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Animals are real, monsters are not. If your 'monster' looks, sounds and acts like a horse, it's not going to get through. Leeway is given for supernatural creatures.
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No squid sex, then (pouting)?
What if I personally believe that Cthulhu is real and alive, sleeping in the lost city of Nan Midol? Does my belief that He is real end up disqualifying Him? What bitter irony.
Seriously, the new categories are deeply cool. You are keeping the site alive and evolving and open to new ideas. Even the endless debate over the categories that will surely ensue is invigorating. Thank you, Nic and Gav and sprite and everyone who made this happen.
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However, as someone who has written on all of the previous categories, it's once again frustrating to have to do it again, because chances are, I'll lose the badge. Isn't there a way to keep our old bade and work out a way to add to that one or something?
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
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On that note... Who wants to co-write a watersport story with me? ? I know nothing about them.
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Nan Madol. And he might well be
Wait. You want to have sex with a squid? Sounds kinda cold and clammy, lol.
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No, Nan Midol. It is lesser known than Nan Madol because it only rises from its blood red waters once a month.
And I don't want to have sex with a squid. I want to BE the squid.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
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my new album name: I am the squid.
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Now, there’s an offer...
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we've been discussing a 'fix' for this issue. just not sure what it is yet, but yes, hopefully, those who have it currently will be able to retain a badge of some sort for their efforts.
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I have successfully moved my story A Woodland Walk from Flash Erotica to the Outdoor category without any problems at first. However when I click on Outdoor on the home page it does not appear to be listed. This may because it takes a little time for the indexing system to catch up. I will have a look at some of my other stories later to see if any if them could be recategorised.
https://www.lushstories.com/stories/outdoor/a-woodland-walk.aspx
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I will post separately about this, later today.
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Just my
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Please don’t bring back the category. It is promoting vile illegal behavior. It is a criminal behavior in all states. For us that were victims of this foul practice Lush was a place that took a rightful position. If it is about increasing viewership then I suggest you try the new categories without and see how it works.
I’m particularly excited about the ‘True’ category.
Just my
I'm certain that it wouldn't have been brought back if it wasn't absolutely necessary in order to keep the site alive. Unfortunately, bills still need paying.
The only place the content will be entertained is in published stories and if you hide the category in your account settings then you will never see any of it on the site. I think that is the best solution that can be realistically offered.
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I see fantasies are in the lineup but not on Nicola’s list. Is that a glitch or a real category again?
Hugs,
Mysteria
Xo
I see now it must have been a mistake and was quickly taken down.
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Incest is back among the story categories. Not apparently a new category (having been banned) so has been smuggled through the backdoor. Can't be bothered to check but I guess has been removed from unacceptable content.
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While I'm in no way a significant figure on lush, I feel I should at least mention that I am distraught the addition/return of an category.
Now, this is not so much a debate about on this website. While I personally find extremely disturbing, I'm free to simply ignore every story.
But as far as I've seen on every single website out there, stories are consistently unoriginal, trashy and badly written. They're always a channel for the absolute worst in erotica. And while I would love to believe that lush will be different, that moderators will protect us from the flow of atrocious writing going on out there, I just don't. I trust that they'll try, our mods are awesome. But I am convinced that even if the worst might be kept out, the overall quality of the place will inevitably be lowered. That in turn, always spills into every category.
I understand that lush needs to be financially stable, but lowering its standards isn't something I'm comfortable with as a writer. I personally chose to publish on lush because it seemed to be the site that had, by far, the highest quality-control on stories. That in turn, made lush a place for actual exchange between writers and readers rather than a dumping ground for every poorly written fantasy out there.
If that fades away, so will I.
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While I'm in no way a significant figure on lush, I feel I should at least mention that I am distraught the addition/return of an category.
Now, this is not so much a debate about on this website. While I personally find extremely disturbing, I'm free to simply ignore every story.
But as far as I've seen on every single website out there, stories are consistently unoriginal, trashy and badly written. They're always a channel for the absolute worst in erotica. And while I would love to believe that lush will be different, that moderators will protect us from the flow of atrocious writing going on out there, I just don't. I trust that they'll try, our mods are awesome. But I am convinced that even if the worst might be kept out, the overall quality of the place will inevitably be lowered. That in turn, always spills into every category.
I understand that lush needs to be financially stable, but lowering its standards isn't something I'm comfortable with as a writer. I personally chose to publish on lush because it seemed to be the site that had, by far, the highest quality-control on stories. That in turn, made lush a place for actual exhange between writers and readers rather than a dumping ground for every poorly written fantasy out there.
If that fades away, so will I.
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I'm certain that it wouldn't have been brought back if it wasn't absolutely necessary in order to keep the site alive. Unfortunately, bills still need paying.
The only place the content will be entertained is in published stories and if you hide the category in your account settings then you will never see any of it on the site. I think that is the best solution that can be realistically offered.
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There is a separate announcement about it here:
https://www.lushstories.com/forum/yaf_postst58958_The-Incest-Fantasies-Category-will-be-reinstated.aspx
She is quite clear that while the story category is back and stories in it are allowed, discussion of the subject on the forums, groups, and chat is still verboten.
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Unless the "living in ignorance" thang rustles your jimmies.
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Incest is back among the story categories. Not apparently a new category (having been banned) so has been smuggled through the backdoor. Can't be bothered to check but I guess has been removed from unacceptable content.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
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free speech
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
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I had the same exact thoughts. If revenue is the driving force behind this change I wish it would have been open for discussion. I would have gladly paid more for my membership if it would have prevented that category from being resurrected. I am sure I am not alone in that.
I am contemplating my options. I have no illusions that I am anything but an amateurish author but I too feel I don't want my stories on a site that includes that category. I have enjoyed my time here and am truly conflicted about leaving, but I feel that is what will happen and has already begun with other authors leaving.
Discussing it (the reintroduction of the category, not the subject) being verboten too has hit me the wrong way as well. A feature I loved here was the back and forth and exchange of ideas that occurs in the forums. I am just saddened at this point and couldn't just remain silent about how I feel.
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I had the same exact thoughts. If revenue is the driving force behind this change I wish it would have been open for discussion. I would have gladly paid more for my membership if it would have prevented that category from being resurrected. I am sure I am not alone in that.
I am contemplating my options. I have no illusions that I am anything but an amateurish author but I too feel I don't want my stories on a site that includes that category. I have enjoyed my time here and am truly conflicted about leaving, but I feel that is what will happen and has already begun with other authors leaving.
Discussing it (the reintroduction of the category, not the subject) being verboten too has hit me the wrong way as well. A feature I loved here was the back and forth and exchange of ideas that occurs in the forums. I am just saddened at this point and couldn't just remain silent about how I feel.
we really get that this wasn't going to be a popular move - to be fair, i'd been pushing Nikki to do this for a while, not because i was a fan, but i wanted to see Lush stay solvent. her deciding to bring them back wasn't a decision she wanted to make. You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
