Question about story ratings. · 5:38pm Jan 1st, 2022
Do murder mysteries have to be rated Mature on this site? Asking because I'm wondering if I can get more readers on Bloodhound if it was rated Teen instead. The only thing that might warrant the M rating are the bodies, which could be considered slightly graphic.
Sorry if it's a dumb question. Just wanted to ask for clarification.
I think teen rated would be fine with Bloodhound, but if you're really concerned you could PM a story approver. They're the best ones to go to with questions like this.
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Who are the story approvers?
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I'd PM the mods rather than story approvers. You can find all these folks here. And in general, unless your story is an utter gorefest described in detail, Teen rating + the appropriate warning tags should be enough.
You could have an E-rated murder mystery if you wanted a challenge.
I haven't read this story but if it isn't overly violent there's no reason not to make it T.
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It isn't really all that violent. I've dm'd a mod, but no reply so far.
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If you're competent enough to be on the autoapproval queue, I'd just go ahead and change the rating. Even the worst case would be a misunderstanding, but you'd be shocked by what I've published at T before. Unless the story is solid profanity, excessive grotesquery, or explicit sexual activity, you're fine.