The rules for Fan Fiction have been updated: "It is compulsory to mention these parameters either in the summary or in the author's note."
Instead of expecting authors to go to the help desk without knowing that there is a problem, and then type all of this compulsory text into either this or that place, it would be simpler if India Forums generated these checkboxes and radio buttons within the title page of each Fan Fiction book.
Reader's Age Group (radio buttons): U ... 13+ ... 16+ ... 18+
Extent of Trigger Warnings (radio buttons): light ... moderate ... heavy
Trigger Warnings (checkboxes)
death of a character / medical illness / mental health issue
description of sex / sexual theme / other adult themes
swear words (must be censored as initial letter followed by all asterisks, e.g. b**** = female dog, b***** = having blood, b****** = natural child, s*** = excrement)
murder
kidnapping
suicide-ideation
self-harm
bullying
drug usage
trafficking
rape / molestation / prostitution / domestic violence
eating disorders
trauma
abuse or child abuse or neglect
abortion or miscarriage
Other warnings (field)
Edited to add: Allowing authors to give a trigger warning for "description of sex" creates the impression that X rated content is allowed. A trigger warning for "sexual situation (PG-13 only)" would be more consistent with the policy that any discussion of a consummation scene should be PG-13 and tagged as Mature Content. My understanding is that PG-13 means that we can only mention sex in general, abstract terms. If a sexual encounter is presented, it gets an R rating (not allowed even under Mature Content), and a physical description of any sex act gets an X rating (not allowed even under Mature Content).
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