Due to the excessive similarity and general lack of quality of these types of stories, and the fact that the community at large is fed up with them, we no longer accept spinoffs, sequels, prequels, knockoffs, fanfics, or stories about creepypasta entities of any kind that the author didn't create, as well as stories based on existing intellectual properties (television shows, movies, video games).
This includes, but is in no way limited to, Lost Silver, Pokémon Black, Slenderman, The Rake, Sonic.exe, Tails Doll, Snow on Mt. Silver, BOB, Squidward's Suicide/Red Mist, Happy Appy, BEN, Normal Porn for Normal People, Dogscape, Abandoned by Disney, The Russian Sleep Experiment, The Theater, The Smiling Man, Moon Face, Candle Cove, Eyeless Jack, Dead Bart, Smile Dog, Herobrine, Zalgo, Jeff the Killer, the Holders series, etc.
Making spinoffs of existing spinoffs, like Slenderman vlogs, is also forbidden. So are more recent characters/memes such as Siren Head, Momo, and The Backrooms. Generic beings such as wendigos/skinwalkers are fine, just not specific named characters.
Blacklisted subjects
Listed below are additional blacklisted subjects that have been banned since this rule's creation. While they don't count as spinoffs per sé, it's generally agreed-upon that most of them are essentially bad rehashes/carbon copies of more successful pastas. They contain themes, elements, and formulas that are, for one reason or another, heavily overused, and used poorly.
- No more MLP grimdark fics. These count as fanfiction. Try writing a pasta about (gasp) the figurines themselves instead.
- No SCP pages. Stories inspired by SCP are allowed as long as they don't follow the SCP formula too closely.
- No lost episode pastas, or any stories centered on real shows or movies. Fictitious or generic shows (e.g. "the news" or "a soccer game") are still allowed, obviously.
- No OC fact sheet pages.
- Jeff-"inspired" stories now count as Jeff spinoffs and will be deleted accordingly. See this page for further information.
- No more "theory" pastas for specific movies, TV shows, or videogames. You can still post "theories" about film, television, and media in general, but not about specific shows, games, or characters.
REGARDING VIDEO GAME STORIES:
- No .exe or "haunted file" style pastas. They're overdone and just not scary anymore.
- The previous blanket ban on "haunted gaming" stories was rescinded in 2019. However, cliched video game pastas of any kind are still banned. See this blog post for more information.
- Cleverbot pastas/blog posts have been forbidden for a while, but posting one is now a bannable offense.
You CANNOT get around these rules by posting stories on forbidden subjects (that is, the content itself, not offsite links) in blog posts, forums, Discussions, your userpage, or your Talk page.
Abuse Filter
In addition to the blacklisted subjects listed above, some pastas are automatically disallowed by our Abuse Filter. The Abuse Filter searches for certain key words and phrases in every new pasta and stops the page from being created if it finds them.
There are two filters: the Title Blacklist and the Content Blacklist. The Title Blacklist blocks pages based on what is contained in the title while the Content Blacklist blocks pages based on what is contained in the page itself.
- Title Blacklist:
jeff, slenderman, slendy, sonic, sanic, .exe, .avi, .wav, .txt, .doc, .html, .bat, pokemon, mlp, episode, theory, Suicidemouse, spongebob, cleverbot, funnymouth, squidward, roblox, minecraft, herobrine, scp, happy appy, candle cove, dead bart, smiledog, zalgo, ben, tails doll, brvr, animal crossing, lavender town, swords and potions, proxy, teh, spooderman, land before time, tf2, half life, call of duty, super smash, bad fur day, fluttershy, pony, ponys, ponies, childrens hospital, the killer, fazbear, freddy, grifter
- Content Blacklist:
pokemon, slendy, slenderman, sonic, zelda, megaman, mario, luigi, fallout 3, minecraft, fazbear, roblox
There is also a third filter, the Special Characters Blacklist. It blocks pages which contain special characters in the title. If you are affected by this filter, try to publish your page with no punctuation in the title, then ask an administrator or rollbacker to rename it for you.
Where else can I post spinoffs?
Alternative sites include Pastebin, DeviantART, and the Spinpasta Wiki. Again, if you're confident in your writing abilities and think your spinoff is good enough to be included on this wiki, try Spinoff Appeal.
But what about Squidward's Suicide?
Many historical pastas such as Squidward's Suicide, BEN Drowned, Dead Bart, etc. stand on this wiki as a testament to their place as progenitors of their respective tropes. While once considered fresh and creepy, their popularity has inspired legions of poor quality stories based on existing forms of media, which is why we have these rules in place.
Disclaimer
In the event you post via any means a story, page, or blog post about a subject matter that is determined, at an admin's discretion, to be 1) in a highly clichéd genre/category/subject and 2) poorly written, clichéd, generic, or of generally poor quality, then the admins are free at their discretion to delete the page at any time without warning.
This wiki is not responsible or liable for any loss of data or stories that happen on this site for any reason or in any manner they may occur.
IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Although most content is licensed under CC-BY-SA, not all content falls under this license. Please pay careful attention to the licensing of all stories. We are not responsible for damages, etc. that may arise from mishandling of licensing. When in doubt, contact the author.
Content that is not in the public domain or under a CC0 license must have attribution if used in videos or other media. This is not optional under any other Creative Commons license. That is copyright infringement.