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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Welcome to my FAQ (frequently asked questions) page. This is a compilation of my visitors most frequent problems. Here is where you will hopefully find all the answers to your burning Lost Boys questions.

This is a combination of work from Sammy on the original Lost Cave, and my own stuff. Mostly, hers is the stuff concerning the mailing lists and Maria, but anything regarding the site, which I, Sarah, maintain and therefore have to keep updating, is my work.

Pick your poison:

The Movie | The Soundtrack | Who’s Maria? | The Website
The Lost Boys Mailing List | The FanFic Mailing List | List Mumbo-Jumbo

List Mumbo-Jumbo FAQ
  1. Why does everyone have long signatures after their names?
  2. What is with the Clans on the list?
  3. Which Clans are open and which are closed?
  4. What is the SOP/COP Clan?
  5. What is a Fencewalker?
  6. Who are these people I keep hearing about, such as Raige, Ryot, Flip Rochester III, etc.?

List Mumbo-Jumbo Answers


  1. Why does everyone have long signatures after their names?
    We refer to these as our “Cave Titles,” which are just for fun. We choose a title like King, Queen, Empress, Ruler, Maven, etc., and then we choose something to rule over–this part reflects personal interests (Queen of the Night, Emperor of Horror Films, whatever). Feel free to invent your own Cave Title. Sometimes another list member will even award you with a title.


  2. What is with the Clans on the list?
    Clans are the list members’ way of claiming kinship to other list members with similar interests. Some Clans are open membership; other Clans invite list members to join or accept new memberships. By way of examples, “Clan Lost Boys” is for anyone who is a fan of the movie. The SOP/COP Clan has a closed membership that you’d have to earn your place in.


  3. Which Clans are open and which are closed?
    All Clans are open to membership except for the Fencewalkers and the SOP/COP Clan. If you want to join the open Clans, speak up on the list!


  4. What is the SOP/COP Clan?
    SOP stands for Sister(s) Of Porn. There are three of them. COP stands for Cousin(s) Of Porn. There will be no more SOP’s, but the COP branch keeps growing. To become a COP, you must earn an invitation from one of the SOP’s. (And by Porn we do not mean it literally; for instance I was invited to become a COP because I wrote a scene in one of my Lost Boys fanfics where Alan Frog was naked).


  5. What is a Fencewalker?
    Frosting, our Princess of Fencewalkers, has this to say:
    Fencewalker -n. guardian vampires
    Why? Not everyone has a Lost Cave for shelter. tolerance of slayers; can handle two hours in sun–-NO MORE; When undeads in cemetery are waking up and leaving to feed or play, the vault must look like NOTHING UNUSUAL happened. Well, further more...

    1. The greater the rank one has, the greater the responsibility!
    2. If it’s a full moon, a werewolf can come out around the graveyard. And that’s fine. Fencers won’t let someone around there kill it.
    3. Fencers can,for some strange reason, take 2 hours in light [NO more!]
    4. Full moon- good if 3 Walkers are watching...
    5. You know who the undeads in THAT graveyard are.
    6. MOST OBVIOUS- If you see a living person try to enter or try to enter a vault, make sure it’s NOT a caretaker before you––-DEAL with the threat at hand.
    7. Halloween- All undeads in graveyard need to be out and about until dawn...
    8. Don’t endanger the sleeping undeads. Don’t endanger vampires that are AWAKE up there either.

    To become a Fencewalker, just ask Frosting on the list!


  6. Who are these people I keep hearing about, such as Raige, Ryot, Flip Rochester III, etc.?
    Okay, you got us. We’re a bunch of writers on this list, and our characters become very real to us. Some names you hear floating around on the list are just our original fanfic characters manifesting. :^)