To those of you who were awaiting an update on this story, I must apologize. And I know authors aren't technically supposed to post chapters that are merely authors' notes. However, there is something going on that I must address. Many of you will know by now that the administrators of have decided that it is time to do a site-wide cleanup and delete stories that they feel surpass their highest rating. Readers who have been on this site for years will remember a time when it didn't really matter what was contained within a story as long as the author gave fair warning and an appropriate rating. The administrators have decided that this is no longer enough. The first to go were stories that could be classified as lists, such as 100 Things…-based stories, or stories written in script-form. Next, they targeted songfics, though there are apparently several still on the site because the story is not strictly based on the song. Now, they are targeting stories with what they consider to be excess amounts of violence, detailed sex scenes, slash, femslash, and, well, anything that would offend and/or corrupt young readers, as well as Reading the Books stories.
One step authors and readers have taken in protest is a petition, which can be found here: www . change petitions/fanfiction-net-stop-the-destruction-of-fanfiction-net
Please remove the spaces and help us out, if only to help out your favorite authors or friends you have on this site.
There is more we can do, and we will be doing it. Someone – and no, I do not know who, but I applaud them – is organizing a Blackout Day. On Saturday, June 23rd, 2012 (according to GMT, so we are all together), we will not be on at all. We will not be logging on, reading, reviewing, messaging friends or returning messages from reviewers, reviewing, updating, nothing. It is our hope that, if enough people participate, the site administrators will take notice, and find a way to make everyone happy without losing the people who have kept this site so popular.
Please spread the word in any way you can, no matter the fandom. The motto of this site is, and always has been, "Unleash Your Imagination." That isn't possible when we have an ever-growing list of things we can't have in our works.
Good day to you all.
~Synful Nocturne~