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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:

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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

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

Here via uh, four_lobsters, I think (am easily confused).

That's why I usually use ratings; not to keep people out, but so I can get an idea of how much sex there is and whether I want to read (lots of sex) or not (no sex). Am only in it for the porn! :p

Now, I was about to say that if the zine has an overall rating then it doesn't need them for individual stories, but then I thought, what if it has just one NC-17 fic and the rest have little to no sex? I'd want to know that before I purchased. Unlike with a doujinshi, you can't just flip through and easily gauge the sex to plot ratio. I think ratings in the table of contents would be helpful for making a decision on whether I wanted to buy the zine or not. That way I could just glance at it, see R, R, R, NC-17, NC-17, PG, R, NC-17, for example, and say, yeah, that looks like a good amount of sex. :D

[hope]

well the website, which people will be able to purchase the zine through, will definitely have the rating/pairing on it, as well as other information that people can thoroughly check out before they decide to buy or not. my main issue is deciding if/where to put it on the hard copy!

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

Ah, I wasn't sure how you would be selling it. If it's website only, then probably having the info on the site is enough. People can review it, make up their minds, and purchase the book or no. But if you're planning on selling it at a con, too, then might want to include the info in the book itself.