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[hope]

okay, so i'm putting together the zine and have come up against a stumbling block. authors have rated their own stories, but it's not exactly consistent.

usually my process is:
no sex = G or PG, depending on themes
cussing, kissing, some romantic involvement = PG-13
blowjob, hand job, vague description of penetrative sex = R
explicitly described penetrative sex = NC-17

though there are cases in the zine where there's like, explicitly described blow jobs that would rate at NC-17.  then there are other blow jobs that aren't as explicit, and i would rate as R.  but should I make that definition in language, or in plot?

to appease my curiosity:

[Poll #336016]

edit: lorie945 suggested that if i have an overall warning and disclaimer (which i do), i shouldn't be putting ratings on individual stories. what do you reckon?

Comments

[bunniewabbit.livejournal.com]

I sort of like the idea of leaving the ratings off the individual stories, and perhaps the pairings, too. I mean, they're sort of spoilers, in a way, yeah? And it might be cool, since you're making your own rules here and not having to follow any real fandom protocol, other than overall warnings. So my vote would be to not rate the stories at all, and perhaps leave the actual pairings off, as well.