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03 December 2005 @ 07:07 pm
New SCHAL Community  
I just wanted to remind everyone that we gave up [info]sch_addiction and founded a new [info]schal community, where everyone can/may/must post reviews.

Posting guidelines can be found in our last post.

Go, friend [info]schal
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sch_addiction
20 November 2005 @ 10:31 pm
S.C.H.A.L. Community Guidelines  

  1. Always be polite, don't flame, no one-line reviews, no netspeak,... you get it.

  2. REVIEWS, no self-plugs. And no,you are not allowed to pimp your best friend's fic either.

  3. Please use this template when you post:
    Title: add Title here (including link!)
    Author: Author's name (including lj-username if there is one)
    Rating: PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, Death-sentence,...
    Summary: blablabla Harry blabla Snape blabla Chocolate...
    (Warning:) We would appreciate it if you could put a warning if the fic has unusual situations, e.g. Mpreg, threesomes, chan (under sixteen),...

  4. Please add TAGs to your review. It makes searching for fics far easier.
    Tags

    • Fic lengths: short, one-shot (less than 5000 words), middle length (5000 - 35000 words), novel-length (more than 35 k words).
    • Category: Snarry, Severitus, gen, slash, pre-slash, het, chocolate. 
    • Pairings: Apart from SS/HP, if you think they are important.
    • important information: post-Hogwarts, AU, post- HBP, post-DH.
    • Title of the fic.

F.A.Q.

What kind of fics am I allowed to review?
We accept reviews to all fics that portray the relationship between Harry and Snape.
It can be:
  • a romantic relationship (Snarry)
  • a familial relationship (Severitus' challenge)
  • a working relationship between collegues
  • mentor/mentee
  • Snape as Harry's father-in-law
  •  ...
It can be anything that deals with Harry and Snape and the way they feel about each other, their interaction, their opinions about one another, whether it's love or hate or indifference.

I just read a novel-length fic about the Trio's seventh year and the author did a wonderful job with Snape's role as a spy and Harry's reaction to it. Am I allowed to post my review to that fic here?
Yes, please. We also accept reviews on fics where the Harry and Snape interaction is only a subplot of the main story, as long as the review focuses (a bit) on Harry and Snape.

I want to review a fic that is not Snarry. May I?
YES! Het, Slash, Gen ... everything is fine, as long as it has Snape and Harry in it. We strongly encourage people to post more non-Snarry fics (although we really like those too)

I am not yet of age, may I still friend your community?
Sure. We would only ask you to stay away from the NC-17 fics. But you are very welcome to review some lower rated fics.

I do not have an LJ account, can I still post a review?
Yes, but while we allow annoymous posting, you have to sign your post. And for the time being all posts will be scanned by Nessime, Morrighan or Maryx before they appear in the community.

Someone else has already reviewed my favourite fic. May I still write a review?
Yes, please. We want to give our readers a broad overview of the fics that are recommended here. As different people have different opinions, a second, third fourths review can be very helpful. We will then add Tags to link together the different reviews for one fic.

Someone has review a fic and when I read this fic I did not like it at all. May I write a counter-review?
Well, if 'counter-review' means that you just say 'This fic sucks and reviewer #1 is an idiot to rec it': No!
If 'counter-review' means that you tell us what you didn't like about the fic and why you didn't like and you are polite in your review: YES, please! Not everyone has the same taste and it will help the reader when searching for interesting fics; however, in general, this is a recommendation community, so please avoid writing negative reviews of stories that have not already been reviewed on SCHAL. Another instance in which a negative review would be acceptable is a well-known story (such as "The Tea Series" or "If You Are Prepared") that you do not appreciate as well as everyone else seems to.

If you are not sure how to write a good negative review, have a look at the elaborate guest review Alexandra Dane left on S.C.H.A.L.

I would like to post a review, but I do not know how to use LJ codes. Could you tell me how to make your template in html?
The easiest way would be to use a nice little programme like Deepest Sender or LJ-net or to post in Rich Text mode. However, we are nice and we want you to post, so here you are:
<b>Title:</b> <a href="add link here">Title of the fic</a>
<b>Author:</b> Author's name aka <lj user="lj user-name">
<b>Rating:</b> PG, PG-13, R, NC-17, Death-sentence,...
<b>Summary:</b> blablabla Harry blabla Snape blabla Chocolate...
(<b>Warning:</b>) We would appreciate it if you could put a warning if the fic has unusual situations, e.g. Mpreg, threesomes, chan (under sixteen),... 
A new line is: <br> BTW

I've seen that you had chocolate reviews in the past. Can I also review my favourite chocolate?
Sure. S.C.H.A.L. stands for Snape Chocolate Harry Addiction League. We love chocolate and we love mouth-watering chocolate reviews.

How long will it take till you scan/approve my review?
The three of us live in various locations around the world and spend far too much time online, so the chances are quite high that we'll get the reviews within hours of the time you submitted it. Then we'll read it, make sure the link is working and that none of your ancestors were trolls, and then it will be online!

I still have some questions. May I ask you?
No. We bite. *rolls eyes*
Sure you may. Nessime needs a muzzle, though.

How can I contact you?
SnapeChocolateHarry[at]gmail[dot]com is a safe bet. There are other ways as well...


One very important fact, before I forget: The new Snape Chocolate Harry Addiction League is here: S.C.H.A.L.

Go! Friend! Review! Save Link!

Morrighan, Nessime, Maryx


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sch_addiction
14 November 2005 @ 08:59 am
Nessime's Birthday  

Happy Birthday [info]fleurdeliser



We wish you all the best and lots of chocolate ;-)


Morrighan & Maryx


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sch_addiction
22 August 2005 @ 11:05 am
Interactivity  
SCHAL has been in existence for three months now, three months that were very interesting, funny and challenging. Through SCHAL we have met very great people, authors we admired from afar, too intimidated to ever count ourselves worthy of their attention suddenly friended us and left comments on SCHAL. But also many normal fans whom we might never have noticed enough on big sites like FA turned out to be fascinating people with interesting things to say.
It has been a very good time so far and we hope that there are many more months for us to come.

SCHAL's aim is not only recommending fics, but telling our readers what's good about fics and what not. Naturally as tastes differ our opinions on good and not-so-good differ as well, so every review looks at a fic from a different angle giving our readers a more complete picture of a fic.

This variety of views is great, but could yet be greater. We want to make SCHAL more interactiv.
We want you, our readers, to give your opinion.
Did we miss a certain important point? - Write your own review!
Did we praise this fic to the skies although it was cliched and full of plot holes? - Write your own review!
Did we praise it to the skies and you want to elevate it to heaven? - Write your own review!

If you decide to write a well-crafted mini essay on the pros and cons of a certain fic just post it as a comment.
We might then copy selected reviews  into the main post where they add to our recommendations.
Oh, yes, and please regard the usual rules concerning spelling, grammar, netspeak and flaming.

We would just ask you to leave a name with your post (or sign in with your LJ name) and not to review fics that have not yet been reviewed by either Nessime, Morrighan or Maryx.

Now go on, read and review!

Yours,
The SCHAL team!

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sch_addiction
15 July 2005 @ 07:58 pm
HBP and spoilers  
Good reading! to all those in Australia and New Zealand who got their copies at midnight.
Patience! to all those that are still waiting. ;)

As for SCHAL's spoiler policy: We will not post spoilers. Why should we? We will continue to read and review Harry and Snape fanfiction. Once we stumble upon the first SCHAL-worthy post HBP fiction, we will warn you that it will contain spoilers . If the review itself contains spoilers, we will put it behind a LJ cut.

All those who will not have the possibilty of reading HBP during the next weeks can be assured that it will still be save to visit SCHAL.

Maryx
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sch_addiction
13 July 2005 @ 02:59 pm
List of Recommended Fics  
Although it might sometimes appear to be different: I'm neither dead nor have I given up on SCHAL. I just do not have the time to read at the moment - no reading, no reviews! In two weeks I will be done with all my presentations, will have written all my papers, will have moved to another appartment and will have read and reread HBP - and then I'll put all my energy into HP and SCHAL!
Maryx

I thought it would be time to update our list of fics that we already reviewed.


List of SCHAL-approved fics

A Taste of Liberty by Lamardeuse. review

Afterthought & Forethought by Ellipsical. review

All Things Considered by Claggart. review

Anybody else by [info]dementordelta. review

Anywhre But Here by Sam Vimes aka [info]copperbadge. review

Blood Magic by [info]gatewaygirl. review

Changes by procyonblack. review

Conduits of Sorcery by Penumbra. review

Corvus Corone by [info]rinsbane. review

Dark and Stormy Night by Willidan. review

Dumbledore's Folly by [info]dementordelta. review

Flight by Sushi. review

Fly-Fishing for Beginners by Jay Tryfanstone. review

Good Enough by Perse. review

Hush by Mia Ugly. review

In Between Days by [info]atrata. review

Learning to Spell by [info]nattish. review

Legilimens by Jocelyn. review

Lucid by Sinope. review

Nights Nothings by [info]atrata (Harry) and [info]switchknife (Severus). review

Nocturne by [info]tiranog. review

Pariah by Aucta Sinistra. review

Patesco by Kelex. review

Penance is the Play by [info]maeglinyedi. review

Price of Magic by [info]ac1d6urn. review

Pride and Prejudice by Cat Samwise. review

Primer to the Dark Arts by [info]icarusancalion. review

Sacrifice Knowing by Dianann. review

Seeing Red by [info]dementordelta. review

Severus and the Crup by Josan ([info]josanpg). review

She's a . . . Lady? by Abstract Concept. review

So Lonely Without Me by [info]caligryphy. review

Something to live for by Accio Snape. review

Somewhere I Belong I & Somewhere I Belong II by Shadowarwen. review

Stuck on Parseltongue by Molly Morrison. review

Sunrises (and sequel: Happily Ever After) by Juliatheyounger. review

Testing the Waters by [info]captainjames. review

The Best Gift by Jade Lee. review

The Boy Who Lived A Bit by [info]bar_bar_ella. review

The Care of Infants by [info]stellahobbit. review

The Challenge by Cybele. review

The Cupboard by [info]enahma. review

The Eulogy by [info]bufo_viridis. review

The Master Plan by StarryGazer. review

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sch_addiction
03 June 2005 @ 06:32 pm
Rec-List  
Now that we broke the 25 post barrier and our first forth-nightly jubilee approaches, I thought is sensible to compile a list of all the fics we already rec'ced:

A Taste of Liberty by Lamardeuse. review

Afterthought & Forethought by Ellipsical. review

All Things Considered by Claggart. review

Blood Magic by GatewayGirl. review

Conduits of Sorcery by Penumbra. review

Dark and Stormy Night by Willidan. review

Dumbledore's Folly by DementorDelta. review

Flight by Sushi. review

Fly-Fishing for Beginners by Jay Tryfanstone. review

In Between Days by Atrata. review

Nocturne by Tira Nog. review

Pariah by Aucta Sinistra. review

Patesco by Kelex. review

Pride and Prejudice by Cat Samwise. review

Severus and the Crup by Josan. review

Something to live for by Accio Snape. review

Somewhere I Belong I & Somewhere I Belong II by Shadowarwen. review

Sunrises (and sequel: Happily Ever After) by Juliatheyounger. review

Testing the Waters by Captain Jaimes. review

The Boy Who Lived A Bit by Barbarella. review

The Care of Infants by Stellahobbit. review

The Cupboard by enahma. review

The Eulogy by Viridis. review

The Master Plan by StarryGazer. review

*looks at the list unbelievingly* Wow, we are amazing!
*pats shoulder(s)* ;)
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