Anyone who knows anything about electronic payment processing knows that it is only the processor, in this case Paypal, who has any kind of access to private financial information. It is just as secure paying for a Lush membership as it is buying anything anywhere else using the same method. Even your connection to Lush is now TLS encrypted thanks to Gav (That padlock symbol in your browser).
I am not authorised to speak on behalf of the site regarding privacy concerns, but if anyone has any generic queries they would like to discuss I would be happy to oblige either on-forum or in private.
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Scarlet Seductress
I think how the 'trial' element of the new membership system has been structured is very generous. It should give any new member to the site plenty of time to decided whether or not Lush is for them. They will still be welcome to share stories and comment/score on others submissions without any financial commitment.
As far as pricing is concerned, $10 for an annual membership seems to me like extremely good value based on the benefits. What's that, like 84 cents per month?
There are plenty of people who want something for nothing, but the fact is that it costs a lot of money to run a website this size. A freemium model is a sound idea. I paid for my first gold membership before being gifted a perpetual one when I became a moderator, and have since donated prize money from competitions back to the site.
I'm happy to support a site which I spend so much time on. The membership fees collected will be put towards keeping this site going and improving it with new features. Why should anyone object to that?
As far as pricing is concerned, $10 for an annual membership seems to me like extremely good value based on the benefits. What's that, like 84 cents per month?
There are plenty of people who want something for nothing, but the fact is that it costs a lot of money to run a website this size. A freemium model is a sound idea. I paid for my first gold membership before being gifted a perpetual one when I became a moderator, and have since donated prize money from competitions back to the site.
I'm happy to support a site which I spend so much time on. The membership fees collected will be put towards keeping this site going and improving it with new features. Why should anyone object to that?
Scarlet Seductress
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Does this mean I have Malware on my Shiny?!
I deleted the thingy without opening it last night. If the people who made that crap spent more time on here learning about sex, they might actually get some, instead of being complete bastards. I don't know what to do. Not about the sex, I mean. The malware.
No, your shiny is fine. I get this all the time on my Nexus 10 tablet - you actually have to click on the downloaded file and install it in order to release the gremlins.
Android also by default prevents the installation of apps from 'Unknown Sources'. This is a security feature which you would have had to manually disable in order to install that malware app.
Scarlet Seductress
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I apologise if this has been asked elsewhere. I did look, but I can't find it.
Can anybody recommend a good lube, please? It needs to be safe for use with condoms, and preferably hypoallergenic (WD40 is a bit harsh). I've read some good reviews on the Durex Play series, and very differing reviews on KY Jelly.
Can anybody here give me any advice, please? I'm not into goose fat or butter, just for the Christmas record. I did read that olive oil can be good (?!), but... I don't like the idea of that...
Thank you for any helpful advice or links.
Hi Daisy,
I can recommend Sliquid Organics. I bought this water-based one from LoveHoney a few months ago:
http://www.lovehoney.co.uk/product.cfm?p=15118
It's natural, organic, glycerine, paraben and petroleum-free, vegan, latex, rubber and plastic friendly... the list goes on.
Here's a bit of the description:
The hibiscus, vitamin E and green tea will moisturise the skin, whilst the plant cellulose, aloe barbadensis and cyamopsis make this an incredible, long-lasting lubricant that will be an essential in your bedside drawer.
I'd steer clear of all the chemical cocktail lubes that you find on the pharmacy shelves. This stuff is great.
Liz
Scarlet Seductress
Quote by stephanie
PHASE PHASE PHASE PHASE PHASE PHASE PHASE PHA *FUCKING OUCH!!!!!!*
xx Steph
(CLARRIE just REALLY kicked me in the balls!!!)
If memory serves, last Christmas she threatened to hang your meat and two veg on our front door as a knocker.
I'm sure she was only kidding though...
L x
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im a little confused on this one.. as im not sure if we can write a fantasy in this competetion or not?
The only requirements for entry are:
1 - It must be a story (not a poem)
2 - It must be less than 3500 words in length
3 - The story must be relevant to the competition theme
It can be a fantasy story if you wish.
Scarlet Seductress
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The last few times I have tried to log into my Facebook account they give me a message that I am trying to log in using a device I've never used to log in before. Well, that is completely incorrect, it's the same device I always use. Now their message says for security reasons that I am locked out of my account. I fully expected MY security questions to pop up so I could log in. Wrong again! They are not giving me my security question to proceed.
Has this happened to any of you? Will I have to just create a new Facebook account and start over locating my friends?
You could try this, Buz:
"How can I use my friends (ex: trusted contacts) to get back into my account?"
https://www.facebook.com/help/215543298568604
That might work. You can email the code to me if you want.
L x
Edit: Ah, I think you already need to have the contacts thing set up to use it.
Scarlet Seductress
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This thing is still bothering me. I really do understand the moderators don't have time to be reading stories and trying to decide where the line is drawn on each story. I really do understand that, and I wouldn't have liked to be one of the people having to decide where to draw the line on this subject. I commend the moderators for the job they do and I know it can't be easy. I'm in no way slamming the decisions you make.
As poppet said, a lot of us, including me were really happy that Lush made a decision not to publish anymore stories and deleted what stories were already here. I've never heard or read "degrees of " It either is or it isn't . In Australia it is not legal between step-siblings where they are blood relatives or are related by adoption.
It saddens me that the category is thinly veiled as and the usage of 'step' relative is ok. "technically" it is not where they are not blood relatives, but come on, the drawcards here are the words sister, brother, mother, father. The reader also doesn't know they are not blood relatives until they are already into the story. It also bothers me that no less than 6 ' ' stories out of the top 10 on the home page this morning were about step-relatives. One even has "sibling love - the aftermath after my sin" as part of the title. Also "A step-mothers Sin - chapters 2, 3 and 4" in the same top 10 top stories.
I don't know what anybody else thinks, but that kinda creeps me out. If it was a couple of my relatives, I'd be appalled if I found out my step brother and step sister were having sex with each other. Wouldn't you?
Is Lush going to get to the point where the most popular stories here and the whole of the top 10 stories and poems are going to be ' ' stories about step families? It's over the half way mark now. Is that what Lush wants to be known for? That would be a damn shame because Lush is an amazing site. There is no other adult website like it.
Just myThanks for reading.
If you don't want to read them, don't read them.
If you want to hide the category, do it through your account settings.
Scarlet Seductress
I love eating out. We went to this gorgeous little Italian restaurant last weekend. You know the kind: red-checked table clothes and candles stuck in chianti wine bottles. The linguini was delicious!
Forum Mod: "Read the title again, Liz."
Me: "Do you enjoy being eaten... Oh."
Forum Mod: "Read the title again, Liz."
Me: "Do you enjoy being eaten... Oh."
Scarlet Seductress
My heartiest congratulations to the three winners and all of the runners up.
There were some really excellent stories. You guys rock!
Liz x
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Me: "Come on, admit it."
Lupus: "Admit what?"
Me: "You screamed like a girl when you saw the list."
Lupus: "How very dare you! I did no such thing."
Me: "You screamed. I know you did..."
There were some really excellent stories. You guys rock!
Liz x
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Me: "Come on, admit it."
Lupus: "Admit what?"
Me: "You screamed like a girl when you saw the list."
Lupus: "How very dare you! I did no such thing."
Me: "You screamed. I know you did..."
Scarlet Seductress
It just keeps getting better...
Has she ever written anything herself, or is her entire back catalogue stolen?
http://www.amazon.com/Resurrecting-Eve-LaRedeaux-ebook/dp/B00G8V7WN8/
Published: October 27, 2013
Extract
The original appears to be 'The Midnight Man' by Kevin Salto:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/333740
Published: July 06, 2013
Has she ever written anything herself, or is her entire back catalogue stolen?
http://www.amazon.com/Resurrecting-Eve-LaRedeaux-ebook/dp/B00G8V7WN8/
Published: October 27, 2013
Extract
The original appears to be 'The Midnight Man' by Kevin Salto:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/333740
Published: July 06, 2013
The Midnight Man
By Kevin Saito
Copyright 2013 Kevin Saito
All Rights Reserved
Cover Photo by MorgueFile
Cover Design by Kevin Saito
Smashwords Edition July 2013
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, trademarked products, events, and locations are fictitious or are used fictitiously. Any resemblances to actual events or persons, living or dead, are entirely coincidental.
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This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.
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“You’re late,” she called to him.
Milo closed the door behind him, careful to keep it from slamming. Outside, it was dark, cold and beginning to sprinkle. Thunder rumbled in the distance but sounded like it was growing closer by the minute. He figured that the storm wouldn’t be long in coming. Milo shook the sprinkles off his coat and stepped into the large common area of the abandoned dormitory finding his friends already in their usual spots.
“Dude, we live in the same dorm, how did I beat you here by fifteen minutes?” Called Lance. “You need to rub one out first or something?”
“Sorry guys,” Milo said. “Had to finish a couple of things and then had to wait for Reagins to clear our floor.”
“I think Lance is right, our little Milo had to take care of a little… business first,” Kyle said, pantomiming masturbation.
It brought a couple of laughs but most everybody rolled their eyes. Kyle wasn’t nearly as funny as he thought he was. Milo took a seat on the tattered old couch next to Jordan Aimes, his girlfriend for the last six months. Across from him on an equally worn couch sat Lance and his girlfriend Kacey. In battered but functional wingback chairs to his right were Kyle and Stephanie who were most definitely not together and to the left in a matching set of old chairs were Gabriel and Ruby who couldn’t decide whether they were together or not most of the time. Given that they were holding hands, it appeared that they currently were. A lantern sat atop a nicked and scarred coffee table in the center, casting them all in a strange orange flickering light but leaving everything beyond their circle cloaked in deep pools of shadow. Being in the old abandoned dorm gave Milo the creeps but not wanting to endure the endless ribbing from the guys about it, refrained from ever saying anything.