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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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