That Which Needs to Be Identified
Stories which need to identification through the Romance Partners field
*focus* on sexuality and or romantic partners in a central way. This
includes stories that do not have explicit (or even implicit) physical
consummation of the romantic relationship and stories that go into a
character's sexual fantasies or obsessions. While a minority of G and PG
stories might meet this definition, it will obviously include stories of a
higher rating that focus on romantic relationships.
This does not include minor relationships not central to the story. Ex.
The hero's next door neighbors happen to be lovers. Yes, the implication is
that they probably engage in sex. It's not the central focus of the story
and has very little to do with developing the story. It is therefore not
"That Which Needs to Be Identified".
This also does not include non-con, unless that is central to the plot and
meant to be about a relation between the characters in question. Non-con is
more of a violent act than a sexual one. It should be noted in the Reasons
for Ratings field.
How to Identify That Which Needs to Be Identified
To identify the relationships in question in stories that fit the definition
of "That Which Needs to Be Identified", use the Romance Partners field of
the Nomination Form. *This is not restricted to stories in the Romance
category.
Some examples:
Aragorn/Arwen
Legolas/Elrond
Aragorn/Legolas
Sam/Rose
Elrohir/Elladan/Legolas
Original characters or those who are not well known and can't readily be
identified by name, should be referred to as f or m, depending on their
gender.
Thus some examples:
Frodo/f
Legolas/m
m/m
m/f
f/f
Such words as "slash" or "het" or "incest", etc. will not be added to any
Nominations. If an author chooses to use these in their own summaries or
reasons for ratings, they will be included. If an author wishes not to
identify the pairing/partnership, but would prefer to use the term "slash"
or "het", the *author* may do so in the Romance Partners field. No author,
nor any nominator, is required to do use these words. Romance Partners and
Reasons for Ratings however, are required when necessary. Refer to the above
definition of "That Which Needs to Be Identified" to determine if Romance
Partners are necessary. Objective critical thinking should be sufficient to
inform when Reasons for Ratings needs to be applied. If in doubt as to the
need for application of Romance Partners or Reasons for Ratings, contact the
Administrator at
mefaadmin@earhtlink.net and we will try to work it out.
(Authors, if you on this group, could you please pop over to the Nomination
table and put your names in the search box (upper right) and click "This
Table". This will pull up all of your stories. Then you could update the
Romance Partners field. This will save time and confusion as you are the
ones who know your stories best. Thank you.)
--Ainaechoiriel
"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.
http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog:
http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com
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