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nynaeve_sedai in writerverse

Ratings, Cuts, and Fake Cuts

Nov 07, 2011 20:28

So you like to write tentacle p0rn. Or not. But if you're here, chances are, you're writing something that may or may not be "family friendly". Rest assured, your writing is welcome, but we have a few rules you have to follow ( Read more... )

mod!post, warnings, ratings

Comments 6

starfaerie82 February 18 2013, 16:31:21 UTC

Okay, I have read the ratings and I have a question or two about some of my work.

It is not p0rn or anything, but it does deal with some heavy stuff. It's mystery/thriller by genre, and there are some things in the autopsy scenes and when the cops are discussing the cases that might squick people. There's no overt sex in them, though I think it's hinted at a few times. Sometimes it is discussed that this or that victim was brutalized this way, or raped with an object or simply raped. these are scenarios from book one mostly, book two was just bloody so far.... so what rating would i be giving these types of things?

nynaeve_sedai February 18 2013, 16:35:46 UTC

Use your best judgment, honestly. You might consider just throwing a warning in like "cursory discussion of rape" or "graphic violence". For the most part we let people set their own ratings and most people will just use the 'warnings' section of the submission form/header for a challenge to include anything that maybe a concern. If it helps, think about tv ratings and what that would translate to in terms of a PG-13 or R rating.

starfaerie82 February 18 2013, 16:51:03 UTC

Okay, so like shows like Law and Order, Criminl minds and similar have a tv-14 rating usually. which I am guessing is similar to pg-13. and then an explanaition of why... like: Language, violence, etc... I sort of try to model my books along the lines of Criminal Minds, or NCIS so I should be okay.

nynaeve_sedai February 18 2013, 17:00:25 UTC

Sounds good :) We don't usually go in policing everyone's stories. We'd only address it if there was an issue raised by someone (which to my knowledge hasn't happened yet) and even then, it wouldn't be a big deal, maybe a PM from a mod saying "Hey, might want to put X warning on that or up your rating!" We rarely beat people with our moderator hammers :)

bananasandroses March 13 2013, 23:24:14 UTC

I've two Qs.

#1 Does the ban on RPF include semi-autobiographical fiction?

#2 When I've written before, I've used British film ratings (as a Brit, they're what I am most familiar with). Does a webpage or similar exist that gives rough equivalents to what appears to be the American system? Or can I use the British system here?

Many thanks.

nynaeve_sedai March 13 2013, 23:56:25 UTC

1. RPF is mainly related to people currently living. So for example historical fiction would be okay. Now if I'm following you correctly, you're thinking a story that is drawn from your own real life but is fictionalized (so like you may draw from a college experience you had, but the name of the college and those involved are different). I don't see any reason why we would have an issue with that.

2. The best is the Wikipedia article MPAA Ratings which would tell you what each rating generally consists of. We do want to stick with the US as that's the standard and more people are going to be aware of what those mean. :)