Originally posted by: vijay
No site would like to upset its writers, but there must be some good reasons behind it.
some restrictions like not allowed to put graphical description of sexual acts.
I think this should be outlined clearly. What is allowed and what is not allowed. Like we know mention of specific body parts is not allowed. This is clear. But can things be said euphemistically? What does graphic description mean exactly? For authors who want to adhere to the rules and not get unnecessary warnings this is a hurdle as they tend to censor content that may even be acceptable and thereby curtail their creative freedom and place restrictions on their story-telling. I have been writing here for a while and I still do not know.
Unless this is specified, authors and their content will be judged by subjective guidelines imposed by moderators who may or may not be in agreement on what is acceptable. Some mods may have a higher degree of tolerance/ acceptability and maybe more liberal in allowing content while some others not so much. Perhaps disallowing certain words in the text might also do the trick?
I think having that uniformity in the guidelines will be helpful, not only to authors but also to the mods who filter the content. Censoring should not be subject to someoneโs whim. It will also help to make a guideline on what content can go as general, what should come with a warning label (general/trigger warning/ 16+ content/ 18+ content/ adult) and what is totally unacceptable to post.
Just saying- it seems somewhat unfair to place a barrier on how a writer wants to develop their characters in this one aspect, especially when there is no restriction on other, in my opinion, worse triggers such as abuse, violence, neglect, suicide etc.
With RPF I agree- there could be serious implications like libel, so it makes sense to keep those out.
Edited by LizzieBennet - 2 years ago
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