yeah.
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I’m not sure about the depiction of murder/suicide part… will we still be allowed to show character deaths using the fainting animation? Or would that count as showing dead bodies?
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Sksks the romance section and drama section is going to look so much cleaner. And, I’m living for it.
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Same here, too much of the “sexy back” kind of covers. If you know what I’m talking about.
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Depends what some authors define as sexually touching though, I hope Episode has clear definitions for cover reviewers 
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I’m glad honestly. So many covers are basically pre-sex, but just weren’t explicit enough to get the axe before.
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Yeah, right now the only covers I see getting removed based on those guidelines are any where the characters are in bed and the ones where the MC is on a stripper pole.
Otherwise, I feel like most are going to be “grey area” as I’m not really sure what’s okay and what’s not.
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I wonder about the political agenda though. Cause I’m planning a story where the president has a conservative view, but his daughter has a more progressive view. So now I’m debating if I still want to write it down.
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Also, say like your working on a LGBT+ story. And your cover is like a male character looking away from the other male character who looks like he’s about to kiss the male character who’s looking away. Of course they have formal clothing on and a background which is a castle balcony. Approve or not approved?
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I also want to add some real events like black lives matter and racism etc. But now I think it isn’t a good idea.
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bad idea.
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I think so too.
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A lot of covers have character ‘straddling’ each other, I don’t know if this counts as sexually touching? @Liz can you clarify this?
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When in doubt your best bet is to ask the review team. If you have a sample of the image that is helpful as well.
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And/or they’re both in underwear. I’m hopeful that will count.
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What about glorification of serious topics, like sexual violence or mental illness.
There are stories out there that continue to exist with the excuse of : I had a warning which consists of the “mature language, strong themes”.
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Welp, half of the trending section is going to be snapped. 
Trending sections authors are going to be like: 
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Man this is all confusing. Don’t remove the stories that portray these topics appropriately!!
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There is something about this sudden pushing of the content guidelines that I find very odd. I know they have already been there but this is just putting a weird taste in my mouth.
Anybody have the same feeling?
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No problem, thanks for responding 
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