Pit of Voles
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]pit + of + voles, from the site's reputation in fandom as being filled with amateurish and poorly-written stories.
Proper noun
[edit]- (fandom slang, derogatory) The online fan fiction archive FanFiction.net.
- 2009 January 4, The Wanderer [username], “Re: AFSM Purpose? (was Re: Tokyo Trip Photos)”, in alt.fan.sailor-moon[1] (Usenet):
- […] I have comparatively little spare time compared to what I'd like, and what fanfiction reading I've been doing has tended to be in the less ugly depths of the Pit of VOles.[sic]
- 2009 March 3, KKGlinka [username], “Re: Not Quite Off-Topic: ASC and the ASC Awards”, in alt.startrek.creative[2] (Usenet):
- This was my utter last choice as a posting avenue, because it's such an incredible pain in the butt to post here, compared to anywhere else, whether it's LJ, my website, a messageboard or even the Pit of Voles.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Pit of Voles.