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@<br />

A/A<br />

When used between a modifier and a name, is just<br />

a cute way <strong>of</strong> connecting the two concepts. Ie.<br />

Amused!Viggo, sulking!Egon.<br />

If you see this next to someone's name in an IRC<br />

channel, they have ops status.<br />

A<br />

"Action/adventure" -- a story which focuses on fight<br />

scenes.<br />

IRC<br />

Harry Potter<br />

ABH See Anywhere But Here. Star Wars<br />

Indicates a story taking place during the academy<br />

Star Trek,<br />

ACAD, Acad (specialized college) career <strong>of</strong> the characters<br />

Star Wars<br />

involved.<br />

ACFF<br />

active fan<br />

"Alt.<strong>com</strong>ic.fan-fiction," a newsgroup spun <strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong><br />

RACMX many years ago in order to keep the<br />

loonies in their own bin. As to <strong>who</strong> exactly the<br />

loonies are, I'll let you draw your own conclusions.<br />

Sadly, this newsgroup has pretty much been<br />

abandoned to tumbleweeds and spam.<br />

A fan <strong>who</strong> gets personally involved in the fan<br />

<strong>com</strong>munity, beyond merely enjoying the source<br />

material. The latter is a casual fan.<br />

<strong>com</strong>ics<br />

Star Trek<br />

actorfic, Stories about the actors themselves, as opposed to Xena,<br />

actor-fanfic the characters they play. See real-people fic. Roswell<br />

actorslash See real-people fic. Xena<br />

adult<br />

Refers to tales which are inappropriate for children<br />

due to sexual content, violence, or mature subject general<br />

matter.<br />

Anything which makes the reader declare that<br />

he/she is legally old enough to access adult<br />

age statement material. Often found in the form <strong>of</strong> a link that must general<br />

be purposely clicked to access adult material, thus<br />

removing liability from the writer and archivist.<br />

"Ares God <strong>of</strong> Love" -- Ares' designation in certain<br />

alternate-universe episodes, abbreviated in this Hercules:<br />

AGoL<br />

manner to differentiate him from Ares' normal nasty The<br />

self (sometimes denoted as AGoW -- "Ares God <strong>of</strong> Legendary<br />

War"). Noted here because it's not an immediately Journeys<br />

apparent acronym.<br />

AGoW<br />

alternate<br />

universe<br />

AMV<br />

"Ares God <strong>of</strong> War." See AGoL for full explanation.<br />

Imagine a universe slightly different from ours... All<br />

fictional settings and the variants there<strong>of</strong> are said to<br />

take place in alternate universes, as if they're<br />

Hercules:<br />

The<br />

Legendary<br />

Journeys<br />

actually real but can't be seen or reached except by<br />

general<br />

the imagination -- or by crossovers. ;) Sometimes<br />

this term is shortened to AU or A/U in other<br />

fandoms; however, the concept is universal. See<br />

also Elseworld (DC/Marvel) and uber (Xena).<br />

The acronym for Anime Music Video.<br />

anime/mang<br />

a<br />

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