Re: No nookie (kidding... don't panic, but please read)!
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:23 am
just chiming in here with my couple of coins:
I'm all for keeping maximum surprise value in a story - so warning's yes, but I hate getting warnings that are too detailed. I don't even understand why we need to warn about a character death. unless there is extreme gore and violence and then that would be the warning. I know we have to be careful about under 18's getting access to stories, but until some foolproof method of age checking is available we'll just have to do the best we can by putting fics in the clearly marked NC-17 section.
And as for nookie warnings - I'm with the others - I find them off putting and am with cat, I usually don't open them. I really feel like I'm being spoiled by lots of the fics here - beautiful prose, plot, emotion, spot on characterisation, and well handled sex - some more graphic than others - but usually really well handled. Bouquets everyone.
I'm all for keeping maximum surprise value in a story - so warning's yes, but I hate getting warnings that are too detailed. I don't even understand why we need to warn about a character death. unless there is extreme gore and violence and then that would be the warning. I know we have to be careful about under 18's getting access to stories, but until some foolproof method of age checking is available we'll just have to do the best we can by putting fics in the clearly marked NC-17 section.
And as for nookie warnings - I'm with the others - I find them off putting and am with cat, I usually don't open them. I really feel like I'm being spoiled by lots of the fics here - beautiful prose, plot, emotion, spot on characterisation, and well handled sex - some more graphic than others - but usually really well handled. Bouquets everyone.