Preface

Here are (some) of the more frequently asked questions which crop up on-list, and they have been separated into individual sections for ease of navigation. The FAQ section of the website has been designed so that readers can start at the top of the list and follow links through the various sections without having to return to this page, unless they want to. Enjoy yourself!

• What is Girlsown about?
What the list is about
• Introducing Girlsown
What's the appeal of schoolgirl stories?
• The Admin Team
Who's who and what they do
• Basic Rules/Guidance notes - Some "Do's" and "Dont's"
[ Editing messages ] [ Cut and paste ] [ Duplicate messages ] [ Attachments ] [ Formatting messages ] [ Punctuation, spelling and grammar] [ Don't worry! ]
• List practices and customs - General guidelines
[ Books for Sale ] [ List Discussions ]
• A brief guide to what's what at a Girlsown-type school
[ Summary ] [ Seniors, Middles, Juniors ] [ Forms, classes, sets ] [ Prefects ] [ Schools ] [ Exam nomenclature ]
• Girlsown Acronyms
Author Specific and Book/Series Specific Acronyms
[ AB ] [ AF ] [ B-T ] [ CMY ] [ DFB ] [ EB ] [ EBD ] [ CS ] [ OOAOML ] [ DREGS ] [ EJO ] [ LMM ] [ MEA ] [ DWJ ] [ JRRT ] [ LOTR ] [ CSL ] [ JKR ] [ HP ] [ Molesworth ]
Peculiar to Us
[ GO ] [ BD ] [ MM ] [ The Book] [ CSCTD ] [ MTMTE ] [ GOVS ] [ The Map ]
• Girlsown Acronyms 2
EBD-ism ] [ Snibbosh ] [ Ruritanian ]
• Other Acronyms
Some of the usual Internet acronyms, aimed at 'Net newbies
• Websites
A list of Girlsown-type websites (not exhaustive!)
• Past Book Discussions
A selection from 2000 onwards.
• Download the FAQ
The file is a Word document in a zip file.
• Archives and Other Things
A miscellany of useful information that really doesn't fit anywhere else

GIRLSOWN F.A.Q. 1.1
© Copyright Helen Vincent et al 1999-date for Girlsown mailing list.
Thanks to Anita, Jen, Rose, Robyn, Nicky, Eva, Jane, Katharine, Pat, and everyone else who has given quotations, replies, and comments on what they want to see in the FAQs.