I think the mods are handling this extremely well. :) I'm loving all the discussion, which has been entirely polite and respectful, from what I've seen so far.
It's interesting to see all the varying opinions on warnings. There are things I really wish people would always warn for--vomit, head wounds, mutilation--but I know I can't expect that and it would be selfish of me to demand that people protect me from my own specific personal squicks. I put things like cross-dressing or any other non-dark kink in the same category. Reader beware, you are going to encounter things that gross you out.
I believe that warning for things that could be extremely upsetting (I'm not going to use the word 'triggering' as it has a specific psychological meaning and I while I very, very much don't ever want to trigger someone, I don't want to make them just feel really sick and bad for a while either, if I can help it.) is the right thing to do. I'll always warn for rape, chan and extreme violence. Incest. I leave those warnings for other people, because I know a lot of people want them, even if I don't need them personally myself.
I think with a lot of things, however, people just need to deal and I would very much prefer not being warned for character death or other plot elements. That's where those white out bars come in handy.
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Date: 2011-04-02 10:03 am (UTC)It's interesting to see all the varying opinions on warnings. There are things I really wish people would always warn for--vomit, head wounds, mutilation--but I know I can't expect that and it would be selfish of me to demand that people protect me from my own specific personal squicks. I put things like cross-dressing or any other non-dark kink in the same category. Reader beware, you are going to encounter things that gross you out.
I believe that warning for things that could be extremely upsetting (I'm not going to use the word 'triggering' as it has a specific psychological meaning and I while I very, very much don't ever want to trigger someone, I don't want to make them just feel really sick and bad for a while either, if I can help it.) is the right thing to do. I'll always warn for rape, chan and extreme violence. Incest. I leave those warnings for other people, because I know a lot of people want them, even if I don't need them personally myself.
I think with a lot of things, however, people just need to deal and I would very much prefer not being warned for character death or other plot elements. That's where those white out bars come in handy.