As of January, 2011, The Mystic Wolf Pub is now open to all new authors and artists who wish to join, and who have not been directly disqualified by the administration for previous behavior. (In other words, if you haven't ticked Eric off royally, you can post your work here.)

CONTENT RESTRICTIONS:

This site is open to all kinds of content: non-fiction, fiction, erotica, non-erotica, gay, straight, bi... The Pub does not believe in censorship, nor do we hold any value in "obscenity" laws. If the law cannot define, in concrete terms, what, precisely, is illegal, then it is, in our opinion, an unenforceable law, because the citizens can never know whether or not they're breaking it. Having said that, there are three things that are forbidden content here at The Pub:

• Illegal Content There are some things it is actually illegal to put in print. For instance, publishing someone's private information without their explicit permission. Other things, such as giving actual instructions on building bombs, or creating computer viruses, or hacking computers, are also illegal. We will not publish these. (This would mostly apply to nonfiction works, but it is possible to reveal some of this in a fiction work, as well.)
• Copyright Infringement If you don't own it, you can't post it. If you've gotten explicit written permission from the owner of the material to post here, then you can post it, but we will ask to see that permission. Please note that it has already been well established that neither fanfiction nor parody are considered copyright infringement.
• Legally objected to material What this means is very simple: If a judge, or our web host, tell us that we have to remove the material, we will comply.

These are the only content restrictions in force at The Pub. Though we personally find some other material objectionable, it's not our purpose, nor our place, to pick and choose which stories should be placed in front of the reader. The readers will decide whether or not they want to read the material.

In order to become a contributing author or artist, please follow these directions:

1. If you aren't a site member already, Go to Website Registration and become a member of the site.
2. Once your membership is activated (you'll get an email about that), Send an email to Eric Storm requesting that your author / artist account be activated.

When your account is activated, you'll receive further instructions from Eric about what you have to do before you can post a story or picture. (Don't worry, not much else to be done. Just some form-filling-out.)

Now, it needs to be made clear that becoming an author or artist on this site is not necessarily a "for life" deal. You can, of course, leave whenever you choose, just by letting Eric know you want your work pulled. There are, however, a few other ways that you can be removed from the site. They are as follows:

• Violation of activity requirement - No, we don't require you to post story material on a schedule. What we do require is that you participate in the community here. The Pub is designed to help authors (or artists) and their fans to interact. The fans cannot interact if you are not present. This is not a cut-and-dried process: If there is a good reason you can't be here for a while, just let Eric know. Otherwise, try to speak up once in a while, so we know you're still paying attention.
• Reader Opinion - This site was originally by invitation of the readers only. Eric conducted a poll in 2010, and it was clear that what the readers wanted was more authors, but still with quality in mind. As such, the way the site now works is as follows: Anyone can post here, but if your recommendations are too low, you will be asked to leave. These numbers are not visible to the readers. They are visible to the authors, but only in summary form. (No personal opinions are revealed.) If it becomes clear that the readership of this site doesn't like your work, you will be asked to leave. This is what they said they wanted.
• Pissing Off Eric - Also known as POE, if you irritate the administrator much too far, you will be asked to leave, and your work will be visible here (say it with me...) "Nevermore." If you are actually worried about doing this by accident, don't be. Committing POE is a universally intentional act, and you'd have plenty of warning that this was coming. This rule is here so that Eric has the right to get rid of people he simply cannot work with.