Generic Setting

Generic Locations are the result of the Suethor not bothering to remember a canon location or create a new one with any detail, or just plain not having a location mentioned. Classic example are the random forest where a Sue appears and either saves the main characters or is saved by them, the location of the vampire clan/wolf pack/secret school of Sues/Fenrir Greyback's little brother's family/mafia don who raises Harry instead of the Dursleys, and the place where Fire Emblem characters suddenly decide, against all evidence in canon, that they're in love. Fanon Death Eater meetings are often held in poorly-lit Generic Locations.

As Generic Locations almost always contain Mary Sues, agents following canon characters through Generic Locations are advised to be ready for an ambush.

Anyone with any creative inclination can make changes to a Generic Location. This includes PPC agents on a mission, often to the annoyance of their partners. Agents who deliberately look for something in a Generic Location will probably find it quite quickly, as long as the item in question is within reason for the canon (it is unlikely that one will find a pizza in Rivendell, no matter how hard they focus&mdash;but, given how badly canon can be warped by badfic, it's still possible in the right circumstances).

Example
In "A-Team 2", Agents Allison and Trent portaled into a Generic Location: Trent looked around the generic grey room. "I thought you said we were going into the story. This looks just like Headquarters." "We are in the story." "But there's nothing here." "That's because the author forgot to mention it. We could be anywhere. A park." A park started to take shape around Trent and Allison. "A diner." The park lawn was replaced by some tables and chairs. "We could even be in Hannibal's childhood bedroom." Tables and chairs made way for a bed and toys. "Scenery is not all she forgot to mention." Allison pointed at Hannibal, who was crouched down on the floor over a map, seemingly talking to himself.

Generic Setting
The Generic Setting of a location is the normal state of that location in badfic. For instance, Rivendell's Generic Setting is during or a few days before or after the Council of Elrond, and the Generic Setting of the Great Hall of Hogwarts is a feast. It should be noted that Generic Settings can sometimes be naturally dangerous; for instance, the Generic Setting of Severus Snape's bed contains a Sue or Stu (possibly more than one, if the author pushes things).