What I use to think is that nfics are stories with content beyond PG-13. Including both sex and violence.
However, I understand the point of view of people that regard nfics mostly as stories of sexual content. I don't have access to nfic, so I can't tell for sure. But, judging by what I read in gfic folders, as WAFFy and sentimental gfics are much more than adventure gfics, I could guess that nfics with sexual content are much more than the ones with violent content.
I'm not sure about how much a name change would help. I think that, if someone had been a nfic reader for year and had developped that opinion, even if the name of nfic was changed, their mentality would remain the same.
As for the terms 'beyond-PG13 fanfic' and 'Mature Audience Fanfic', I think they both have a big disadvantage in comparison with 'nfic': They're too long. I don't have any ideas about what else could be a title, but maybe someone else can be more creative than me.
If, however, the previously mentioned by Wendy and me ideas don't change the perspective, my opinion of posting stories with violent content would be posting them in the gfic folders with a warning in the title, (under the condition that it doesn't contain particularly sexual scenes). For example, a story titled 'A Different Murder' (random title) could be posted under the title of"
+PG-13: A Different Murder", where +PG-13 would represent its beyond PG-13 content. This way, someone could be able to choose whether to read it or not.
In my opinion, young, sensitive people could be hurt inside if they read something violent. With sexual content, though, the problem isn't about getting hurt; it's about getting annoyed. If I, in the story I write, put here and there an occasional smoochie and then I just don't feel like re-reading and editing it, how am I supposed to bear reading a love scene, or even worse, a story that's just about L&C making love? (And that's not just a manner of speaking, it really happened.)
The difference between getting hurt by a story and getting annoyed by another is that getting hurt is more bearable. What I mean is, that someone who isn't particularly sensitive, or, in any case, can stand reading about headless corpses and who knows what else, should be allowed to read something if they feel they can stand reading it, even if they're underagers. On the other hand, no one would like to read a story that would annoy them. How much of a masochist can one be?
Someone else, though, could point out that nowadays many underagers are looking everywhere they can for sexual content of any kind. I'm very well aware of that - heck, I have girls and boys in my class that have had sex themselves already. But I don't think that, if an underager is looking for porn, they'll search here.
Last, here's the system of TV programmes and movies used in Greece:
Rhombus in green circle: Programme suitable for everyone.
Circle in blue circle: Programme suitable for everyone - parental consent desired.
Triangle in orange circle: Programme suitable for everyone - parental consent necessary.
Square in purple circle: Programme suitable for everyone older than 15.
X in red circle: Only suitable for adults.
Practically, though, only porn movies get an X. Programmes of shokingly violent content, such as
The X-files , get squares(1). Squares also get the movies that do contain sex scenes but are not pornographic, such as
Irréversible .
I think that can give you another opinion.
I'm not sure whether I was clear enough. I hope you get my meaning.
Feel free to point out anything you may disagree with.
See ya,
AnnaBtG.
(1) There is another excellent example of a violent movie that was rated with a square, but I don't know its title in English. It was a movie filmed a few years ago, about a boy that could see the others' death before it happened... A sequel was filmed recently.
EDITED:Just saw Tank's post, and I have to say that I agree with the points he makes.
