I'm someone who puts a "warming" area and then puts things like "het" and "overly schmoopy" so I don't take that label very seriously.
I find it offensive when someone warns for slash and most of the time won't even click on their fic. I feel similarly about warnings for het. Because I know you, I know you do it tongue in cheek, but I have known het authors and readers that find that warning equally offensive. That somehow the relationships that they enjoy reading and writing are shameful or wrong or to be warned for as well. So, my personal opinion about that is just look at my pairings. If you can't figure out if it is slash or het that way then you need to return to the source material before reading my fic.
Now, I'd never ever use the word "gross" or "disgusting" or similar words in feedback, ever. That's totally rude and weird and I have no clue why anyone would consider that a good way to convey their feelings to an author.
Unfortunately, I find that when body fluids and excrement come into play the ability to restrain personal disgust goes out the window. It is usually more apparent in exchange fic or prompt requests though:
"I like x, y, z, but none of that really gross stuff."
With comments I've also gotten a lot of: "wow that's scary" for things like breathplay and I completely understand where the person is coming from, but I think there are better ways to convey the intensity of the fic in a comment on someone's.
Anyway, thanks for contributing, and I just want to say that I adore every comment you've every left me. :D
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Date: 2012-01-20 06:31 am (UTC)I find it offensive when someone warns for slash and most of the time won't even click on their fic. I feel similarly about warnings for het. Because I know you, I know you do it tongue in cheek, but I have known het authors and readers that find that warning equally offensive. That somehow the relationships that they enjoy reading and writing are shameful or wrong or to be warned for as well. So, my personal opinion about that is just look at my pairings. If you can't figure out if it is slash or het that way then you need to return to the source material before reading my fic.
Now, I'd never ever use the word "gross" or "disgusting" or similar words in feedback, ever. That's totally rude and weird and I have no clue why anyone would consider that a good way to convey their feelings to an author.
Unfortunately, I find that when body fluids and excrement come into play the ability to restrain personal disgust goes out the window. It is usually more apparent in exchange fic or prompt requests though:
"I like x, y, z, but none of that really gross stuff."
With comments I've also gotten a lot of: "wow that's scary" for things like breathplay and I completely understand where the person is coming from, but I think there are better ways to convey the intensity of the fic in a comment on someone's.
Anyway, thanks for contributing, and I just want to say that I adore every comment you've every left me. :D