Announcing our Whodunnit competition

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Yeah, there's more than one. It's all to make the site compliant with various US state laws, allowing those people living in those states to participate without issue.

Also because search engines hoover up anything that is published, regardless of context, and spit results back to people who search for those words (usually in combination with other sex terms that we do want to be indexed). Since we don't want to be associated with such content, banning the words is the best way to achieve that goal.

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Also because search engines hoover up anything that is published, regardless of context, and spit results back to people who search for those words (usually in combination with other sex terms that we do want to be indexed). Since we don't want to be associated with such content, banning the words is the best way to achieve that goal.

Without wanting to hijack this thread, it does raise the question: is there a readily available list of band words that writers (and moderators) can refer to?

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is there a readily available list of band words that writers (and moderators) can refer to?

Nope. Can't easily publish them (and keep them updated) without them being indexed.

Edit: but the terms of service or AUP probably list some or all of the scenarios and/or words, because then they're in one place and less likely to be associated with story content. Can't remember if they're mentioned there or in a sticky forum post somewhere.

Either way, it's fairly common sense to avoid stuff involving animals, non-consent and hate speech/racial slurs regardless of (often historical) context.

Well I finally made it in.. not my usual run of the mill lesbian story..

I'm looking forward to finally reading all the other entires

https://www.lushstories.com/stories/lesbian/web-of-deceit

34 stories in so far and almost a week to go.. still a few regulars missing - can we get odds on a raunchy last minute entry with an Aussie slant and colloquial wordplay?

The quality in this one is really good.. It's taking me a while to get through them.. must be over 200K words all in so far.

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The quality in this one is really good.. It's taking me a while to get through them.. must be over 200K words all in so far.

Tell me about it! I practically need to schedule time to read through them. A great bulk of them are >8k words

I have 76 words. But I've already suggested crime and sex so in other words a fucking awesome start. lol

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34 stories in so far and almost a week to go.. still a few regulars missing - can we get odds on a raunchy last minute entry with an Aussie slant and colloquial wordplay?

The quality in this one is really good.. It's taking me a while to get through them.. must be over 200K words all in so far.

You don't mean Annie the Aussie Anarchy Queen do you !?

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34 stories in so far and almost a week to go.. still a few regulars missing - can we get odds on a raunchy last minute entry with an Aussie slant and colloquial wordplay?

The quality in this one is really good.. It's taking me a while to get through them.. must be over 200K words all in so far.

If I remember correctly, in the last competition, hers was an eleventh-hour entry.

Smug face on—I have read and commented on them all—smug face off—and I think the standard of the submitted stories is extremely high in this particular competition. 😊

I also hadn't expected there to be more than 30 entries.

This sounds fun! I'm in x

I wasn't sure I'd get something whipped together, but since the weekend I've gone from Nothing But A Title to Third Draft. Probably a couple more days of editing before I submit it.

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I wasn't sure I'd get something whipped together, but since the weekend I've gone from Nothing But A Title to Third Draft. Probably a couple more days of editing before I submit it.

I’m in! Grilling the Suspects

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I’m in! Grilling the Suspects

Sounds delicious

The more stories I read in the Comp the more I realize y'all have criminal minds. You've all thought about this before, haven't you? 🤣

Some great stories so far and I'm just getting started. Really compelling plots and plenty of sexual sizzle!

OK, so I'm in…

Drag-Net

Look for it in the Humor category of your grocery st…I mean on Lush.

Get it TODAY!

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34 stories in so far and almost a week to go.. still a few regulars missing - can we get odds on a raunchy last minute entry with an Aussie slant and colloquial wordplay?

The quality in this one is really good.. It's taking me a while to get through them.. must be over 200K words all in so far.

Last minute, I so dont know what you are talking about. Just submitted, 50 minutes before midnight on the 17th. But that's Australian midnight, so in reality I have plenty of time before the US time guillotine falls.

Updated: 18th Nov. Well, unless there is an eleventh-hour entry, I make it that there are 42 (now 44) excellent entries to the "Whodunnit" story competition, and yes, I can say they are excellent entries as I have read, commented on, and liked them all. A few even had me clicking on that favourite star. 😊

When the "Whodunnit" competition was announced, I honestly thought that 30 entries would be the top number, as I thought it was a tough theme. So, in my opinion, to get to 42 shows, there must be quite a few authors here, not only with deviant and naughty minds but ones who are also quite adept at plotting a crime! 🙄😈

So good luck to those who entered, and very good luck to the judges!

If you are not quite ready to give up reading about crimes yet, then why not have a read of my story? It is slightly different in as much as I am asking you, the reader, to solve the crime. The Baskerville Hall Murder (Whodunnit)

I am not saying it is any good. I am just saying. Why not have a go at solving the crime? Just like it says on the cover, before the story disappears into the bowels of the LushStory Archive?

Hello everyone, greetings. I've read quite a few of the stories submitted for the contest, and honestly, I wouldn't want to be in the judges' shoes; there's a genuine display of talent. Some of these narratives inspired me to jot down notes to refine my own technique. I wish all the participants the very best; I know each one of you put your heart and soul into your work😊

Hi, I was trying to find the competition rules... I could have sworn there was a link to them on the competition page but it's gone now.

I can't find them in the legal section. Does anyone know where they have gone? Or have I been imagining that there are comp rules?

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Have I been imagining that there are comp rules?

Nope, there definitely is a page with them. Just forget where. Usually they are linked in comp post and comp page.

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I was trying to find the competition rules

The link is only visible when a comp is running. But it's always available, so bookmark it if you like.

Wait, does anyone use bookmarks any more?

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The link is only visible when a comp is running. But it's always available, so bookmark it if you like.

Wait, does anyone use bookmarks any more?

I do. But I am old (for certain values of "old").

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The link is only visible when a comp is running. But it's always available, so bookmark it if you like.

Wait, does anyone use bookmarks any more?

Thanks WW.. appreciate that x

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I still remember your Anti-Valentine competition-winning entry, Rachel. It was one of the cleverest stories I have ever read here.

i still hate valentine's day, btw.

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The more stories I read in the Comp the more I realize y'all have criminal minds. You've all thought about this before, haven't you? 🤣

Some great stories so far and I'm just getting started. Really compelling plots and plenty of sexual sizzle!

thought about it? some of us have actually done it. not saying who.

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thought about it? some of us have actually done it. not saying who.

I doubt we can underestimate what you are capable of...

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I doubt we can underestimate what you are capable of...

i am sweetness and light as you well know. 😇

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i am sweetness and light as you well know. 😇

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it was an accident! sheesh.

ok