What are the letters that I see before some thread names?
The letters before thread names are a voluntary tagging method started to help readers of afe who don’t have the time and/or the inclination to read every post keep up with what they’re most interested in. The tags that are currently in use consist of: [B]anter [C]ouncil (relating to meets) [E]ddings [M]eta (relating to the newsgroup itself) [O]ff-topic [T]echnical What is afec? afec stands for alt.fan.eddings.creative. It is essentially a fanfic newsgroup, and an offshoot of afe. The afec FAQ can be obtained from the afe dispatch daemon or from Aquarius’ website at
