This is an author's note…but an important one.
FF.net is cracking down on 'lemons'. Some really great stories have been removed recently because of content. FF.net is the largest and most popular place for fanfic readers and I think it is a shame that we cannot write freely. The internet is vast and underage readers will find NC17 material if they want it…it is inevitable. This is the reason for the rating system. To deem what is and is not appropriate is the responsibility of the reader and the reader alone. Programs such as netnanny are available for parents and others who do not wish to be exposed to mature material. As long as warnings are in place for hard R or adult content, this should not hinder the freedom for mature, responsible readers/writers.
I encourage you to sign/start any petitions dealing with this new development or send ff.net's administrators email telling them that we, en masse, are responsible adults and will fight for our write to express ourselves.
Should you choose to email, let me plead with you to be articulate and mature with your words. To do otherwise will be more harm than good. The administrators need to know that adult content *can* enhance a reading experience, and that all who choose to read it should be trusted to handle it accordingly.
Thank you and if anyone has any petitions, that I have not already signed, send them my way. I love this site…I began writing here and consider it my home for my works. I hate worrying that all my hard work could be erased because of questionable content. I'd like to think that my stories are tasteful and nondescript. I cannot, however, begin to guess what is deemed 'lemon' and what is not…for all we know, all slash and yaoi stories could be targets. FF.net and FictionPress.net are wonderful sites where writers of every shape and form can come together to give each and every reader something they will love. Please don't let them turn it into a Communist place where writers are scared to post.
Thank you.
Reika
