The way I remember it is the fuss about lowering ratings happened after the purge? There was definitely some idea NC-17 was going away, but I don't think anyone expected them all to be deleted like that. I think people re-posted fic after that with lowered ratings, resulting in the second round of fuss? I could be wrong.
I had a story up I'd rated R all along - because IMO that's what it honestly deserved - that got deleted quite a bit after the NC-17 fics were purged. I was suspended from my account for several days as a punishment, which meant I was unable to edit the other stories that had an 'R' rating. Before I was allowed back in, my entire account - every single story I had on that site - was deleted and my username locked.
But then some friends directed me to LJ and life got better. :)
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The way I remember it is the fuss about lowering ratings happened after the purge? There was definitely some idea NC-17 was going away, but I don't think anyone expected them all to be deleted like that. I think people re-posted fic after that with lowered ratings, resulting in the second round of fuss? I could be wrong.
I had a story up I'd rated R all along - because IMO that's what it honestly deserved - that got deleted quite a bit after the NC-17 fics were purged. I was suspended from my account for several days as a punishment, which meant I was unable to edit the other stories that had an 'R' rating. Before I was allowed back in, my entire account - every single story I had on that site - was deleted and my username locked.
But then some friends directed me to LJ and life got better. :)