Site Post » How To Rate: Everyone, Teen, or Mature (Also some useful advice on gore and sex stories) · 1:22pm Jun 25th, 2012
Content Warning: Mature (You really don’t want to read the blurred parts.)
The hell am I looking at here?!
It’s my fic! It’s awesome! It has everything that makes a fic so good! It has all the sex and blood you can imagine!
And how is that good in the first place? Dude, that’s not even readable!
You don’t get it because you don’t understand erotica and dark genres!
Maybe I don’t get it because it’s moronic, badly written, unnecessarily violent and completely tasteless when it comes to sex?
But–
And even more importantly... why is it rated “Everyone”?
I don’t know how the ratings work! It’s too complicated!
How To Rate: Everyone, Teen, or Mature 
Welcome to yet another “How To” where we point out what should be obvious when it comes to submitting fics to fimfiction. And also, in the case of the last post and this one, provide you with some real advice about writing stories.
My name is Wanderer D and while I seem to enjoy writing this stuff, I do so out of frustration, which I take out on my handy minion: Clueless User, who needs to be drawn by someone with talent. (i.e. not me.)
Today we will discuss something that has sadly popped up more than you might think: Rating a story appropriately.
But... Wanderer D! Rating is an esoteric and archaic form of control that has been banned by the church!
No, it isn’t. It actually just requires some common sense, which you seem to not possess. Now, let’s go back to your story. What the hell were you trying to write?
Well, I wanted to write an erotic piece of action! I want to be like the great ones! Like... Butterscotch Sundae or- or... Sleepless Brony! They would know what I was trying to do! You cannot understand it because you know nothing!
We’ll get back to that later. First, let’s talk about how you rate your story.
Is this going to hurt?
Only if basic, common, knowledge hurts your depleted brain cells. Let’s “Add the Story.”
The first thing you encounter is doubtless something you don’t even skim over. The rules. Since finding the FAQ is such a hard thing to do, our friends the admins have done you a favor by posting the basic rules you should follow when submitting a fic.
Did you see the last two? “Put stuff in the right category” and “Give your story the right content rating”.
Okay, so I have ignored all of those before, but now that you pointed them out, how do I do that?!
Simple. When you fill out the form right under it, you might notice something...
I have... options?! But I want everyone to read my story! Why should I change it?!
Because not everyone wants to read your story if it has stuff that they find offensive or disgusting.
Love and tolerate!
Exactly, so do so and respect their wishes. So, what does this mean? It seems complicated, I know. It’s pretty simple: Rating something “Everyone” means that it contains nothing that is going to be banned out of a kids show: No real violence with blood and guns, no overtly sexual stuff, no questionable or really dark content... keep it PG. Think of it as something you would allow a kid to read. The story can be relevant to any age, and indeed there are really deep and well thought stories that fit into that. Romance is acceptable, no problem, just as long as it’s kept clean.
But it seems boring!
Stop your whining! If you want to read something a bit more adult oriented, we have... “Teen.”
This covers more ‘mature’ themes without falling into the explicit. You might notice how themes like suicide, war and sex are mentioned. Those are themes that require a bit more world-knowledge and understanding than what a kid would have. Teenagers are better suited to ‘get’ what you’re trying to say here, than say, a 10 year old.
But this is not what I want to write! I want to write something that shows the visceral mortality of ponies!
Okay then... for that, we have the “Mature” rating.
This rating is appropriate for stories that are very explicit when it comes to sex and/or gore. If you’re writing a story where someone’s brains get blown off and you go into detail as to how they decorate the wall, it goes here. If your story has a steamy scene where our ponies get... really comfortable with each other and you find yourself in the need of describing every juicy part of it... it goes here as well.
Now this is more like it! I can dazzle everyone with my amazing stories! I shall join the great ones!
By great ones I assume you are talking about authors such as Butterscotch Sundae or Sleepless Brony, like you mentioned before?
Yes! They are my inspiration! My coda! My yodas! My–
I get it. I get it. But, how does what you wrote up there even compare to what they do? It’s pointless sex!
You lie! Sex doesn’t have to have a point! There is no story! No purpose other than to clop, clop, clop!
You... haven’t read their works, have you?
I–
You know what, don’t answer. Let’s ask one of them for advice...
Y-you mean...
Yes... I mean what you’re thinking exactly. Mares and Stallions, I present to you...
Butterscotch Sundae is the author of Swayback Mountain, The Party Hasn't Ended, Butterscotch's Adventures in Equestria and Much Ahoof About Nothing
Wanderer D asked me to write a little note about how to write good erotic fiction.
Good erotic fiction is first and foremost good fiction. Many people seem to assume that the usual rules of writing fiction can be thrown out the window as soon as it aims at being erotic. Now, if you’ve ever picked up a copy of A Thousand Shades of Grey and read a page of it, you might be forgiven for thinking it’s true (the book really is garbage). But that doesn’t mean your erotica should be like that! Some of the best erotica was written by Anais Nin, a famous French-Cuban author, and her exquisite prose is up there with the literary greats.
But Butterscotch, I hear you ask, what’s the difference between erotica and pornography? It’s a sticky question (ho ho!) - my answer is that both aim to create sexual excitement in the reader, but in different ways. Pornography is more visceral, and aims right at the crotch. Erotica gets to the crotch eventually, but travels there via the brain and the heart first. You’ll never get that ‘melty feeling’ with pornography, but good erotica will give it to you every time.
So erotica needs more than just sex. Does it need drama? Maybe. Does it need humour? Maybe. It just needs something more than sex. If the setup is short, and the story is obviously champing at the bit to get to the action (for example, the photocopier repairman turns up but doesn’t really say much about his feelings before he’s having sex with the office lady), then it’s probably not erotica, just well-written pornography. So make sure your erotic writing has some emotional or intellectual interest in it. Make us come for the sex, but stay for the story.
Now let’s talk about graphicness. Erotica as a genre has a tradition of avoiding using the primary words for the genitals - breasts and nipples are okay, though. This has given birth to a catalogue of metaphors that are as hilarious as they are bad: I’m talking about stuff like ‘purple-headed warrior’ and ‘love pudding’. Try and come up with description which is original, elegant, and charming, but still clearly understandable. If your metaphor is so evasive that the reader doesn’t know which act or organ is being described, then it’s not doing its job. Avoid calling things ‘it’: “he put it in her” just ain’t sexy. Also avoid any expressions your mom might be expected to use, like ‘down there’. Following your elementary school teacher’s advice about appealing to all five senses is an excellent start. Also, detail, detail, detail! You can still be graphic - just don’t be vulgar.
Lastly, keep it sexy. The story should excite you. Like all good fiction, you should be into it while you’re writing it. Your work will be all the better for it. And I guarantee that, no matter how unique your kink might seem, there’re a million other people on the internet who share it, so don’t self-censor yourself. If you like messy sex, by all means regale us with the story of the time Applejack and Rainbow Dash had a wrestling contest in a vat of Granny Smith's Grade-A apple sauce.
Oh, and lastly lastly, make sure you have fun while you’re doing it. Writing erotica is like sex: if it feels like a chore, you’re doing it wrong!
tl;dr version: The fact you’re writing erotica is not an excuse to write badly. Appeal to the mind and heart by including intellectual and emotional interest in the story. Avoid vulgar terms, but also avoid silly metaphors and euphemisms. Go into detail, but don’t be obscene. Keep it sexy by writing what you personally find erotic. Lastly, have fun!
Happy writing!
Butterscotch
Wow... that was...
Good advice? Careful thought about writing and erotica in specific?
Well, yes... b-but... that’s not what I want to write! It’s too romantic!
Didn’t you just tell me that you wanted to write ‘erotica’? I think those were your words, I could scroll up and check–
S-Shut up! She’s right, but that’s not the type of stories I want to write! I want to write something like the Romance Reports!
Kid, you don’t learn do you? I have been sprouting this from the past blog: There’s more to writing a good story than simply thinking that Dark = Gore or Romance = Sex!
I don’t care!
Fine, here, I present to you...
Sleepless Brony is the author of The Romance Reports, Up in the Clouds, Down to Earth and Cherry Trees.
What makes a story with sex in it good?
Well, the short, snappy answer is... the same things that make any story good. So I guess now I'll ramble on about good plotting, solid structure, efficient characterization, exposition through dialogue and action...
Oh, you wanted to know how to write good sex?
Haha, of course. Well then, let's talk naughty bits. I think the other contributing authors have explained all the regular story stuff far better than I could, anyway.
Sex can be in a story for plenty of reasons, whether it's there purely to titillate, or to illustrate a character relationship, or to drive plot events. Whatever purpose it's serving, I think it's important to remember that sex is a form of action - just like a good fight or a chase scene, you want the reader to blink a few times, sit up in their chair, and think, "Aw yeah, NOW this is picking up!"
So how do you do that?
To me, the things that define good sex (in fiction, anyway) are the same things that define good action of any kind - emotional content, motivation, reactions from the characters.
I'm not trying to say that all written sex should be uber-sappy romantic love-making. Far from it. All I mean is that what makes the sex interesting is what the characters are thinking and feeling, and WHY they're doing what they are doing.
To extend the action analogy, imagine reading about two guys having an epic sword duel. You don't know their names or why they're fighting, but maybe you can appreciate a few of the moves or get a little kick out of a particularly bloody strike. Interesting, I guess. Probably forgettable in the long run.
Add some character to it - maybe they're old friends or brothers, bound by honor to fight even though they still love each other. Maybe one of them is out for revenge, and the other can't even remember how he wronged his attacker. Maybe they're just fighting over a scrap of stale bread.
NOW I'm interested. Without all that, it's just two guys plunging their long, hard, rigid lengths into each other over and over again and...
Huh.
Anyway, why are the characters having sex? Do they love each other? Is one in love, and the other is unsure? Just experimentation? Is there no emotional spark at all between them, just some completely casual, anonymous sex? Even in that case, the emotions and motivations are important. How did they end up here? Why are they doing this? Are they okay with that arrangement? Do they wish for something more? How does all this make them feel?
These things put the reader there with the characters, and allow them to care about what's going on. These are the important things, the things that make sex, or any action, interesting. You can spend pages describing exactly who put what in which hole and how hard. But ask yourself - could I replace one or both of these characters with someone else, and have to change anything? What makes this sex special?
That's what's really important. All the rest is just bodies in motion.
So... you’re saying that there’s more to sex than just [censored] into [censored] and [censored]?
Oh, so you can learn. Impressive. Yes. There is more to sex than simply doing it. Sure, you can write a story where there’s nothing but clop, but that’s simple smut. If you are going to pretend to write a real story with character development and also something more to it than random and, again, pointless sex, you might want to pay attention to what was said above.
Wanderer D, why do you get ultra-famous authors to explain this for you?
Because they have proven that they can write all of this stuff much better than I do. Why listen to me rant about what I think on writing better stories of a genre when you can hear it from some of the best authors themselves?
So you do have some humility!
No, I just like to show off that I hang out with awesome people. Now, going back to publishing mature stories.
When you want to do this, you can be as explicit as you want. It is actually harder than you might think to write an erotic piece.
*Snort.* You said harder!
*SLAP!* Hush you! Now, once you’ve written your explicit sex scene, here’s what you do, you click on “Mature” rating, which will pop up two sub-tags. Guess which one you click?
That lets future readers know what they will find there, because let’s face it: your summary sucks.
You didn’t have to hit me!
Yes, I did. Now, I remember something about your story being really violent and descriptive about that?
Yes! Not only the sex but the awesomeness of warm blood coating–
Okay, then, so, gore...
Horror! Are you going to keep interrupting me!?
Well... yes. Anyway, why did Twilight do what she did to Flutters?
Huh? What do you mean why? It’s gore! It’s mindless and bloody and–
But gore for the sake of it doesn’t add anything to a story! It’s not horror, it’s gratuitous violence!
Horror doesn’t need anything else! A good horror story consists mainly of blood and brains and–
Okay, I get it, you don’t know what you’re talking about this time either.
What do you... wait are you saying you brought someone else for–
Yes.
Stop interrupting me!
No. Anyway, Gore is controversial not only in fanfiction, but also in literature in general. It can be an effective tool that–
Are you going to lecture us or let your guest talk?
Fine, fine... may I present...
AuroraDawn is the author of The Rainbow Factory, Fall from Grace and Mythbuckers
I'm writing this very late at night so I apologize for any lapses in logic or grammatical errors unbecoming any respectable writer.
I'm guessing I've been asked for tips on how to write a good horror story, and the proper use of gore, because of the success of Rainbow Factory. I find this mildly ironic in the sense that Rainbow Factory is a terribly written story by any standards--from a technical sense. I suppose it's the story itself, not the mechanics of the work, that inspired fear, and so in the simplest of terms, disregard Rainbow Factory, acquire knowledge I have also come to learn:
The very first and foremost tip anyone can have on writing horror is to write what scares you. Good writers start by writing for themselves, before adjusting the work for the public. If the subject matter or scenes don't include anything that makes you shake at night, then how can you know it will scare anyone else? Feel the fear yourself, and it will transcribe into your work. Smell the sweat and blood soaking your clothes, feel the rapid and powerful thumps of your heart beating like a dying rabbit, see the horrors which caused it all... become your own nightmares, and then write. Write to trap your story, to release it from yourself and bind it to paper and ink.
There's more, however, than simply being afraid of what you've written. Many people are inclined to add as many details possible to a monster to assure the exact image the writer has shows up in the reader's mind. Stephen King drives home one of the most important aspects of telling a story, any story but especially horror, in "On Writing"; omit useless information. An imagination, given a seed of information, will always grow a more fantastic image than if given the whole picture. That's not to say never describe anything, of course, but be careful in being too exact. Block the imagination and you kill the illusion.
Perhaps one of the hardest parts of keeping a reader interested in horror stories is balancing suspense and action. Too much action and your fiction becomes an emotional trainwreck, like my own Rainbow Factory, Cupcakes, and especially (forgive me for mentioning this atrocity of the English language) Sweet Apple Massacre. Sadness and anger and blood and guts and joy and hope and sadness and more hope and more guts and despair and the constant barrage of never-ending twists and feelings drains a reader, confuses them, upsets them. This is where pre-readers come in handy, especially people who do not know you. Impervious to your feelings, a pre-reader can gauge how well you keep suspense and shocks tuned.
Therein lies yet another problem: extending suspense without boring readers. There's many ways to work with this. Experiment! Try whatever you can to properly space out the scares without losing that unsettled feeling you've hopefully instilled in the reader. One of the more basic, yet effective uses of suspense in fiction, is to build your setting. When you create the creepy, strange and unnerving world around your character, giving reason for that character's suspense, you create that same world and that same suspense around your reader as well.
Finally, the proper use of gore in horror.
There isn't one.
There, I've said it. A proper horror story should never need to touch on the dismemberment and disembowelment of the characters to be scary. Your story should never rely on death as it's only claim to terrorize.
With that out of the way, there's no denying that a good ol' murder or hellish act of death is one heckuva powerful plot element. Death is ultimate and final. It is the one universal theme that the global human collective cannot destroy, cannot avoid, and cannot accept. For a human, or in this case pony, to find murder so easy must make them a creature more terrifying than any monster. Sentience coupled with a complete lack of empathy is such an inconceivable object that it's power in writing deserves to be respected. To have everyone murdering everyone is to belittle that concept, to mock it so badly that you remove the humanity from it, removing any horror aspect the act may have.
Gore should be reserved, my friend, for only the most important and shocking section of the story, and even then only if it is absolutely necessary. The instant you apply gore when it's uncalled for is the instant you shatter the fear associated with it.
I hope that helps!
Cheers,
Aurora Dawn
Buh- but... my understanding of horror–
Might be different. And that’s fine. But here we are talking about tools of the craft and what helps you become a better writer. You want to keep writing forgettable stories that consist of no plot and just blood and sex? Be my guest, but you won’t improve and honestly, it just falls into the same being repeated over and over. Take the advice the authors here and the previous blog said... you don’t have to write like them, but you can learn a bit from them. There’s a reason they’re good at what they do.
I- I see... I think I should think a little about what I am going to do...
Good, but, before you do that, here’s what you do if you include also very descriptive violence in a fic:
You click on the ‘Gore’ tag. If it doesn’t have sex, you just leave the sex one blank. There, it’s not difficult, right?
Yeah! Hey, it’s pretty easy to mark them! Just how many people don’t do it?
...A lot.
Well, now that you have guided me through this I have a lot to re-write and I’ll be sure to tag it and rate it correctly!
Good! It’s nice to see progress! Now go... the word processor awaits you... and for the love of the gods, please format your story!
Grammar inspection incoming!
>Let’s ask one of them for advice...
Double space
>our story should never rely on death as it's only claim to terrorize
>an inconceivable object that it's power in writing deserves to be respected
Remove the apostrophes
>I’ll be sure to tag it and rate it correctly!
Double space
GAH! Deleteh's own minion, beaten out by the portal by two measly seconds...
why on earth does this even need to be explicated
what is wrong with this community
Sometimes I wish I was a mod for this site just to see what it would be like.
If things like this show up, it must be a very entertaining and rewarding experience.
194927
I'm not a mod for fimfiction
It's not, I've been in admin positions of popular websites before. If you don't like being inundated with mundane questions that are clearly explained by the website and FAQ, and users asking for you to do things you're not allowed to do then being a mod is not something you would enjoy. Especially since the first response to a "no" answer is usually "why not?"
Generally people don't take on such a job because it's a fun job, but because they want to see the website flourish.
194919 Welcome to the internet.
194919 The same thing as is wrong with every other online community and the world in general? People don't bother to think, don't pause to consider what they're doing, don't read the rules - and if they do, don't care.
another enjoyable read
and i learned something
SImply amazing to see some succesfull authors ready to give advice to us minor ones.
And I'm damn sure to take those notes up into my head
While I already knew how to properly rate a story, I did enjoy the tips given by the three authors. I'll be sure to keep them in mind when I write. Your blogs are always entertaining and informative, Wanderer.
194927 I'd be a Mod just so I can whore my eyes out for bits by letting anypony that wants me to give me their fics and edit them until they are pristine works of art. Or at least, not total pieces of shit.
If you've ever read 'Remorse: (The) Color of Crimson', then you have seen my editing skills. I'm just lucky LoneWolf likes my company, tbh. XD
I get the feeling that some people think they need to win the game in order to mark their stories correctly.
MORTAL KOOOOOMBAT IS GOOD GORE!!!!! Dark doesn't need to have gore look at some cartoons and Disney (Bambi anyone) and isn't Transformers for kids (rhetorical) and is based around war. Who does this lazy shit of just giving whatever rating they feel?
Oh these Wanderer D posts. They make me lol every time!
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That first section...
You know, fanfiction has a reputation for being exactly this for a reason. I feel for the mods; I'll bet they have to deal with a lot of this crap. I, and many others, I'm sure, have no inclination to read a story that consists of nothing but sex and/or gore. Actually, call me archaic, but sexual themes in general tend to make me uncomfortable. I have no qualms with writing romance, and I might imply something happening, but I'd shy away from anything explicit, and I wouldn't put it in at all unless I felt it added something to the story. The risk of a values dissonance between author and reader means that this kind of thing better have a good reason for being in the story. Remember how when you were a kid, your parents would always walk in for that one sex scene in a game?
Violence, on the other hand, I'm more receptive of, but always in support of the story. If people are going around chopping off heads and limbs and splitting torsos open, then the setting is probably a dark and violent one meant to create a certain ambient mood to the story (like Fallout: Equestria). And nothing says, "This is the villain," more than having the character kill another character in cold blood, but again, for a reason and not just to make a point to the readers. A good story usually involves conflict of one sort or another, which can be as subtle as two politicians vying for a position on a senate or council, or as overt as two giant robots punching each other. You can even do both at the same time.
Regarding horror, generally Nothing is Scarier. As humans, we have an innate fear of the unknown. This is probably one of the things behind our drive to learn about the world around us. The fact is, if you throw a "scary" monster at your audience, most of them are going to be unfazed, because they've seen or imagined something scarier. The key is to let the reader's imagination fill in the scary parts. Don't show the audience the monster, let their fear create their own image of the monster and it will be scarier than you could ever make it.
I'm guessing I'm unlikely to every write anything over teen (assuming I get off my lazy flank and actually do some writing), though I could see writing something on par gore-wise with FO:E, which might merit a mature rating.
I would add a couple things to what was already said.
On sex:
1: It's not just for clop and eroticism. Sex can be as important a part of plot and characterization as anything else.
2: It does not need to be explicit. Sensuality and affection, passion and desire; they do not fundamentally require a specific level of descriptive detail.
3: Don't be afraid of it. Sex in your story does not make it a clopfic, does not make you a pervert, and does not fundamentally corrupt the characters that are involved. Nearly every well known bestselling author I have read has sex scenes of varied descriptiveness in their work.
On gore:
Just as there is a wide scope to genres of horror (atmospheric, thriller, slasher, suspense, torture porn, etc) there is a wide scope to the type, levels and presentation of gore in a story.
You can have a relatively tame atmospheric story with a sudden shocking smattering of gore. Since it is not prevalent throughout it actually has meaning to and impact on the characters and reader.
You can have constant atmospheric gore as well, your characters wading through a terrifying world filled with lakes of blood and roads made of melted flesh and screaming faces. By taking the violence away and making the gore purely atmospheric, you can include large amounts without numbing the reader. That's the difference between flaying the skin from a victim and just having a skinned corpse hanging there. The violence inherent in the gore makes a huge difference to the way it is presented.
I look forward to these posts almost as much as chapter updates to my favorite stories.
194968 Dear sir. I'd like to tell you that someday it would stop, But *looks you in the eyes and places caring hand on your shoulder.* It won't... There's no chance in hell. As long as there are illiterates, gore-fiends, second language english writers and twelve year olds on the site, it won't stop. Not by a fucking longshot. But I'm sure the rest of us will do our best to oblige you.
I will never understand how this Clueless User manages to keep finding ways to damage his brain, and revert to the same idiot time and time again.
That said, I very much enjoyed the last section. Especially since some nebulous brand of horror is my current writing obstacle, it was very informative on the dos and don'ts of the subject.
It's kinda funny. Plenty of comments above me, as well in the other How To blogs, say something along the lines of "Are people really this stupid?" While I am not as foolish as Mr. Green Text up there, I definitely fall in this category. I've read enough literature to know the basics but these blogs, and especially the author bits, are REALLY helpful in narrowing focus for someone who hasn't written but kinda wants to(aka, This Guy).
Basically, thanks for the help WD and all other authors who have/will help with these blogs. I look forward to even the most ridiculous ones, like formatting or what have you.
Apart from that, thanks for the (un?)necessary clarification. And the tips.
Now all we need is D to teach the noob- I mean, "less experienced" to read the blog posts and the mods are all set!
Wanderer D on how to read Wanderer D's help blogs
When in doubt, rate above whatever your doubt is! When you have ideas that might take you down a weird path, go ahead and say so up front! Let the audience know what they're in for, so that they're not suddenly walking into chapter five and finding out Derpy is a machochistic cannibal who gets off to Carrot Top performances.
And so much is true with what Butterscotch and Sleepless were saying. I've got one and a half clopfics going, and more in the works (the half is cause it hasn't "gotten there" yet.) I could cobble together all sorts of sex stuff, and I'm pretty sure I could do it well... but there just needs to be more to it than that. And since one of the characters I'm using is Fluttershy, and for me writing Fluttershy is like writing the parts for Wilson in "Castaway," It's rough going, even though she only has to do one goddamn thing.
Even in the basest of cloppy fics, you need some attention to character, some details to plot, and so on. It's not like video / illustrated porn where the picture is sufficient for the viewer, you need to use the text you're writing to make them CARE about what's going on, else it's random organs mashing together for no real purpose. Might suit some people, but jaded bastards like me - and anyone else bound to sink so low to read porn about My Little Pony
- need a teensy bit more than "and then they kissed, and did it, and she loved it"
"If you’re writing a story where someone’s brains get blown off and you go into detail as to how they decorate the wall, it goes here."
So this would make Fallout: Equestria and Project Horizons mature?
This is not just "how to". This is a story about 'how to' and 'how not to'!
YAY!
Lots of useful tips.
This has suddenly given me the inane urge to create an alter-ego on this site known as... Clueless User.
Hmmm
I got a comment on one of my blogs by butterscotchsundae, so that's a MAJOR accomplishment for me. noticed by a user with over 1000 watchers...so awesom
oh and Wanderer D, I promise that you shall have no rating issues from me, except I have a question.
If you write two versions of a chapter, one E, and one M, and the reader can pick either, can you still rate it teen?
TL;DR
So, Wander D, what rating do I give my fic where Luna gives Celestia full on oral while Twilight watches?
195033
Hey, Walh!
Any gore without horror, feeling, or humanity is just comedy...
...Granted really sick comedy, but comedy nevertheless.
When I see these posts I wonder if I am browsing a pony website for the mentally challenged :-/
Wait, so DON'T rate bloody sexed up horror massacre detailed clopfics Everyone?
I have just been blinded by science.
-Weatherstorm
It's funny that I know this stuff already.
I just read it for the lolz
But it was informative nonetheless.
People needed this explained to them?
There is no Celestia... 
195004 now THAT I'd enjoy reading
Ahahahahaha!
I should not be writing clop, ever. What am I doing with my life? D:
I'm glad for only one part of this because I recently included some gore in one of my stories and it's only there for one scene then gone and hardly spoken of but it's meant to draw out character reaction and not disgust. This helps because I don't want to have to tag the whole story with gore for one scene.
I love these blog posts so much
i farted
Is it bad that I've started to look forward to these blog posts?
194919 I will summarize it as thus:
"OMG I HAVE BEST IDEA AND I WILL PLACE IT ONTO THE INTERTUBES AND EVERYONE WILL LOVE IT"
"RULES? TL;DR I HAVE TO GRACE THE WORLD WITH MY BRILLIANCE"
People, as a rule of thumb, are not as smart as they think they are.
But I'm not complaining if their blatant disregard for the rules leads to blog posts as entertaining as these. And based on the comments, a few people agree with me!
Keep on trucking, authors. Annoy Wanderer D enough to warrant another blog! What could possibly go wrong?
Wait, so is Sweet Apple Massacre worse than Cupcakes?
This was mildly entertaining. Congratulations, a smile touched the outer edges of my lips for what seemed like an entire second!
Also, I tired.
Honestly though, I sorta pity you for having to do these things, although I thank you for doing them in such a fashion. Maybe one or two of these folks will learn? If so, then it`s worth it.
Ya know, I really hope there will always be people who don't understand and/or even read the rules, 'cause these blogs are hilarious and very informative
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I read the rules if I know there's likely to be something that isn't going to be known via common sense. But so far, the only site I've had to read the rules for is this site, and that was mainly because of changes/tweaks being made, thus causing me to go "Alright, so what are all the CURRENT rules?"
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Nope. Because 1-This is the internet 2-This is the Internet 3-Majority of people don't seem to read the rules, and finally 4-This is the Internet.
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Good luck on that one.
Also, if your story contains A LOT of swearing like my Tourettes Guy In Equestria naturally does, it goes under Mature.
Thank you so much for posting this. Hopefully people will actually read it. I've been getting really sick of the number of gore fics that have been showing up lately without being set to mature, and without having the gore tag set--especially the ones that have cover art featuring gore. That forces those of us who don't want to see it to see it anyway because we don't even have to click off the front page to be exposed to it.
Again, thank you for posting this. Hopefully it will make a difference.
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/10 minutes in da's Muro
I want a tutorial on how to make a good trollfic.