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Prompt responses must be good-faith attempts at new stories/poems (No AI)
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Prompt responses must be good-faith attempts at new stories/poems (No AI)
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100 words minimum for stories, 30 for poems but include [Poem]
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Newly written by you for the prompt (no AI)
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Plagiarism will result in a ban
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No joke, copypasta, or AI-generated responses
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For off topic/clarification, reply to the sticky comment
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No explicitly sexual themes; other harmful content
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No explicitly sexual themes; other harmful content
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No explicit sexual responses / erotica
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Includes, but is not limited to, forms of pedophilia, bestiality, incest, rape, suicide, violence against children, and explicit torture
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Avoid racism and detailed uses of suicide, mental health stereotypes, and political debate
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Use your best judgment, but mods have final say
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Be civil in discussion, feedback, and critiques
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Be civil in discussion, feedback, and critiques
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Users are held to a higher standard here. Think before posting
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We are here to encourage writing
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Understand that people here are at all different levels:
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New writers
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Experienced writers
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Professional writers
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Users who are just learning English
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Typos and grammatical errors are possible. Be nice if you point it out
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Feedback and critiques are encouraged, but just saying something's bad is not helpful at all and will be considered trolling
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All submissions must be tagged
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All submissions must be tagged
All submissions must start with one capitalized tag in square brackets:
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[WP] - Writing Prompt
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[SP] - Simple Prompt
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[EU] - Established Universe
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[CW] - Constrained Writing
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[TT] - Theme Thursday
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[MP] - Media Prompt
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[IP] - Image Prompt
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[RF] - Reality Fiction
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[PM] - Prompt Me
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[PI] - Prompt Inspired
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[OT] - Off Topic
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No recent reposts, even if changing small details
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No recent reposts, even if changing small details
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Search before submitting! (Popular ideas can cause floods)
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Reposts are allowed, given time (around two weeks)
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Don't take a recent prompt and change/invert small details
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Prompt in title, avoid commissions/games
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Prompt in title, avoid commissions/games
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Prompt in the title and only use text for commentary or links for [IP]s and [MP]s. Avoid too many details
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No requesting writing or editing services, or homework help
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Don't post ads without getting permission in modmail first
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Don't ask writers to pick titles or content from another sub or site
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Prompts should not call for using autocorrect, autocomplete, or only emojis
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No posts likely to end in rule-breaking comments
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No posts likely to end in rule-breaking comments
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Avoid real world drama (including politics, recent tragedies)
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Inspire an effort, avoid simple questions, "write anything", or fill-in-the-blanks
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Don't ask for preexisting content (prompts are meant for new writing)
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No explicitly sexual themes, hate speech, or other harmful content (including hate speech, racism, politics, necrophila, pedophila, bestiality, incest, torture, rape, violence against children, suicide, and mental health stereotypes)
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No troll, poop, or meme-based prompts
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Keep it about writing, not competing/making money
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Keep it about writing, not competing/making money
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Wait until prompt is 24 hours old before linking from other subs to avoid vote manipulation and/or brigading (Text posts OK with no link and links from a story to another sub are fine)
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Don't spam the subreddit with links to crowdfunding sites like Patreon and Paypal. Authors are free to link to those from their personal subreddits
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Any recording or use of other people's stories must follow the guidance in the FAQ
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