While many Bad Girls sites are dedicated to fan fiction, screen shots, and cast appreciation, one site in particular stands out as a comprehensive source of information and analysis not readily available elsewhere on the internet. The founders of Bad Girls Annex have taken debates and discussions on “The Nikki and Helen Message Board” and compiled them into an impressive collection of essays, episode analyses, episode recaps, and a fairly decent glossary of UK terms used in the show.
The founders and contributors have done a tremendous amount of work to present series 1-3 from an academic perspective, and have created a polished site filled with treasures for those taking the time to read the insightful and well-written essays. For canon writers interested in accuracy, there is also an excellent timeline based on visual clues as well as hints from dialogue.
The episode recaps are courtesy of Filbertfox; if you haven’t read them, you’ve missed a treat.
Bad Girls Annex has been up and running for well over two years and has had visitors from all around the world. If you’re looking for an examination of Bad Girls and the relationship between Nikki Wade and Helen Stewart from more than just an entertainment standpoint, you’ll find it here:
http://www.badgirlsannex.com
Bad Girls Annex is truly a jewel in the Bad Girls fandom. Our thanks to the founders for creating such a lovely site for the community.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Why There Are Two BGR Messageboards
***Update September 17, 2009: What follows is our original post; however, the admin on the affected board has removed the inflammatory post that prompted this update. We applaud their forthrightness in addressing this issue.***
There have been some highly misleading posts on Bad Girls messageboards implying that our board has “stolen” both code and images in order to create our board. While it is true there are two boards that are identical in appearance, the allegations that have been made are simply not true and an objective individual will be able to see through the smoke screen.
The fact is, our messageboard design is merely a Zetaboard template that was customized by three admins for use by the original BGR. Any claims of exclusive rights to a collaborative effort in regards to color schemes or images readily available in the public domain are completely without justification.
The original BGR opened in December 2008 with the intention of being an alternative site for Bad Girls fan fiction. In April, after some tension amongst the board admins, a group of three admins chose to destroy the original board and move it to a new location without regard to the member’s contributions to the board. All threads, posts, and 83 members were deleted in anger and the member list copied for their own use. Subsequently, a hoax email claiming a board virus was sent out to the members along with their new board address in an attempt to divert members to their newly-formed board at a location that had previously been our practice board. A full accounting of the events (without naming names) is available on our site under the topic “Recent Board Outage” in the “News and Announcements” forum. Our post has been on the board since April 24th and our story has not wavered since that time. Frankly, it’s not a flattering story for either group of admins. It is what it is. If you are not a member of BGR and would like to read it, a copy will be emailed to you on request. Please send your request to badgirlsriot@live.com.
The reason we’re addressing the situation in the blog is simple: We cannot let such a misrepresentation go unchallenged; however, the members and admins of other messageboards do not deserve to have their boards become a soapbox for disgruntled admins from either BGR board. This board will not show any disrespect for the Bad Girls community by making inflammatory posts or rude comments on other messageboards.
Our community as a whole deserves better.
We encourage you to visit both boards as we certainly have different atmospheres, attitudes and content to offer you as a member. We respect your right to choose either or both boards, and we won’t attempt to mislead you by making unfounded allegations.
Thank you for taking the time to read this message.
There have been some highly misleading posts on Bad Girls messageboards implying that our board has “stolen” both code and images in order to create our board. While it is true there are two boards that are identical in appearance, the allegations that have been made are simply not true and an objective individual will be able to see through the smoke screen.
The fact is, our messageboard design is merely a Zetaboard template that was customized by three admins for use by the original BGR. Any claims of exclusive rights to a collaborative effort in regards to color schemes or images readily available in the public domain are completely without justification.
The original BGR opened in December 2008 with the intention of being an alternative site for Bad Girls fan fiction. In April, after some tension amongst the board admins, a group of three admins chose to destroy the original board and move it to a new location without regard to the member’s contributions to the board. All threads, posts, and 83 members were deleted in anger and the member list copied for their own use. Subsequently, a hoax email claiming a board virus was sent out to the members along with their new board address in an attempt to divert members to their newly-formed board at a location that had previously been our practice board. A full accounting of the events (without naming names) is available on our site under the topic “Recent Board Outage” in the “News and Announcements” forum. Our post has been on the board since April 24th and our story has not wavered since that time. Frankly, it’s not a flattering story for either group of admins. It is what it is. If you are not a member of BGR and would like to read it, a copy will be emailed to you on request. Please send your request to badgirlsriot@live.com.
The reason we’re addressing the situation in the blog is simple: We cannot let such a misrepresentation go unchallenged; however, the members and admins of other messageboards do not deserve to have their boards become a soapbox for disgruntled admins from either BGR board. This board will not show any disrespect for the Bad Girls community by making inflammatory posts or rude comments on other messageboards.
Our community as a whole deserves better.
We encourage you to visit both boards as we certainly have different atmospheres, attitudes and content to offer you as a member. We respect your right to choose either or both boards, and we won’t attempt to mislead you by making unfounded allegations.
Thank you for taking the time to read this message.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
BGR Recommends Fan Fiction Reviews
Every now and then you come across a site that's not only a good idea, but is also well-executed. Fan Fiction Review's mission is to present objective reviews of online fan fiction and original, unpublished fiction. They review all genres and fandoms, and have an admirable policy of not reviewing any of their own work, the works of friends or anything on which they've served as a beta.
Fan Fiction Reviews also accepts recommendations and submissions from guest reviewers as long as the guest reviewer follows the same rules of impartiality observed by the regular reviewers.
They currently have reviews on about 35 different works and are adding more as real life permits. Check them out at:
http://fanficrev.blogspot.com/
On that note, we are honored to have a couple of our own authors featured by Fan Fiction Reviews. "Dark Coda" by Estraven is a relatively new fic in the Nikki and Helen/Bad Girls fandom. Estraven's story begins shortly after Nikki's release from Larkhall and is a riveting take on post-series three with some major twists and bumps along the way.
Many readers will also remember Pearcey, one of the original Bad Girls fanfic authors who had her own web page that is now only accessible through internet archives. BGR is proud to announce that Pearcey has graciously archived her stories with us and they are all available in the "Potted Plants" forum on the board.
Reviews for Estraven's "Dark Coda" and Pearcey's "Wade Out" are available on Fan Fiction Reviews.
Fan Fiction Reviews also accepts recommendations and submissions from guest reviewers as long as the guest reviewer follows the same rules of impartiality observed by the regular reviewers.
They currently have reviews on about 35 different works and are adding more as real life permits. Check them out at:
http://fanficrev.blogspot.com/
On that note, we are honored to have a couple of our own authors featured by Fan Fiction Reviews. "Dark Coda" by Estraven is a relatively new fic in the Nikki and Helen/Bad Girls fandom. Estraven's story begins shortly after Nikki's release from Larkhall and is a riveting take on post-series three with some major twists and bumps along the way.
Many readers will also remember Pearcey, one of the original Bad Girls fanfic authors who had her own web page that is now only accessible through internet archives. BGR is proud to announce that Pearcey has graciously archived her stories with us and they are all available in the "Potted Plants" forum on the board.
Reviews for Estraven's "Dark Coda" and Pearcey's "Wade Out" are available on Fan Fiction Reviews.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Bad Girls Riot - Fan Fiction
Bad Girls Riot is a community dedicated to Bad Girls fan fiction featuring Helen Stewart, Nikki Wade and other characters from the hit UK drama series Bad Girls.
We are located at the following address:
http://s1.zetaboards.com/BadGirlsRiot/index/
Due to the content of our fan fiction, you must be 18 or older to register with Bad Girls Riot.
Thank you for you interest! Hope to see you soon!
We are located at the following address:
http://s1.zetaboards.com/BadGirlsRiot/index/
Due to the content of our fan fiction, you must be 18 or older to register with Bad Girls Riot.
Thank you for you interest! Hope to see you soon!
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