Young Writers Society

I am not sure if I am in the right section to ask such a question, but I'm still not completely adjusted to this site. So, I apologize for saying something irrelevant on an irrelevant forum.
But I'm curious, what are the rules for what is posted on this site? Is there a limit? Is cursing, mature content, and graphic scenes allowed, or no? I ask, because the sites very name is 'Young Writers Society' I know there may be many young, and impressionable viewers out there who shouldn't be exposed to that kind of material. But I wanted to know if there was a graphic content filter I could put on your work, or if I were to write something relatively adult I would just get kicked off the site. How far are we allowed to go?

Does anyone have an answer?

Yes, you can post it if you want! We like free speech here. But just rate it accordingly. Graphic stuff should either get a 16+ or an 18+, depending on the level of graphicness.

Game of Thronesy stuff, for example, should get an 18+

Something like a violent Star Wars fanfiction is probably more like a 16+

Just some examples.

I do not believe erotica is allowed though.

^ Why wouldn't it be? Why is violence less shocking than sex?

Quick note, but erotica is indeed allowed. Just please mark it as 18+ with an M tag.

Here's the content rating guidelines:
Content Ratings Guidelines

Also, though YWS does not practice any sort of censorship of literary works only requiring that mature works be properly rated, titles and short descriptions should be kept PG / 12+. For more information, please see:
The YWS Censorship Policy

As this is a topic relating to a question about YWS policy, I'm moving the topic to the Q&A forum.

Karzkin wrote: Why is violence less shocking than sex?

It isn't, in my opinion. Some people are just soo touchy about that sort of thing.

Take M rated videogames for example...eight year olds play Call of Duty, and their parents allow it because there is no sex and just violence (a terribly violent and pointless videogame).

The videogame Mass Effect, which is M rated due to a brief, PG-13 sex scene, has teen rated violence (not a shootemup, unrealistic shooting aspect, but more involving tactics), but many parents have critisized it for its alleged "pornographic sex scene". The reason my parents did not let my brother watch that game was for the violence alone initially...they did not care less about the sex scene. The guy at Best Buy said it wasn't appropriate for a young kid to watch, but when my dad asked why, he said the violence is minimal and the sex scene is it. My Dad was like "Oh, that's not a big deal." I was brought up in a household where conversations about sex weren't discouraged, so long as it was in a tasteful manner. It is also funny that my parents would have never let me watch Game of Thrones at 13, but my now fourteen year old brother is. I was the test child I guess

Violence, in my opinion, is far more taboo than sex, which is merely a biological phenomenon. That is why I would sooner let my ten year old watch Austin Powers than play Call of Duty.


And is a "book" on here allowed to have different chapters have different ratings, or does it have to remain consistant?

And is a "book" on here allowed to have different chapters have different ratings, or does it have to remain consistant?

Yep, that's fine.

Karzkin wrote:^ Why is violence less shocking than sex?

One can be traumatizing, while the other is perverse. I believe both are equally as bad as the other. The parents who let their child play Man Hunt 2, but don't let them play Grand Theft Auto, because of sex scenes, I think is rather stupid. Both violence and sexual images aren't good on a child's mind.

sexual images aren't good on a child's mind.

I'm sorry, what? Children can't handle the thought of their own bodily functions? Why would you immediately assume sex is perverse? I'd much rather children under my care knowing all about sex and having a great aversion to violence, not the other way around.

Sometimes sex is perverse. Other times, it's f***ing awesome. Literally.

With all that said, I am not a fan of children playing with their poopy genitals after a pooplosion before you have a chance to wipe them during a diaper change. It's one thing to explore bodily functions, but that's just nasty.

(Also, it amuses me that potty humor is considered to be okay for small children. XD)

Hey all, I'm just locking this thread as the poster's question has been answered. To continue a discussion regarding sex education or similar matters, please feel free to start a thread specifically for that topic in the debate forum.