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We encourage authors to include story codes with every story they
submit to The Fish Tank. Story codes are used to alert commentators
that there may be story content that may be offensive to some readers.
The ultimate reference for story codes is maintained by Uther Pendragon.
The Story Code FAQ for Authors
contains the latest explanation of codes that authors should use when
coding stories.
While we encourage coding, we also believe that if an author is serious
enough about his writing that he wants to improve, then any so-called
“objectionable content” is probably reasonable within the context of the
story. Only under extreme circumstances do we expect reviewers to skip
reviewing a story based solely on codes.
Here is an overview of the most common codes:
| Code |
Meaning |
| M |
An adult male. |
| F |
An adult female. |
| m |
A teenage male. |
| f |
A teenage female. |
| g* |
A young girl (less than 12 years old). |
| MF |
Sex between an adult male and an adult female. |
| mf |
Sex between an teenage male and an teenage female. |
| FF |
Sex between two adult females. |
| MM |
Sex between two adult males. |
| MMF |
Sex between two adult males and one adult female. |
| M+F |
Sex among many men and one woman (usually a gangbang). |
| fff |
Sex among three teenage females. |
| fg* |
Sex between a teenage girl and a very young girl. |
| Mgg* |
Sex among an adult male and two underage girls. |
| cons |
Consensual sex. |
| nc |
Non-consensual sex. |
| rom |
Romance. |
| mc |
Mind control. |
| humor |
Humor. |
| stroke |
A stroke story, written purely for sexual arousal. Typically plotless with minimal character development. |
| solo |
Masturbation. |
| mast |
Masturbation. |
| dom |
Domination. |
| voy |
Voyeurism. |
| exhib |
Exhibitionism. |
| 1st |
First time someone has sex. |
| cheat |
Cheating spouses. |
| wl |
Sex between married partners (wedded lust). |
| toys |
Use of sex toys. |
| slow |
An extensive plot delays the start of sex. |
| ped* |
Pedophilia. |
| inc |
Incest. |
| teach |
Sex with a teacher. |
| oral |
Oral-genital contact. |
| anal |
Anal sex. |
| preg |
Sex with a pregnant woman. |
| bd |
Bondage and domination. |
| bdsm |
Bondage, domination, and sado-masochism. |
| scfi |
Science Fiction |
| blackmail |
Using blackmail to get sex. |
| humil |
Humiliation. |
| furry |
Sex with sentient animals. |
| viol |
Non-sexual violence. |
| nosex |
Story does not contain explicit sex. |
| caution |
Story contains sex that may squick some readers, but supplying a code would ruin the plot. |
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* Note that child pornography is not permitted on the Fish Tank.
There are many other story codes in use, but we haven’t seen them
used widely in The Fish Tank. Some authors also use non-standard codes,
which are usually self-explanatory.
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