For what it's worth (and ETA I'm rambling more than I meant to):
Slash/het/gen - yes; I'm one of those who particularly wants to know if a story is het (i.e. ends up het - not a problem if there is some het in there, given the canon!) because although I'm sure there are probably some excellent het stories out there they are not for me. Pairings can occasionally be confusing - there's a world of difference, obviously, between a story that goes from B/D to a het ending and one that goes from het or /OC to B/D. This is probably silly, but I'd almost like to see the end-pairing listed last or shown differently. Hmm, I think this makes me ridiculously picky .... but I suppose I want to put the time and emotional commitment into a story that will leave me feeling right (not necessarily candyfloss-happy - grit is welcome - but in the right universe if that makes sense).
Deathfic - yes, warning please! Once upon a time long long ago (BP - Before Pros in my personal history) I found myself reading the death of my then favourite character and felt physically sick, then completely miserable for the rest of the day, and then kept flashing back to the awful death at random intervals for a long time afterwards. Am I borderline certifiable? Very probably. Deathfics scoop my innards out and mince them; sufficient unto RL is the evil thereof.
Age ratings - not bothered either way; not really relevant to my own preferences, though of course many people may like to have them.
Everything else, such as bdsm, non-con, the dreaded mpreg etc. - not bothered; these are aspects of a story that I can take or not depending on the writing, and for which I don't feel bad about dropping a story if it's going to places where I prefer not to venture (teddy-bears, talking mice, ye olde tymes .... everyone has their own personal no-go areas. And of course different writers can do very different things even with these).
I appreciate that many people prefer not to be spoiled/have their stories spoiled, so any set-up that allows readers to choose whether or not to see warnings or any labels is up there with sliced bread.
Many thanks for the hard work that brings us the stories! ::drinks health of archivist and writers:: (in healthy and refreshing mate tea, as it 'appens, it being a bit early in the day for anything stronger)
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Slash/het/gen - yes; I'm one of those who particularly wants to know if a story is het (i.e. ends up het - not a problem if there is some het in there, given the canon!) because although I'm sure there are probably some excellent het stories out there they are not for me.
Pairings can occasionally be confusing - there's a world of difference, obviously, between a story that goes from B/D to a het ending and one that goes from het or /OC to B/D. This is probably silly, but I'd almost like to see the end-pairing listed last or shown differently. Hmm, I think this makes me ridiculously picky .... but I suppose I want to put the time and emotional commitment into a story that will leave me feeling right (not necessarily candyfloss-happy - grit is welcome - but in the right universe if that makes sense).
Deathfic - yes, warning please! Once upon a time long long ago (BP - Before Pros in my personal history) I found myself reading the death of my then favourite character and felt physically sick, then completely miserable for the rest of the day, and then kept flashing back to the awful death at random intervals for a long time afterwards. Am I borderline certifiable? Very probably. Deathfics scoop my innards out and mince them; sufficient unto RL is the evil thereof.
Age ratings - not bothered either way; not really relevant to my own preferences, though of course many people may like to have them.
Everything else, such as bdsm, non-con, the dreaded mpreg etc. - not bothered; these are aspects of a story that I can take or not depending on the writing, and for which I don't feel bad about dropping a story if it's going to places where I prefer not to venture (teddy-bears, talking mice, ye olde tymes .... everyone has their own personal no-go areas. And of course different writers can do very different things even with these).
I appreciate that many people prefer not to be spoiled/have their stories spoiled, so any set-up that allows readers to choose whether or not to see warnings or any labels is up there with sliced bread.
Many thanks for the hard work that brings us the stories! ::drinks health of archivist and writers:: (in healthy and refreshing mate tea, as it 'appens, it being a bit early in the day for anything stronger)