𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐂 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐋𝐆𝐘 [1]

Warning

Warning 

Refers to header information at the beginning of a story that lists possible offensive, squicky, or spoilery elements so that a reader may be prepared for what they might encounter if they choose to continue reading the story. Warnings for all major squicks should if possible be given, especially those that may trigger flashbacks in trauma survivors, but it is subjective to the author's preferences. Readers are ultimately the only ones responsible for filtering what they read, so must remain vigilant and stop reading if they come across something they really don't like. You cannot flame an author for failing to warn for something when anybody can just hit the Back Button on their browser if they stumble across something that makes them uncomfortable. Warning is a courtesy, a valuable one, used to varying levels among different fandoms but in the end still solely an author's perogrative.