Frequently Asked Questions
about
ABBREVIATED STORY CODES IN A.S.S.
Version 4.0 -- May, 2001
What are all of those funny letters after the titles of stories?
And what do they mean?
They are story codes, and they give you a brief glimpse at what
sort of story it is. Note that many authors *only* use the sex
and age descriptions. If the story code includes more than that,
it is *likely* that anything to which you might object (or which
you might particularly want) that is listed below is mentioned in
the story code. It is not *certain*.
* NOTE: If you have written a story, this is not your FAQ. Look
* up:
The story code FAQ for authors.
* NOTE: This is the long, complicated form. There is a much
* shorter form of this file at:
The shorter form of this FAQ.
* The shorter form is good enough for most needs.
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* This list is primarily alphabetical; it answers the question
* "What does this code mean?" If you are looking for one sort
* of story, and want the code for that, then try:
The list of all story codes by type of story.
The code serves both as an advertisement and as a warning label.
If you want stories about women being forced into sex, look for
(nc) or (rape). If you would rather not read that sort of story,
avoid ones with those labels. Generally, it's wiser to avoid
unlabeled stories. For that matter, most unlabeled posts (on
a.s.s -- a.s.s.moderated is different) are spam rather than
stories.
This is a report on what codes have been used. The list here
is also in the order which a reader is likely to need them,
a short description of the very commonest set, and then the rest
in alphabetical order.
These codes break down into two or three categories.
"caution" Something in the story might offend (or even
sicken) you, but the author isn't telling you what.
SEX, AGE, & NUMBER
"M,m,b" are all males.
"b" is always a young boy, should be up to 12.
"F,f,g" are all females.
"g" is a young girl, should be up to 12.
"M,F" *should* be adults, 18 and older.
"m,f" *should* be teens, 13 - 17.
"t" is a teenage male (used in gay stories).
They aren't always, because posters are careless (or
clueless). Also, in the bondage/dominance community, "M" is
a male dominant, "m" is a male submissive, etc.
MF is adult heterosexual sex
ff is teen lesbian sex
MMM~f means adult men gang-banging a teenaged girl
MMM/f means adult men gang-banging a teenaged girl
etc.
M+F Means several men and one woman
MF+ Means one man and several women
The presence or absence of "/" doesn't mean much except on
dominance stories. In those stories the one(s) to the left of
the slash are dominating those to the right of the slash.
When it is used, ~ means "with." M~dog is "man with a dog. M~mf
means that an adult man has sex with both a teen boy and a teen
girl. Mm~f means that both an adult man and a teen boy have sex
with a teen girl.
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STYLE:
All of these might be capitalized. Usually no difference.
1st First time, deflowering or male first time.
Occasionally, the first time doing some
*particular* form of sexual activity.
alien Sex involving someone, or something, from off Earth.
anal Anal sex.
BBW "Big Beautiful Women," Appreciation of fat women.
BC (with interr) Black Couple
bd means bondage (and discipline)
bear Hairy male. Usually gay. (Grizzly Adams)
beast Bestiality, sex with animals (should be "best").
best Bestiality, sex with animals.
BF Black Female (in an interracial story).
bi Bisexuality of one or more characters.
bibl Bible. Based on a biblical story.
blackmail Gaining sex through threat of exposure.
BM Black Male (in an interracial story).
bondage means bondage (should be bd)
breast Abnormally large breasts
caution Something in the story might offend (or even
sicken) you, but the author isn't telling you what.
cbt Cock and ball torture.
cd Cross dressing (should be tv).
Celeb The story is about a celebrity.
cheat Married or committed people having sex outside of the
commitment, cheating on their partner, as distinct
from swinging.
coll College-theme
cons [or con] The sex is consensual. This should mean that
*ALL* the sex is consensual, but some authors use
"cons nc" to mean that only some is.
copr Coprophilia (Fun with feces)
dom refers to dominance and submission, should be ds.
dream Sexual activity during a dream, (daydream or sleep.)
ds [or d/s] dominance and submission.
enem Enemas
exhib Exhibitionism.
fat Involves fat people
Fdom [or femdom] a dominant female
feet Foot or shoe fetish-story
fist Fisting, insertion of the entire hand into anus or vagina.
furry Animals with human characteristics. Werewolf or Mickey
Mouse.
giant Abnormally large (tall) persons
goth Gothic (dark) setting
hair Hair fetish
hirs Hirsute - natural unshaved genitals and/or armpits
hist Has a historical theme
hs High School-theme
humor Humor. The story is intended to be funny
HYP Hypnolove. Consensual hypnotism to increase sexual
pleasure of both.
inc Incest.
inf Infantilism
interr Interracial.
job Place-of-work theme
lac Human milk
magic Not only magic, per se, but also demons, fantasy
worlds, etc.
mast Masturbation, should be _-solo. [Some authors use (mast)
for (pett)]
mc "mind-control" a big subgenre.
Mdom a dominant male.
nc is non-consensual. This is rape in law, but the style
may be different.
nec Necrophilia. Sex with a dead person
no-sex There is no intercourse in the story.
no-_ There is none of whatever code replaces _ .
oral Oral-genital contact
ped Pedophilia. Some participants age 12 or below.
pett Heavy petting
preg Either impregnation or sex with a pregnant woman.
Preteen Ages 12 and below. Should be Mg or something similar.
rape is rape.
real Supposedly true
reluc Woman says no, but loves it when she is raped.
rom Romantic, which should always be consensual but some
writers use it very strangely.
rough Consensually rough sex, not always sm.
sad Sadism. For "just" inflicting pain.
safe Safe sex
scat Scatology: Involving feces.
ScFi Science fiction setting. Please note spelling.
size Overdeveloped body-parts
slash Homosexual intercourse in an imitation of Star Trek
sm Sadomasochism, pain for the pleasure of both.
snuff Killing which is supposed to arouse you.
_-solo Masturbation, as in F-solo = masturbation by an adult woman.
span [Spanking], mild sm.
spank [Spanking], mild sm.
stroke The author intended it simply to arouse.
swing Swinging. Mutually consensual adultery.
teen Teenagers. Should be "mf" or something similar.
tg Trans-gender, men being changed into women (or vice
versa).
tort Torture.
toys Vibrators or other adult toys
tv Transvestite: men dressing as women.
twink gay male: Young and hairless-type (Tom Cruise)
va Verbal abuse. [Abusive and "dirty" language]
veg Vegetable. Sex with food.
viol Violence, not necessarily connected to the sex.
virg Virgin (should be 1st).
voy Voyeurism, peeking.
WC (with interr) White Couple
wife Wife *watching* (participatory cuckoldry)
WF White Female (in an interracial story).
WM White Male (in an interracial story).
ws Water sports. Pissing.
yng Participants are young. (Should be the specified ages
above).
zoo Zoophilia. Caring and consensual relationships
between humans and animals. (See also best)
Note that there are *many* codes implying lack of consent.
blackmail Gaining sex through threat of exposure.
mc "mind-control"
nc is non-consensual. This is rape in law, but the style
may be different.
rape is rape.
reluc Woman says no, but loves it when she is raped.
While there has been an attempt to attach "nc" (or "rape") to all
the special non-consensual codes, most authors do not.
Nothing forces writers to use these codes, and many make up
their own. But these are a start.
Also, there are a variety of life-style groups whose stories
spill over into alt.sex.stories and alt.sex.stories.moderated.
We've attempted to give a short description of what you'll see in
these stories, but we don't capture the subtleties, much less the
points under dispute within the groups themselves.
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These codes should, but might not, be included within
( parentheses ).
Codes outside the parenthesis might be the story codes. Or they
might mean something different.
e.g.
"nnd" Is not a code. It is Roller's ongoing series about
"naughty, naked dreamgirls." Take the word "girls"
seriously.
"REP" or "rep" is a repost.
"RP" or "rp" is a repost.
"REV" or "rev" is a revision. This is a story which has been
changed, usually in the quality of the writing,
usually by the author.
"TV" *sometimes* means Television instead of transvestite.
"ST-TNG" Star-Trek, the next generation. If you have to ask,
you don't want to read it.
ALSO:
{ASS} or {ASSM} at the beginning of a post almost always
means that it is a real story, rather than spam.
[3/7] means that it is the third chapter of seven. Some
posters use [1/1] irrationally when it is really part of a
multipart story. [3/?] means that the author hasn't written any
more yet, but might some day. [0/5] means that it is an
introduction, either description of the story to come or a non-
sexual part which leads into the sexual part of the story.
More on what should, but might not, be included in the subject
line at:
The ASSM subject line FAQ
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Other useful references:
There is a list of recommendations for authors stored permanently
at:
The story code FAQ for authors.
The shorter form of this FAQ.
The story codes arranged by type of story.
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