Round Robin

A serial fanfiction story begun by one author, then added to by other authors chapter-by-chapter or section-by-section, until the story reaches a mutually agreeable ending. Each chapter is usually contained within a post on a message board like PPMB or SFMB. Writers add to the story either at whim, when a good idea strikes them, or in designation rotation. There is usually no overall editor or moderator, so the story can progress with startling turns and twists in plot, sudden losses of major characters, equally sudden additions of new characters, and wild changes in setting.

A non-Daria example of a round-robin story would be Naked Came the Manatee, an action-adventure comedy novel created in the 1990s by famed Florida-based writers like Dave Barry, Elmore Leonard, and Edna Buchanan. Reviews of the novel on Amazon.com reveal many of the inherent pitfalls as well as the attractions of attempting such a story. Conflicts between various writers over the story's direction and anger over the loss of favorite characters are major problems to be faced in the writing.

The most successful Daria round robin (in the sense that it was the only one to actually be completed) was "Evil Daria Vignettes," on PPMB. It ran from September 2007 to January 2008. "Fandemonium," though incomplete, is often referenced in other Daria fanfics as a TV series with which many of Lawndale's teens are infatuated. "Fandemonium" features various fanfiction writers in an over-the-top melodrama with science-fiction elements. "Daria's Popular" is perhaps the oldest round robin, begun in July 2005.

Examples of Daria Round Robins

 * "BDLE" on SFMB
 * "Daria's Popular" on PPMB (collected here)
 * "Everybody Loves Jane" on PPMB
 * "Evil Daria Vignettes" on PPMB
 * "Evil Daria Vignettes II" on PPMB
 * "Evil Daria Vignettes III" on PPMB
 * "Fandemonium" on PPMB
 * "Justifiable Teachercide" on PPMB
 * "The Round Robin" on FF.net