I think I already answered in the original post (sorry Zvi, I didn't realize this was only the collection post :), but I'll post here again as well. I think minimal changes should be expected in terms of silently correcting typos or contracting in dialog.
But what Roga was talking about really unsettles me a bit. They mostly described it in terms of taking out NC17 material, and i find that very problematic. If the story is good, the sex scenes ought to be central to the story and "cleaning it up" is an incisive move. If someone doesn't want to read sex scenes (and that's understandable), they might look at the vast array of non-NC17 stories.
The issue that i find more problematic for myself is language I disapprove of. So far, I think i've just avoided reading such stories out loud. But if there's ablist or misogynist or racist or homophobic language...I'm not sure I'd want to read it and i'm not sure I'd feel comfortable changing it. So I've avoided the issue at least so far.
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But what Roga was talking about really unsettles me a bit. They mostly described it in terms of taking out NC17 material, and i find that very problematic. If the story is good, the sex scenes ought to be central to the story and "cleaning it up" is an incisive move. If someone doesn't want to read sex scenes (and that's understandable), they might look at the vast array of non-NC17 stories.
The issue that i find more problematic for myself is language I disapprove of. So far, I think i've just avoided reading such stories out loud. But if there's ablist or misogynist or racist or homophobic language...I'm not sure I'd want to read it and i'm not sure I'd feel comfortable changing it. So I've avoided the issue at least so far.