Dear visitors,

The Beta Reader Index is composed of people who wrote us and asked to be listed. Period. We do not accept any responsibility over the outcome of the author/beta readers' interactions but we will remove beta readers from this list if an author presents us prof of nastiness occurring.

A few guidelines for interacting with each other:

For authors seeking beta readers:

1. When asking someone to beta your fic be polite - the beta readers are volunteers paying you a favor. Don't send your fic right away. Wait for the beta reader to send you an email accepting the job.
2. Be clear. In your first approach to the beta reader let them know what type of story to expect. Briefly state the length, pairings, any content that requires warnings and what are your expectations, e.g., are you only after a grammar checkup or is there other input you'd like to receive.
3. Be fair. Alright, your beta did a great job - thank them in the header section of your fic. Hard work deserves recognition. Or, was the beta was impolite to you? Think and if after cooling down a little you really think that (s)he was rude and out of bounds write us. We can't force apologies from anyone but we can make sure that it doesn't happen again.

For prospective betas:

1. Want to be on the list? Want your info altered? Let us know!. Don't forget to include the following information: NAME, EMAIL, PAIRINGS, RATINGS, RPS (yes/no).
2. Be clear and honest: if you don't have the time or interest to beta a fic, let the author know. A two-line email saying, "sorry, can't do this right now," won't kill you and the author will be free to search for someone else.
3. Be polite. If the story is really not to your taste, you have the right to tell the author that you don't want to do it - no name calling, though, or even more diplomatic jabs. Just say you're not interested and walk away.

As an alternative (that we do not run) with more specific beta info, check out the Lord of the Rings Beta Readers Index.