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ecause nobody else is.<br />

IDIC<br />

"Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations." The<br />

Vulcan motto, <strong>of</strong>ten used to symbolize fandom's Star Trek<br />

acceptance <strong>of</strong> all members weird and wonderful.<br />

illo, illoe<br />

Short for "illustration." So far this term is mainly<br />

confined to Senners, but these things tend to The Sentinel<br />

spread.<br />

index See hubsite. Xena, others<br />

A request for information intended to assist with<br />

infoquest<br />

writing a fanfic. If the acronym "IQ" is spotted in a <strong>com</strong>ics,<br />

subject line, send all responses by private mail or others<br />

else!<br />

Inside The<br />

Web<br />

ITW for short -- a free service that once hosted<br />

most fic-related messageboards. Notoriously buggy<br />

and now defunct.<br />

general<br />

IRC for short. A free (so far) chat service used by<br />

Internet Relay<br />

many in this fandom to congregate and gab. For<br />

Chat<br />

more info, click here or visit Dal.net.<br />

general<br />

IQ<br />

An acronym used in subject headers on mailing <strong>com</strong>ics,<br />

lists <strong>like</strong> OTL. Short for infoquest.<br />

others<br />

IRC The acronym for Internet Relay Chat. general<br />

ITW The acronym for Inside The Web. general<br />

J<br />

Japanimation<br />

using it.<br />

jossed<br />

kakkoii<br />

kawaii<br />

kerfuffle,<br />

kerfluffle<br />

The old term for anime. Considered somewhat<br />

<strong>of</strong>fensive, both racially and as a pun; try to avoid<br />

As in Buffy creator Joss Whedon. A fanfic author's<br />

theories on what "really happened" in a canon<br />

plothole are "jossed" when the canon source<br />

provides information which contradicts those fan<br />

theories. Ie. all fanfics dealing with how Angel got<br />

out <strong>of</strong> Hell were jossed when his return was shown<br />

in an actual episode.<br />

anime/mang<br />

a<br />

Buffy, Angel<br />

K<br />

Literal meaning in Japanese: "(the)<br />

anime/mang<br />

form/appearance (is) good." Modern usage is closer<br />

a<br />

to the American slang term "cool."<br />

Japanese for "Cuuuute!" Has crept into many anime/mang<br />

anime fans' vocabulary -- and beyond.<br />

a<br />

An argument, <strong>of</strong>ten (but not always) about fanstuff<br />

and usually in writing. Could count as a small<br />

general/LJ<br />

flamewar, except the for the trivializing undertone <strong>of</strong><br />

"petty bickering over something stupid/pointless."<br />

A fanfic where the entire point <strong>of</strong> the story is to<br />

Kill [fill in the murder an unpopular character. Common targets<br />

character] Fic include Wesley Crusher (ST:TNG), Joxer (Xena),<br />

and Jar Jar Binks (SW).<br />

L<br />

A Mary Sue PWP -- basically little more than<br />

"author's avatar gets canon character into the<br />

lay story<br />

sack." A very old term which predates the Internet<br />

by about ten years.<br />

originally<br />

Star Trek<br />

Star Trek<br />

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