This entry is rated S for Stupid

Okay. Two things that are vaguely related.

One:
RANDOM VIOLENCE DOES NOT A STORY MAKE.
Okay?
I’m sick of seeing fanfics uploaded that are dedicated entirely to shoving as much blood and gore as one possibly can into little 300-word chapters. I’m tired of stories that go out of their way to kill characters just because it’s “edgy” and “dark”. I’m fucking sick of seeing mediocre summaries that end with “RATED M FOR BLOOD AND GORE!” as though they really think that’s going to get anyone to read it.
STOP IT GUYS.
What are you, ten?
Well, actually, you probably are ten if you’re doing that.
So if you’re ten and writing pointless gore stories, do us all a favor and never upload them anywhere ever. PLEASE.

Two:
It irks me when I see summaries that say that the rating “may go up”. Look, if you’re doing this right then you should already have an idea of where your story is going to go. Give the story a rating based on what will happen through the entire story and NOT based on the first chapter. If the story becomes more mature or whatever and you hadn’t planned it originally, then change the rating when that’s appropriate. Just please, I don’t see the point in advertising the fact that MAAAAAYBE the rating might change! What, do you think that’s all that interesting? Funfact: it isn’t. The only purpose I can think that this might serve is to attract the attention of the aforementioned violence-craving ten-year-olds, who wouldn’t otherwise read a story with a measly K+ rating.
Who are you kidding? Do you really WANT those sorts of people reading your fics? You KNOW they only leave one-word reviews, if they ever review at all. Don’t try to appease them.
Rate according to your planned story! Change the rating if things don’t go according to plan, because gods know that these things grow a mind of their own. Don’t waste precious space on your summary fretting over the rating when you could be giving me a better idea of what your story is about instead.