‡ Memoirs of a Dream ‡

• http://www.chibikebi.com/moad/
  
• Slash and Femmeslash archive.
• Ratings: All.
• Authors' review by lightbringer.
• Reader review by lightbringer.
  

‡ Authors' Review ‡

• Are the rules and terms of submission easy to find?
  This is the archive for this mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/moad/, you can find the rules and submit fics there.
• Do they supply a beta reader for authors?
  No.
• Are they polite about rejecting fics?
  I don't think they reject fics.
• Do they remove author's notes or copyright notices without asking the author first?
  Yes.
• Do they ever archive fics without permission?
  You need to specify if a story is not supposed to be archived if you post to the list.
• Are they prompt about removing fics at an author's request?
  Unknown.
• What is their plagiarism policy...do they investigate or do they take a complainant at their word?
  They don't have a plagiarism policy listed in their ToS.
• Do they update at least once a month?
  Mostly! :)
• Do they make it possible for readers to leave feedback?
  They give authors' email adresses.
• Is their location stable, or do they move frequently?
  The site moved when it was Black Sabbath, and then renamed itself and moved. Since there is a mailing list, it probably won't change names again.

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‡ Reader review ‡

• Is the site attractive?
  It's okay, but it's a little hard to read. (The contrast between text and background could be stronger).
• Is the site easy to navigate? (can you get to all the main sections from every page, or do they rely on the 'back' button an awful lot?)
  It's navigable. The main sections all link.
• How selective is the archive? (Are you likely to find a good story?)
  The archive focuses on being supportive, so it may be that any story on their mailing list can get in.
• Are they a specialty (ship or genre centric) or general (only ratings restrictions) archive?
  It's a slash & femmeslash archive.
• Is it easy to navigate within multi-chaptered stories?
  Each chapter appears on the index page as a seperate link; individual chapters pop up in new windows.
• Are there search engines? Are they easy to use?
  No search engine. This is a small archive, so a search engine isn't appropriate.
• Are the indexes (author, title listings) clearly laid out?
  Yes. There is an index by author, and the newest stories are noted on the index page.
• Are stories appropriately labelled if they require warnings?
  Yes.
• How many pages do you have to search through to get to the first story?
  splash > home > archive > fanfiction > letter range > story.
• Is it easy to leave feedback?
  Yes.

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