Follow-Up Poll: AU versus AR

[kennahijja]

Alright, people - I ran into a definition problem with yesterday's poll. Basically, I used the options Alternate Universe (AU) and Alternate Reality (AR) because those often turn up as categories in archives, but I have no idea what they mean exactly.

Ok, I do know what area they cover - from 'nonmagical AU' to H/D as dragon riders in a fantasy dimension to Harry-in-Slytherin to Sirius/Remus living happily ever after after the war, no Veil. But the difference? Not a clue. So...


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Comments

[painless-j.livejournal.com]

Heh, I'm not sure there is a right definition at all. I guess there's only what's accepted by the majourity, and even that is relative. Such is fandom :)

Pendulum I put into a separate category inside my head: multiple/parallel reality fic :D