Apparently I'm not as badass as I thought I was

[ziparumpazoo]

So I wondered who exactly I'd ticked off this morning to get notification that one of my older stories had been deleted from fanfiction.net (yeah, I know, I know...AO3- been there, done that, volunteered the hours):

Main reason for removal: Title/Summary not Fiction G rated and not suitable for all audience. The above story has been removed because it violated the guideline detailed on the upload page.

...meanwhile, much more M rated content had been left alone. The story in question has been up, without complaint for nearly four years. Curious, no? Apparently not, since I've since seen reports here, here, and here, as well as a (sarcasm) helpful explanation of the issues here (/sarcasm). Seems like the site admins have started bot-crawling summaries and wholesale deleting stories whose summaries contain offensive words. It's not personal; apparently 'bitch' is offensive.

What *is* offensive is their lack of warning (either via email, or on the main site page) or avenue for response and/or remediation.

Comments

[monanotlisa]

What *is* offensive is their lack of warning (either via email, or on the main site page) or avenue for response and/or remediation.

Agreed. Sorry, babe.

(The whole policy of ratings was one reason I stopped uploading to ff.net. Am mostly name-squatting there these days.)

[ziparumpazoo]

I've gotten out of the habit of uploading there lately too because AO3 just makes it that much easier. I'm just disappointed I didn't actually offend somebody and make it *worth* the effort to delete it in the first place.

[monanotlisa]

I'm just disappointed I didn't actually offend somebody and make it *worth* the effort to delete it in the first place.

*g* Have I told you recently I like you?

[ziparumpazoo]

*g* Stick with me kid, I'll get us in all sorts of trouble. ;)

[monanotlisa]

OF THAT I HAVE NO DOUBT!