"What is a 'fandom'?"

A fandom is basically a group of people (no matter how big or small) who have a common interest in a book, movie, anime, etc., where fanfiction and fanart are created. Fans, if you will.

"Isn't that the same as a fanlisting or clique?"

No, actually, because a fanlisting is for anything and everything and tends to just a list of fans, and a clique tends to be a listing for conceptual ideas and opinions.

"What is 'canon'?"

Canon is what your fandom is. Whatever your favorite film/book/game/etc. is about, who the characters are, how they talk and think and act, who the pairings and rivals are . . . that is canon.

"What is 'uncanon'?"

There are two types of "uncanon" - the good kind and the bad kind. The good kind includes pairing off characters that weren't together in the story, alternative plotlines (i.e. high school, crossovers, timeline switching, supernatural, etc.), plotlines that are created as either prequels or sequels, plotlines that include the same canon setting but write the characters into different scenarios, and so on.

"What is the bad kind of 'uncanon'?"

The bad kind includes stripping away the canon characteristics from the characters to the point that readers don't recognize them.

"What is 'sporking'?"

Sporking is an act of making fun of something that is written, whether is be a news article, fanfiction, fiction, reviews, or even published books. Sporking is not to be confused with "parodies" or "MSTing". Sporking is just inserting your comments and opinions into the original document.

Parodies are a remaking of something in order to make fun of it's original.

MSTing is taken from Mystery Science Theater 3000, a low-budget show that made fun of old, B-rated movies with a cast (two robots and a human). The show has since been cancelled, but "Cinematic Titanic" came into being to continue its legend while the original voices of the robots and the human went on to create "Rifftrax", a website with low-cost audios of them making fun of more of our more famous and recent films (Transformers, Ironman, 300, Alien, Harry Potter, Twilight, Spiderman, etc.).

"You don't have a badge for my favorite character/fandom! Will you get one up?"

Of course. Don't worry. I'm doing my own fandoms first, which include a lot because I like a lot of things, but rest assured that I will get yours up. In the meantime, you can fill out a form for me to alert me of the fandom and characters you want up. :]

"Hey, how come you don't have a section for actors or bands?"

Because this is not a fanlisting or clique about real people, and actors and bands are real and don't have canon.

"But what about things like 'Hannah Montana' or The Jonas Brothers in "A Cinderella Story"?"

It seriously depends, okay? "Crossroads" was about a rising Pop star and the main character was played by Britney Spears and her songs were used . . . but it wasn't about Britney Spears. "Immortal Beloved" and "Copying Beethoven" are better examples that toe the invisible line that separates canon from non-canon.

"Immortal Beloved" is about Ludwig van Beethoven and its plotline includes characters who were real in his lifetime and the movie's scenarios are centered as closely as possible to fact. Therefore, there is no canon, which means I can't make a badge for the film's characters or even list it as a fandom.

"Copying Beethoven" is about Ludwig van Beethoven and the making of his 9th symphony, but its plotline includes characters and scenarios that aren't real or factual, therefore wisps of canon is present, but nothing exaggerating. Meaning, you can't suddenly bring Beethoven to our era from the movie and do what you will with him, but you can pair him off with his female assistant because she's not real.

"How come that are fandoms listed more than once?"

Chances are you are gong to find titles in more than one category, and that's fine because most of the time there are different versions of one fandom. Example would be Transformers . . . there is the cartoon, the comic version, and the live-action movie version. But because each one is different, with different plotlines and characters, they are not the same. And on the plus side, if you're into a fandom that's like Transformers and you find that you can't be a bodyguard for your favorite character, you can go into it's other category and probably claim them there.

"Why are the books and movies listed as one?"

Unlike the previous question, books and their movie counterpart (or vice versa) tend to stick as close as possible to the original's plotline without completely copying, so there usually isn't going to be much difference between the two. If there is, you'll find the book and movie versions split, but still on the same page. This also applies to the Anime/Manga category.

"What if my favorite anime/manga has seasons that don't really have anything to do with the other?"

Anime/manga like Digimon, Dragon Ball Z, Pokémon and so on have multiple seasons, in which they tend to lose their common link with each one or they just don't possess one at all. Yu-Gi-Oh! is infamous for this. Don't worry about it. Each season will still be listed under the same fandom title, no matter if they possess different characters and plotlines or not.

"What is a bodyguard and a patrol officer?"

You're a bodyguard if choose to 'protect' one of your favorite characters or pairings, and you're a patrol officer if you choose to 'protect' a certain fandom by patrolling it and looking at for bad!fics and Mary-Sues.

"Hey, how come you won't list 'Twilight'?"

Because Twilight itself is a Mary-Sue/Gary-Stu story. There's no need to defend its canon when it's already at rock-bottom. :]

"W-Why did you list the Holy Bible..?"

Because the Bible is fictional, therefore there's canon to be had. :D