Fan-fiction WIKI
Canon
Canon refers to the "official" source material upon which fan fiction can be based.
In short, "canon" in the context of fan fiction is both the accepted "official" material itself, and a concept or detail promoted by the original work and/or in accepted "official" material.
Fandom
In fan fiction communities, especially online, generally fandom refers to people who enjoy a specific story, character, game, etc., and actively interact with others; that is, a group of (however scattered) such individuals who share interest in the same media.
(As we do here)
Fanon
Though it is distinct from canon, fanon is an interrelated concept, in that the term encompasses invented (non-canon or not verified as being canon) facts or situations, especially those which are used frequently in fan fiction so as to become seen by many as an extended part of the canon, becoming a form of meme within the fandom as often many writers and fans adopt the same fanon, often within a relatively short time frame.
Translated: Not canon. Made up by fans
Original fiction
The opposite of fan fiction; any fiction that is not considered fan fiction.
AU/AT
AU stands for "Alternate Universe" or "Alternative Universe". AT stands for Alternate Timeline.
An AU/AT story is one that makes major changes to the canonical storyline or premise, such as killing off a major character, changing characters' motives or alliances, annulling major events or changing the setting - for example taking the adolescent characters of a series and placing them in high school, even though there is no high school setting in the series canon, would be an "AU" story.
Translated: Your version of an already created universe/timeline.
A/N
Author's note, when the author wants to create an aside to explain something.
IC
IC is an acronym which stands for in character, and refers to the behavior of (usually canon) characters which seems logical given what is known about them and their previous behavior in canon. Its usage in reference to fan fiction is thus somewhat distinct from, but similar, to its usage in acting.
Translated: Characters are acting as they usually do in the original story.
OC
Stands for Original Character, i.e. a character created by the author of the fan fiction, as opposed to one already existing in canon
OOC
Stands for Out of Character. The acronym form of the term should not be confused with the version from the online role-playing community, in which the same acronym is often used to denote comments made that are made to be read outside of the context of the game's story (such as notes about when a player will next be available). Its usage in fan fiction is different, and closer to the original literary meaning of the term Out of character, referring only to the behavior of (usually canon) characters in the story itself regarding whether or not they seem "in-character".
Translated: The opposite to IC.
POV
Stands for Point of View and much like the acronym's usage elsewhere, refers to the perspective in which the story is written or meant to be viewed. It is sometimes also spelled with a lower case o (i.e. PoV), though the all-caps variation is common.
PWP
Plot? What Plot?, and is used to indicate or imply that a fan fiction story contains little or no plot.
R&R
Stands for Read and Review can also be written as r&r or rr. Is meant as an encouragement for the reader to read the story and review it afterwards
C&C
Stands for critique and comment. Same meaning as R&R.
TWT
Stands for Time line? What Time line? and is used when the author of a fanfiction has no particular time line in which the story takes place. This is likely a pun on the term 'PWP' and as been adopted in multiple fandoms.
WAFF (fluff)
Stands for "Warm And Fuzzy Feeling" or "Warm And Fuzzy Feelings", applied to stories which are intended to invoke those feelings in the reader, i.e. "feel good" stories. Also referred to as "fluff".
Alt
Fan fiction stories that are alternative versions of a specific section of canon are called "Alt-[Section of Canon]" stories[citation needed]. For example, an "Alt-HBP" story in Harry Potter fan fiction would be a different version of the sixth book (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, popularly shortened to "HBP"). While these can include a story for instance told from an alternative perspective than the canon version, they also do not actually necessarily relate to the original plot of that portion of canon and in cases where the original canon is a series or gains a sequel, many "alt" stories were simply written before the new installment came out. For instance, if an author wrote a fan fiction detailing the events of Harry Potter's sixth year at school before the release of Half Blood Prince, then the story would still be considered an "Alt-HBP" story - even if it is told from Harry's perspective.
There are two core variations of "alt" fiction: If the story was written before the canon story came out, then it is also considered a "Pre-[Section of Canon]" story, e.g. "Pre-HBP". If the fan fiction was written after the canon story came out, then it is considered to be a form of alternate universe story; stories such as these are sometimes (though not exclusively) written as a form of literary protest[citation needed] if the new canon installment does not meet the fan author's expectations or introduces events which the fan author dislikes, such as the death of a favorite character. They may also involve a "what-if" experiment in which the author wishes to explore what might have happened if a certain canon episode had turned out differently—if, for example, Romeo had not stepped between Mercutio and Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet or if Harry Potter had sorted into a different school house.
Translation: No idea how to make this easier to understand. Think it has something to do with AU.
Crossover
Another fan fiction subgenre is the crossover story, in which either characters from one story exist in (or are transported to) another pre-existing story's world, or more commonly, characters from two or more stories interact.
Example: Kingdom Hearts
Alternate pairing and "shipping"
In fan fiction communities, pairing refers exclusively to romantic or erotic involvement; never to mere friendship or team involvement. An alternate pairing story centers on a relationship between characters who are not involved nor seen as involved in canon.
Fans often refer to a pairing as a "ship" (short for "relationship") and people who are in favor of two particular characters pairing up are referred to as "shippers.
Crack!fic (or
Crackfic)
A form of fan fiction in which characters are put in very random, nonsensical situations, and most often are all OOC. Its name, derived from the drugs, uses the irrationality from the drug high as an example of what to expect in the piece. Generally these are humor pieces. Also occasionally known as a sugarfic, probably from the common assertion in author's notes that the story was written on a "sugar high", or the stereotype of such.
Fluff
A genre in which the story is devoid of angst and takes on a mood of light-hearted romance.
Backlog Breaker
Is done by posters who have been swamped with unread posts from as little as 1 to 10 pages. Backlog breakers are attempts to remedy the situation by replying to the parts which readers wishes to comment/reply on in one post.
Backlog Breaker Extreme
Same as Backlog Breaker, only it's 10-20 pages.
Shiny Crack/Shine dust
A special kind of prettier crack made by not so pretty forum goer TheShinySword (TSS). Characters have a tendency to be self-aware and desperate for screen time.
See also Hayate's Lesbian Army
Hayate's Lesbian Army
A very special organization theorized about by Vice while he was drunk in the first chapter of Magical Babysitter Lyrical Zafira. Little did he know how right he was. The TSAB is all a front for Hayate's grand army, no one is safe from it's might and any fanboy who gets too close to the truth is Starlight Breaker'd to Never Neverland.
Features predominantly in Crack and Crack's prettier brother Shiny Crack
Sataurial Productions
Combined effort between Mercurian Angel's artwork and Satashi's writing. Completed doujinshi include:
Emerald Bell
OC Thread (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Character Creation and Discussion for long title)
A thread directed at creating OC's and discussing them, but you will also find fan-fictions, world discussins, crack and more here.
Bunnyism
A term usually used when hawt NanoFate action repeats itself over a short period of time.
WanWaned
To be exposed to a high amount of sensual material to the point where you see the world through permanent wanwan goggles 2. To have a brain that has been infected to the point of hopelessness, unsalvageableness and perverseness similar to Wanwan's. 3. Becoming someone with the inability to get his or her mind out of the gutter. Wanwaning, wanwaned
See also:
Wanwan goggles
Wan Wan Vision/Goggles
A term hard to describe. It usually involves the user wanwan1203 and some kind of misunderstanding. "Wan Wan Vision" is used by wanwan herself when something can be misunderstood in a text into sexual context.
"Wan Wan Googles" is the same thing, other than that it is only used by other people, enabling them to see how wanwan would have interpreted it.
Special Section – Nanohaverse Relationships
(These have no original source, only fandom)
(Thanks to Black_Wolf for helping me on this)
FatexNanoha = NanoFate
FatexSignum = Fignum, Fatenum
NanohaxVita = Vitoha, NanoVita, Vitoka (uncertain)
ShamalxSignum = Sigmal, Shagnum (uncertain)
VitaxVivio = Vitio
ChronoxYuuno = Yunoro (uncertain)
ReinxAgito = Ragito, Reito (uncertain)
NanohaxYuuno = Yunoha (uncertain)
FatexChrono = Frono (uncertain)
HayatexYuuno = Hayauno (uncertain)
ZafiraxArf = Zarf (uncertain)
TeanaxSubaru = Tearu (uncertain)
Forum members Relationships
wanwan1203xNaolin = Wanao
SatashixMercurian Angel = Sataurial
KhaxKeroko = Kharoko
TelexNikki = Telenik