Message-ID: <26313asstr$968836204@assm.asstr-mirror.org> X-Original-Message-ID: <200009130423.WAA22013@nyx10.nyx.net> X-Nyx-Envelope-Data: Date=Tue Sep 12 22:23:32 2000, Sender=anon584c, Recipient=, Valsender=anon584c@localhost From: anon584c@nyx.net (Uther Pendragon) Reply-To: anon584c@nyx.net Subject: {ASSM} {FAQ} Story Codes for Readers Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 05:10:04 -0400 Path: assm.asstr-mirror.org!not-for-mail X-Is-FAQ: yes Approved: Newsgroups: alt.sex.stories.moderated,alt.sex.stories,alt.sex.stories.d Followup-To: alt.sex.stories.d X-Archived-At: X-Moderator-Contact: ASSTR ASSM moderation X-Story-Submission: X-Moderator-ID: newsman, dennyw Version 4.0 -- September, 2000 What are all of those funny letters after the titles of stories? And what do they mean? They are story codes, and they give you a brief glimpse at what sort of story it is. Note that many authors *only* use the sex and age descriptions. If the story code includes more than that, it is *likely* that anything to which you might object (or which you might particularly want) that is listed below is mentioned in the story code. It is not *certain*. * NOTE: If you have written a story, this is not your FAQ. Look * up the story-code FAQ for authors. * http://www.nyx.net/~anon584c/code/scfa.txt The code serves both as an advertisement and as a warning label. If you want stories about women being forced into sex, look for "nc" or "rape." If you would rather not read that sort of story, avoid ones with those labels. Generally, unless you have pretty catholic tastes, know the author from previous stories, or have read a review, it's wiser to avoid unlabeled stories. For that matter, most unlabeled posts (on a.s.s -- a.s.s.moderated is different) are spam rather than stories. For the last four years, there has been an attempt among writers to agree on rules for the codes. That way, you would know what the funny letters mean and that the story doesn't have any surprise squicks for you. The attempt has not been very successful. This is a report on what has been used, including some codes which are contrary to the agreed rules. The list here is also in the order which a reader is likely to need them, a short description of the very commonest set, and then the rest in alphabetical order. These codes break down into two or three categories. "caution" Something in the story might offend (or even sicken) you, but the author isn't telling you what. SEX & AGE: "M,m,b" are all males. "b" is always a young boy, should be up to 12. "F,f,g" are all females. "g" is a young girl, should be up to 12. "M,F" *should* be adults, 18 and older. "m,f" *should* be teens, 13 - 17. They aren't always, because posters are careless (or clueless). Also, in the bondage/dominance community, "M" is a male dominant, "m" is a male submissive, etc. MF is adult heterosexual sex ff is teen lesbian sex MMM/f means adult men gang-banging a teenaged girl etc. M+F Means several men and one woman MF+ Means one man and several women The presence or absence of "/" doesn't mean much except on dominance stories. In those stories the one(s) to the left of the slash are dominating those to the right of the slash. - = - STYLE: All of these might be capitalized. Usually no difference. 1st First time, defloration or male first time. anal Anal sex. BBW "Big Beautiful Women," Appreciation of fat women. bd means bondage (and discipline) beast Bestiality, sex with animals (should be "best"). best Bestiality, sex with animals. BF Black Female (in an interracial story). bi Bisexuality of one or more characters. bibl Bible. Has a religious theme. BM Black Male (in an interracial story). bondage means bondage (should be bd) breast Abnormally large breasts caution Something in the story might offend (or even sicken) you, but the author isn't telling you what. cbt Cock and ball torture. CD Cross dressing (should be tv). Celeb The story is about a celebrity. cheat Married people having sex outside of the marriage, cheating on their partner, as distinct from swinging. coll College-theme cons or con The sex is consensual. This should mean that *ALL* the sex is consensual, but some authors use "cons nc" to mean that only some is. copr* Coprophilia (Fun with feces) dom refers to dominance and submission, should be ds. dream Sexual activity during a dream, (daydream or sleep.) ds or d/s dominance and submission. enem Enemas exhib Exhibitionism. fat Involves fat people Fdom, or femdom a dominant female feet Foot or shoe fetish-story fist Fisting, insertion of the entire hand into anus or vagina. furry Animals with human characteristics. Werewolf or Mickey Mouse. giant Abnormally large (tall) persons goth Gothic (dark) setting hair Hair fetish hirs Hirsute - natural unshaved genitals and/or armpits hist Has a historical theme hs High School-theme humor Humor. Funny inc Incest. inf Infantilism interr Interracial. job Place-of-work theme lac Milk, not from a cow. magic Magic, or ghouls, or that sort of background. mc "mind-control" a big subgenre. Mdom a dominant male. nc is non-consensual. This is rape in law, but the style may be different. nec Necrophilia. Sex with a dead person oral Oral sex ped Ages 12 and below. Should be Mg or something similar. pett Heavy petting preg Either impregnation or sex with a pregnant woman. Preteen Ages 12 and below rape is rape. real Supposedly true reluc Woman says no, but loves it when she is raped. rom is romantic, which should always be consensual but some writers use it very strangely. sad Sadism. For "just" inflicting pain. safe Safe sex scat Scatology: Involving feces. ScFi Science fiction setting. Please note spelling. size Overdeveloped body-parts slash Homosexual intercourse in an imitation of Star Trek slow The first part contains no sex, later parts do. sm Sadomasochism snuff Killing which is supposed to arouse you. _-solo Masturbation, as in F-solo = masturbation by an adult woman. span Spanking, mild sm. stroke The author intended it simply to arouse. teen Teenagers. Should be "mf" or something similar. tg Trans-gender, men being changed into women (or vice versa). tort Torture. toys Generally, adult toys tv Transvestite: men dressing as women. va Verbal abuse. (Abusive and "dirty" language) veg Vegetable. Sex with food. viol Violence, not necessarily connected to the sex. virg Virgin (should be 1st). voy Voyeur, peeking. wife Wife *watching*; consensual cuckoldry. WF White Female (in an interracial story). WM White Male (in an interracial story). ws Water sports. Pissing. yng Participants are young. (Should be the specified ages above). zoo Zoophilia, sex with animals Nothing forces writers to use these codes, and many make up their own. But these are a start. There is a list of recommendations for authors being published concurrently on alt.sex.stories.d and permanently at: http://www.nyx.net/~anon584c/code/scfa.txt These codes should, but might not, be included within ( parentheses ). - = - Codes outside the parenthesis might be the story codes. Or they might mean something different. e.g. "nnd" Is not a code. It is Roller's ongoing series about "naughty, naked dreamgirls." Take the word "girls" seriously. "REP" or "rep" is a repost. "RP" or "rp" is a repost. "REV" or "rev" is a revision. This is a story which has been changed, usually in the quality of the writing, usually by the author. "TV" *sometimes* means Television instead of transvestite. "ST-TNG" Star-Trek, the next generation. If you have to ask, you don't want to read it. ALSO: {ASS} or {ASSM} at the beginning of a post almost always means that it is a real story, rather than spam. {Smith} identifies the author of the story. All of these are real stories. [3/7] means that it is the third chapter of seven. Some posters use [1/1] irrationally when it is really part of a multipart story. [3/?] means that the author hasn't written any more yet, but might some day. [0/5] means that it is an introduction, either description of the story to come or a non- sexual part which leads into the sexual part of the story. More on what should, but might not, be included in the subject line at: http://www.asstr-mirror.org/files/Authors/ASSFAQs/www/sslfaq.html - = - -- Pursuant to the Berne Convention, this work is copyright with all rights reserved by its author unless explicitly indicated. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | alt.sex.stories.moderated ----- send stories to: | | FAQ: Moderator: | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Archive: Hosted by Alt.Sex.Stories Text Repository | |, an entity supported entirely by donations. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+