Well, they've just put a new note up on the homepage...

[dragonbat2006.livejournal.com]

June 4th 2012 -- Notices: •Please note we would like to clarify the content policy we have in place since 2002. FanFiction.Net follows the Fiction Rating system ranging from Fiction K to Fiction M. Although Fiction Ratings goes up to Fiction MA, FanFiction.Net since 2002 has not allowed Fiction MA rated content which can contain adult/explicit content on the site. FanFiction.Net only accepts content in the Fiction K through Fiction M range. Fiction M can contain adult language, themes and suggestions. Detailed descriptions of physical interaction of sexual or violent nature is considered Fiction MA and has not been allowed on the site since 2002.


No word about summaries needing to be rated K, though...


ETA: Yes, I see it in the general rules that you need to consent to before posting a story, but they haven't mentioned it in their latest heads-up.

Comments

[falkner]

I wish people would stop complaining about having their stories deleted when they were breaking the rules. What the hell did you expect?
There wasn't even the need to post a news on the site about this, in my opinion, people should just read rules and terms of service if they're going to post something.

[(Anonymous)]

Look how vague the rules are. Where's the line between T and M? Where's the line between vague and explicit? We have a right to complain because they're getting on us for not being able to ferret out exactly where the line is on their ill-defined rules.

Then again, I guess that just goes hand-in-hand with their aversion to things of an explicit nature.

[kagenoneko-maat.livejournal.com]

I think what really bugs people is that they have been inconsistent with things and that no one really thought "kill" or "blood" in the summary would get their stories deleted.

[dragonbat2006.livejournal.com]

Except that in most cases, the rules aren't clearly defined. Reading the descriptions, it sounds like a PG-13 story would qualify for an MA.