Post by Katty on Jun 12, 2011 21:36:32 GMT 10
Fic and Art Rating System: Updated
The rating system on Goldenlake follows the American Film Ratings Guide. No fics or art rated NC-17 is permitted on this board.
For those who are unsure about the ratings, below is a handy guide that you can check your work against.
RATINGS
G: general audience, all ages
- squeaky clean
- no nudity, sex or sexual acts, violence or dark themes
PG: parental guidance recommended, but all ages are permitted
- some sexual suggestiveness (but no implied sex)
- mild implied violence
PG-13: parental guidance for those under age 13
- light swearing
- implied sex or sexual acts
- implied/limited death and other darker themes
- implied/limited violence or abuse, including character death implications as related to such
R: restricted, recommended for those over 15
- some mild swearing
- non-graphic/non-gratuitous sex or sexual acts
- non-graphic/non-gratuitous violence (including death)
- implications or references to rape
- implied violence during sex or sexual acts
NC-17: no one under 17 permitted - NOT PERMITTED ON GOLDENLAKE
- gratuitous swearing
- explicit sex
- explicit rape
- explicit violence (including death)
- violence during sex or a sexual act
- actual or implied sex involving a character under 18
WARNINGS
Goldenlake also requires appropriate warnings for certain inclusions in fic and art. They include but are not limited to:
- Sex, acts of a sexual nature, implications of sex
- Implications or references to rape
- Violence, implied violence and abuse
- Implied violence during sex or sexual acts
- BDSM (faux/psychological violence during sex or sexual acts)
- Spoilers for new books (please refer to the spoiler policies for each book/series as appropriate)
- Swearing
- Character death (excluding violent deaths, which are banned)
- Alcohol & Drug use
- Suicide
- Self-harm