Temporary Discussion Post (Was Post for Authors)
Big Giant Note: new topic-specific discussion posts have been added
Temporarily, this is a post where authors can leave a comment to state that they do not warn for triggers in fanfiction headings, nor do they intend to. whether or not they use warnings and content labels for common triggers, and any relevant details about their policies.
Note: There is also discussion going on in this thread at the moment, which will continue as long as it remains respectful on all sides. That is the case right now.
Please leave a comment if you are a fandom writer and you do not warn or otherwise indicate in the header want to share your labeling policy. [This is particularly relevant] if your fic includes:
Non-con (rape)
Dubcon (sex for which consent is dubious to the reader)
Sexual assault
Incest
Suicide
Murder/Violent Death
Domestic abuse
Child abuse/molestation
Character death
Torture/Starvation
Captivity/Kidnapping/Prisoner situations
Violence above the norm for your fandom's canon
Self-harm
Eating disorders
Alcoholism
Addiction
potentially triggering power dynamics (sexual or otherwise)
consensual kinks which could be triggering such as bondage, knifeplay, breathplay, D/s, sexual power exchange, etc. (this site recommends labeling these things, not warning for them)
If you are not a writer, but know of a writer who has publicly stated they do not indicate if their fic contains triggers and do not intend to, please drop a comment with a link to that.
Note 27/6: Hold those links for a bit. There will be a new post for them, and a more positive way of dealing with them, shortly. Many people are in the process of putting further thought into their policies right now.
Note 26/6: After discussion, which remains ongoing, with some members of the BDSM community and their allies, I have modified "do not warn for triggers and do not intend to warn" to "do not indicate if their fic contains triggers and do not intend to".
I do not intend to imply that there is anything 'wrong' with BDSM, or pass judgment on it in any way. This is a list of triggers, not of squicks as fandom defines that word. If there is any way I can notate it more neutrally to avoid hurting those in the BDSM community, please let me know in the comments.
Temporarily, this is a post where authors can leave a comment to state that they do not warn for triggers in fanfiction headings, nor do they intend to. whether or not they use warnings and content labels for common triggers, and any relevant details about their policies.
Note: There is also discussion going on in this thread at the moment, which will continue as long as it remains respectful on all sides. That is the case right now.
Please leave a comment if you are a fandom writer and you do not warn or otherwise indicate in the header want to share your labeling policy. [This is particularly relevant] if your fic includes:
Non-con (rape)
Dubcon (sex for which consent is dubious to the reader)
Sexual assault
Incest
Suicide
Murder/Violent Death
Domestic abuse
Child abuse/molestation
Character death
Torture/Starvation
Captivity/Kidnapping/Prisoner situations
Violence above the norm for your fandom's canon
Self-harm
Eating disorders
Alcoholism
Addiction
potentially triggering power dynamics (sexual or otherwise)
consensual kinks which could be triggering such as bondage, knifeplay, breathplay, D/s, sexual power exchange, etc. (this site recommends labeling these things, not warning for them)
If you are not a writer, but know of a writer who has publicly stated they do not indicate if their fic contains triggers and do not intend to, please drop a comment with a link to that.
Note 27/6: Hold those links for a bit. There will be a new post for them, and a more positive way of dealing with them, shortly. Many people are in the process of putting further thought into their policies right now.
Note 26/6: After discussion, which remains ongoing, with some members of the BDSM community and their allies, I have modified "do not warn for triggers and do not intend to warn" to "do not indicate if their fic contains triggers and do not intend to".
I do not intend to imply that there is anything 'wrong' with BDSM, or pass judgment on it in any way. This is a list of triggers, not of squicks as fandom defines that word. If there is any way I can notate it more neutrally to avoid hurting those in the BDSM community, please let me know in the comments.