FanFiction.NET

FanFiction.net is a website dedicated to archiving works of fan fiction. As of July 2010, there were more than 3 million stories on the site. Six hundred thousand of those are Harry Potter fan fictions. It has the largest number of works on the website.

At the time My Immortal was uploaded, it was the leading fan fiction site on the internet.

As of 2008, FanFiction.net's guidelines include using correct grammar and spelling, respecting critical reviews, and proper formatting. Around that time, the MA rating (mature adult, for explicit language, graphic violence, or explicit sex) was removed. Though My Immortal had originally been rated T, it was changed to M later on. However, considering several explicit scenes between Ebony and Draco and many casual references to self-harm and suicide, moderators would likely have considered it MA.

In late 2008, FanFiction.net purged many stories including My Immortal. The reason for this is unknown and has never been clarified by the site's administrators.