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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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