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Pit of Voles
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Etymology
en pit + en of + en voles, from the site's reputation in fandom as being filled with amateurish and poorly-written stories.
Proper noun
Pit of Voles
en fandom slang pejorative The online fan fiction archive FanFiction.net.
en 4 January 2009 The Wanderer [username] Re: AFSM Purpose? (was Re: Tokyo Trip Photos) https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.fan.sailor-moon/6hxen-xv5Tw/m5aK6v3hqKcJ alt.fan.sailor-moon I have comparatively little spare time compared to what I'd like, and what fanfiction reading I've been doing has tended to be in the less ugly depths of the Pit of VOles.
en 3 March 2009 KKGlinka [username] Re: Not Quite Off-Topic: ASC and the ASC Awards https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.startrek.creative/gflzRRFWa0g/NpmT3E-TqfgJ alt.startrek.creative This was my utter last choice as a posting avenue, because it's such an incredible pain in the butt to post here, compared to anywhere else, whether it's LJ, my website, a messageboard or even the Pit of Voles.
en 21 January 2014 Chrysti Cat Re: FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.arts.sf.written/abTjx2V_FRI/Fh-FIHMIfkwJ rec.arts.sf.written And in the ultimate case of inception-ism, the Pit of Voles is already up to 24 submissions of _Fangirl_ fanfic. Haven't checked Archive of Our Own yet... :-P
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