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Blackbird Supernova
Quote by NymphWriter
This sounds like sour grapes to me. RRs are given when a Mod feels a story is worthy of such a recommendation and it's a way of them saying, "I really thought this story was so good that others should read it as well." It doesn't guarantee you'll like it. There are stories that have earned the EP that in my opinion don't deserve such an award... but that is only my opinion.
Perhaps instead there could be a "Readers' Pick" or a "Readers' Choice" that would fit your request. Now, when you say "regular members"... are you meaning "non-moderators"? (serious question here.)
Now, I know this would make a bit more work for Gav and the Mods... but if you think about it... a story that the readers really recommend wouldn't be a bad thing.
Just a thought.
You know, I had almost the same thought. Then I realized it was too much like a trophy for participation.
Then, you have all those writers who have loyal sheeple followers, who would support a shiny bit of poop if it fell out of their ass.
Then, you have the forum wars over someone not supporting their "friend's" story for a reader's choice.
The same way that the voting system is very clearly inflated, a reader's choice award would come to mean nothing. A bit of polished tin.
Besides, if members wanted to recommend a story, there are already at least three different ways to do it: in their blog, in their signature, in the Promotional forum. Isn't a meaningful, heartfelt review of a story you absolutely loved worth more than some award? I think so.
, as a member, not a mod. (I'm allowed) 
Blackbird Supernova
Quote by oceanrunner1974
Thank you, that's very helpful. I absolutely don't care about having another shot at the front page, but I would kind of mind losing the views and votes.
It's only the first chapter that I'd want to revise anyway. I think when and if I do, I'll just have it replace the one I'm unhappy with.
I'll take your advice about finding a mod ahead of time so that s/he knows what's up. Would the way to go be to find an agreeable mod, and then put a "save for so-and-so" message in the note to mod for re-verification?
Yes, that works just about every time.
Happy to help. 
Blackbird Supernova
Hmm. Here's the deal. If you wanted to revamp your series extensively and repost it as a new offering, you *could*, but you'd have to take the original down. We don't allow two copies of essentially the same story to exist under one author. That means you'd lose all the views and votes that come with it.
You could also do the revamping into the old series spot, but you wouldn't get it on the front page again, because you're just putting it into the old spot.
Regardless of which way you decide, I would advise that you get a mod on board to work with you on reverifying it, BEFORE you send it in. That way, you know you won't have to explain yourself to multiple moderators.
Hope that helps make up your mind on it.
You could also do the revamping into the old series spot, but you wouldn't get it on the front page again, because you're just putting it into the old spot.
Regardless of which way you decide, I would advise that you get a mod on board to work with you on reverifying it, BEFORE you send it in. That way, you know you won't have to explain yourself to multiple moderators.
Hope that helps make up your mind on it.
Blackbird Supernova
First things first. I want to thank all of you, every single one of you, for any story submissions you've made or plan to make to our fantastic community. Lush Stories is first and foremost an erotic stories website. We would be nothing without our authors. We very much appreciate you sharing your work with us.
That being said, I'd like to bring up the issue of multiple story submissions. We have noticed quite a few authors submitting two or more stories at once. While we can appreciate the temptation to submit a five part series all at once, or to submit two or three separate stories in order to populate a new profile, we are requesting that you curb your enthusiasm and submit one story at a time.
Please wait for that one story to be either verified or returned with comments before submitting another. Why are we asking this? There's actually a few reasons.
One: Lush stories will post one story per author every twenty-four (24) hours. That means that even if all of the stories you submit are approved one after the other, your second story will not show up on the front page until the first has been there for 24 hours. If it was multiple stories, then the fifth story, for example, will not show up for 120 hours. We do this precisely to keep authors from hijacking the front page with multiple stories.
Two: If you submit a series in full and we have to send back the first part, we will also send back the rest of the series in order to keep it from being posted out of order. Help us post your stories in the proper order by waiting for one part to verify before submitting the next part.
Three: When you submit more than one story at a time, you are essentially jumping the queue. We frown on this behavior. We want all authors to have a fair placement in the verifying queue. Fair warning, if you persist in submitting more than one story at a time, we may manually push your second story back by simply ignoring it for a while.
Four: Submitting multiple stories at once unnecessarily inflates the verifying queue. Right now, the queue is sitting around 65. Not all of those are individual authors. However, we (the moderators) only see one story per author at a time in the queue. It is most annoying when we deal with a story or three, only to have the queue increase by one or two.
This message wouldn't be complete without a plug for our Gold membership. While Gold members don't get to skirt around the multiple story guideline, they DO get their stories handled much faster than either Bronze or Silver members. Faster handling means subsequent stories are also handled sooner.
In closing, be kind to your fellow authors as well as your volunteer story moderators. Submit only one story at a time, please.
Thank you so much for reading, and have a sexy day. Happy writing!
--Evie Ravenstar, Story Moderator
That being said, I'd like to bring up the issue of multiple story submissions. We have noticed quite a few authors submitting two or more stories at once. While we can appreciate the temptation to submit a five part series all at once, or to submit two or three separate stories in order to populate a new profile, we are requesting that you curb your enthusiasm and submit one story at a time.
Please wait for that one story to be either verified or returned with comments before submitting another. Why are we asking this? There's actually a few reasons.
One: Lush stories will post one story per author every twenty-four (24) hours. That means that even if all of the stories you submit are approved one after the other, your second story will not show up on the front page until the first has been there for 24 hours. If it was multiple stories, then the fifth story, for example, will not show up for 120 hours. We do this precisely to keep authors from hijacking the front page with multiple stories.
Two: If you submit a series in full and we have to send back the first part, we will also send back the rest of the series in order to keep it from being posted out of order. Help us post your stories in the proper order by waiting for one part to verify before submitting the next part.
Three: When you submit more than one story at a time, you are essentially jumping the queue. We frown on this behavior. We want all authors to have a fair placement in the verifying queue. Fair warning, if you persist in submitting more than one story at a time, we may manually push your second story back by simply ignoring it for a while.
Four: Submitting multiple stories at once unnecessarily inflates the verifying queue. Right now, the queue is sitting around 65. Not all of those are individual authors. However, we (the moderators) only see one story per author at a time in the queue. It is most annoying when we deal with a story or three, only to have the queue increase by one or two.
This message wouldn't be complete without a plug for our Gold membership. While Gold members don't get to skirt around the multiple story guideline, they DO get their stories handled much faster than either Bronze or Silver members. Faster handling means subsequent stories are also handled sooner.
In closing, be kind to your fellow authors as well as your volunteer story moderators. Submit only one story at a time, please.
Thank you so much for reading, and have a sexy day. Happy writing!
--Evie Ravenstar, Story Moderator
Blackbird Supernova
Quote by adagio_sabadicus
Underneath the author's name, why not the mod also
Okay, thank you for the clarification.
I'm trying to imagine why that would be useful information. If you're trying to create some sort of accountability for the moderating crew, it's entirely unnecessary. We hold each other accountable. Nicola holds us accountable.
So, I'm still confused.
Blackbird Supernova
Quote by Echelon
I love Dr Who!! I was on holiday in California last year and wanted a haircut. I went into a random mall's salon, and as soon as the girl heard my accent she mentioned Amy Pond, lol. So that was us, we chatted about Dr Who for the next hour.
We Americans are suckers for English, Scottish and Irish accents.
Blackbird Supernova
Quote by Verbal
They are falling toward the Earth, literally in freefall. But the velocity of the object cancels out the gravity. The exact spot where gravity and velocity balance is where the orbit is. If you are on the International Space Station and throw a baseball straight toward the Earth, it won't hit the Earth, it just orbits slightly lower than the ISS, because the baseball is still moving very fast perpendicular to the force of gravity.
If you have a tablet, there is a free app called Orbitlab. Great time killer. You can create up to 20 orbiting objects, and some fall into the sun, some get flung out into space, but the rest settle into an orbit where the forces are balancing exactly. You call also blow up an object and watch what the fragments do. Very cool.
Ahh, but the original problem had them in a vacuum, with nothing else acting on them. Just each other.
I'll check out the app, thanks!
Blackbird Supernova
Quote by Verbal
Yes, although sometimes instead of colliding one begins to orbit the other. The moon, for instance, is in continual free-fall around the earth, but its velocity balances out the gravity and keeps it in orbit (which is what Newton really figured out when the apple hit him on the head).
I could talk about orbital mechanics all day long. And often do.
Wouldn't that indicate that there is some unknown force acting on the objects? I would expect that, if they were of equal mass, then their gravitational effect would cancel out, leaving them entirely unaffected by each other.
Disclaimer: Physics is NOT my strong suit. I do, however, like to learn.
Blackbird Supernova
Quote by TheAngryishLover
think of a large trampoline. When you put something heavy, like a person, in the middle, it pulls everything towards it
That's basically exactly what is happening with gravity. The trampoline itself is the fabric of 'space time', and the person standing in the middle is then a mass that distorts it, pulling everything towards it. The bigger the mass, the bigger the effect.
That's why masses are attracted to each other. They aren't 'attracted' in the same way as a force (like magnetism), but rather they are 'falling' towards each other
True story
Do equal masses in a vacuum fall towards each other? Let me rephrase. If nothing else was acting on them, would equal masses fall towards each other?
Blackbird Supernova
Quote by Simplicity
Why is it when you have certain stories marked off in settings, do you still get notifications of them? Like I have clicked in settings, but I still get sent those stories. Can that be stopped?
What do you mean by notifications? Are you following the member who wrote the story?
Blackbird Supernova
Quote by Magical_felix
For the record, in no way was I implying that trinket is a philosopher. Let's just be clear about that. She's just poorly wording an interesting old question that still fascinates humans today. Not sure what your point is? Are you saying we shouldn't discuss the subject in an intelligent manner because trinket asked it?
Nope. I wouldn't say that.
Blackbird Supernova
Quote by Magical_felix
I understand that... That's why I said yes, technically, it makes it a sound. But that is not the point of the question. The question was first asked by a philosopher, not a scientist ;)
Who originally asked the question doesn't matter. For the purposes of this thread, it was asked by Trinket, and she placed no limitation on the subject of the response.
So, TAL can be correct with his science and you can be correct with your philosophy.
WE'RE ALL WINNERS!!!!
Blackbird Supernova
Quote by sprite
Thank you for reinforcing my original statement. if, as you claim, your reason for being here is to piss me off, i'm going to have to give you a A for effort yet, ultimately, a failing grade. at best, your opinion of me is amusing as well as completely off base. that said, you're certainly welcome to it. hope that your little tirade made you feel powerful and good about yourself. as for hating you, why waste the energy? i have much better things to be passionate about.
best wishes,
sprite.
This right here is one of the hottest women on Lush. Love you to bits, baby.
Blackbird Supernova
Quote by TheAngryishLover
Hello RavenStar
I never got around to saying, but thank you for your comment on my story! I've got around to penning another one, so you might get to 'read more' of it soon...
Yay. I'm a voyeur at heart and really enjoy reading real life stories with elements of love and the erotic, particularly if it has a bit of roughness and a D/s quality. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.