Frequently Asked Questions
ABOUT THE MEME
What is a kink meme?
What is a prompt freeze (and when do they occur)?
What’s the meme’s policy on underage prompts and fills?
Is RPF allowed?
Things that we appreciate.
     Nesting your fills
     Titling your fills
     Using subject lines
What are RTYIs and when are they appropriate?
What is the meme’s policy on spoilers?
What is hijacking?
What is kinkshaming?
What is flaming?
Is there a backup of the community in case of LJ apocalypse?

COMMON PROBLEMS
‘Why can’t I see my post?’ or ‘Why was my post deleted?’
What happened to my formatting?

PROMPTING
How do I post a prompt?
How often can I prompt?
Why are people ‘claiming’ prompts?

FILLING
How do I post a fill?
I’m interested in filling a prompt, but it’s from one of the older/full parts.
What happens if a prompting post reaches 9500 comments and I’m not done posting my WIP?
I filled a prompt, but it has not been added to the FPP yet. What do I do?
Can I fill my own prompt?
A fill seems to have been abandoned. Can I take over and fill it instead?
Where can I find a beta?

CLARIFYING ASPECTS OF FANDOM (I keep seeing ______. What is _______?):
What is Omegaverse?
People often write ‘Mycroft says X’ in their posts. What does it mean?
What’s with Anderson and the dinosaurs?
What’s with John and Jam?
What is the Wotsits theory?
What’s with Sherlock’s shirt-buttons?
What’s the origin of John’s red pants?
Who is Hamish?
Why does everyone keep implying that Mycroft has a carnal relationship with cake?
What is this otter thing?
What is this hedgehog thing?

MISC.
Useful acronyms
Useful HTML
     Spoiler cuts
     Inserting an image
     Typeface formatting
There are so many good prompts! How can I keep track of them?
I’m looking for a specific fill and I can’t find it. Can I prompt it?
My question has not been answered here, what should I do?

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Welcome to the BBC Sherlock kink meme! We are pleased to have you here. If this is your first visit, please check out our FAQ. Before you start browsing and prompting, please take a moment to read this post; it was written to help you have an optimal experience here.

For any and all questions, comments, or concerns regarding any part of the meme, use the Page-A-Mod post after checking to see whether your question is answered in the FAQ.

General guidelines:

• Anon posting is not required, but most definitely allowed. If you think you recognise an anon, keep it to yourself and don’t out them. IP tracking is off, and will remain that way.
• Multiple fills are encouraged, and all kinds of fills are accepted! Fic, art, vids, cosplay, interpretive dance--whatever. Go wild! :D
• Don’t reprompt until TWO parts after the last posting of the prompt.
• RPF (real person fic, i.e. fic involving the actors themselves) is not supported at this meme.
• Concrit is welcome, but kinkshaming, hijacking, and flaming are not tolerated.

Prompting/filling:

• Current Prompt Post: Where all the new prompts should go. Check the top of the post to see whether there's a freeze going on.
• Spoiler-free prompting post: This is the prompting area for people who are avoiding spoilers for the second series.
• Overflow post: This post is for filling prompts from prompt posts that have more than 9500 comments.
• Filled Prompts Post (Parts 1-23): This is an archive created to make it simple for people to browse through both filled and unfilled prompts. When you fill something, you have to use it to archive your fill.
• Filled Prompts Post (Parts 24+): Same as above, but for prompting parts 24 and up.
• Filled Prompts Post (Spoiler-free): Same as above, but for the spoiler-free prompting post.
• The meme's Delicious archive (and the guide that explains how it works).

Links to previous prompting parts:
Part I - Part II - Part III - Part IV - Part V  
Part VI - Part VII - Part VIII - Part IX - Part X
Part XI - Part XII - Part XIII - Part XIV - Part XV 
Part XVI - Part XVII - Part XVIII - Part XIX - Part XX
Part XXI - Part XXII - Part XXIII - Part XXIV - Part XXV  
Part XXVI - Part XXVII - Part XXVIII - Part XXIX - Part XXX
Part XXXI

Our other posts:

• Chatter post: This is a place for all sorts of off-topic discussion. You can also use it to find a beta, or ask a brit-pick-ish question.
• Love post: To complement the rant post, share the love!
• Searching post: This is the place where you can request help finding something: recs, fics, prompts, etc.
• Concrit post: This is an entirely optional and opt-in constructive criticism post.
• Story Announcement post: This post is specifically for announcing your new stories and linking to them off-meme.
• Orphan post: This is a place where you can post your WIPs that you don't plan to finish, with the hopes that someone will pick up where you left off.
• Friending Meme: Meet new people and make some friends.

Affiliates / Other links:

• sherlock_rant: A place to rant about or discuss anything with few to no restrictions.
• sherlock_rpf: This is a kinkmeme for RPF about the show.
• sherlockcrit: A multi-fandom betaing/concrit community, with a focus on BBC Sherlock.
• sherlockbbc: A community dedicated to the BBC adaptation of Sherlock Holmes.
• Useful resources for Sherlock and LiveJournal.
• Sherlock screencaps.