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Hi all!

Since I'm a newbie LCfic reader, I was just wondering what FDK and WHAM stands for.

Thanks!
Mirage

Hi Mirage

FDK is a classic FoLC fanfic abbreviation, coined by Hazel in one of her fics, The Ultimate Drug . Do read it - it's short and very funny. (Incidentally, FDK actually stands for 'feedback' ).

A WHAM is something painful or horrible happening to our favourite characters. I've seen a couple of different interpretations of the acronym: it's either Wrenching, Hurtful, Agonising Moment, or Wistful, Hurting, Agonising Moment (something along those lines, anyway!)

Hope this helps.


Wendy

Hi

FDK is feedback. There was a fic written by the very talented Hazel a while back and the term just stuck. The Ultimate Drug

I don't remember exactly what the letters in WHAM stand for, but the term basically means a part in a story that evokes strong feelings, probably making you cry or want to cry. Somebody else might be able to give you a better, more exact definition.

I know there's a list of what all the accronyms mean, but I'm not sure where it is. Hopefully someone remembers and will post the link.

~Anna

Oh, that was so clever! I really liked the fic.

Thanks Wendy & Anna...but now I'm confused: what's the difference between a tank plot and a WHAM then?

Mirage

Mirage, do you mean a Tank Ending? The best way to explain that is to send you here , where the originator of the Tank Ending, Tank Wilson himself, explains what they're all about.

In summary, though, a Tank Ending is not intended to be taken seriously and is not actually part of a story. It's a fake 'death and destruction' ending, intended to be funny.

Oh, and by the way: since you liked Hazel's story, did you feed her FDK addiction?


Wendy

Mirage,

I found this link...it's rather outdated and I'm not sure if this folc (Buvana Padhman)is still active in the fandom, but she left her site up, so I figure it's fair game.
THE L&C ACRONYM LIST

Below are some arconyms more relevant to fic.

MBs = Message Boards
WIP = Work in Progress
WaFF = warm and fuzzy feelings (often used as an adjective...it's a very waffy story )
ToC = Table of Contents
TE = Tank Ending

If you have questions about others, just ask!

Sara

And while we're on the subject, someone asked me what PWP stands for, after reading Shape Of My Heart.

It means "Plot? What Plot?" otherwise known as "Plot? We don' need no stinkin' plot!" (obligatory bad Mexican accent to be used there).

It hails from the early days of the fandom, but was mostly used over in nfic to described short romps where LNC just had fun and there was no aplot (well no plot at all really as the term suggests ) to get in the way.

Transferring over to the gfic sides in later years, it denotes a waffy vignette with no aplot.

LabRat

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And yes, I'll remember to feed authors' FDK addictions from now on!

Thanks so much! Happy reading/writing, everyone!

Mirage