All works submitted must have a rating specified. The following ratings are the only permissable ratings. If you are unsure of which rating to use, think of your story as a movie. What rating do you think a movie of that nature would receive? If you still aren't sure which to use, please contact a beta or the moderator of the story's category first - then an admin if necessary.

*Please note: All admins and moderators have the ability to change your rating if they feel that you have chosen a rating that is inappropriate, so please chose carefully. If you are found to be using ratings that are too low for your piece, you will be issued a warning. If you are issued three warnings for this offense, any future submissions will require an admin or moderator approval.


PG
This rating is appropriate for any age group. This will be the rating used for most stories to this board.

PG-13
This rating can be used for those stories that address more "grown up" issues, or that use some harsher language. Swearing and minimal violence may be used here, but nothing too graphic and nothing too extreme.

R
This rating will be acceptable for any stories in which sexual content or references or stronger violence may be present. This will be a warning to the reader to read only their own risk.
*However - there still be NO extreme sexual description nor extreme violence in this rating.

NC17
This rating will be used for storites that are not appropriate for anyone under the age of 17 years old. This may be anything from extreme sexual content to extreme violence.
Using this rating will require the story to be posted in a password protected forum and will require all users to give not only an age statement, but also your birthdate before access is granted. Yes, asking for your birthdate may seem a little extreme, but we will make not exceptions to this one. You must agree to the age statement and provide your birthdate - PERIOD.