Pit of Voles

English

Etymology

pit + of + voles, from the site's reputation in fandom as being filled with amateurish and poorly-written stories.

Proper noun

Pit of Voles

1. (fandom slang, derogatory) The online fan fiction archive FanFiction.net.
   • 2009 January 4, The Wanderer [username], “Re: AFSM Purpose? (was Re: Tokyo Trip Photos)”, in alt.fan.sailor-moon‎^[1] (Usenet):

     […] I have comparatively little spare time compared to what I'd like, and what fanfiction reading I've been doing has tended to be in the less ugly depths of the Pit of VOles.^[sic]

   • 2009 March 3, KKGlinka [username], “Re: Not Quite Off-Topic: ASC and the ASC Awards”, in alt.startrek.creative‎^[2] (Usenet):

     This was my utter last choice as a posting avenue, because it's such an incredible pain in the butt to post here, compared to anywhere else, whether it's LJ, my website, a messageboard or even the Pit of Voles.

   • 2014 January 21, Chrysti Cat, “Re: FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell”, in rec.arts.sf.written‎^[3] (Usenet):

     And in the ultimate case of inception-ism, the Pit of Voles is already up to 24 submissions of _Fangirl_ fanfic. Haven't checked Archive of Our Own yet... :-P

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Pit of Voles.