Do we have a bar for inclusion on fansites or not? Hermione1980 22:37, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
Spanish
I created the category in Spanish thinking in visitor of this wikia that do not take the English as a native language. If you think that I should not have done it, please do not deleted it, first warn me ok? --Lukks 20:46, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
- No, I like the idea of having a Spanish section! -- Freakatone Talk 20:38, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
This site
Shouldn't we add this site to the list? TurboGolf 21:25, December 11, 2009 (UTC)
- We don't need to do that. --ÈnŔîčö DC
(Send me an Owl!) 03:11, December 12, 2009 (UTC)
Cleanup
This article could definitely use some cleanup. A number of the links seem to be written more like ads and the listings could probably use some order as well. Also, there's such a large number of links that I wouldn't be surprised if some of them are broken. Perhaps I'll have a look at it later myself and work on it some... ProfessorTofty 01:45, November 1, 2011 (UTC)
- Could we possibly look in to creating a separate page for RPGs or enforce listing of them less like an advertisement agency? This seems to be getting a little out of control and at any given time half of the RPG links do not work.
- 75.135.74.28 07:47, June 24, 2012 (UTC) M.S.
- Cleanup complete through the Encyclopedias section. Coming up next, the RPGs. I'm afraid this is our fault for ever allowing material written in that format to be added to the page in the first place, but I guess there's nothing for it but to go through it and clean it up. ProfessorTofty (talk) 21:54, September 4, 2012 (UTC)
- Advertising copy cleanup - completed - to-do - organise the sites in a better manner - active sites listed first, I would think, followed by ones that haven't been updated in more than six months or so, followed by ones only available via Web Archive. And each within those groups in alphabetical order. I also agree that it still might be good to split the article, though it's really not that big now. ProfessorTofty (talk) 21:30, September 12, 2012 (UTC)
I'm not sure whether to edit...
But there is a site I've been a member of since 2003- I might have missed it on the list, but it's the Chamber of Secrets forum, www.cosforums.com. It's huge, and there's lots of activity on there. Just thought I'd mention it, because I haven't been using this site for long and I'm not sure what I can and can't do :D
The supreme mother trudy (talk) 10:23, July 5, 2012 (UTC)
Hello, could we have our page added to the list? www.wix.com/pokedata/potterfans ~Admin Slughorn
Opinions
Personally, I feel that the listing of fan sites in general shouldn't be allowed and that the whole page should be deleted. Or else that only the ones directly mentioned by J. K. Rowling herself could be put on the page in a list without ads. But I like the idea of deleting the page more. There has been too much moving sites ahead for greater prominence, site descriptions sounding like advertisements and deletion of valid sites. It'd save a lot of time, energy and space for everybody. --Hunnie Bunn (talk) 23:34, July 8, 2013 (UTC)
- To be sure, the problems you mentioned have been a pain in the neck. However, I'm in favour of keeping the page mainly because I think it serves one important purpose-- it gives people a place to put those links that they might otherwise try to insert elsewhere, or worse, try to create entire pages for those sites. Sure, we did have that whole "MyHogwarts" issue a while back, but I think that without this page, it's certainly possible that the problem could be a whole lot worse. ProfessorTofty (talk) 00:06, July 9, 2013 (UTC)
- Fair enough. --Hunnie Bunn (talk) 00:24, July 9, 2013 (UTC)
"Other wikias" section
Shouldn't the links in this section be in short form? For instance, instead of "[http://harrypotter.answers.wikia.com Harry Potter Answers Wiki]" the link IMO should be "[[w:c:harrypotter.answers|Harry Potter Answers Wiki]]. Or is there a reason for preferring long form? — RobertATfm (talk) 07:33, July 9, 2013 (UTC)
Link addition
Could I get a link added? http://z13.invisionfree.com/waveringshadows/index.php AmberElison (talk) 15:34, August 29, 2013 (UTC)
- Request moved to the bottom of the page by me. I went ahead and added the link. ProfessorTofty (talk) 02:31, August 30, 2013 (UTC)
Abbreviation problem
As my native language is not English I have a question. In the section "Fansites", subsection "Virtual Hogwarts Sites" you can read under "Hogwarts School":
Set as a Harry Potter AU, ...
What does this AU mean, please?
Harry granger Talk contribs 16:10, August 13, 2014 (UTC)
- In this case, "AU", or "A. U.", means "alternate universe". --Hunnie Bunn (talk) 16:15, August 13, 2014 (UTC)
- Ah, thank you. :-) Harry granger Talk contribs 16:50, August 13, 2014 (UTC)
New question
In the section RPG is an abbreviation I don't know. By "Rocky Mountain International" is said:
An RPG set in the Harry Potter universe at a magical school in Boulder, Colorado, USA. RMI is in its 17th term, accepts only OCs, and is currently seeking several new staff members. Established 29 December 2006.
But what please are OCs?
Harry granger Talk contribs 15:26, August 14, 2014 (UTC)
- An "OC" or "O.C." is an "original character": it is one that doesn't come from canon, and has few familial ties to canonical characters. --Hunnie Bunn (talk) 15:46, August 14, 2014 (UTC)
- Wow, that's interesting. Thank you! :-) Harry granger Talk contribs 16:06, August 14, 2014 (UTC)
Next question
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In the section "International Fansites" under "Sweden" is the next for me unknown abbreviation:
Fefo: A Swedish forum for just Harry Potter, but also things 'IRL.
What is meant with IRL, please?
Harry granger Talk contribs 16:59, August 14, 2014 (UTC)
- "I'n Real Life". — RobertATfm (talk) 17:43, August 14, 2014 (UTC)