You may have noticed I snagged the popular, efficient tagging system that's been proliferating across communities! From now on, tags will run along these lines:

character: samuel vimes
pairing: vimes/sybil
book: thud!

As before, the book should only be listed if the fic specifically takes place during that book, or if one or more of the main characters in it were one-shot stars.

We also have these helpful tags:

fic
art
icons

het
slash
femslash
crossover

plug

Crossover, of course, should only be used when crossing over with other fandoms or worlds, not just two different Discworld novels.

Don't worry too much about the tags, though, if you forget to tag your offering I'll do it for you!

I modified the rules slightly after shadowstar and atalantapendrag enlightened me on some MPAA wackiness.

Since both MPAA and FictionRatings.com have copyrighted their ratings systems (even though this MAKES NO SENSE), to be sure we don't get Cease & Desist letters, I've made up my own. This is me officially saying that you are free to use this rating system on whatever website or community you like. Unfortunately you will also have to use it in this community. Sorry, guys - I'm just trying to keep us out of trouble.


Ratings System

A - Family-friendly. Age 5+. In art: no nudity, no sexual touching beyond kissing, no bondage/fetish outfits, no violence beyond a comedy punch. In writing: No coarse language, sex scenes or hard violence.

B - Family-friendly. Age 9+. In art: No nudity, no sexual touching beyond passionate kisses, no violence beyond bruising or small cuts. In writing: nothing beyond tame make-out scenes; no graphic descriptions of injury, and only minor cusswords like the S-word.

C - Not suitable for young children. Age 13+. In art: Female breasts are fine, and nudity where the genitalia can't be seen; sex can be suggested but not portrayed; injury and violence can be depicted, using your own discretion. In fiction: Adult themes and steamy make-out scenes are okay, as is suggested sex, but not descriptions of sex. Descriptions of injury and violence are fine, although you should use your discretion on what is too much. Steer away from the extremes of coarse language.

D - Not suitable for children. Age 16+. In art: Full nudity, non-graphic sex and major injury or violence are fine. In writing: non-explicit descriptions of sex, minute descriptions of violence and coarse language are all fine.

E - is for everything goes. Age 18+.


I realize it's a bit of a bother learning a whole new system, but at least it shouldn't be too hard to remember. Basically, A=G, B=PG, C=PG-13, D=R, E=NC-17. And, for the purposes of this community, you only have to remember ratings A to C.