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Fansite Guidelines

If you run a website which is focused on The Lord of the Rings OnlineTM: Shadows of AngmarTM (LOTRO), we'd like to help you increase your traffic!

Benefits Include:
 

  • A direct link from LOTRO's Fansite Page.
  • Inclusion on our email list, through which we keep fansites updated on the latest announcements and events for LOTRO.
  • Fansites will be reviewed on a regular basis, and some will be selected for Spotlight Features on http://www.lotro.com.


To be considered for approval and listing on LOTRO's Fansite Page, websites must meet the following criteria:
 

  • Content must be at least 70% focused on LOTRO.
  • Content must be updated on at least a monthly basis.
  • Sites must provide a clear link to http://www.lotro.com.
  • Site administrators must be age 18 or over.
  • Sites must already be online and receiving public visitors.
  • Sites must not contain any illegal, unauthorized, offensive, or objectionable content or promote the violation of Turbine's terms of service, code of conduct or end user license agreements.
  • Sites cannot contain any copyrighted material (code, images, text or otherwise) without express permission from the original source. This includes but is not limited to materials and content relating to The Lord of the Rings New Line films, The Lord of the Rings Electronic Arts games, or any other products relating to The Lord of the Rings New Line films, except as approved by Turbine. However, LOTRO assets which have been previously published, publicly distributed or released by Turbine may be used in site creation and content.
  • Sites must not contain defamatory content or references to any Tolkien property, including property relating to The Lord of the Rings literary works, The Lord of the Rings New Line films, The Lord of the Rings Electronic Arts games or any other products relating to the Tolkien works.
  • Sites must be based in North America, and cater to North American players. EU sites should contact Codemasters at http://www.lotro-europe.com.



For those sites that are maintained with even greater regularity, we offer the following benefits:

  • Top billing on LOTRO's Fansite Page as a Premier Site.
  • Access to periodic interviews and chats with developers.
  • Occasional promotional items as gifts and prizes.


Sites applying to receive Premier Site benefits must meet these additional requirements:
 

  • Sites must produce original content on a regular basis
  • Content must be at least 90% focused on LOTRO.
  • Content must be updated 2-3 times per week


Turbine may remove links from LOTRO's Fansite Page at any time for any reason or no reason with or without notice to the Fansite administrator.

To apply to have your site included in the fansite program, send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the following information:
 

  • The name of your fansite.
  • The fansite's URL.
  • A brief (around 50 words max) description of your fansite's content (if your site is accepted, this description will be displayed in your site's entry).
  • Primary fansite contact's email address (this will not be displayed with your site's entry).
  • The email address(es) you would like added to our email list for news and announcements