EW Mods -- Post Eleven -- Tolkein and Middle-Earth in Wyvern's.
Several support emails have come in asking if it's alright to use settings from Middle-earth, as well as what the appropiate use of Elvish would be for Wyvern's Librabry.
This was discussed among the moderators, and references to Middle-earth are not allowed. Elves, dwarfs and wizards are not terms copyrighted/trademarked to Tolkein, these are allowed, but terms like "hobbit" and "pipe-weed" are, and these are not allowed. Neither is mentioning places like Rivendell or Lothlorien.
Furthermore, Tolkein's languages are not considered official real life languages, rather they are fiction, and thus, the use of these is not allowed in Wyvern's Library. Tolkein's children do hold copyright over his works, and that includes the languages. To use them in your story counts as fan fiction, and that is not allowed in Elfwood.
This was discussed among the moderators, and references to Middle-earth are not allowed. Elves, dwarfs and wizards are not terms copyrighted/trademarked to Tolkein, these are allowed, but terms like "hobbit" and "pipe-weed" are, and these are not allowed. Neither is mentioning places like Rivendell or Lothlorien.
Furthermore, Tolkein's languages are not considered official real life languages, rather they are fiction, and thus, the use of these is not allowed in Wyvern's Library. Tolkein's children do hold copyright over his works, and that includes the languages. To use them in your story counts as fan fiction, and that is not allowed in Elfwood.