Words and Phrases of OFUM
- EIB(L):
- Elves in Black (Leather). Elrond's rather mysterious organisation
- OFU:
- Official Fanfiction University. General term for OFUM and its spin-offs
- OFUM:
- The Official Fanfiction University of
Middle-earth
-
Fellowship Mantra, the:
- "You shall count to nine,
nine is the number of your counting. You shall not count to ten, nor to eleven. Nine is the number of the Fellowship."
Advocated by Elrond to stop 10th-member fanfics.
- GrammarBootCamp:
- An intensive seminar on grammar where wrong answers will get you push-ups,
laps or other evils
- Learning Through Pain:
- Miss Cam's idea of
education.
- Long Table Elrond:
- Created by a missing comma, this immortal Long Table
resides in the staff section.
- Lust Object:
- Rather obviously, someone who is lusted after. Usually Legolas.
- Mini-Balrog:
- A misspelling of a Canon Character name in a fanfic spawns
a mini-Balrog for OFUM. Examples include Legoals, Grimli and Argon.
- Minions of Miss Cam:
- New movement to protect OFUM and not topple Miss Cam.
- MUSM:
- Middle-earth University of Sauron and Morgoth. An alternate University to OFUM.
- Naturally Nine:
- Elrond's campaign for only Nine in the Fellowship.
- Nuzgul:
- Ringwraith bunnies, also serves as plotbunnies in fanfic.
- PPC:
- Protectors of the Plot Continuum. An organisation of agents going into the world of fanfic to right wrongs and kill Sues. Known affiliate of OFUM (see their own section of this site).
- S.I.C.T.N.I.T.M:
- the Society of Still
Important Characters Though Not In The Movie. Championed by
the likes of Glorfindel and LĂșthien,
this organisation calls for the recognition of all important characters not in
the actual movie.
- SNAOL:
- Sisterhood of Not-As-Obvious-Lusters.
-
Ten Tolkien Truths, the:
- "Thou Shalt Honour Tolkien's Name By Spelling His Name Right.
Thou Shalt Not Bow To Toey
-- the Path Of Enlightenment Leads To 'Spell Check'.
Thou Shalt Not Lie. Canon IS Canon.
Thou Shalt Not Steal Characters, But Borrow, and
Return Them Whole and Recognisable.
Thou Shalt Not Create a Mini-Balrog.
Thou Shalt Beware the Mary Sues And Be Ever Vigilant.
Thou Shalt Read As Much As Ye Write, So Thy Knowledge
Of What Is Good And Bad May Grow.
Thou May Desire, But Thou Shalt Not Stampede.
Honour Thy Beta For They Lead You On the Path Of Greatness.
Honour Thy Reviews, But Honour Constructive Criticism More.
So Sayeth the Ten Tolkien Truths!"
- Urple:
- A truly horrendous colour that hurts to look at.
- Witch-Wall:
- When resurrection the Witch-King for OFUM, his ashes became
mixed up, thus resurrecting him as a wall.