This has been a minor annoyance of mine, but it seems to be widespread. A lot of people tend to misuse the "tags" found in submissions. They'll write entire sentences in there or deliberately put in tags that don't need to be there. When I include tags, I try to provide as much information about the contents of my documents as possible. This allows the reader to decide at a glance whether it's for them. It also allows people to find documents and pictures that suit their interests when they search for them. I don't know anyone who goes to FA to search for "of". I mean, it's surely possible, and I don't doubt it'll turn up a lot of hits. Searching for specific names is at least a little more likely, but that comes with vanity issues and I don't always know the name of the person I'm searching for. Deceptive tags are the worst, though. That ten-inch cock is well within the potential of human attainment--anything up to 14 inches is. You don't need or deserve a "hyper" tag. Considering this is a site for furries and some animals are a bit better endowed, you could be even longer and not be hyper. When I want hyper, I want something that can be measured in feet, preferably in double-digits. That little ruler of yours ain't gonna cut it. Come back when you have to tape several yard sticks together.

I suppose, though, that it's at least better than not enough tags or none at all. There needs to be a small amount of information that tells the viewer what they're getting into. At the very least, it should contain the genders of those involved (herms may need additional descriptors--more on that later), as well as any kinks that are well-known to squick people out (like scat and watersports... ew). Granted, if you've got a huge document that would make the Aristocrats realize they need a new act, you might not have space to include everything. At least try, though. The goal here is to HELP the reader--to give them as much information as possible.

Of course, some people don't seem to like that for some reason. This is especially true when it comes to roleplaying profiles on certain websites. Some people want others to come to them and talk to discover even the bare basics about their characters. Well, you know what? I'm socially awkward, and playing "20 questions" with a complete stranger or getting half-way into an RP before realizing you aren't compatible isn't exactly my idea of happy-fun-time. Here you have a perfectly good medium for expressing yourself, telling people at a glance everything they should know before getting into an RP with them, and helping them find their RP partner without uncomfortable discussions about uncomfortable topics... and you choose to say "fuck it". I suspect half of the reason is the sheer pride of having someone approach them. Believe me, I was once painfully shy and wanted the same thing. I tried letting others come to me, but that didn't happen very often and I felt even more alone than before. If you want something badly enough, you're going to have to put yourself out there--write a decent profile, for starters. If you want someone to roleplay with you, ASK them. The worst they can do is say no, and rejection isn't that bad.

Next up, herms. There are two reasons why I dislike herms. First, for many people, gender identities are simple. There are men, and there are women--got it. When you have to deal with transgender people, that line gets a lot trickier. You have to break these gender identities down into genetic gender, gender of genitalia, gender the person appears to be, gender that person feels s/he is, gender s/he dresses as, etc. Some herms mix and match, too. Then you have to apply the correct word out of a slew of terminology, and that requires an intimate knowledge of things that have a tendency of squicking people out. Cuntboi, futa, shemale, tranny... it can get confusing pretty quickly. Also, if you want to create a transgender character, you have to go through this process yourself and maybe even come up with a new term--and then explain it to someone else. I have exactly one character who is not 100% male. His name is Gruff. Genetically female, female genitalia, appears to be 100% male (muscles, body hair, no fembreasts), feels like he's a male, dresses as a male. I call him a cuntbara and explain this whole damn thing every single time. Why? Because even saying "man with a pussy" isn't good enough for some people to understand. In conclusion, nothing against transgender people, but I'm lazy and understanding you takes effort.

The second reason I'm against herms is because of the typical build I see, the typical build people think of when they hear the term. I'm talking about a female with a cunt, a hyper-cock, and huge, huge fembreasts. Have I mentioned how much fembreasts squick me out? The average herm, in a roleplaying scenario, their writing skills are noticeably below average and they focus on their own sexual pleasure. I say average twice because while there are always, always exceptions to the rule, this represents the VAST majority of the people I've personally seen in these forums and chat rooms. Now, while I can understand the need for sex (IF you keep the other person's pleasure in mind, and few people do that 100% of the time), but when that's all there is and there's no emotional context and the writing's crap, it's inexcusable. As big a slut as I can be, the things that turn me on more than anything else are dialogue, emotion, plot, context, and subtleties. You can have the biggest cock on the planet, but if your character can't engage me on that emotional level and you can't write for crap, there's little point.

Personal opinion: Sergals are ugly. I don't know what it is about them, but I'm intuitively repulsed by them.

By far, my biggest pet peeve: Kids Bop. This is NOT KIDS' MUSIC! Children do not need to be listening to lyrics that are clearly adult-themed. I was born into a generation when we sang "the itsy-bitsy spider" and stuff like that. Is that not good enough for kids these days? God, I sound old now.. I'm not even 30 yet, I swear!

Anyway, just felt like getting some of that off my chest. Most of this is personal opinion. If you love it, leave some love. If you hate it, hate on and move on.