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Quote by xxxcassiexxx
hows about increasing the numbers allowed in each chat room as it took me almost an hour to get into the ladies room tonight now i know this might not be an easy thing to do given server sizes but perhaps it should be looked into?
I'd have to ask Gav, but I think that 25 is a fixed limit for the rooms, sorry to say. I'll check soon as I have a spare moment, promise.
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Quote by adele
This kind of makes the point I made in an earlier post. There are no guidelines. It is completely subjective. So if the mod is having a bad day, or is tired, or on his/her 10th story of the day, or just happens to not like the particular category, that story won't get an RR from that mod. But if another mod had picked it up, it might have. I do realize it is difficult to put definitive guidelines on something like this, and i am not sure what the answer is. It just seems like more than 3.5% of the authors on this site write well enough to get a Recommended Read.
Yep, exactly. And that's how it's going to stay - the alternative, as I said, is doing away with the RRs altogether. When the RRs were created, the intent was 2-fold - have an award for stories that were really good, but not quite up to EP levels (for the record, the EP nominations that don't get the ribbon are almost always given RRs) and to give the mods a chance to award stories they thought worthy, seeing most of them have little to no input on EPs other than being able to nominate them.
once more, this is how it works, and how it's going to continue to work - if a mod comes across a story they thing deserves it, they have the ability to award it, whether or not they were the ones who passed the story in the first place. Do some good stories get missed? sure, but considering how many stories we process here in a 24 hour period (you really don't want to know how many, it would make your head spin) that's going to happen no matter what guidelines we use. If you have a better workable suggestion, I am willing to hear it, but simply saying 'it's unfair' doesn't help anybody here. If you want, PM me your idea and I'll look into it. Otherwise, please please please stop treating the mods like we're the bad guys - that might not be your intent, but it certainly is the end result.
And no. More than 3.5% of the authors on this site do NOT write well enough to get an RR - not knocking them, but in my book, like I said, an RR SHOULD represent a story good enough to be nommed for an EP and no quite make it - as it is, personally, I had to be talked out of tightening up the rules for RRs - I think we give out too many, but that's just cause the mods like to reward writers for rising up and writing at their very best, and I'm not going to take that away from either the mods or the recipients of the awards. The idea has always been that we want writers to be able to say, proudly, that they got stories published on Lush AND got recognition for it, knowing that we set the standards higher than most other erotic story sites. Every person out there with an RR should be damn proud of it - they weren't just given it - they fucking earned it - it's a badge of respect.
Once again, for all of those reading this with an RR - it's our way of saying 'You are the cream of the crop'.
Want an RR? Write stories that are consistantly worthy of it - trust me, you will get one, it's not going to go unnoticed. Each time you write, you should push yourself. and, once you get those RRs, push harder, and you'll get an EP - it's not easy - yes, I have some, but it took me a long time and a lot of hard work to earn them - they didn't come easy, trust me, nor were they gifts - I'll say this with a straight face - I think I had to work harder for mine than pretty much anyone else. Everyone here is capable of hitting that level, btw, if they want to - just understand that it's not easy - the amount of work it takes to write a story that is Dancing Doll Class is astounding. If you're pushing out a story in a day or 3, it's not going to happen - it might be a great story, but if you're serious about wanting to get those marks of distinction, remember that it's not just raw talent - it's freaking hard work. and yes, amateurs ARE capable of it. We are all amateurs, after all.
okay, that was my soap box speech for the month, thanks for listening
Sprite
Unofficial Head Fairy Bitch at LushStories.
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Quote by trinket
Ummm. No. Spritelette, you have been trying to get into my imaginary cyber panties for a while now. Ok a loooong imaginary while. However much I'd like to do the imaginary horizontal folk dance with you, my straightness (not imaginary) wouldn't allow it. You know I love you but it can never be *sob*.
Thanks for posting.
A girl can dream, can't she?
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Quote by BethanyFrasier
Many years ago, (before I wised-up!) I fell in love with a cyber-partner online. She was fascinating and intense. We chatted for hours every night, to the point where it became a distraction from the people in my real life. We threw ourselves into the relationship completely, and revealed our deepest secrets to each other, traded our nude pics, everything! We bonded over shared life experiences, as we were both recovering victims of aggravated . I invited her to visit me, but she was cautious, and always had reasons to postpone. Her life began taking bizarre turns that seemed almost theatrical, but I was naive back then, and had become addicted to her, so when the signs began piling up, I willfully ignored them and gave her the benefit of the doubt over and over again, until others in my life could see the trap I was falling into, and tried to warn me. The last 6 months devolved into drama, when she claimed she was under indictment for a white-collar crime and her trial led to a conviction and imprisonment. She disappeared, supposedly on the day she was to surrender to the authorities, and I never heard from her again. But the whole affair had torn a hole in my life, and taught me a valuable lesson about cyber-relationships. After that, I became a mod on a lesbian social site, and warned other members to enjoy these relationships as fantasies, but to be very careful to keep their eyes wide-open. But still I hear stories from other girls that sound very similar to mine.
Not going to go into the details, but a serious answer: Soon after I joined lush i met a girl, we hit it off, things, as you say, spiraled out of hand to the point where i started sharing a lot of the stuff i no longer share here, very personal info, and offered to fly her out too - round trip plane ticket... i don't do that stuff any more for a reason. i almost quit lush shortly after that. there are a lot of good people here, but remember, the emotional connection can be shallow when it's online only, and easy for someone to turn on and off with a casual gesture - just because you have a heartfelt connection with someone, don't assume it goes both ways, despite anything they claim, or even believe themselves. it's easy to fool yourself into thinking you feel more than you actually do, as well.
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Quote by trinket
I can't help it if people like you read stuff that I never wrote.
There is some "lisaspeak" for you.
Ok well please go and imagine I apologised for your imaginary insults from me. OMG.
can your imaginary apology culminate in an imaginary sexual encounter? ;)
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Quote by Cindertoffee
Ask your pet sissyMod where it is...cos it's not in my inbox
maybe he's running Defence for you again.....
....oh no, sorry....my bad
That wouldn't happen. Would it?
If you have an issue with a member of the modding team, please either use the 'contact me' button, or contact me directly. In the mean time, I would appreciate you not making accusations or calling the mods names - they are all hard working volunteers and they wouldn't be here if they weren't fair and above reproach. and trust me, I am not kiera's pet mod, quite the opposite.
thank you
Sprite,
Senior Fairy Bitch.
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Quote by alexxxnova
I was very excited when I got here but now I'm in a slump. Started moving stories here from my literotica account, because I thought I would have more freedom here, but one of my literotica stories can't be published here. I never really got some of the rules these sites have. Writting is simply expression of thought which means there really is no such thing as illegal fiction. Do any readers know of erotic literature sites that don't have their own arbitrary rules?
sure, if you're into [censored by fascist rule abiding mod] and [censored by fascist rule abiding mod]. other than that, you're going to get 'arbitrary rules'.
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Quote by nicola
I like Brad Pitt, his acting and outlook on life.
I hope if he stumbled upon this site, he'd feel the same about me and what I try to achieve here.
Actors, artists, writers, we are cut from a very similar cloth.
plus, you're both hot, and you're both married to smoking hot chicks. (no, i haven't been drinking!).
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1) Consider the wisdom of sending a dick picture. If the relationship she is seeking could be construed as a "dating" or "friendly" one, sending your dick at all is mega creepy. And even in the context of casual sex and cybersex, women aren't necessarily aroused by penis JPGs. You might want to wait for her to ask for a dick picture, rather than using it to introduce yourself.
2) Make sure your equipment is suitable. The proper condition for dick photos is clean and dry (seriously, ewww), fully erect, and with well-groomed pubes. If it can stay fully erect without you death-gripping it around the base, so much the better.
(I admit here I don't know exactly how these things work. Is it uncomfortable to let an erect dick flop around freely? Or is the grip necessary to keep it at full hardness? Or does the grip just keep it pointed at a more impressive angle?)
3) Make sure your other equipment is suitable. Take your dick pics with a real camera; a low-end cellphone photo or webcam stillshot always has that "surveillance footage" look to it, especially in low light. Even with a proper camera, all photos look creepy when there isn't enough light (and flash makes skin look unappealingly flat and pallid), so try to get it in as much light as possible. Natural light is really nice if you have a way to get it without scandalizing the neighbors.
4) Use a self-timer or a (clean!) mirror. The top-down perspective never flatters, and frankly, women aren't used to seeing dicks from that angle.
5) Put the penis in context. In my experience, the more of your body in the shot, the better--even if you don't have an amazing body, seeing a naked man is more fun than seeing a free-floating cock in space. Whether you're comfortable putting your face in the photo is up to you, but cropping out everything but genitals is going way too far unless you have a very distinctive lower-stomach tattoo.
6) Don't forget the background. Make sure there isn't weird clutter in the shot that makes you look like a slob or reminds the viewer of an unsexy part of your life. And remember that photos taken while you're in the computer chair, then uploaded onto that selfsame computer, tend to imply that maybe you never get up. Your bed generally makes a nice suggestive setting, if it's tidy.
7) If your camera takes enormous photos, scale it down to something moderate in size so it doesn't display on her monitor as MONITOR FULL OF COCK WHAM. This also hides minor imperfections. And while you've got it in the image-editing program, you might try to get the skin tones to resemble skin--dicks seem prone to photographing in horrible colors like "fishbelly yellow-white" and "roast beef gray-brown," and that's never pretty.
8) Look at the photo you've just taken. Think, seriously, if you were a woman, would you want to see this? Seriously. You can always back out now and tell her about your personality instead.
2) Make sure your equipment is suitable. The proper condition for dick photos is clean and dry (seriously, ewww), fully erect, and with well-groomed pubes. If it can stay fully erect without you death-gripping it around the base, so much the better.
(I admit here I don't know exactly how these things work. Is it uncomfortable to let an erect dick flop around freely? Or is the grip necessary to keep it at full hardness? Or does the grip just keep it pointed at a more impressive angle?)
3) Make sure your other equipment is suitable. Take your dick pics with a real camera; a low-end cellphone photo or webcam stillshot always has that "surveillance footage" look to it, especially in low light. Even with a proper camera, all photos look creepy when there isn't enough light (and flash makes skin look unappealingly flat and pallid), so try to get it in as much light as possible. Natural light is really nice if you have a way to get it without scandalizing the neighbors.
4) Use a self-timer or a (clean!) mirror. The top-down perspective never flatters, and frankly, women aren't used to seeing dicks from that angle.
5) Put the penis in context. In my experience, the more of your body in the shot, the better--even if you don't have an amazing body, seeing a naked man is more fun than seeing a free-floating cock in space. Whether you're comfortable putting your face in the photo is up to you, but cropping out everything but genitals is going way too far unless you have a very distinctive lower-stomach tattoo.
6) Don't forget the background. Make sure there isn't weird clutter in the shot that makes you look like a slob or reminds the viewer of an unsexy part of your life. And remember that photos taken while you're in the computer chair, then uploaded onto that selfsame computer, tend to imply that maybe you never get up. Your bed generally makes a nice suggestive setting, if it's tidy.
7) If your camera takes enormous photos, scale it down to something moderate in size so it doesn't display on her monitor as MONITOR FULL OF COCK WHAM. This also hides minor imperfections. And while you've got it in the image-editing program, you might try to get the skin tones to resemble skin--dicks seem prone to photographing in horrible colors like "fishbelly yellow-white" and "roast beef gray-brown," and that's never pretty.
8) Look at the photo you've just taken. Think, seriously, if you were a woman, would you want to see this? Seriously. You can always back out now and tell her about your personality instead.
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Quote by Dani
If you're a fan of baseball, I hear Grady Sizemore loves Vegas.
If you're not sure who he is, look him up. He's pretty cool about selfies with fans.
To be honest, there's not much fun to he had in Vegas unless you have loads of money to burn or a connection that can give you VIP-type hookups.
what about cheap hookers?
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offer to work out with her. it'll be fun, you'll both be getting into shape, she'll feel better about herself, and you won't have to ask questions like this again. make sure that, after she starts, you say things like "looking good, babe." trust me, she won't suddenly start thinking that all you care about is how she looks.