Ratings and Warnings Explanation
by Elena @ 21/08/2008 04:41 pmJust to clarify the ratings and warnings a bit as I've noticed a that some are confused at to what they mean. We've been letting some slip by, but its important to get this right so readers KNOW what they are in for.
GA - General Audience - This rating CAN NOT hold any warnings. If I can't read this story to my 4 and 5yr olds, then it doesn't belong here!
R12+ - Readers 12yrs and older - This rating can hold Sensitive Subjects, Mild Teen Romance and Mild Teen Language. The Romance is limited to cute kid stuff, like hand holding or a peck on the cheek. The language is limited towords like 'Bloody hell'. Very minor words.
R15+ - Readers 15yrs and older -This rating can hold Sensitive Subjects, Slash, Mild Teen Romance, Mild Teen Language, Mild Teen Violence, Strong Teen Romance, Strong Teen Language and Strong Teen Violence. These are warnings and situations that more mature teens are able to read. You may still have a story about adults, but the contents of your story may not be strong enough to carry higher ratings or warnings, so then its okay to have it rated and warned at this level. The only time you need to bump UP the rating and warnings from R15+ to MA18+ is if you have stronger sexual content, language, violence and Alcohol/Drug use or abuse (even if mentioned in passing).
MA18+ - Mature Adult 18yrs and older - Although Harry Potter Fan Fiction dominates the archive and in the HP world, Wizards come to age at the age of 17, this is not the case in the real world. As my host server is in Australia, I'm abiding by the laws here and all adult situations (no matter if your story is about teens or adults) must hold this rating and its associated Adult warnings and also the Alcohol/Drug use or abuse warning.
While Gluttony does allow a bit more description, especially in love scenes, I do NOT accept smut or anything that would be considered rated R or NC-17. There are ways of writing love scenes in a tasteful way. For a more in depth list of what is accepted and what is NOT accepted on Gluttony, please see the Submission Rules:
http://www.gluttonyfiction.com/viewpage.php?page=rules
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