‡ SnitchFiction.net ‡

• http://www.snitchfiction.net/
  
• Ratings: All.
• Authors' review by snidget, site administrator.
• Reader review by lightbringer.

‡ Authors' Review ‡

• Are the rules and terms of submission easy to find?
  The Registration Terms and Terms of Service are both available from a drop down menu from every main page of the site. The direct links are http://www.snitchfiction.net/tos/ and http://www.snitchfiction.net/cgi-bin/stories/members.cgi?action=regterms, respectively.
• Do you supply a beta reader for authors?
  No. Authors are responsible for their own story content and editing.
• Are you polite about rejecting fics?
  As Snitch Fiction is an automated, open archive, we do not reject any stories out of hand. For more information about archive policies on quality control, visit http://www.snitchfiction.net/help/#I.4.
  The only instance where a fic will be later rejected from the archive by the Admin will be if it violates our TOS or is posted by someone who is not an eligible member (underaged poster, etc.).
• Do you remove author's notes or copyright notices without asking the author first?
  No. While Snitch Fiction ammends a general disclaimer at the foot of every story, authors have total control over adding any additional disclaimers and story notes in the body of their fic.
• Do you ever archive fics without permission?
  No! Only authors archive their stories, when they want and how they want.
• Are you prompt about removing fics at an author's request?
  This has been a matter of confusion for some members so I'm glad it's a question brought up here =).
  Due to an administrative screw-up (that would be me), individual authors can't delete their story files immediately. This capability will be restored as soon it's been re-written into the base scripts (I accidentally deleted the new version I wrote that allowed it).
  However, authors have the ability to delete their stories themselves, immediately, by editing them to be titled 'DELETE ME' and erase all story text. In this way an author can instantly yank a story from the archive if they so desire.
  When the author notifies the Admin of a 'DELETE ME' request, the Admin will remove the empty file ASAP, hopefully within 48 hours. If the author doesn't email Admin to request a DELETE ME, then those stories will be removed whenever convenient/ the Admin notices them in the story index.
  We are working on this one so it's less confusing and more convenient.
• What is your plagiarism policy...do you investigate or do you take a complainant at their word?
  We have not had any plagarism reports as yet (may we never have any!). However, any plagarism reports will be investigated on the basis of the information provided. For example, if a member were to report a plagarized story and provided a link to the original source material (posted to ML, another archive, whatever) we would research the dates these materials came on line, interview interested parties, etc. as needed.
• Do you update at least once a month?
  Again, this is under the control of the authors, not the Admin. But they seem to be updating every few minutes! =) Admin updates to site maintenance, features, etc. are reported at Snitch Fiction's live journal: http://www.livejournal.com/~snitchfiction/.
• Do you make it possible for readers to leave feedback?
  We are still investigating the best options for on-site system review methods and hope to bring a working feedback option to the archive soon.
  In the meantime, authors have the option to display their email address and Instant Messenger s/ns in their member profile page and in the body of their individual stories. Readers can always comment via an email link if the author choses to provide one.
• Is your location stable, or do you move frequently?
  So far we have been! We had a few shaky days on bandwidth when we first opened, but that seems to be settled in now.
  We are still a very 'young' archive but are committed to allowing authors as much control as we can in posting and modifying their stories. We hope that readers can also have a good experience with our simple layout and easy to use navigational-interface.

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‡ Reader review ‡

• Is the site attractive?
  It's very clean and easy to understand.
• 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 is easy to navigate.
• How selective is the archive? (Are you likely to find a good story?)
  Not selective at all. There is a huge range of quality here.
• Are they a specialty (ship or genre centric) or general (only ratings restrictions) archive?
  General.
• Is it easy to navigate within multi-chaptered stories?
  Actually, all stories are on one html page, which means authors of particularily long stories may choose to split their story up into different files, and then put the addresses in themselves.
• Are there search engines? Are they easy to use?
  There is a search engine, which sorts by rating, pairing, etc. However, you can't search by title or author through the search. Once you find an author's story you can link to their list of stories by clicking on their name.
• Are the indexes (author, title listings) clearly laid out?
  There really aren't any indexes.
• Are stories appropriately labelled if they require warnings?
  There is a disclaimer in regards to the possibility of explicit content on the front page, and each story's rating is listed in the summary.
• How many pages do you have to search through to get to the first story?
  Three.
• Is it easy to leave feedback?
  If the author disclosed their email address, yes.

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