Quote by chris_brown
heres an opinion that isnt easily rejected,u cant tell me,and im sure a handful of other Lushies out there who possibly feel the same way,that ego among the moderators looking over the stories dont let that creep into thier decision-making when it comes to accepting poems/stories,on something that has no clear definition among the other categories,if thats the case,then somebody needs to put thier foot down and put a stop to it.

Quote by Buz
Does Ashley Madison have big tits?

Quote by stephanie
This story has a GRAIN of truth:

When I used to Mod, this VERY often happened. You'd hit the Queue and be faced with the following.

"I really love my border collie. She's the cutest dog. IN fact a bizarre thing happened when...."
(My Reply) Hey there! I can see this is your first submission. Please read carefully our guidelines as we don't allow stories of this kind. It's well written but we don't permit this particular kind of dog-loving on site. Best of luck with more suitable offerings in future.. XX Steph, Lush Moderator.

HI! I'M SHELLEY AND I HAVE BLONDE HAIR AND BIG TITS!
(My Reply) Hello. We don't write in Underline, Italicized, All-Caps here. Please read our submissions guide carefully. SF Lush Mod.

"I'm only fourteen but I have a huge cock and..."
(My Repl) This isn't acceptable. Read our guidelines. SF

"L8r you can show me yr tits I said to Denise we had phone sex because she ws at collage in El A and omg I was stuckathome in denver colorado whree i..."
(My reply) Read our guidelines. SF

"''Thats great, just there,' I panted as Donald rubbed my pussy.'"
(My Reply) It's "THAT'S"!!! With a FUCKING APOSTROPHE!!! Do they HAVE schools where you live? Stop wasting my FUCKING time and read a book on BASIC FUCKING GRAMMAR before you DARE to submit anything else to MY FUCKING SITE!!! Jesus, you people make my fucking hair fall out! Idiot. s


xx SF

(You can see why I didn't last...)

Quote by JayDee
I imagine that having studiously kept a low profile on the site and not being a story moderator on Lush are facts likely to add a deep discount to my opinion but I feel moved to tender it anyway: it seems to me that when it becomes possible to do an end run around the decision of the moderators by posting your work in the forums it won't be very long until Lush is mostly Forum and far fewer published pieces. A tragedy of epic proportions.

Quote by seeker4
That was the thing with the C64. Bootlegging games was so f-ing easy. I think I had four time as many as I actually paid for. (I was young and foolish then and do not advocate this today ;) ).

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You, too, eh? Had to keep that disk squirreled away, though (I was 17 and living at home when we got our C64).

Quote by stephanie
I disagree...

(Let's PUT STUFF ON HERE and SEE how it is received? WITHIN our guidelines, obviously...) If it ISN'T received THE AUTHOR will GET THE MESSAGE...

I THINK the quoted piece EXPLORES a DARK SIDE of sexuality, love, obsession and fixation...

(AND WE DO THAT, DON'T WE???)

FUCK... (I know I DO!!!)


As a MODERATOR, you HAVE to put your OWN preferences IN YOUR POCKET... (Other people MIGHT FEEL IT???)

If it's NOT against site standards and IT'S NOT badly written THEN IT SHOULD GO UP!!!

And take its chances.

xx SF

Quote by avrgblkgrl
Disagreeing is your prerogative.
(You know I love you, but you did mention that you were a fired volunteer right?)

Of course we explore these things, the dark side/love/obsession and fixation are also explored elsewhere.
I'm not even going to bother denying it's presence in the poem because I don't think that is the question.
The question is if enough is there to qualify for Lush. If you are saying that it is, I have to disagree my friend--with respect
for both you and the poem. And, I didn't pick up on anything sexual, so why bother going there in this thread.

Keeping all things beneficial, I totally understand how Lonelygirl feels. It happens to the best of us, as Steph admitted.
No one wants you to abandon it or even rewrite it. I wouldn't if it were mine. The Blue Site would welcome it, I'm sure.

Quote by TrinityX
I post quotes in my blog that I would enjoy sharing with gen pop. However, in order to do that and share a teensi bit, I have to open my whole history and I don't want to do AWLLL that.

Quote by Liz
(Honest opinion alert)

I have to say, and I'm not being mean about this, I don't see how a piece about stalking someone to their mother's house qualifies as a 'love poem'. The character might have done it for love, but I don't think that necessarily makes this a love poem.

The first sentence on the Love Poems page is, "Love poems and poetry is a hugely popular section, proving romance isn't dead!" I think the kind of work the site is looking to publish is implied, without actually being spelled out word for word. We (the story moderators) are looking for poetry with passion, with fire. Everything from the anticipation and excitement of a first love, to the crushing, heart-wrenching desperation of loss.

Liz

Quote by avrgblkgrl
I'm afraid I have to agree with Liz. I am a moderator on here as well as the Blue Site and it reads more like it belongs on the other site. I understand that it may be influenced by/connected to another poem already published here, but it is a separate submission and stands alone.
Of course you could do what so many make the mistake of doing, sex it up and over dramatize passion in an effort to make it fit for the sake of just having it published. When it is forced and breaks the fluidity of thought, it is painfully obvious. You will lose out on quality. It depends on what is of importance to you.

Many of the same readers here are located on the Blue Site as well. This poem could be what increases your views. I often write poems myself that just lack that Lush edge and belong there as well. I'll want it to be here, but it just simply doesn't belong here. It is not because the poem lacks quality, it's just an adjustment in placement.

Sprite, stop hogging the bottle. It's been a long day.MhY0L5lYQ5J1VdCo

Quote by stephanie
Can't argue with all of the above.

However, CASTING A CRITICAL EYE over The Top Ten, (and on three other entries I fancied...) I notice there's VERY LITTLE in terms of WRITING QUALITY separating the field, (obvious stylistic approaches not with standing, (Mag Felix's entry being a good example of this..)

What I'M GUESSING is that it more came down to how the Writer approached the topic. For example, Nymph Writer included a FETISHISTIC element in her story while keeping to brief, thus making it stand out in terms of plot.

Milik included a much darker, noir aspect to his offering, again uniquely.

Average Black Girl made her tale much more personal in the way we understood the motives of the protagonist.

Saucymh took the opportunity to showcase a skill at writing dialogue which was natural and refreshing.

I could go on, but my point is that each of these ten writers, who I don't think will mind me observing are stylistically unique but more-or-less equal in terms of writing skills, brought something JUST A LITTLE different to the brief.

NOBODY should be wary of entering comp since in terms of QUALITY, the initial APPROVAL and POSTING by the regular mod team means that your offering is worthy of consideration by the judging panel. And ALL entries are read, re-read and discussed as I understand i. (And I understand it!)

It is that little extra SPARK of originality, (Buz's humor, Bethany's HIGHLY CONTEMPORARY setting, Principessa's exploration of a more hard-core approach, Jaymal's faux-fantasy exploration etc...) and the examples already mentioned above, that make these offerings that little bit (?) extra-special.

Congrats to the winners and ALL who took part.

xx Stephen

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That's *exactly* what I am talking about, Sweet. There are a LOT of funny/hot/honest/perceptive posts, and It would be nice to respond sometimes, and to get responses.

Quote by HeraTeleia
Personally, if I enter a comp or am considering entering a comp, I don't even read the other entrant's pieces, lest I accidentally commit an act of plagiarism. Even after I've submitted my piece, I don't read the other pieces, and I certainly don't score them. One would hope that no intentional sabotage between contestants goes on, but I suspect (particularly when the prize is actual money) that it does. I don't know this for a fact--I've never even tried too correlate scores on any story v. my timeline--but human nature being what it is, it seems that it must happen at least once in a while.

Quote by purpleshade
There is a trend here in England these days where women are using hyphenated surnames after marriage. They put their surname first, then the Huband's with a hyphen.

Interestingly, a new movement is taking root where the husband is taking the wife's surname....

Quote by Magical_felix
You are seriously deluded.

Please don't compare your mind to mine. Really, don't.

If you don't like me responding to you...then don't come asking for more. It's that simple. You can go on with your cringe-worthy sycophantic tangents without including me.

Quote by HeraTeleia
Eh, it's a throwback to when women literally were considered the property of their husbands. Your identity as an individual was subsumed into that of your husband. As for Ms. Clinton...it will be interesting, purely from a language standpoint, to see how she is referred to in formal announcements. Right now it's informally the President and First Lady, not 100% certain on more formal announcements. I would presume that it would just become the President and the President (since all Presidents of the United States are forever endowed with that title), but I really don't know. I'm sure a lot of language scholars are trying to sort that out right now.

Weirdly, your example (Mr. and Pres. William H. Clinton), probably comes very close to the mark, at least if you were to, say, be sending a wedding invitation, except that it would be Pres. and Pres. William H. Clinton. Don't really know, though.

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What name did I call you? I don't see any...

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Your reading comprehension skills are appalling... No, I am not claiming it is mine... Nicola posted that idea two years ago. Nothing was done with it for reasons unknown. I saw it and I added to it because it was an idea I thought had potential and posted to see if Nicola would reconsider her original idea of a featured story banner that would rotate with the featured member banner like it does when there is a comp going on. I added to her idea because it was never added to the site in hopes that maybe with a new spin it would be looked into again.

What you did was nothing... It's obvious you just posted to try and contradict what I said and that is fine but by doing so you also added nothing to the table. Nothing at all.

Quote by ChuckEPoo
I would like to have a feature to remove an errant post or double post Ian the forum. Not long ago I posted a cartoon someone sent me, I thought was funny at first glace, but I later deemed it could be offensive after reevaluating it. I contacted a particular mod and asked if she could remove it. She said no. That I must suffer the consequences of my errant action. I think all of us regret saying something of posting something from time to time. A lot of confrontation can be avoided by simply allowing a simple delete.


Gawd I hate politics. It weaves its way into everything.

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It's not your idea though...

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