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Regardless, if a fan calls you a mundane, they're<br />

insulting you by calling you worthless. Harry Potter<br />

fans use the word Muggle; Ren Faire types will just<br />

call you a 'Dane.<br />

MWPP<br />

Stands for "Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs" --<br />

refers to any fanfic written about these four Harry Potter<br />

characters in their Hogwarts school days.<br />

A <strong>com</strong>plete mythical or fictional universe which<br />

contains its own geography, history, culture, and<br />

mythosphere possibly even language(s). A mythosphere's Star Trek<br />

characters and the actors/artists <strong>who</strong> portray them<br />

is <strong>of</strong>ten humorously called a pantheon.<br />

N<br />

NAXIS Not A Kiss In Sight. See Noromo. X-Files<br />

In Japanese (and thus in anime fandom), "ne"<br />

ne, neh, ney<br />

means "right?" or "isn't it?" However, X-Men fans<br />

anime/mang<br />

also use "neh" or "ney" in the same sense, swiped<br />

a<br />

from Cajun character Gambit's manner <strong>of</strong> speaking.<br />

Just an interesting sidenote.<br />

negoboo<br />

The opposite <strong>of</strong> egoboo -- criticism or flames. A<br />

recently-coined pun.<br />

Star Wars<br />

neo See newbie. old fandom<br />

ne<strong>of</strong>an See newbie. old fandom<br />

Rules <strong>of</strong> acceptable online behavior. Whether<br />

assumed, word-<strong>of</strong>-mouth, or painstakingly<br />

netiquette<br />

recorded, these rules vary from situation to situation<br />

general<br />

-- and from fandom to fandom. If you're not a "local"<br />

(or even if you are!), it's best that you mind your<br />

manners.<br />

A raw new<strong>com</strong>er to any online group/place/genre,<br />

newbie<br />

sometimes less charitably called a "virgin," or in<br />

general<br />

older circles a "ne<strong>of</strong>an" ("neo" for short). Often not<br />

meant cruelly but as a simple statement <strong>of</strong> fact.<br />

nextgen See Next Generation.<br />

anime/mang<br />

a<br />

next<br />

generation<br />

A tale focusing on the children/descendants <strong>of</strong><br />

canon characters. Also called nextgen.<br />

anime/mang<br />

a, Roswell<br />

ng<br />

Newsgroup -- an old traditional type <strong>of</strong><br />

messageboard found on Usenet, a text-only old fandom<br />

sideline to the Internet.<br />

nm, (nm), NM "No Message." See (nt).<br />

general<br />

Non-consentual sexual act. The jury is still out on<br />

non-con<br />

the shades <strong>of</strong> meaning here -- some say non-con is<br />

general<br />

just another word for rape, while others see the two<br />

terms as subtly different.<br />

nonshipper<br />

A fan <strong>who</strong> opposes a popular pairing, preferring to<br />

view them in a non-romantic light. Also can mean a<br />

fan <strong>who</strong> doesn't care if said characters get it on or<br />

not, especially in fandoms heavily focused on said<br />

X-Files<br />

pairing. Ie. Mulder/Scully (X-Files), Harm/Mac<br />

(JAG), Clark/Lex (Smallville). See also noromo.<br />

non-standard Any MSTing that uses a cast, characters, and/or MST3K<br />

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