I was well trained from the beginning to put a detailed header on my fic. To me it's like reading the cover of a book - I want that info out there to encourage people to read something they might not normally read..

I personally like to know what fandoms and characters might be included - But if the summary is interesting then I might read fandoms that are not my usual thing. I love doing the crossover newsletter because - I' like wow interesting cross let me look.

I definitely want to know if it's incest or other squicky material.

I use author notes quite a bit both at the beginning and end. For example - i didn't put the note on the fact that i was writing a sequel at the beginning of my mag7 story because that would give away the ending. But I do note if things are sequels up front.

I'm of the school the more info the better. But I notice that lots of people are not.

MY pet peeve - no tags. There are a few communities I post to that don't use them - how can i find stuff if i can't sort out all the SPN fic and see what available.

My other pet peeve - Mutlichapter fics with no links to past and future chapters - doesn't the author want me to read more - why make it so hard.

ooops sorry i think i started to rant.