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by bobwhite

Welcome to the MCForum FAQ. This is your one-stop, handy-dandy reference for such exciting topics as making text appear in italics and “Where should I post this funny picture of a hot dog choking Darth Whocares to death?” Included as well are some extra links and information that the members of the MCForum have gathered to help you along your path of mind control... uh, stuff.

This document is split into five parts. Really basic information is found in the “What is/Who is...?” section. “How do I...?” deals with—you guessed it—how to do things on the forum. If you want to start a topic (or “thread”), “Where do I...?” gives you an idea on which board you should start it. The few rules on what you can post are found in the “Rules” FAQ (separate from this one), and the “Helpful Links” section has a list of links that are calculated to be helpful for you in all of your writing endeavors.

Part 4: Rules

Note: the Rules FAQ is separate. Check that document for information on what you can and can’t post.

Part 5: Helpful Information

Helpful Links for writers
Archives featuring MC stories.
How to find a long lost MC story, even if you don’t know the title or author.
How to submit more helpful links.

Part 1: What is/Who is...?

Q: What is this FAQ? How do I use it?
A: This FAQ is a document that tells you how to do things on the MCForum, and where to do them. If you have a question about how to make a post look a certain way, or how to PM somebody, look here first.

Q: What is this “MC” that I see everywhere?
A: “MC” is an abbreviation for “Mind Control.” Used in the context of this forum, it is usually interchangeable with “EMC” (“Erotic Mind Control”) and MCE (“Mind Control Erotica”), but “MC” does not necessarily indicate erotica—only mind control. “MC” is also not to be confused with magnesium chloride, a useful salt which is abbreviated MgCl₂ (not “MC”); or MCHammer, a man who is conspicuously less useful than magnesium chloride.

Q: What is the MCForum?
A: The MCForum is an Internet Forum on which fans of all things MC (movies, stories, books, hypnotist shows, etc.) gather and talk about MC. Members have access to seven of the boards into which the forum is divided. There are descriptions of the individual boards shown on the main page of the forum, and the “Where do I?” part of this FAQ goes into more detail about what kind of messages should be posted to each board. Members can post in six of the seven boards; “Forum Policies and Announcements” is an announcement board only and only Administrators can post there.

Q: Who are the Administrators and Moderators, and what do they do?
A: Short answer: They are who they are, and hopefully they don’t have to do much of anything.
A: Longer answer: this forum has three Administrators (or Admins for short): Chase the Wind, the resident tech head; Michelle (also known as MichelleLovesTo), and bobwhite (also known as Joe). Administrators approve memberships, monitor the forum, address concerns about the forum (posts, member behavior, bugs, etc.), make announcements... you get the idea. Admins can edit or delete a member’s post or thread if it’s offensive or if it breaks the rules. They can lock threads, split threads when they go too off-topic, merge similar threads, move threads to more appropriate locations on the forum, etc.

There are also Moderators (or Mods for short), and for the most part they serve as Admins of their respective boards. Mods can do pretty much the same things Admins can do, except for approving memberships and other high-level Admin stuff. The Mods for the boards are listed next to the board’s name.

When you report a posted message to the moderators by clicking the “Report to Moderator” link at the bottom of the message, both the Admins and Moderator(s) of that board are alerted.

Q: What is this “Nothing, or nothing you can see...” business in the “Who’s Online” page?
A: When snooping around on the Who’s Online page to see what’s going on, you’ll see messages like “Nothing, or nothing you can see...” and “Unknown action” every so often. Usually, this is a Mod or an Admin doing something behind the scenes that members cannot see on the Who’s Online page. It’s as simple as that.

Q: What is a Profile? What can be found on a member’s profile?
A: Every member of the forum has a Profile. A profile, as you probably know, is a page that tells curious people and automated email web spiders a little about you. You can edit your own profile and view the profiles of others. From a member’s profile, you can see his or her general statistics, find his or her email or website if he or she hasn’t hidden it, and even click a link to see all of that member’s posts. Editing is described below in the “How do I...?” section.

Q: What is “Quick Reply?” How do I activate it?
A: “Quick Reply” is a box at the bottom of every topic/thread page that you can show or hide. If you show it, you can quickly reply to messages without hitting the Reply button at the top of the thread page you’re on, or the quote icon on a message you want to quote.

To show it, go to your profile by clicking the Profile button at the top of any page on the forum. Then, click Look and Layout Preferences on the left side of the screen. Near the bottom of the screen, there’s a drop down menu called Use quick reply on topic display: and there are three choices. The default, “don’t show at all,” hides the Quick Reply box completely. “Show, off by default” puts a “Quick Reply” link at the bottom of a thread’s page, and clicking it should open the Quick Reply box, but this feature is buggy at best and usually does not work.

Selecting “show, on by default” puts the Quick Reply box at the bottom of every thread page on which you can type a reply. More on this later.

Q: What is the #MC_Forum Chatroom?
A: The #MC_Forum chatroom is the official chatroom of the MCForum. It’s on Everywherechat, and there is more information below about how to access the chatroom. (There is a wealth of information about IRC out there on the net, the only info included here is specific to the forum and instructions on how to register your nickname.) The chatroom is “owned” by bobwhite, who is currently the sole moderator of the channel.

Part 2: How do I...?

Q: How do I view a member’s profile?
A: Almost any time you see a member’s name (other than if it’s just mentioned in a message or post), you can click it. When you do, you’ll go to that member’s public profile. If you click your own name, you’ll go to your own where you can edit it as described below.

Q: How do I add an avatar?
A: You can select one of the “stock” avatars, or use your own picture as an avatar. To use a stock avatar, follow these steps:

Click the Profile button near the top of the page you’re looking at (it appears on all the pages).
On the Profile page, click the Forum Profile Information link on the left side of the screen.
Make sure the Personalized Picture radio button is selected, and select images from the list until you find one you like.
At the bottom of the Profile screen, click the Change Profile button. You’re done!

To add your own avatar, there’s a bit more work involved, but it’s still easy.

First, get an avatar. It can be one that’s already made or one you make yourself. Make sure it’s not much wider than 150 pixels, though, or it’ll make your posts look weird. It can be taller than it is wide, but don’t get carried away. And keep the size as small as possible—it’s an avatar, not a high-resolution picture of the gunman on the grassy knoll!
Next, find a place to host the avatar. Do a search for image hosting services (there’s a few links in the Helpful Links section), upload the image, and copy the URL.
Click the Profile button near the top of the page you’re looking at (it appears on all the pages).
On the Profile page, click the Forum Profile Information link on the left side of the screen.
Make sure the I have my own pic radio button is selected.
Paste the URL for your avatar in the I have my own pic field. Make sure it’s not a link to a thumbnail or web page showing the image—use the direct link to the image; for example, http://www.ImageHostingService.com/server/myimage.jpg.
At the bottom of the Profile screen, click the Change Profile button. You’re done!

Q: How do I add a signature to each post?
A: It’s easy!

Click the Profile button near the top of the page you’re looking at (it appears on all the pages).
On the Profile page, click the Forum Profile Information link on the left side of the screen.
Scroll down until you see the Signature section. Enter your signature in the text box—it can be 300 characters long, and you can use any formatting you want (although the tags, described later in the FAQ, take up characters).
At the bottom of the Profile screen, click the Change Profile button. You’re done!

Q: How do I change that “I am a llama” text under my avatar?
A: Like most other things about your profile, changing your llama status is easy.

Click the Profile button near the top of the page you’re looking at (it appears on all the pages)
On the Profile page, click the Forum Profile Information link on the left side of the screen.
Right under where you select your avatars, you’ll see the Personal Text field. This is what appears under your avatar on all your posts. Change this, click Change profile, and you’re all set.

Q: (Profile) How do I keep others from seeing that I’m logged in?
A: If you don’t want others to see when you’re online, that’s fine. There is an easy way to change your profile so that you’ll be “hidden” to other members, Admins, Mods, and guests.

Click the Profile button near the top of the page you’re looking at (it appears on all the pages)
On the Profile page, click the Account Related Settings link on the left side of the screen.
Find a check box labeled Show others your online status?, and make sure there is no check in the box.
Go to the bottom of the screen and put your password in the Current Password: field, and click Change profile.

Q: How do I read the messages in a topic/thread? What about just the most recent messages?
A: Well, reading the messages in a topic is easy, once you’ve learned something about literacy. Of course, if you couldn’t read, you could not possibly read this FAQ, so I guess that remark is pointless. Reading the messages (or posts) in a topic (or thread) is as easy as going to the appropriate board by clicking the link to that board (MC Writing/Stories Discussion, Forum Feedback, etc.) and then clicking on the title of a thread. This will display the first page of that thread, and you can start reading from the first post.

Sometimes, there’s a thread that you’ve been following, and you may not want to wade through the old posts to get to the new ones. If the thread spans more than one page, then you can start on the latest page and go, but there’s an easier way: if you see a small blue icon that reads new next to the title of a thread, click that icon. You’ll zoom to the first new message in the thread.

Of course, there are other ways to get to the newer posts. On the forum index (the front page), you can see the most recent post by clicking the link to it in the far right column. Below the list of discussion boards, there are links to the last five posts, and below that there are links to both the most recent post on the forum and to a page with the 10 most recent posts.

Q: How do I post a reply in an existing thread?
A: There are several ways to do this. The easiest is to click the reply button at the top of the thread; you then go to the Post reply screen. On that screen, you can edit the text of the subject for your particular reply (this will not change the subject of the thread, though) or just type your message in the Message box. If you click the quote icon on a member’s message, you’ll be taken to this screen and the message whose quote icon you clicked will be quoted inside the text box for you. Type your reply below the quoted text. Whichever way you got there, you can check the spelling and/or preview the message before you post it by clicking the appropriate button.

If you have Quick Reply enabled (see above), you can type your reply directly into the Quick Reply box at the bottom of every thread page. Once you’ve typed the message, you can check its spelling, preview it, or post it.

Q: How do I start a topic/thread?
A: Before you start a new topic/thread, you must already have posted three (3) replies to existing threads. This rule, enacted the Day After Pi Day 2007, was put in place to keep spammers at bay. Once you have posted three replies in existing threads (they don’t all have to be in the same thread, nor do they all have to be in different threads), you’re ready.

You can start a new thread any time you need help with something (like finding a story, writing a scene, buying hypnosis fetish videos, etc.), or if you just want to open up a discussion and you don’t see any threads that fit your topic. (You should avoid starting several threads at once about the same topic, but more on this is covered in the Rules section.)

To start your new thread, first go to the appropriate board. (If you’re unsure, see the “Where do I?” part of the FAQ.) Then, click the new topic button at the head of the board you’re on. You’ll go to the Start new topic page, and from there you can enter a Subject (this will be the title of the thread), select a Message icon (this icon will be to the left of the thread title), and finally type out the first post in your new thread. When you’re done, you can spell check it, preview it, and/or post it. Once it’s posted, though, it’s posted—while you can delete your own posts, you cannot delete a thread-starting post.

Q: How do I start a poll?
A: Before you start a new poll, you must already have posted three (3) replies to existing threads. This rule, enacted the Day After Pi Day 2007, was put in place to keep spammers at bay. Once you have posted three replies in existing threads (they don’t all have to be in the same thread, nor do they all have to be in different threads), you’re ready.

A: A poll is a thread that, in the first post, has some kind of voting poll attached. This can be any kind of poll on any allowed subject (more on what’s allowed in the Rules FAQ). Starting a poll is very similar to starting a thread, but you click the new poll button instead of new topic. Then, you enter the Subject (title of the poll thread) and select a Message icon.

Now, you have to have some kind of question, or some statement about what the forum members are voting for. Enter this in the Question field—don’t worry if it’s long; the text will scroll to the side as you type. Then, you must fill in at least two choices; put these in the appropriate Option # fields. Again, it will scroll as you type, so be as specific as you want. If your poll has more than five choices, you can add more by clicking Add Option. (I’ve tested this to three hundred, so don’t worry—you won’t run out of options to add.)

You can set the maximum number of votes a member can enter in the Poll Options field; a 1 makes the choices radio buttons so only one choice can be selected, while any number greater than that creates check boxes. If you want, you can limit the number of days the poll can be voted on; when that time has elapsed the poll will lock down. There are three self-explanatory options that follow that allow you to control what results members see and when they see them. In the Message box, you can type the main part of your poll thread starter, just like you would if you were starting a thread.

Later, if you want to change the poll options and settings, you can click Edit Poll and do so. You can also lock the poll at any time. But, to change the post you started the poll with, see How do I change a post I’ve made after it’s posted? below.

How do I hide some or all of the text in my posts?
A:There are many times when you'll want to hide some parts of your post and allow anyone reading it to decide whether or not they want to see what's hidden. (Say, for example, posting a spoiler in a review for a story.) In the olden days of yore, you could simply use a tag to color your text to one of the two very slightly different background colors that were used on the MCForum, and your text would be invisible unless someone highlighted the hidden text. However, any member can select from a variety of background color themes now, so that method is unreliable.

Instead, use the aptly-named Spoiler feature. When writing a post in the editor screen, just select the text you'd like to hide, click the Spoiler button, and the text will be enclosed in [spoiler] spoiler tags [/spoiler]. You can also click the button first, and enter your text between the tags. If you're using the Quick Reply feature to reply and don't have access to the button, or if you just don't want to click it, you can also manually type the tag (like you can with all tags).

When you preview or post your message, you'll see that all the text (or images or whatever) you've placed between the tags is hidden, and in its place is "Spoiler (click to show/hide)." When someone clicks on the word "Spoiler," they'll see whatever you had between the tags. You can alter this slightly by changing the first tag to [spoiler=Your Text Here], which will add whatever short message you type after the "=" to the tag; in this example, it'd read "Spoiler: Your Text Here (click to shoe/hide)."

Q: How do I quote somebody’s post in my reply?
A: As described above, clicking the quote icon on a member’s message will take you to the Post reply page with the message already quoted in the Message box (if Quick Reply is disabled). If Quick Reply is enabled, the message you quote will be pasted into the Quick Reply box.

You can edit the text in the quote (to add emphasis, or delete extra text to focus on one point) if you want. The quoted text is between the [quote...] tag and the [/quote] tag, and all quoted text appears in a gray box.

Q: How do I quote more than one post in my reply?
A: With Quick Reply enabled, click the quote icon on each message on that page in the thread you want to quote. They’ll be pasted into the Quick Reply box in order. If you want to quote several messages and some are on other pages in the thread, you’ll have to use a text editor like Microsoft Notepad and, after quoting all the messages on one page, copy all of that text into the editor, go to the next page, and repeat until you’ve quoted everything you want to quote. Then, type your reply. You can type in between the quotes if you want, just separate the quoted messages (marked with [quote...] (quoted text) [/quote] tags) and type where you want.

Q: How do I enhance (italicize, embolden, etc.) the text in my post?
A: When you are typing up a message (a new topic, a reply to an existing one, a private message, etc.), you’ll see a bunch of icons above the text box. At any time, you can highlight the text you want to affect and click one of the icons; this causes the corresponding tag to be applied. The icons are pretty much standard in word processing and thus self explanatory.

However, some browsers behave strangely when you try to do that. Also, if you use Quick Reply to post, you don’t even have those buttons to play with. So, you’ll have to manually enter the tags, putting the text you want to enhance or format between the opening ([tag]) and ending ([/tag]) tags. Some of the most common ones are below.

[b]bold[/b]
[i]italics[/i]
[u]underscore[/u]
[s]~~strike through~~[/s]
[center](Text is centered.)[/center]
[size=Xpt](Text is shown X points in size; X must be a number.)[/size]
[color=color](Text is shown in the named color; use common names like red, green, blue, black, etc.)[/color]
[color=#XXXXXX](Text is shown in the specified color. It's in RGB hexidecimal format; #000000 us black, #FFFFFF is white. Any value inbetween will work.)[/color]

Q: How do I format the text in my post (alignment, lists, tables, etc.)?
A: Alignment is easy—surround the text with [center] or [right] tags (don’t forget the [/center] or [/right] ending tags!); by default, any text not tagged with either of these is aligned left so no tag is needed for that.

Lists: You can set up bulleted lists (numbered lists are not supported and must be typed in manually). These lists have a round bullet for each list item, and hanging indents keep it looking nice. Use the template below:

[list](List Title, if any)
 [li](first list item)[/li]
 [li](second list item)[/li]
 . . .
 [li](last list item)[/li]
[/list]

Tables: You can put text in tables. These tables have invisible borders and aren’t too customizable, but they’re still handy. You use [table] ... [/table] tags to set up the table, [tr] ... [/tr] to set up rows, and [td] ... [/td] to set up individual columns (cells in most cases) within those rows. Use the template below:

[table]
 [tr]
  [td]Text in Row 1, Cell 1[/td]
  [td]Text in Row 1, Cell 2[/td]
 [/tr]
 [tr]
  [td]Text in Row 2, Cell 1[/td]
  [td]Text in Row 2, Cell 2[/td]
 [/tr]
[table]

Q: How do I put a link to a web site without just putting the entire URL in my post? Can I link to a specific post on the MCForum?
A: To link to other web sites, images, files, etc.; you can always just put the whole URL in your post. It’ll be clickable automatically. But, if that URL is quite long (and they often are), it may cause the thread page to get so wide a horizontal scroll bar will appear at the bottom of everybody’s browser, since the forum doesn’t automatically wrap URLs that are wider than the screen. So, instead of doing that, try this:

[url=http://www.website.com]Click here[/url]

You can put any URL in place of http://www.website.com, even one pointing to an image or file. You can use any text between the [url] ... [/url] tags; that text will be clickable and the URL will be invisible.

You can link to any specific post, thread, or board on the MCForum by using the same method, but you’ll need the URL of the post, thread, or board; and you can’t always get it from your browser’s address bar.

To get the URL of a board on the forum (like MC Writing/Stories Discussion, for example), locate the board’s name and hover over it with your mouse. Hover over the title of a thread in order to link to a specific thread. Or, to link to a specific post, navigate to that post and hover over the subject at the top of that exact post (usually, it’s something like “Re: Thread Title”).

Now that you’ve found the link you need, you have to copy that URL. Usually, it appears near the bottom of your browser—you can manually type it out, or you can copy the link location by bringing up a context menu (usually by right-clicking the link, or by clicking and holding the button down on one-button mouse systems) and selecting the appropriate option. This can be “Copy Shortcut,” “Copy Link Location,” or something similar. Once you have the URL, you can follow the directions above to link to that exact spot in the forum.

Q. How do I put an email link without putting the entire email address in my post?
A: Typing an email address in your post automatically makes it clickable once it’s posted, but to have an email link that’s not just your email address, try this:

[email=email_address@whatever.something]Email me![/email]

You can use any email address in place of email_address@whatever.something. And you can change the text between the tags.

Q: How do I put an image in my post? What is “hotlinking?”
A: “Hotlinking” is the only method of putting images in your posts. Basically, you need to have an image that’s on the Internet somewhere (you can’t use one on your local computer), you need the URL of that image (like ), and you need to be sure the server supports hotlinking—for best results, use an image hosting service like ImageShack (for non-pornographic images) or Image Pile (porn-friendly). There are many others, so look around. Most image hosting services allow hotlinking, and even give you the code to use.

Once you have the URL of the image, put that URL between [img] ... [/img] tags:

[img]http://www.image_host_service.com/url_of_image.jpg[/img]

Once it’s posted or previewed, hit Refresh/Reload/Whatever on your browser. If the image disappears and does not reload, you can’t hotlink from that site and will have to host it somewhere. If it reloads, then hotlinking is allowed and everybody can see your image.

Q: How do I change a post I’ve made after it’s posted? Can I delete it?
A: After you’ve made a post, you can edit it (change it) or delete it altogether. Note: You cannot delete your post if you used it to start a new topic/thread or poll. If you need to do that, contact a Mod or Admin.

To edit your post, go to your post and click the modify icon. You’ll go to a screen where you can modify your post; when you’re done, you can spell check, preview, or save the changes. To delete your post, go to the post and click the delete icon. You’ll be asked if you want to remove the message—click OK or Yes if you’re sure you want it gone. Once it’s deleted, you cannot bring it back; you’ll have to retype the message and post it at the end of the thread.

Q: How do I alert the Moderators or Administrators to a post that I think is either overly offensive or otherwise breaks the rules?
A: If you come across a post that you feel should be reported to the moderators (abusive or offensive language, religious or political content, trolling, etc.), click the Report to moderator link at the bottom of the post. The Moderator(s) of that board, and the Admins, will be alerted. Note: they will know who reported the message, but they won’t divulge that information.

Q: How do I send another forum member a Private Message?
A: Private Messages, or PMs, are like emails within the forum. To send one to a member, you can either click that member’s Personal Message icon on one of their posts (it looks like a small green scroll), or go to that member’s profile by clicking that member’s name. Form the profile screen, you can scroll down and click Send this member a personal message.

You can also go to your own messages screen (Clicking the link at the top of the screen that says, Hey, Member, you have X messages, X are new), clicking the new msg button, and entering the member(s) name(s) to whom you want to send a message in the To: field. You can blind carbon-copy, as well, using the Bcc: field. Put commas between member names if you are sending to more than one person.

Q: How do I join the #MC_Forum chatroom with the Java client?
A: Click the Chat button near the top of the screen. You’ll be taken to the chat page, and the Java client will begin to load (if it does not, or if you get an error, you must download the latest version of Java at http://www.java.com/). You will be assigned a nickname that’s your MCForum member name with “_mcf” added at the end.

Q: How do I join the #MC_Forum chatroom with an IRC client other than the Java one on the forum?
A: Other clients have their own ways of doing things, but generally, all you need to know is the server, channel, and sometimes the port. Once you have these, you can use the documentation for your individual client—Chatzilla, mIRC, Trillian, etc.—to configure that client to connect to the chatroom. Here’s what you need to know:

Server: irc.everywherechat.com
Channel/Room: #MC_Forum
Port: almost any port works fine; 6667 is the default.

Q: How do I register a nickname in the #MC_Forum chatroom?
A: You can choose to register your nickname for the chatroom. You don’t really have to do this, but when you register your nickname, you will have a password-protected nickname (or “nick”) that nobody else in any chatroom on Everywherechat can use... unless they know your password. This is handy if you’re worried that someone will pretend to be you.

In the Java client, when you’re in the chatroom, you’ll see a line of icons at the top of the client. The third one from the left looks like a glorified stick figure standing in front of a giant notepad. When you hover your mouse over it, Member Profile appears at the bottom of the client. Click this button, and the Profile for YourNickname window will pop up. On the Profile tab, put a password in the Password field and click Register. You’re done!

In any other client, type the following, using your nickname for YourNickname and your password for YourPassword:

/services register YourNickname YourPassword

Part 3: Where do I...?

Q: Where do I post this new story I just wrote?
A: Well, whenever you write a story, read a story, want to talk about stories, want to talk about writing stories for others to read, etc., go to the MC Writing/Stories Discussion board. Writing MC stories, discussing MC stories, and anything in between goes on there. Have a question about grammar? Want to start yet another “Best MC Stories of the week/month/year/ever” thread? Do it there. Just make sure it’s MC story related.

If you’ve written a few stories and posted them to the forum, and you want to list them somewhere on a thread designed just for that purpose, find a thread in the MC Writing/Stories Discussion board called “Our Own Forum Creative Links...”. Post links to your stories in that thread.

Q: Where do I post this idea for a writing event or contest, or story for such an event?
A: Good question. If you want to look into hosting a story contest or exhibition, then go to Writing Contests/Exhibitions, and look around. Check out the top topic, “Event Scheduling Thread,” to see what’s coming up and to put your name in for the next available time slot. This isn’t necessary, of course, as you can announce a contest at any time—but it is polite.

Q: Where do I post this information about mind control movies, stage shows, photo manips, etc.?
A: Head on down to MC – Everything Else. If it’s MC but it’s not a story or poem, it’s here. If you have manips, remember that they must be hosted somewhere else—the MCForum does not allow you to actually attach images to posts like some forums do.

Q: Where can I let the administrators know that there’s a problem with the forum (i.e., something is not working right)?
A: Forum Feedback is the board on which you can post bug reports (when the forum isn’t working properly), complaints, comments, and praise about the forum itself. Messages that are not specifically about the forum, or its Admins or Mods, should not go on this board.

Q: Where do I post this funny joke, or some other message that has nothing to do with mind control?
A: It has often been said that all off-topic discussion should go to Non-MC Related. And there’s a reason for this conventional wisdom: it’s actually correct! If you want to say something that’s not about MC Stories, MC Story contests, MC movies or books or manips, MC Forum news, or barbecue pork, then it should go to the Non-MC Related board. And just to be safe, put all posts pertaining to barbecue pork (unless it’s an MC device you’re using in a story) in the Non-MC board as well.

Q: Where do I start a topic that will almost certainly get people all in a huff—the Controversial area? It’s the controversial area, isn’t it?
A: Easy there, Lucky. You should always think twice about posting something if you are pretty sure it’s going to piss a lot of people off. This goes for almost any topic—one thing that makes the MCForum a great place is the fact that, by and large, we’re fairly nice to each other most of the time.

That said, if you absolutely have to post something that you know will veer toward the political or religious side of things, put it in the Politics, Religion, and Too Controversial board. This goes for new topics, and for posts you plan on making in threads that are on the other boards. The same goes for other controversial topics that may not be inherently political or religious in nature, but that are nonetheless likely to cause some heated debate.

Keep in mind that the things that you talk about in that board should probably stay in that board. Posts of a political, religious, or otherwise overly controversial nature that are made in other boards are subject to movement to that board, or deletion altogether.

Part 4: Rules

Note: the Rules FAQ is separate. Check that document for information on what you can and can’t post.

Part 5: Helpful Information

Helpful Links for writers
There are a number of good links for writers located in this handy and aptly named thread, Writing Tips by various writers!

Free Archives Featuring MC Stories.

The Erotic Mind-Control Story Archive (EMCSA): all MC stories, all the time!
The Alt Sex Stories Text Repository (ASSTR): the host of the EMCSA, and some more MC stories!
Literotica: this archive has a large category of MC stories
StoriesOnline: more erotic stories, many with MC.
The Overflowing Bra: not as much MC, but it’s there—and boobs will get bigger.
FictionMania: It’s the source for TG (transgender) stories, most of which feature TG transformations and MC.

How to find a long lost MC story, even if you don’t know the title or author:
The most effective things you can do is ask—start a thread about it in the MC Writing/Stories Discussion board. But, if you don’t want to do that just yet, you do have some other options to try first.

If you think you know where a story was when you read it, try searching there. Some sites, like ASSTR, have their own search engines. Others, like the EMCSA, require you to browse by categories, titles, authors, etc. If you read the story on the MCForum, then there’s a chance its author has linked to it in the “Our Own Forum Creative Links...” thread.

Sometimes, you don’t know the author or the title, but you think you know where the story was and that site’s search engine (if there is one) isn’t helping. In that case, you can Google the site in question for that specific story (see below). If you suspect that the story was removed from a certain site, you can go to the Wayback Machine, enter the URL of the site in question, and look around for an archived version of the site from a time near when you originally read the story.

Example: To find a story on the EMCSA that was somehow about a perfume that made females want to have sex:

Go to http://www.google.com
In the “Search” field, type site:mcstories.com/, put in a space after the slash, and type perfume sex
Click on the “Search” button, or hit “Enter” on your keyboard.
Start looking through the results.

How to submit more helpful links.
If you want to add helpful writing links to the aforementioned Writing Tips by various writers! thread, then send a PM to any of the Admins, or either of the Mod for that group (Wiseguy).

r15 - 14 Mar 2008 - 02:59:28 - Main.BobWhite

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