User blog comment:Uknowmyname11a/The spinoff appeal is just a waste of time/@comment-25052433-20180421034156

It is very difficult to get through the spin-off appeal for good reason. Anyone submitting a story there is already asking for a exception to the rules, which state that we don't accept spin-offs. Essentially to get a story approved as a spin-off, the author is attempting to overcome two obstacles:

1. Writing a Spin-Off that doesn't violate our cliche policy (as most spin-offs will be at least marginally cliche by the nature of what they are)

2. Not only does the writer have to create a story that meets our QS, but they have to create a spin-off that is of such quality that it merits a exception to our no spin-off policy.

Also, consider that many of these spin-off stories are based on works that have been deleted or moved off of this wiki. WIth that said, it makes sense (to me at least) that the spin-off appeal process would be very difficult by design.

There is hope though. The Spinpasta Wiki was created for the very purpose of housing spin-offs. While they do have QS somewhat similar to ours here, the category of spinoffs itself is allowed there. I would highly suggest checking them out if those types of stories are your thing.