FAQ: For Other People

This is the new FAQ: For Other People. You will note that it no longer consists entirely of an insulting rant aimed at people who don't like us. This is, of course, intentional.

Do you just call all female OCs Suvians?
Absolutely not. As you will see on the Mary Sue page, we maintain our own definition of what a Sue is, and Sues must have a certain set of qualities to be called such. Note that none of those are even really female-specific, which brings us right to...

Do you make fun of male characters/characters by male writers too?
Absolutely! We here at the PPC will spork regardless of gender (although many of our targets are female, simply due to the demographics of fanfiction writers as a whole). Hence, meet Gary Stu, the male version of Mary Sue! Mmm... I can taste the horror already.

And just to clarify, yes, Mary Sue is both female and gender neutral, depending on context. Confusing, da?

Isn't the term 'Mary Sue' too broad to use any more?
In some circles, perhaps! Some people tend to call anything they don't like a Sue. However, as previously mentioned, the PPC keeps its own, specific definition of the term for this exact reason. If people are calling something a Sue, and it doesn't fit our definition, then for our purposes, it isn't a Sue.

Didn't this used to be a long, angry rant?
You're thinking of Araeph's original FAQ: For Other People. It was written in 2007; after ten years, we felt it was time for a change.