A long time ago in a corporate office far, far away, someone at the Motion Picture Association of America realized that people all over the world were using their ratings system. This did not make them happy, and they called the company lawyer. Cease and desist letters flew all over the world, and all over the world people screamed in disbelief and horror because no one had realized that the MPAA had actually been getting paid for the use of their ratings system all this time. Oops.

So, alternatives had to be created. This is my version of the Fan Rated Rating System, which was made available for use by all fanfiction authors and archives several years ago. I think it's pretty simple to understand once you get the idea, but if you hit a snag feel free to e-mail me.

I have put ratings and/or warnings on my stories so that you, dear reader, don't get an unpleasant surprise - I want you to have fun here, I'm not out to shock or offend you. That said, policing yourself is your responsibility, not mine. If you aren't old enough to get into an R-rated movie by yourself, you aren't legally old enough to be reading anything rated FRAO. If a particular type of content bothers you, don't read stories that contain it. Just use a little common sense and we'll all be happy.