So, I got to the bottom of why I was getting such weird comments on a relatively obscure fic of mine—it’s required reading in a class being taught, and one of the assignments…
Updated info now that their main webpage is back online. The Decal Board only manages the website and other pragmatics. Not the approval of content of the courses. The course are approved by their departments.
This particular course is run out of the Dept of English at UC Berkeley. Their faculty advisor is Oliver Arnold. His profile is here. http://english.berkeley.edu/profiles/210
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