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New Warnings! WIP, On Hiatus, and VAMPIRES genre!
We've added a few new selections to the Warnings and Genres. It just occurred to us that maybe life would be a little easier for the readers if they knew a little bit more about the story they're getting into.

We've added two new warnings. WIP and On Hiatus. Stories labeled WIP are, well, Works In Progress. Stories labeled On Hiatus are also WIPs, but they are stories the author feels they cannot update for a long while, or at all. As a writer myself, I know it's frustrating enough to be at a standstill with a story I just can't put anything more into. Hopefully the On Hiatus warning will be helpful for both reader and author.

We've added a new genre - Vampires. I don't know if it's the popularity of Twilight or Blood Ties or what, but lately, there's been an EXPLOSION of stories with Vampires! (Or as Bill likes to say, Wampires.) So, we've added a new genre to satisfy this.

I urge - no, beg everyone to go and label their stories accordingly! And don't forget the first Official THF Challenge!

- undrockroll on 04/27/09 09:46 am
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That's a really good idea! I seriously hate it meself if a story goes hiatus and no one mentions it... *sigh* THANK YOU!!!!
- cigimuz on 04/27/09 10:28 am
The WIP warning is going to be so helpful for me. Thank you so much! =D
- on 04/27/09 10:32 am
Carnage should be a warning...lol. I don't think just having 'Blood' 'Violence' and 'Torture' in there is enough. Mild Carnage and Heavy Carnage. Cause...Some stories are really crazy like that. And I have a bad habit of, when I get into a particularly strange mood, taking it out on my stories...Just a suggestion.
- SchreixFuerxTokioHotel on 04/27/09 10:42 am
wampires.
- on 04/27/09 10:56 am
Good idea!
- on 04/27/09 03:27 pm
Anyone else think twilight is a bit overated? : /
- kimi483 on 04/27/09 05:24 pm
omg, these new warnings are going to be SO helpful! I have a story that I was working on, but two chapters in decided to give the entire thing a COMPLETE overhaul. I left a message on the story AND in my profile stating that it was on hiatus until further notice, but people still keep leaving me reviews to update. :0( I hate disappointing people...
- Misery on 04/27/09 08:18 pm
I don't think Carnage is necessary -_- Violence + Blood = Carnage so....I mean, have we gotten to a point where assumption is impossible when reading warnings? Just a thought.
- RetteLeana on 04/27/09 10:11 pm
Yeah...is that really a warning? The author could just, you know, type it in the story notes or the summary that it's on a hiatus. If it's a work in progress, you'll find out when you see another chapter. All these new genres and warnings and such are getting kind of annoying. Having to mold your story to fit these new criteria is making this entire thing a chore. Sure, it's nice to have a new important warning or genre added on to make it easier to narrow your search, but these random genres like vampire? Might as well create a werewolf, demon, angel, or whatever else people use genre, too. There are so many new things coming around, new ideas blooming and whatnot, you might as well create more genres as a preparation so you won’t have to spring them up randomly.
- sirpustophlese on 04/27/09 10:25 pm
my bad:
- sirpustophlese on 04/27/09 10:32 pm

Thank You! I hate reading not completed stories because I never know when they'll be updated (if at all). At least now I have some perspective!

 And Wampires are sexy ;) I personally don't think it has to do with Twilight at all, I for one hate twilight (or at least am sick and tired of it) but vampires always have and always will be damn sexy. Vampires are classical and bringing that in with something we all think will transcend the ages seems only natural to me.

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- LadyCupid on 04/27/09 10:37 pm
sirpustophlese - I disagree completely. I personally don't want to start reading a fan fic if the story is abandoned or on hiatus, and many times authors don't leave notes in the summary or notes. And like people have said above you, people don't read the notes half of the time. You don't need to MOLD your fan fic to fit the warnings, genres, or whatever... write your fan fic and then use whatever the site has to define it.

Also, the fandom changes ALL of the time, so new warnings, genres, and pairings, etc need to be added. All of these genres allow readers to search the site easier. Vampire fics are huge right now, just as Mpreg was a year or so ago, so we add it so people can go into the site and search directly for these types of fic. No one needs to write these fics just because we add the genre, you see, it just to make the site more searchable and easier to use. And we obviously can't anticipate what people will latch onto and start writing, so we have to wait and see what is popular and then make additions to the site accordingly. We aren't adding genres randomly to our liking.

I don't see how any of these additions are annoying. They only define a story more accurately, and if you don't want use them, don't.

As for the WIP, many authors write an entire fan fic before they post it and then post the chapters every week, or something like that. That wouldn't be considered a WIP. A WIP is a story that is being written as the author goes, and many readers don't like reading a story that they aren't sure will ever be finished, as many MANY stories on the site go on hiatus or are abandoned.

As I said, feel free to not use any of these new additions and it won't really bother or annoy you.
- cynical_terror on 04/27/09 11:36 pm
Hm...I don't instantly think Carnage when I see blood and violence warnings in a story. Blood and violence to me is just minor stuff in my head while Carnage is on it's own level entirely. Gory mess all around and all that. But I was just throwing it out there, it really didn't think anyone would take it seriously.
- SchreixFuerxTokioHotel on 04/27/09 11:46 pm
I think this addition will save some time. I know I've kept on reviewing fics whining for updates only to realize the fic had been abandoned, so I can appreciate those labels. Cool, thanks.
- on 04/28/09 12:55 am
I hadn't meant to be rude when I said it, it's just that I assume things when I read the warnings, just as if I see Tom/Bill and there is no Twincest listed as a warning/genre, I'd assume that it's still twincest. Sorry if I misunderstood.
- RetteLeana on 04/28/09 02:52 pm
This is just me being stupid, but I don't get the 'Wampire' thing.
Is it just because a German w is pronounced like a v? Or does he actually say it weird?

Also, I think the On Hiatus warning is a really good idea. I hate getting into a story and then reading the dreaded author's note saying they won't update, or even worse, they don't say anything, there's just that little 'Last Updated January 1997'... (Okay, a little bit of exaggeration, but you get my point.)
- Woobie on 04/28/09 11:57 pm
I think the "On Hiatus" part is a really good idea ! xD
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