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You should ask the mod team, but I’ve had similar questions about violence/ blood in stories. It seems as long as the violence and threats are not happening during a sexual scenario or orgasm (and the threats don’t include things clearly banned in the tos), it might be fine. There are actually quite a few stories on here that include murder ‘on screen’ if you will. Just no excessive descriptions of the gore (you should confirm with a mod though). If you want, I can pm you the stories I’m talking about so you can get an idea of what’s acceptable within the horror genre.

I’ve asked some pretty weird tos questions, and the mod team has always been happy to help.

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TIL what TIL stood for, now I feel really silly for not knowing it.

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What do you mean?

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I can eat her the same day I meet her as long as I can get past the smell. OR shower with her & clean her snapper pussy

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I have just read that the sister site story space is to close by September does anyone what this will mean for us here at lush?

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Ex was the first guy to tie me to the bed and it wasn't to have sex. Once sex is over, I dip out.

He tied me up to cuddle!!!

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TO be honest, I expect to be booted and banned, and I largely do not care anymore. The irony is, more often than not as I have said I support what many of you say, even if not to the fanatical belief you all seem to demand. I am a moderate, yet it has been made obviously clear to me that even "moderates" are not welcome in here, and must be excised. And laughingly, I only came to the forums to hopefully network with other authors, to see if we could help each other out. Even in creating this thread, my hope was to see if I could make "peaceful contact" with others, without all the political garbage that many seem to bring everywhere they go, and create some civil conversation without animosity.

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So not to be impertinent, but is that not part of your very job, to keep discussions and conversations on-track, topical, and to prevent bullying and disrespect? To keep debates civil, and be impartial unless you are imputing as an individual?

Because this may likely get me booted, but I have to admit I have seen damned near little to none of that here. I see myself calling a person on being completely incorrect and wrong factually, and am told I am being a "bully". Then I have seen yet another actually call me an "asshole", and moderators basically nodding in agreement then telling me again I have to be "more polite".

Then I see you dragging a topic off-topic, and almost encouraging others to do the exact same thing.

Meanwhile, I look at the red title below your name, and wonder what in the hell it is there for, if it is not to do exactly what it says, and "moderate".

Just now, you say it "does and will". Is it not your very job under that title to help ensure that such does not happen? Or is it only a shiny badge you wear, that maybe gives you the right to lord over others who refuse to bow down to your might?

TO be honest, I expect to be booted and banned, and I largely do not care anymore. The irony is, more often than not as I have said I support what many of you say, even if not to the fanatical belief you all seem to demand. I am a moderate, yet it has been made obviously clear to me that even "moderates" are not welcome in here, and must be excised. And laughingly, I only came to the forums to hopefully network with other authors, to see if we could help each other out. Even in creating this thread, my hope was to see if I could make "peaceful contact" with others, without all the political garbage that many seem to bring everywhere they go, and create some civil conversation without animosity.

But others seem to drag it with them wherever they go. I see some purposefully smarting off to "moderators", and nothing is done. Yet I call one on an actually incorrect fact, and get a strong dressing down that I am violating rules here.

As I said, I expect this to vanish very quickly, for how dare I say that the Emperor has no clothes".

But I suggest you and others look into what being a "moderator" means, and actually do your damned job. I actually fall on the left-of-center politically, yet I laugh as I am almost constantly considered to be "Far-right". I create on purpose a thread with the intent of reconciliation and civil discussion, and see outright attacks, moderators telling users to keep it civil, being ignored, and then it just continues. And finally, moderators saying things will go out of control, while it is in their power (and their very job) to keep that from happening.

In closing, you said "It will". But I say, is it not your very job to prevent that from happening?

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Thank you. That must be what I remembered seeing.

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I could say the same about people that post in my threads.

Don't like them, don't post. But they do anyway.

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My favorite color is pink.

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That's why it's not a think tank topic. What debate is there to be had besides "no you're not an expert at that". Or like what is the discussion to be had here?

Poster 1: I am an expert at playing the kalimba

Poster 2: oh okay cool

Or what is the debate?

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i agree, the is enough to get a story bounced, but the in question would not happen in the story, it would the events that take place after...

another great response, thanks.

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I'm doing okay James

We found out the other week that my eldest has developed curvature of the spine, so we're waiting on some further xrays to find out what is going to be done to manage it. We saw the endocrine team a few days ago, and we've got a plan in place for an adrenal crisis for both of the boys. We're red flagged as priority if we ever need an ambulance, and we have emergency medication to administer. Lots more to take onboard but it's nothing we can't handle.

I hope you're well

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I'm doing okay James

We found out the other week that my eldest has developed curvature of the spine, so we're waiting on some further xrays to find out what is going to be done to manage it. We saw the endocrine team a few days ago, and we've got a plan in place for an adrenal crisis for both of the boys. We're red flagged as priority if we ever need an ambulance, and we have emergency medication to administer. Lots more to take onboard but it's nothing we can't handle.

I hope you're well

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Hi everyone!

Just got home from a walk at the beautiful Leeds castle.


Also here's an updated photo of my spiny flower mantis who has reached adulthood, and now has wings.

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I'm reading a lot of stories and I noticed that gold members, yes, have their stories published quickly, but there are several typos, so I prefer mine taking longer but with less typos!

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Another Sprite-related info dump for newbies and the forgetful among us.

The 'Throne' of Her Royal Spriteness is located in a corner behind the table occupied by Coma and Tose. Sharp-eyed Rumplators may notice that it bears a remarkable resemblence to a hospital room porta-potty. Please note that it was described as 'resembling' and not as 'an exact working model'. Let us all hope I've made that perfectly clear and those in dire need will recall that with luck, at least one of the two latrines will be available and if not, the back porch is always on stand or squat by as the case may be. ;)

I'll drink to that -- at least the last part. Anybody else want a drink?

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Lush red cheeks. We will adopt those as our new site bird mascots. So much better than your last choice of the singing budgie, although she did have her moments!



Have a wonderful weekend everyone. I will spend part of mine adding up all the judges' votes.

Winners of the latest competition to be announced on Monday.

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Definitely ties. Pretty stupid to affix a noose around your own neck if you ask me. Ties should be cancelled and especially tie bars, tie pins and tie tacks.