How to Use Content Warnings? [Warning: Content]

unicornfield 2020-07-30 18:02:59 UTC #1

How do you use content warnings? Would a general warning at the start be enough?

For context, I plan to release a comic that revolves around a lot of heavy stuff. The episodes would be rather short so putting one at the beginning of each episode would be overkill.

faisalhussein394 2020-07-30 18:13:20 UTC #2

Here on Tapas, you must place warning signs that revolves around sexual content. I however, have a fair number of violence in my comic and I didn't put any warning signs and so far, all is good. Just try to be cautious on scenes involving sexuality.

indagold 2020-07-30 18:48:42 UTC #3

I just say my comic contains mature themes in bio (nudity, language, violence) and put a mature filter warning over pages that are mature.

unicornfield 2020-07-30 19:01:50 UTC #4

I should probably specify that it will be things like abuse, bullying, homophobia occasionally and other stuff but there will be no sexual content nor violence shown that is bloody so I doubt I'll need to use the site's mature filter. It's more for letting readers know what they're getting into.

alexlcuri07 2020-07-30 19:12:18 UTC #5

I put #triggerwarning as a general warning for the story to cover most of my bases just in case. I haven't made any specific warnings because, honestly, I feel like its a little bit of a spoiler (which is not always a popular opinion.)

unicornfield 2020-07-30 19:46:00 UTC #6

It may depend on the story but I agree with you. In my case, my story is built around those subjects.

joannekwan 2020-07-30 19:54:05 UTC #7

I would simply have a disclaimer put at the top of the first episode/or as its own first episode, and maybe mention it in the series description.

Iris-Grimoire 2020-07-30 22:45:06 UTC #8

You can use mature things for sexual content/gore that's particularly noticeable, but for specific warnings, usually people make an image file on top of each episode that's relevant, or a general warning that entails the next few pages. For example tw: arachnophobia as text before the page, maybe with a white picture in between so someone won't open the phone and immediately see the potentially disturbing content.

WOSTR 2020-07-30 23:17:04 UTC #9

I made a little trigger warning picture with the reason in the description.
I upload as a chapter scheduled to release about 10 minutes before the chapter in question, so it can't be missed.

Kiweevil 2020-07-31 04:35:41 UTC #10

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