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--               Readers' Frequently Asked Questions                  --
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This document describes DargonZine, the Dargon Project, and FSFnet. It
was last updated in February 2005.


What is DargonZine?

    DargonZine is a strictly noncommercial electronic magazine that
    prints original fantasy fiction by aspiring Internet writers.

    DargonZine began life in 1985 as FSFnet, one of the first science
    fiction and fantasy magazines on the Internet. FSFnet printed not
    only original fantasy stories, but science fiction, book reviews,
    and other articles.

    At the end of its first year, several FSFnet contributors began
    writing in a common milieu, sharing their characters and setting: a
    medieval duchy called Dargon. Thus was the Dargon Project born.

    Over the next four years, stories based in Dargon increasingly
    supplanted the other articles and stories that also saw print in
    FSFnet. In 1988, FSFnet ceased printing anything but Dargon Project
    stories and was rechristened DargonZine.

    With more than twenty years of publishing history, DargonZine is
    one of the largest and most robust anthologies ever written. We are
    also proud to be the longest-running electronic magazine on the
    Internet.


What is the Dargon Project?

    The Dargon Project is an online writers' group, where many authors
    write in a common milieu, sharing settings and characters. Our
    stories take place in a medieval fantasy world that is
    predominantly human, at a late medieval technology level, and where
    magic is rare and wondrous.

    The project was designed to use the Internet to give aspiring
    fantasy writers a forum where they could meet and improve their
    craft through mutual contact and collaboration. By having their
    stories printed in DargonZine, our writers also gain exposure and
    feedback from a representative body of fantasy readers.


What is Dargon? How do I learn more about the setting?

    The fictional Duchy of Dargon is a small, out-of-the-way holding,
    situated in the extreme northwest corner of the Kingdom of Baranur.
    It is separated from the rest of the kingdom by a vast wood and a
    range of hills, and is ruled by the young Lord Clifton Dargon.
    Dargon Keep stands on a hill overlooking the town and port of
    Dargon, which lie at the mouth of the River Coldwell. The port is
    Dargon's only link to the more populated south, and the town is an
    active and busy place. Adventure can be found both within the
    city's walls and in the surrounding wildlands.

    A more detailed introduction to the milieu for new readers, as well
    as maps and a complete glossary can be found on the "About Dargon"
    page on our Web site at <http://www.dargonzine.org/aboutdar.shtml>.

    In addition, if you are reading the Web version of one of our
    stories and come across a person or place that you don't know,
    we've made that citation into a hyperlink that will conveniently
    take you to its Online Glossary entry.


How do I subscribe to DargonZine? Does it cost anything?

    There are two kinds of subscriptions. You can have each complete
    issue emailed to you in plain-text when it comes out, or we can
    send you a brief email notification when issues are published, so
    that you can obtain the issues at your leisure from our Web site.

    Both subscription types are completely free of charge and free of
    advertising. You can sign up by filling out the online subscription
    form at <http://www.dargonzine.org/subscrip.shtml>.


Does DargonZine announce new issues via an RSS feed?

    You can add DargonZine's RSS feed to your My Yahoo! page, your
    LiveJournal friends page, or any other RSS-capable news reader.
    Once you have done so, you will automatically see notifications
    whenever a new issue is released. The RSS feed URL is
    <http://www.dargonzine.org/dargonzine_rssfeed.xml>.

    For more information, see the "DargonZine News Feed" page on our
    Web site at <http://www.dargonzine.org/rssfeed.shtml>.


How often do issues come out? How big are they?

    Issues are distributed irregularly, whenever sufficient material is
    available. There are usually eight to twelve issues per year, with
    a new issue coming out every three to eight weeks on average.

    Issues usually are between 1000 and 2000 lines long (75-100k in
    plain-text). Users of email systems like MSN, HotMail, Yahoo! Mail,
    and AOL may find that they are unable to receive issues due to
    arbitrary disk quota or email size limits on their systems. If you
    suspect our issues may be too big for your email system, we
    recommend that you obtain a "notification-only" subscription and
    retrieve issues via our Web site or FTP.


How can I obtain back issues of DargonZine or FSFnet?

    The easiest way is to start at the "Back Issues" page on our Web
    site, at <http://www.dargonzine.org/backish.shtml>, which contains
    links to all our issues in both HTML and plain-text formats.

    Back issues of both FSFnet and DargonZine in plain-text format are
    also available via anonymous ftp. Ftp to users.primushost.com and
    look in the /members/d/a/dargon/back_ish directory.


Where is DargonZine's Web site and what's on it?

    DargonZine's URL is <http://www.dargonzine.org/>.

    Our Web site includes all kinds of Dargon-related resources,
    including current and back issues, our publication schedule, a
    collection of maps, author bios, an online glossary, the most
    recent news, and much more! But if you think there's a way we can
    make the Web site better, let us know!


How can I tell DargonZine's writers what I think of their stories?

    The easiest way to give your feedback is via our Reader Ratings
    system. Every HTML-formatted story on our Web site has a box that
    allows you to rate the story and provide a textual comment. You can
    also see all the ratings and comments from other readers, as well.

    Additional comments and feedback can be sent to the editor or
    directly to individual authors by email; however, be aware that a
    writer's email address may have changed since a story was printed;
    the most reliable place to find their addresses is on their bio
    pages, which are listed at <http://www.dargonzine.org/bios.shtml>.


Can I write for DargonZine?

    New writers are always enthusiastically welcomed. Writers who are
    interested in joining the Dargon Project should first read the
    DargonZine Writers' FAQ, which is available on our Web site at
    <http://www.dargonzine.org/writers.shtml>. That document lists some
    of the benefits of writing for DargonZine, as well as the time
    committment and other things we expect of project members.


Thanks for your interest, and please help spread the word!!!

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