Fanfiction Section Guide : Guide to Fanfic Section

1. How do I register and become a user of Portkey.org?
2. What are the benefits of being a user?
3. Does it cost anything to become a user or an author?
4. I have lost my password. How can I retrieve it?
5. How do I change my preferences?
6. Where is my Control Panel?
7. I registered for the forums, but it wont let me login to the fanfiction section?
8. What are the points that I get when I review a story?
9. When applying to become an author, it asks me for links to my stories?
10. I know my username and password but I can't login?
11. Who can I contact if this still doesn't answer my questions?

1. How do I register and become a user of Portkey.org?
You can register by going to http://fanfiction.portkey.org/index.php?act=signup

2. What are the benefits of being a user?
You gain access to the many member features that we offer. These include: Chapter Alerts - we send you an e-mail whenever your favourite stories are updated, Review History - in your Control Panel you can view a history of stories you reviewed, with information on whether that story has been updated or not, Information on the number of chapters you have read and reviews you have submitted, the ablilty to apply to become an author in your Control Pane, and many other features.

3. Does it cost anything to become a user or an author?
No, Portkey.org is entirely free of charge. We have some restrictions on stories we will accept, primarily that they must fit into one of four ships: Harry/Hermione, Lily/James, Draco/Ginny and Ron/Luna.

4. I have lost my password. How can I retrieve it?
Your password can be reset and e-mailed to you by going to: http://fanfiction.portkey.org/index.php?act=lostpass and following the instructions.

5. How do I change my preferences?
Your preferences can be changed by logging into your control panel, which is accessible at: http://users.portkey.org/ - Once inside click on the link which says "User Preferences" on the left hand menu.

6. Where is my Control Panel?
Your Control Panel can be accessed via: http://users.portkey.org/

7. I registered for the forums, but it wont let me login to the fanfiction section?
This is because the forums and fanfiction section use seperate databases. You need to register for both the forums and the fanfiction section seperately.

8. What are the points that I get when I review a story?
Users of Portkey.org get points whenever they review a story. The number of points you recieve depends on the length of your review. You get 1 point for writing less than 15 words, 2 points for between 15 and 45 words, 3 points for between 45 and 70 words, and 4 points for more than 70 words. Abusing the points system will mean that will take a large number of points away from the user. These points are then used for things such as Chapter Alerts - every chapter alert that is e-mailed to you will cost 2 points. Other uses for these points are in developement.

9. When applying to become an author, it asks me for links to my stories?
You must have your fanfiction published somewhere on the internet or e-mail it to NAPPA (nappa@portkey.org) when you submit an author application. If you e-mail your application, you must specify 'Emailed' in the box asking for links. The reason we require links is so that we can make sure that your stories abide by our fanfiction criteria.

10. I know my username and password but I can't login?
The login system is case sensitivive, so make sure you enter theusername and password that you recieved via e-mail exactly as they are listed. If this fails to fix the problem, please make sure that you have cookies enabled.

11. Who can I contact if this still doesn't answer my questions?
You can contact either myself (james@portkey.org) NAPPA (nappa@portkey.org) or Heaven (heaven@portkey.org)