Godda... Please. accept=/=except=/=expect

'I accepted the deal, since I like it.'
'I like everyone, except Raymond; he's irritating.'
'I expect you to keep your promise.'

Learn the differences! And while we're at it! threw=/=through

throw threw thrown 'He threw me a key.'
through 'The bullet passed through a wall.'

Seriously, they are simple words, you really should know them before attempting to write a story in English. -.-'

Punctuation; the difference between
"No way I'm not a pervert!"
"No way, I'm not a pervert!"
For your own sake, use proper punctuation...

Capitalization;
"I helped uncle Jack off the horse."
"I helped uncle jack off the horse."
...and capitalization.

If you can't spell the character names or their home address correctly in the Summary, I won't bother reading your story. There is no Ramma Soatome in Nemira, his mother is not Nodoko Somate, and he never were to Jynshikyo.

I'm an -85, who've read more fanfiction than I'd like to admit... I started reading back in 2003, maybe earlier, I can't quite recall anymore. Since I started reading the stories of some of the greater Ranma fanfiction writers, I have set a rather high standard for what I consider good. Nightelf, Kenko, Goldsmith, Lawson, metroanime, are all writers I've read and loved. These writers used mailing lists and betas. Betas really are useful, and the better writers I see actively posting here in these days obviously use betas.
I have since started reading some Harry Potter fanfiction as well. It, honestly, began as research on how pairings between student and teacher might develop, but grew to actually liking some parts of the HP fanfiction sphere.

I have, I think, ten stories floating around, apart from one-shots. Most are in the planning stage and I doubt I'll ever feel confident in posting them. I know the start, middle and end of the stories, I just find it boring to add what's in-between when I've already "read" the story several times.

Why are people adding alerts on me when I post oneshots? (More than 20 of them) It's like getting an RSS-feed on a three-line notice in the local newspaper. When I post a proper story I might understand it, but now it seems silly.

And lastly, all my oneshot fics are free for all to use, really, they are. They are ideas that popped into my head at the time and you can do whatever with them, I can't come up with a way to continue. Besides, my muse is busy (avoiding) producing potential storylines for my other stories.

Ever searched for 'bayankala' on google map? There are a ... few... puddles of water around that mountain...

Ranma is sitting at a campfire, a bucket of water next to him. -"Hmm, I wonder if it will work?"- Ranma tosses the bucket of water upon the fire. -"YES! Grilled fish!"- Spring of drowned carp, very tragic story of carp who suffocate in spring an hour ago.