GUIDE

I am terrible with websites. Anyone who knows me can tell you that. That's why this website has been changing shape since the beginning of time.

First it was at Livejournal [recnroll] and then there was the first website here. When I grew tired of that, we went back to Livejournal [reccer] and now, after months, we're back here.

This is the last move. I swear.

Older recs can be found at the links above, though they will all eventually be carried over here.

The recs in this website can only be browsed through del.icio.us. Basically you go to the Rec'N Roll del.icio.us page, you pick your tags and the links bring you back to the website (to the individual rec pages).

If you're not familiar with del.icio.us, here's a few tips to help you browse easily.

Make sure your tag options (at the bottom of the menu on the right) look like this:

view as cloud (they'd make a LONG list)

sort by alpha (alphabetically)

use minimum: 1 (showing all tags, even if they've been used only once)

show bundles (categorizing the tags)

The tags should look like this:

If you want to learn more, try del.icio.us navigation help page.

I rec what I read and like. I can't make any promises about the future, but for now what I mostly read is slash. I have read and will read in many different fandoms, so giving a list here wouldn't be right. You can see the fandoms I have so far recced in here.

I mostly like long romance fics. Good characterization is a must. I rarely read (and rec) death fics. Same goes for not-so-happy endings. I'm not into porn for porn's sake. I enjoy romance more than porn. I'm such a girl that way. I usually avoid kink-centered stories. You won't find much bondage and such around here. That doesn't mean that I don't read fics with questionable content though. I don't have anything against incest, violence, rape etc fics -- as long as it makes sense to me and is written well. I rarely read RPS and never rec any.

Author Name: If the author has more than one alias, I try to use the one that's most commonly used. If the author used different names in different fandoms, I'll use the name related to that rec's fandom.

Pairing: I only list secondary pairings in warnings. I don't list pairings based on sex scenes. I prioritize by romantic involvement first, and if there isn't any, I go with the sexual pairing.

Rating: I use the old fashioned movie rating system. I don't know a lot about the new fiction rating systems. I'll do the translating best as I can, but don't trust it too much. I prefer to up the rating in case of doubt though, no worries.

Length: Word count. Sometimes I include the notes, sometimes not. Sometimes I use the author's given word count, sometimes not. If I recommend a story with one or more sequels, I generally include them in the word count. Unless I'm only recommending the first story and linking to the sequels just to let the reader know. Then I won't. (Wasn't this guide supposed to be helpful?)

Categories: Themes. Fandom specific or general. (Future Fic, Kid Fic, First Time, Death Fic and many more like it.) You have to highlight the text to read those, because some people don't want to be spoiled. (Detailed list of categories)

Warnings: All warnings. Again, you have to highlight to read. People deserve the choice, or so they tell me.

Reccer's Notes: My notes. Whatever I felt like adding. What I liked, what I didn't like... etc.

Stars: My rating. 6 stars means I want to have the author's babies. 1 star usually means I didn't think the story was good, I just liked one detail (one scene, one character, one event) in the story. Rest is all about my mood.

Author Information: Whatever I know about the author goes there.

Story Links: I try to give as many links as possible. Because websites come and go, and I don't want to have to fix the links every couple of months. Hate broken links.