History Platform / FanFictionDotNet

FF.Net has had such a strong influence on the fan community that it was almost solely responsible for making the ScriptFic obsolete -- it banned almost all fics written in this form. This was mostly due to quality concerns over people being extremely lazy in their writing from the format. It has also banned RealPersonFic due to the potential for libel suits, forcing the RPF communities elsewhere, such as to Website/{{LiveJournal}}.

* BleachedUnderpants: [=FanFiction.Net=] formerly allowed NC-17-rated fanfics, such as {{Lemon}}s, with an age prompt screen and when they only allowed adults to have an account. In 2002, they placed a ban on those, because of those fanfics accounting for most of the complaints to the site and a large amount of them being of [[Rule34 subjects which are meant to be targeted to younger audiences]] and containing increasingly controversial content, and allowed users 13 and older to register accounts. However, due to the site's ([[ThePurge usually]]) spotty moderation and the fact that M-rated fanfics are hidden by default from fandom listings, 18+ material is still common under the M-rating.

* MostFanFicWritersAreGirls: According [[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001950,00.html this]] 2002 Magazine/TimeMagazine article, around 80% of FFN users at the time it was written claimed to be female.

It's been noted that the more popular fandoms are split between multiple media - this can make them difficult to sort and count. The site also has a Crossovers section, so elegantly designed that you can find the person who thought it was a good idea to cross ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' with ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'' within three clicks. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, one such story does exist]].

As of August 2019, the following fandoms had at least 40,000 submissions on FF.Net[[note]]This disregards crossovers and misplaced fanfiction, which is hard to count.[[/note]] (Story-count on the site has been rounded to approximate numbers.)

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': 844,000 stories [[note]]#1 in Books, #1 on the site[[/note]]
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': 438,000 stories [[note]]#1 in Anime/Manga[[/note]]

* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': 127,000 stories [[note]]#1 in TV Shows[[/note]]

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': 104,000 stories [[note]]#1 in Video Games[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': 45,800 stories [[note]]#1 in Cartoons[[/note]]

* ProfessionalWrestling: 43,800 stories [[note]]#1 in Misc[[/note]]

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': 42,100 stories [[note]]Though separate categories for ''Anime/SonicX'', ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'', and ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' do exist, this is used as an umbrella category for all ''Sonic'' continuities, especially ''ComicBook/SonictheHedgehogArchieComics''[[/note]]

Other reasons for protest include the admins providing vague and unclear reasons for removal of stories, or sometimes no reason given at all. There were also a small number of cases of wrongful removal of stories which were compliant with the guidelines. Some authors who appealed the removal reported that these stories were reinstated with reviews intact on successful appeal. If the author offers to change the content of their stories so that it doesn't match the original scripts they're based on they may also be able to avoid having them taken down. The guidelines, however, have essentially made {{Film Fic}}s no longer allowed, while {{Twice Told Tale}}s are risky at best.

FF.Net is free and moderately user-friendly. Most members have a love-hate relationship with it - while there are some authors who post there who are ''exceptionally'' talented, there are [[SturgeonsLaw many more authors who post there who... aren't]].

FF.Net has had such a strong influence on the fan community that it was almost solely responsible for making the ScriptFic obsolete - it banned almost all fics written in this form. This was mostly due to quality concerns over people being extremely lazy in their writing from the format. It has also banned RealPersonFic due to the potential for libel suits, forcing the RPF communities elsewhere, such as to Website/{{LiveJournal}}.

Since 2002, it has banned MA and NC-17-rated material and opened up the site to minors (13 year olds). [=LiveJournal=] became a haven where those against the vulgarity-ban fled, although alternate sites were also formed specifically for adult fanfics. See [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FanFiction.Net The Other Wiki]] for details.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': 42,100 stories [[note]]Though separate categories for ''Anime/SonicX'', ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'', and ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' do exist, this is used as an umbrella category for all ''Sonic'' continuities, especially ''ComicBook/SonictheHedgehogArchieComics''[[/note]]

* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'': 222,000 stories

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': 833,000 stories [[note]]#1 in Books, #1 on the site[[/note]]
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': 435,000 stories [[note]]#1 in Anime/Manga[[/note]]
* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'': 221,000 stories
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': 126,000 stories [[note]]#1 in TV Shows[[/note]]

* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'': 119,000 stories

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': 101,000 stories [[note]]#1 in Video Games[[/note]]

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': 85,100 stories
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': 75,500 stories
* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'': 76,200 stories
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': 74,200 stories
* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': 68,000 stories
* ''Manga/FairyTail'': 66,800 stories
* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'': 60,200 stories
* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': 57,200 stories
* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': 52,800 stories
* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': 51,600 stories
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': 50,400 stories
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': 51,200 stories
* ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'': 50,000 stories

* ''Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist'': 49,500 stories
* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': 46,000 stories
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': 47,400 stories
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': 44,900 stories [[note]]#1 in Cartoons[[/note]]
* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'': 44,400 stories
* ProfessionalWrestling: 43,700 stories [[note]]#1 in Misc[[/note]]
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': 42,600 stories
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'': 41,900 stories
* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': 41,700 stories
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': 41,400 stories [[note]]Though separate categories for ''Anime/SonicX'', ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'', and ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' do exist, this is used as an umbrella category for all ''Sonic'' continuities, especially ''ComicBook/SonictheHedgehogArchieComics''[[/note]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': 41,200 stories

The #1 in Comics is ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', with 17,700 stories. The #1 in Plays, excluding the generic Screenplays section, is ''Theatre/{{Rent}}'', with 7,000 stories.

* BleachedUnderpants: Fanfiction.Net formerly allowed NC-17-rated fanfics, such as {{Lemon}}s, with an age prompt screen and when they only allowed adults to have an account. In 2002, they placed a ban on those, because of those fanfics accounting for most of the complaints to the site and a large amount of them being of [[Rule34 subjects which are meant to be targeted to younger audiences]] and containing increasingly controversial content, and allowed users 13 and older to register accounts. However, due to the site's ([[ThePurge usually]]) spotty moderation and the fact that M-rated fanfics are hidden by default from fandom listings, 18+ material is still common under the M-rating.

There is still an M rating category, the tag of which still needs to be manually selected to view adult fics. For a number of years, writers insistent on posting MA and NC-17 material on FF.net despite the ban put their {{Lemon}} and {{Lime}} there instead. As enforcement was weak at best, ignorance and/or deliberate disregard of the TOS/Guidelines became almost an unspoken norm.

On June 2012, the admins ramped up their enforcement of TOS/guidelines. This included responding to reports of plagiarism, copyrighted material, non-stories, MA material incorrectly rated as M and resulted in the removal and suspension of thousands of stories/accounts which were allegedly in violation of the rules. [[http://fanlore.org/wiki/FanFiction.Net%27s_NC-17_Purges:_2002_and_2012 Among fans]], this was rather aptly named "ThePurge."

* ThePurge: As noted above, FFN is notorious for regularly and without warning deleting content that breaks TOS/Guidelines.

In response to the enforcement action, an estimated forty thousand users migrated the site in favor of Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn, [=FicWad=], and other fanfic-hosting sites. Key reasons for the outcry were complaints that there was no notice to change the "offending" material. (It should be noted however, that as stated the [[http://www.fanfiction.net/tos/ Terms of Service agreement]] for FF.Net, "[=FanFiction=].Net reserves the right to remove Content and User Submissions without prior notice.")

It also has a sister site, [[http://www.fictionpress.com/ FictionPress]]. It hosts original fiction instead of fanfiction.

It's been noted that the more popular fandoms are split between multiple media - this can make them difficult to sort and count. The site also has a Crossovers section, so eloquently designed that you can find the person who thought it was a good idea to cross ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' with ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'' within three clicks. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, one such story does exist]].

* BleachedUnderpants: Fanfiction.Net formerly allowed NC-17-rated fanfics, such as {{Lemon}}s, with an age prompt screen and when they only allowed adults to have an account. In 2002, they placed a ban on those, because of those fanfics accounting for most of the complaints to the site and a large amount of them being of [[Rule34 subjects which are meant to be targeted to younger audiences]] and containing increasingly controversial content, and allowed users 13 and older to register accounts. However, due to the site's spotty moderation and the fact that M-rated fanfics are hidden by default from fandom listings, 18+ material is still common under the M-rating.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/ FanFiction.Net]] (or FF.Net or FFN for short) is the [[NotableFanfictionArchives biggest archive for FanFic]] on the Internet, offering millions of stories, with a total length somewhere in the range of fifteen to twenty-five ''billion'' words. As of November 2017, the number of FF.Net user accounts created exceeded 10 million.

One interesting aspect of the site is that it simply ''is'' the reason that the MostFanficWritersAreGirls trope exists. While there has always been a decent female representation within fanfiction, this site really brought it to prominence. The vast majority of the members are, indeed, female and this has actually lead to sort of an inverse of the {{GIRL}} trope being used on the forums. Certainly, the male members using it as a social network tend to make a big deal out of their gender. The site is also popular as a social network, with a majority of the members signing up specifically for the forums. Much of the problem with the general quality comes from people that write stories without really caring due to either a sense of obligation or to get their name out there. Of course, this doesn't mean that there aren't many people who do want constructive feedback on their actual writing, but due to the very optimistic outlook of most members, it's not really the best place for it.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': 10,100 stories [[note]]#1 in Video Games[[/note]]

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': 809,000 stories [[note]]#1 in Books, #1 on the site[[/note]]
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': 428,000 stories [[note]]#1 in Anime/Manga[[/note]]
* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'': 220,000 stories
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': 123,000 stories [[note]]#1 in TV Shows[[/note]]
* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'': 121,000 stories
* ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'': 119,000 stories

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': 97,400 stories [[note]]#1 in Video Games[[/note]]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/ FanFiction.Net]] (or FF.Net or FFN for short) is the [[NotableFanfictionArchives biggest archive for FanFic]] on the Internet, offering millions of stories, with a total length somewhere in the range of fifteen to twenty-five ''[[{{Doorstopper}} billion]]'' words. As of November 2017, the number of FF.Net user accounts created exceeded 10 million.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/ FanFiction.Net]] (or FF.Net or FFN for short) is the [[NotableFanfictionArchives biggest archive for FanFic]] on the Internet, offering millions of stories, with a total length somewhere in the range of fifteen to twenty-five ''billion'' words. As of November 2017, the number of FF.Net user accounts created exceeded 10 million.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': 41,400 stories[[note]]Though separate categories for ''Anime/SonicX'', ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'', and ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' do exist, this is used as an umbrella category for all ''Sonic'' continuities, especially ''ComicBook/SonictheHedgehogArchieComics''[[/note]]

* ''Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist'': 49,400 stories
* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': 45,800 stories
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': 46,900 stories
* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'': 43,600 stories

* ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'': 47,000 stories
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': 42,900 stories [[note]]#1 in Cartoons[[/note]]
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'': 41,800 stories
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': 40,900 stories
* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': 41,000 stories
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': 40,800 stories
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'': 40,600 stories
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': 40,400 stories[[note]]Though separate categories for ''Anime/SonicX'', ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'', and ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' do exist, this is used as an umbrella category for all ''Sonic'' continuities, especially ''ComicBook/SonictheHedgehogArchieComics''[[/note]]