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*glares* what do you have against the french?

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I wouldn't say it was a catchy jingle.

I don't feel any less British for not knowing any of this. Must be the Spanish blood in me.

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God's honest truth. Never seen that before. I've seen Go Compare and Compare the meerkat but never that. Does that make me less British?

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Does anyone know if ISIS is taken care of yet?

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My original post, was a bit of a kneejerk reaction to the issue which has arisen.

I'm still giving this some thought, but looking at the feedback, we may need to relax these rules somewhat. I take the opinions of our regulars very seriously, and am open-minded and flexible in my approach to how the site is run. It's a community, not a dictatorship (!).

The whole point of mentioning it, is that some people are getting a lot of editorial assistance. And making it obviously known. So much so, that the stories are essentially, partly co-written.

Is that fair to a newcomer to the site, who doesn't have any support network, and is flying totally solo?

We want stories to be primarily, the efforts of individuals.

I don't personally see much harm in asking someone to proofread a story, or them pointing out the grammatical errors. Particularly if you're dyslexic, or weak technically. None of us are perfect, and another set of eyes often helps.

It's the heavy editing and co-writing which has become an issue.

So, would we all be happier, if the rules were altered, so that proofing and light editing are ok, but anything more involved, shouldn't be allowed?

At the end of the day, it's an honour system, and totally unpoliceable. The message we're trying to get across, is that we want submissions, to be as close to your own work, as possible.

Feedback welcome.

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Sounds a bit like Miss congeniality award. Lol. But... I like it. Awards fuel incentive. After reading some of the heated discussions in the forum, this idea might bring about some civility... or not.

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As another user put it, a mod expressing their opinion in a non-site related thread is perfectly acceptable and it is quite obvious that any rants or outburst in there are their personal opinion. but this thread is asking a question about a site related issue, and thus, most people would assume that any mod responding is representing the site. In that capacity, I would expect them to be professional in any responses and perhaps a statement from the first mod responding saying that while locking a thread generally has a good reason, the matter is being investigated. but not one mod ever said that. it wasn't until it was unlocked that a mod said they unlocked it because they don't know why it was locked in the first place.

And why did you bring up all the stuff about RRs and EPs and competitions? (which I note you have a multitude of, so no reason to question how they are given or judged.) not one word has been mentioned about this in either of the threads asking why the one thread was locked without an explanation. In fact, I even said I know how hard the mods work, and all on a volunteer basis. the initial question asked was just why was no sort of explanation, or possibly a warning given or an offensive post just deleted rather than just locking the thread. and my complaint is the unprofessional attitude a number of the mods have used in this particular thread calling people names and swearing and just a general avoidance of the original issue.

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I'm not sure if you're making sexual advances or not.

I'm super uncomfortable right now.

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Felt like it was, but maybe I'm just a bit tetchy today. Apologies if I'm misguided

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Having just been labelled above as nasty, I thought I'd better go take a long hard look at myself.
However instead I took a long hard look at the Lush homepage. It's an adult social media site for erotic stories, it's not an ego testing site that excludes and discriminates. This is how it describes itself, it nowhere states you must have a complete and utter understanding of English.
Lushstories.com is a sex stories and erotica focused adult social network. You must be 18 or over to view this site, please read our terms.

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Joking aside, and going back to the original question, the blanket prohibition against any "help" seems overly broad. Surely there is a difference between a friendly set of eyes and collaboration.

I can even remember a recent contest winner thanking such a pair of eyes in a sort of postscript within the winning entry itself. Surely every judge saw that and didn't find it objectionable.