I use warnings to tell me if there is something in a fic that would make it so objectionable that I wouldn't want to read it. For me that is mostly major character death and unhappy endings. I have some squicks but I can easily skim or avoid them. Warnings or Content, either one should be sufficient. I prefer the whiteout method. That way, one can either read them or not read them. Problem solved.
It amazes me that people want warnings for het. I suppose it's largely because the het people have been so vocal about how squicked they are about slash. Some of the slash peeps have turned the tables. I don't find either one objectionable. What might be objectionable is the way it's written. Extremely explicit or just mild. Gen-fic people don't appreciate NC-17 ratings at all, either het or slash.
As for triggers, one could virtually have a trigger for just about anything. I had an ex who cheated on me. Does this mean that I'm squicked by infidelity? No, I'm a big girl. Am I squicked by a major health issue like cancer because my sister had breast cancer? Of course not. I might appreciate knowing the content before I read it, though. I'm not always in the mood for that sort of thing. Would a suicide fic make me want to off myself? Not likely, but I'd still like to know before reading. Warnings or content notices are just common courtesy. Do a whiteout warning and it takes care of it.
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It amazes me that people want warnings for het. I suppose it's largely because the het people have been so vocal about how squicked they are about slash. Some of the slash peeps have turned the tables. I don't find either one objectionable. What might be objectionable is the way it's written. Extremely explicit or just mild. Gen-fic people don't appreciate NC-17 ratings at all, either het or slash.
As for triggers, one could virtually have a trigger for just about anything. I had an ex who cheated on me. Does this mean that I'm squicked by infidelity? No, I'm a big girl. Am I squicked by a major health issue like cancer because my sister had breast cancer? Of course not. I might appreciate knowing the content before I read it, though. I'm not always in the mood for that sort of thing. Would a suicide fic make me want to off myself? Not likely, but I'd still like to know before reading. Warnings or content notices are just common courtesy. Do a whiteout warning and it takes care of it.