STARSRITE is trying to make the online publishing experience as easy and as rewarding as possible. One of the unique features STARSRITE has introduced is for writers to rate their own work by age level.
STARSRITE “Age Rating” feature gives readers more insights as to what they will be expecting to encounter and be aware before they start reading a post or chapter.
STARSRITE “Age Rating” system provides 5 labels which can cover most age levels.
"Books should be rated the same way we rate movies and games." We’ve all heard such comments before. Some complain that stories, poems, books... they all contain themes that should be restricted such as: profanity, sexuality, violence, racism, religious beliefs, drugs... However there is a slippery slope between labeling stories & books and restricting access or censorship. So how do we decide what is appropriate? There are three tools often used for labeling books (1) Lexile measure, (2) star rating and (3) ATOS levels. Most of those tools address the level of reading rather than the content. A maturity or age-rating system hasn’t been developed on a national level and is needed to guide readers – and hopefully can be able to prevent censorship. STARSRITE has tried to develop an easy "Age Rating" feature that emulates the film or gaming industry. These have been around for decades and most of us have grown to recognize them and identify a film or game by the level of profanity, nudity, sexuality or violence it contains. STARSRITE unique "Age Rating" feature is similar to the system adapted by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). We have introduced four simple "Age Rating" labels which writers can use to label their own work themselves.
Everyone
Content generally suitable for all ages. May contain minimal violence and / or infrequent use of mild language.
Teens (13+)
Content generally suitable for teens 13 years and older. May contain mild violence, suggestive themes, and / or infrequent use of strong language.
Mature (17+)
Content generally suitable for 17 years and older. May contain intense violence, mild sexual content, and / or use of strong language.
Adult (18+)
Content generally suitable for 18 years and older. May contain intense violence, explicit sexual content, and / or use of strong language.
Rating Pending
The author did not or has not yet assigned an age rating for this post/chapter.
How Does it Work?
No one is more qualified or more responsible than the authors themselves. Only they can classify which age rating their work falls under. When a writer uploads a post or a chapter the input form gives them the choice to assign an “Age Rating” for their work.
The author has the choice between the 4 labels:
– E for Everyone,
– Teens13+
– Mature17+
– Adult18+
They also have the choice not to label their work if they choose not to. In this case the post or chapter will be labeled as:
-Rating Pending
Please be aware that the “Age Rating” is assigned by the writers themselves and upon the writer’s discretion. Therefore STARSRITE is not responsible nor accountable for the validity of the writer’s designation. However if Starsrite’s editors identify any miss classification, they have the right to re-assign that “Age Rating” as they see appropriate.
Hi, I dont agree with true love blossoms in freedom, anything dependency is not love.
As far as i know, we love each other for the person who we are, need is requirement, and want is desire.
True love blossoms like how relationships are made to love each other and stay without a bond on paper or knot on neck
Because here in west people date, love crave for wedding but scare to keep the relationship, because they fight and stamp other, hurt other, cannot sustain the freedom they want to have, so i see contractual wedding, without a wedlock.
But in olden days, people used to commit to the knot or bond to stay together, without seeking a separation.
Nowadays in India, divorce a tool to stay with as many they want.
When you lose trust on other what is that other person capable for to live.
I have seen parents marry their kids so that they have a company for life and grew family.
People love other as they see not requirement or dependency, but because they know they cant stay away from each other and seek each other to be as one family.
Nowadays, everything roams around money, if money is there you have lot of fun with ladies or men, and food, drink to enjoy traveling. But apart from these people there are few people who love and stay together even on footpath earning their daily bread, they have more than love a commitment to raise kids, and grew family earn money.
Apart from these two categories, people know each other care each other and live for eachother without even seeking a pleasure, or money, they live in each other life and no body can separate them and they are made for each other and only their eyes know better what they need or want but only seek love, without a touch.
A great topic to write and share views on this. But dont say its a wrestling to give comments on reviewing.
Awesome writing, dear Peter!
True love blooms only in freedom! Anything else is dependency or the wish to possess one another.
Beautifully expressed!
Wisely penned, Peter. Excellent write my friend, speaking truth here. Appreciate you.
Damian
Hi, I dont agree with true love blossoms in freedom, anything dependency is not love.
As far as i know, we love each other for the person who we are, need is requirement, and want is desire.
True love blossoms like how relationships are made to love each other and stay without a bond on paper or knot on neck
Because here in west people date, love crave for wedding but scare to keep the relationship, because they fight and stamp other, hurt other, cannot sustain the freedom they want to have, so i see contractual wedding, without a wedlock.
But in olden days, people used to commit to the knot or bond to stay together, without seeking a separation.
Nowadays in India, divorce a tool to stay with as many they want.
When you lose trust on other what is that other person capable for to live.
I have seen parents marry their kids so that they have a company for life and grew family.
People love other as they see not requirement or dependency, but because they know they cant stay away from each other and seek each other to be as one family.
Nowadays, everything roams around money, if money is there you have lot of fun with ladies or men, and food, drink to enjoy traveling. But apart from these people there are few people who love and stay together even on footpath earning their daily bread, they have more than love a commitment to raise kids, and grew family earn money.
Apart from these two categories, people know each other care each other and live for eachother without even seeking a pleasure, or money, they live in each other life and no body can separate them and they are made for each other and only their eyes know better what they need or want but only seek love, without a touch.
A great topic to write and share views on this. But dont say its a wrestling to give comments on reviewing.
Usha Jacob.