Talk:Mercedes Lackey

Added information about ML's current fanfic policy (with reference to her Web site stating such). I'll try and get to a more substantive edit-and-expansion RSN. Adding material on her pro writing career won't be difficult. Adding material on her fanfic policies will be...interesting...because some of the relevant material dates back to GEnie, and may be difficult to document via external sources. I was on the GEnie SFRT back in the day, and an occasional participant in the GEnie satellite "Queen's Own" area moderated by ML and LD. AFAIK, there wasn't an organizational connection between "Modems of the Queen" (as it was called) and the offline QO organization, but the Valdemar fanfic used some of the same releases and rules. --djonn 02:38, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

And here's the substantive editing and expansion (including, wonder of wonders, an actual copy of the release form!). [Although I wonder how long that will stay up, given that (a) it's now officially no longer required, and (b) it's got a real-world non-PO Box address for ML on it, which I'd think is Not A Good Idea in the present Webworld.] Note the ?s attached to a good many of the dates in the timeline section; anyone who can corroborate with more specific information is heartily encouraged to update. --djonn 23:58, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

I'm loving all this info you're adding, Djonn, both here and in Sherlock Holmes. It's wonderful.

This release form is so interesting, and unique in fandom. I wonder if we can, and should, find a way to upload an image of the document itself (redacting the address, of course) to Fanlore? You're right, it will disappear at some point, and I'd hate to lose it. Thoughts, anyone? Mrs. Potato Head 11:48, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

I'll do a screen grab of the release form and add it.--Morgandawn 16:55, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

My edits on May 28

I didn't remove any info from this page, but instead rearranged some sections, re-titled some sections, combined some sections, and tried to make this complicated page less complicated. --MPH (talk) 15:56, 28 May 2022 (UTC) Added: I did shorten up a quote, but directed it to its own page, and removed a duplicate. --MPH (talk) 15:57, 28 May 2022 (UTC)