Hi there, and welcome to Everything2! You might be wondering what E2 actually is; hopefully we can clear that up a bit.

E2 is different things to different people: it's fact, sort of. It's fiction... in a way. It's prose on weekdays, poetry on weekends. It's a community with a community's complexities, from loves to rivalries to bad jokes and good stories. It's a place to grow and to learn, both to showcase your writing and about each other. In short: pretty much everything you could want. Pretty much ... everything!

We're an open forum, but we have content standards - writing well and following the site's guidelines are key to becoming a successful contributor. To help ease you in as smoothly as possible, we ask that you do a few things.

Your first stop should be E2 Quick Start. It'll give you the rundown on the site basics: what to write, how to format and integrate your writeups, and how to use our on-site messaging system. For specific help, you can check out the many topics in the Everything FAQ. Five minutes there can make a world of difference.

We're a site for readers as much as writers, so take your time to get to know us! Look at this list of respected writeups to see a selection of our current favorites.

If you need us, we're here to help; every member, whether we are part of the administrative staff or not, can answer questions for you. We have a mentoring system, an encyclopedia of useful information, usergroups to join, and a chat facility for the asking of questions, as well as for indulging in buffoonery. It can get noisy in there, though (see: buffoonery), so you might have to raise your voice a bit. Somebody will hear you, we promise!

Most importantly: have an open mind, and Welcome to Everything2!

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