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Simply Undeniable Submission Guides

The following are the rules for submitting fiction to the Simply Undeniable Fanfiction archive. By posting a story here, you are stating that you have read and reviewed these rules and will abide by them.

Our guidelines are quite simple. All rules are in place to create a better looking archive and to eliminate anything that doesn't belong here at SU.

Article 1 - Questionable Content
Article 2 - Shipping
Article 3 - Slash
Article 4 - Beta Service
Article 5 - Story Standards
            Spelling
            Grammar
            Content
            Quality
            Ratings
Article 6 - Length
Article 7 - Plagiarism
Article 8 - Publishing and Submission of Stories
Article 9 - Change of Policy

Article 1 - Questionable Content:

1.1

Simply Undeniable does NOT accept submissions that contain the following subject matter:

professor/student (clearly this would NOT be acceptable at Hogwarts! This also include any incidences of Adult/teenager i.e.: Harry/Tonks in a fic where he his still under the age of Eighteen (18).)

necrophilia.

bestiality.

1.2

Simply Undeniable does not accept submissions which graphically describe the following subject matter:

incest

Dealing with the aftermath of this scenario is okay, but the actual act, or graphic descriptions of such cannot appear in your submission.

1.3

Simply Undeniable will accept submissions with the following subject matter ONLY upon Wizengamot approval AND with distinct warnings in the summary:

extreme violence

non-cons

extreme sexual fetishes

1.4

The subject matter outlined above is subject to Wizengamot approval, and may not be validated if deemed inappropriate.

1.5

Submissions declined due to the inclusion of any disallowed material cannot be resubmitted.

1.6

All submissions containing the allowed content must have proper warning in the summary.

1.7

If proper warning is not included, the submission will automatically be declined, and can only be re-submitted when the Summary has been changed to include the appropriate warning.

Article 2 - Shipping:

2.1

This is a R/H and H/G shipping site.

2.2

R/H and H/G cannot be contradicted in any fic or category. Trio fics are not accepted.

2.3

R/H and H/G cannot be permanently paired with any other character - including OC's. Hints at a relationship between either couple only to have them end up with someone else is not permitted.

2.4

All other ships are acceptable, as long as R/H and H/G are together, or the aforementioned characters are omitted completely.

2.5

Due to spam submitted by opponents of the H/G and R/Hr ships, all stories containing a character death of Ron, Hermione, Harry, or Ginny, must not be a one-shot fiction (one chapter length). This is only allowed in a multi-chaptered story. The Wizengamot reserves the right to reject any fit they deem unfit for the archive.

2.6

Simply Undeniable's shipping policy is non-negotiable. If you have a problem with this, SU is not the site for you.

Article 3 - Slash:

3.1

Slash pairings with the exception of Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Ginny are permitted.

3.2

Hints and comments that Ron, Hermione, Harry, or Ginny have in the past dabbled in a same-sex relationship is permitted in any fic or category.

3.3

Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Ginny cannot be permanently paired in a slash relationship. i.e.: SU will not accept an epic-length fic which puts Harry Potter in a long term slash relationship with Draco Malfoy, and has Harry merely longing for Ginny Weasley. Single chapter outtakes of epic-length fics where the main pairing is ship-friendly and depicts a slash pairing will be acceptable.

3.4

Submissions in which a slash pairing is the main focus of the story, contain explicit content depicting acts between same-sex partners must be housed in the "Shrieking Shack". A category dedicated specifically towards slash.
UPDATE: This category has been removed due to non-use. Please enter your story into another appropriate category - Restricted Section, The Common Room, St. Mungos, The Time Turner or Firewhiskey.

3.5

Submissions which have a slash pairing that is not the main focus of the story, merely hints at or exposes a slash pairing, and does not have scenes depicting acts between same-sex partners may be housed in the other categories.

3.6

Simply Undeniable's policy on slash is non-negotiable. If you have a problem with this, SU is not the site for you.

Article 4 - Beta Service:

4.1

All authors agree that any submissions must go through a Beta Reader. This does NOT have to be an SU beta as long as someone has acted as your editor.

4.2

The Beta Service is free, and is given to you as a favour to help authors better their writing. Any author deemed of abusing this service will be given a warning.

4.3

If an author does not respond to a beta's email within a two-week period from the day the beta sends the email, the chapter will be deleted from our queue, and the author will need to resubmit.

4.4

All submissions must meet the minimum requirements outlined in Article 5 in order to be eligible for our beta service. Any submission which does not meet these standards will be rejected.

Article 5 - Story Standards:

5.1

Spelling:

Any story or chapter that misspells a major character's name, a house name, or any other important HP element more than five (5) times will be declined.

Any story that has more than fifteen (15) spelling mistakes for every thousand (1000) words will be declined.

Any chapter, of a work in progress already archived, that has more than fifteen (15) spelling mistakes will be declined.

Submissions declined for spelling may be resubmitted.

The re-submitted chapter is subject to all regular guidelines and can be declined again, if standards are not met.

5.2

Grammar:

Any story that has more than thirty (30) major grammatical errors for every thousand (1000) words will be declined.

Major errors include, but may not be limited to:

Incorrect capitalization

Incorrect punctuation

Incorrect use of ellipses (…)

Incorrect use of quotation marks

Incorrect verb tenses

Incorrect use of the passive voice

Incorrect punctuation of dialogue

Netspeak

Author's Notes (A/N) appearing in the middle of the chapter will result in immediate rejection.

Any chapter, of a work in progress already archived, that has more than thirty (30) major grammar errors will be declined.

Stories or chapters declined for grammar may be resubmitted.

The re-submitted chapter is subject to all regular guidelines and can be declined again, if standards are not met.

5.3

Content:

The Wizengamot may decline any story they deem unfit.

This is purely subjective.

Submissions rejected because of unfit content cannot be resubmitted.

Please note that a "GA" rating means that there are no swear words in the story. Period.

Please note that the "F" word (and British equivalents) constitutes an immediate "MA" rating. Note that when you set a rating for a fic it must be for the story as a whole everything entered into the restricted section must be marked as "RA".

Submissions must be placed in proper category. If you are unsure of your category, please refer to the category descriptions and make your best guess. If still unsure, contact a member of the Wizengamot.

Submission MUST be written in English. Your story may contain parts of texts in other languages, but the main language of your story has to be English.

Your story cannot be in all caps or large Articles of the story can't be in all caps. REMEMBER THAT TYPING IN CAPS IS SHOUTING AND IS REALLY HARD TO READ FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

Do NoT wRiTe In AlTeRnAtE CaPs. Apart from the fact that it takes ages to write, when one sees alternate caps, mostly people stop reading. So you will have wasted your time, and ours.

Please ensure that the title and summary of your story have proper capitalization and punctuation.

As of version 1.1.5 (11/07/05) SU will no longer accept any fic in skit, script or screenplay format. It must be a story, which includes proper paragraph, spacing, and dialogue structure.

5.4

Quality:

Errors in quality include, but are not limited to:

lack of original plot

clumsy sentences

too choppy

no real explanation for characters being out of character

any other factor the Wizengamot deems to not meet the Standard of Quality

5.5

Ratings:

Simply undeniable uses a custom rating system, similar to but NOT the same as the MPAA's ratings.

(GA) General Audience - MPAA rated "G"

(TA) Teen Audience - MPAA rated "PG" to "PG-13"

(MA) Mature Audience - MPAA rated "R"

(RA) Restricted Audience - MPAA rated "NC-17"

If submitting an "MA" or "RA" rated story, characters must be AT LEAST sixteen (16) years of age. (legal age of consent in the UK) PLEASE NOTE that adult/minor guidelines still apply.

All "RA" rated stories will be located in "The Restricted Section" category, where readers must be 18 years of age and request permission to access the stories. "MA" rated submissions will remain in their specific categories, but will however be restricted as well.

The Wizengamot may change a rating on any story at any time, if they deem it necessary.

SU policy on ratings is to protect against legal issues.

There are no exceptions to this policy.

Article 6 - Length:

6.1

All story submissions must be a minimum of one thousand (1000) words in length. (this includes one-shot stories, and excludes both prologues and epilogues in a chaptered work.)

6.2

This limit indicates actual story content, and does not include quotes, song lyrics, or Author's notes.

Article 7 - Plagiarism:

7.1

Any author who plagiarizes another author's work:

Will be given a written warning, and the offending piece will be moved to a different database for later reference if necessary.

If the author does not comply with our warning, they will have all access banned and all stories moved to another database for later reference if necessary.

7.2

Any author, who has previously received a written warning, and commits a second act of plagiarism will have all access banned (again) without warning and the Wizengamot will alert other sites.

7.3

Plagiarism includes:

Copying, word for word, another author's work without permission.

Copying a substantial part of another author's work without permission.

Paraphrasing another author's work or idea without permission.

Using substantial part of another author's idea without permission.

Passing off another author's work as your own.

"Rewrites" and any other form of compilation or occurrence that can be construed as plagiarism.

7.4

The Wizengamot shall decide whether or not a work is construed as plagiarized. This is NOT debatable.

7.5

All SU authors and members are subject to this policy.

7.6

This policy is subject to change without notice.

Article 8 - Publishing and Submission of Stories:

8.1

Authors may submit a maximum of five (5) chapters in any 24 hour period. (this includes one-shots!) Any excess shall be deleted with no notice.

8.2

Please ensure your fiction has proper carriage returns between paragraphs. Also ensure that it is properly formatted. (Hint: Use the Preview mode to check for this.)

8.3

Entry title and summary must contain appropriate language. The Wizengamot retains the right to edit summaries as we deem fit.

8.4

Authors who spam our story queue with multiple uploads of the same story or chapter will be given a warning. (If you are unsure if your submission has gone through to our queue, please e-mail the Wizengamot and ask us to verify.) Please note that responses may take up to two business days.

8.5

If an author persists in spamming our queue, their IP address will be banned from the server for no less than 72 hours.

8.6

If any author(s) does not update a story archived on Simplyundeniable.com within four months of updating the same story on another archive, the Wizengamot reserves the right to remove that story from Simplyundeniable.com

8.7

Submissions which include a banner in the summary will be have said banner removed. This is simply to keep the archive looking the same for every Author. Authors are permitted to submit chapter images, however, they MUST be at 468X60 standard banner size only. The Wizengamot will be keeping an eye on these images. If too many incidences of broken links occur, or our bandwidth increases this option will be revoked

Article 9 - Change of Policy:

9.1

These policies and guidelines are effective immediately.

9.2

All authors are subject to these policies.

9.3

The new policies and guidelines will not be enforced for already archived stories, however:

All new submissions are subject to these policies and guidelines.

All stories currently waiting publishing in our story queue are subject to these terms.

All new chapters submitted for work in process stories are subject to these policies and guidelines.

9.4

These policies and guidelines are subject to change without notice.

version 1.2.0.1 amendments submitted by Darth Oinker on Sept 24, 2006.