock in London Fog.  Not tremendously active, but
            they do have a considerable history.  Implied Acraphobe.

OMEGA       A serious psi-based shared super-world and RACC's third
            largest universe.  Created by the legendary Matt Rossi.

OSD         The Order of Saint Doomas.  Items relating to RACC's anti-spam
            cult.  (See Section 3 above.)

PATROL      The Patrol Universe  Mike Montoure's public domain universe.
            Very serious.  Email 'em for more details.

PULP        Stories patterned after the 30's-40's pulp heroes.  (Shadow,
            Doc Savage, et. al.)

SG          Superguy.  From Space Moose to the Bomb.  Comedy superhero
            writing with a far different background than LNH.  Note that
            only a small slice of Superguy stuff appears here; to see the
            rest, read bit.listserv.superguy or subscribe to the mailing
            list.

STARFALL    Lightly serious and seriously light superheroics, and better
            because of it.  ;)

SW          STEELWOLFE universe.  Dark and Acraphobic, intended for mature
            readers.

WCHR        Watcher Comics, for serious but not terribly dark stories
            about super-heroes' impacts on society.

MISC        Stories not in the above categories or in their own universes
            (authors are encouraged to make up their own headers as well).
            To limit the number of imprints, and to keep this FAQ to
            reasonable lengths, let's adopt this convention: One-shot
            stories or series should use the MISC flag.  Series that set
            up shared universes should create their own, new imprint.

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Subject: 6.  People to Ask for Help

The major header contacts are listed below, who will be glad to answer
email question.  Also keep your eyes peeled for FAQs specific to
particular imprints.  The FAQs are also often in the archive in a
directory named "FAQs" under the imprint directory.

  Imprint        Contact                Email
  ------------   --------------------   ---------------------------------
  AEP            Adrian English         [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  ASH            Dave Van Domelen       [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Eleck          Aaron Veenstra         [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  ESP            Chris Gumprich         [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  GRAFEK         Brian Ekberg           [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  IP             Byron Molix            [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  LBP            Jamie Rosen            [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+ LNH            Jeff Barnes            [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+ NTB            Chris Gumprich         [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+ Omega          Marc Singer            [EMAIL PROTECTED]
                 Matt "Badger" Rossi    [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+ Patrol         Davey Jones            [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  PULP           Jeff McCoskey          [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+ RACChallenge   Sean MacDonald         [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+ StarFall       Ted Brock              [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Steelwolfe     Sean Campbell          [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+ Superguy       Eric Burns             [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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  The Archive    Russ Allbery           [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Moderation     RACC Moderation Team   [EMAIL PROTECTED]

+ indicates separate FAQs are available for these imprints.

If you need to contact the moderators directly, they are:

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    Chris Gumprich  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
    Mike Friedman   <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
    Patricia Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

If none of the above people help, or your questions are too general or
specific, just email anyone you see posting here that seems to know what
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