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[apple_pathways]

The first entry for originalfic_las was due today, and I used my first skip. I just couldn't come up with anything! I promise, though, I will do better in the future. Promise.

In the meantime, I will be voting in this round, and you should, too! There are many good reasons to do so, not the least of which is all the AWESOME WARNINGS posted with the fic!

My attention was drawn to the warnings by the lovely ladylovelace when she pointed out that one author chose to warn for: "a little language, gays (no slash)." GAYS! The author warned for GAYS! I'll have to lodge a complaint as soon as I finish laughing my ass off.

Here are some examples of the other high quality warnings on offer:

Mild innuendo
body horror
brief mention of drug lab
f/f relationships (if not your cup of tea, apologies)
The word 'shit'
hints at a male/male relationship
implied death
Adultery

I'm sure most of these people are well-meaning and just trying to be safe rather than sorry, but seriously: what word do these people live in that they really think someone is going to be shocked and appalled at "mild innuendo"??? Haven't they ever been--oh, I don't know--on THE INTERNET before? There's a lot more than innuendo out there.

And what is 'body horror'? Is it one of those "if you have to ask, you don't want to know" type of things?

TWO MORE people warned for "teh gayz".

LOL at warning for "the word 'shit'". (But did they warn for the warning???)

We now have to warn for even the MENTION of death?

And adultery? Really?

Ay yi yi!

Comments

[planejane.livejournal.com]

There are ... 50 entries? I haven't read them, and I'll bet there are plenty of good ones. It's always easy to target the ones at the extremes. That line, though! It's like something out of a Monty Python skit, and it cracks me up so much.

I hope you do win! Let us know how it's going, and if there are any worth reading. btw, I didn't get a comment notification - I just checked back this morning. Do you think it's the captcha?

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

There are many, many, many entries! It's a wide open field. I'm going to start reading and paring them down to my final choices for best and worst today.

That line was hilarious, in a way I'm not entirely sure was intended by the author! It should be saved in an archive for posterity.

I have no idea what's up with the comment notifications--every once in awhile they'll go kinda wonky for me, and it'll take a few hours before they show up in my inbox. Let me know if the comments never show up, and maybe I'll just have to suck it up, abolish the captcha, and deal with the spambots. (Who are all obsessed with HP, for some reason...Robots love Rowling!)

[planejane.livejournal.com]

Wasn't notified for this one either. :( I kept the page open and refreshed when I just got home.