Story Series Rejected after 5 years

[roseyfingers]

I do not understand. After five years of being on the site, my multi-part story Sex Slave Lottery was rejected and removed as celebrating violence. First, this is basically untrue. This is much less violence than on many other stories, the sub characters do derive some pleasure from their abuse, and all of the guys responsible for serious misbehavior end badly. Second, it is a little strange to decide after five years and I have built two more series of stories on the Sex Slave Lottery series that my foundation series does not fit criteria.

I'd edit and resubmit but I really don't know what would cause a story to be rejected after being up for over five years.

 

[jaF0]

I do not understand. After five years of being on the site, my multi-part story Sex Slave Lottery was rejected and removed as celebrating violence.

Review this thread:


https://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=1527795

 

[yukonnights]

I do not understand. After five years of being on the site, my multi-part story Sex Slave Lottery was rejected and removed as celebrating violence. First, this is basically untrue. This is much less violence than on many other stories, the sub characters do derive some pleasure from their abuse, and all of the guys responsible for serious misbehavior end badly. Second, it is a little strange to decide after five years and I have built two more series of stories on the Sex Slave Lottery series that my foundation series does not fit criteria.

I'd edit and resubmit but I really don't know what would cause a story to be rejected after being up for over five years.

The story was probably flagged/reported by a reader. This is likely what brought it up on the radar.

You say you don't know why the story was rejected, but I think it's obvious if you were notified it was removed due to celebrating violence. That's probably all the info you're going to get. Since this story is a foundation for the two other series, I think the only thing to do is go through it and edit out what you think might be any over-the-top violence. Then resubmit it with a note to the editor.

 

[Emirus]

I'd edit and resubmit but I really don't know what would cause a story to be rejected after being up for over five years.

This sounds very nasty but one assumption would be someone has reported it and Laurel has removed it, because of the complaint, without explanation. There was a thread recently discussing a story. and it was suddenly removed. One theory at the time was someone had reported it and that was why she removed it. Another was she had read the thread, looked at the story, and removed it of her own volition.

I think it unlikely Laurel has looked at your story after this long. She’s got enough on her plate dealing with submissions every day as well as everything else to do with a business.

I’ve come across stories, that have been on the site for years, and have been surprised by the gratuitous violence. I can understand her drawing new lines in the sand but to make it retroactive is really not what one would expect.

 

[jaF0]

There was a thread recently discussing a story. and it was suddenly removed. One theory at the time was someone had reported it and that was why she removed it. Another was she had read the thread, looked at the story, and removed it of her own volition.

That's the thread I linked above.

 

[Emirus]

You say it was a multi-part story. How long was the it (in words) and how many parts? Someone (maybe me) would look at it if it’s not too long.

 

[Voboy]

Sucks.

Sorry, OP.

 

[Emirus]

That's the thread I linked above.

You posted it while I was composing my comment. To be honest, I wouldn’t have gone back to find it so well done.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I think it unlikely Laurel has looked at your story after this long. She’s got enough on her plate dealing with submissions every day as well as everything else to do with a business.

If stories get reported she'll take a look, and apply today's criteria, not what prevailed in 2015.

The process is the same as a new story sent back. It's now up to the author to make changes or argue their case. If the author does nothing, the story stays down.

 

[lovecraft68]

Your story is gone because someone came to this forum and started a thread whining about snuff, then even according to them murder was only implied, and not shown.

So your story that was here for five years and read by many people who saw no problem with it is now gone because some whiny self righteous hall monitor in this forum reported it.

see this thread


https://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=1527795

PM Laurel, you can find her name in some sticky's on the boards and PM her and explain what's going on. It might still be in limbo somewhere until she gets the chance to check it out.

the fact it was here for five years and no one complained should be in your favor.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

If stories get reported she'll take a look, and apply today's criteria, not what prevailed in 2015.

The process is the same as a new story sent back. It's now up to the author to make changes or argue their case. If the author does nothing, the story stays down.

This. You don’t have to automatically rewrite (although that is an option). If you think it still falls within site limits, you can resubmit with a note in the Admin box explaining why. I’ve done so successfully myself; Laurel is quite reasonable.

 

[KeithD]

The story was probably flagged/reported by a reader. This is likely what brought it up on the radar.

This, but unless someone has special knowledge they can't claim to know who specifically reported it. I agree that it's unlikely Laurel picked up on it on her own after all of these years.

 

[roseyfingers]

How does one reach this Laurel? I really think that there are now things being posted that are far more violent etc than what I posted in 2014.

 

[roseyfingers]

I guess I mean 2015. Anyway, I am disinclined to edit it. If it is not acceptable here, well I'm sure you will all find other things to read.

 

[KeithD]

How does one reach this Laurel? I really think that there are now things being posted that are far more violent etc than what I posted in 2014.

Through the PM (Private Messages) system at the top right of this page if you have PMs turned on (turn it on in User CP, upper left, if you don't see it). The address is simply "Laurel."

 

[roseyfingers]

Sorry, how does one reach Laurel

 

[roseyfingers]

There are things that have been posted very recently that celebrate violence far more than my 2015 piece. But I guess I'm going to not worry about it anymore.

 

[NotWise]

Sorry, how does one reach Laurel

You can PM Laurel. A more direct way is to resubmit your story and put your defense in the notes section. That's the way you would handle it if she rejected a new story.

A five-year lag probably means that a reader reported it. Most readers don't know the content rules, so if a reader reported your story there's a good chance that the "reader" was one of your fellow authors. Authors are the only people likely to know the rules.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

You can PM Laurel. A more direct way is to resubmit your story and put your defense in the notes section. That's the way you would handle it if she rejected a new story.

A five-year lag probably means that a reader reported it. Most readers don't know the content rules, so if a reader reported your story there's a good chance that the "reader" was one of your fellow authors. Authors are the only people likely to know the rules.

Not necessarily. There’s a certain cohort that goes out of their way to cause trouble, author or no.

 

[Emirus]

Your story is gone because someone came to this forum and started a thread whining about snuff, then even according to them murder was only implied, and not shown.

So your story that was here for five years and read by many people who saw no problem with it is now gone because some whiny self righteous hall monitor in this forum reported it.

I’ve just realised we are talking about the same story - Sex Slave Lottery - which was discussed in the thread started by HHHawkeye. Others may have realised this and not mentioned it.

I agree with Tarnished Penny when he says there are people who deliberately go out of their way to cause trouble for others, although I don’t believe they are necessarily organised in any way, but there does seem to be something strange going on this time. Or perhaps I’m reading too much into it and it isn’t an instance of someone deliberately causing trouble but just coincidences.

I’ve previously said I’ve read stories with, what I consider, content which wouldn’t get through today. But I’ve never identified the story or the writer whereas that’s what happened in this instance.

 

[Emirus]

I do report stories that clearly breach the rules. I'm not looking for them...but if I run into clear child-porn, snuff or other violence which clearly breaks the rules, then I report it.

The option is there for a reason, and I don't like running into such content on a site where I share my own stories.

I’ve never reported a story myself but, in the circumstances as you describe them, I think I would consider doing so. I think the salient point is, as you state, those “stories that CLEARLY break the rules.”

As regards someone being killed I think it would depend whether or not, in my opinion, it had been put in deliberately on the part of the writer hoping it would get by Laurel and succeeded. But I generally don’t read stories which fall into that category, and I don’t want to, because I don’t want to be a censor. That’s up to Laurel.

As for a murder I think it would depend on how the murder was done, why, and how it was described. I had a story which contained two murders and it was rejected. I changed one from a potential witness being shot to her being chloroformed because it wasn’t important to the story. The other murder, that of the evil villain, I resubmitted with a note that without him being killed, and it wasn’t written in any way that could be described as gratuitous, there would be no point to the story and it was published. As long as you can justify why it’s in the story and the way it’s been written is not offensive then Laurel will accept it.

I’ve got a story I’ll be submitting shortly in which six people die, not of their own free will, (it’s for the Summer Lovin’ competition). Their deaths are not described in detail and I will be interested to see if it gets through.

 

[jaF0]

Under 18 rule - I see no valid reason to even mention people under 18 except in casual passing.

This topic - I see no reason for violence or death here at all, except in casual passing. This isn't Litdeath or Litviolence. This is Literotica and there is nothing even remotely erotic about death or violence.

T'were it my site, the line in the sand would be a trench ten feet wide.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I’ve got a story I’ll be submitting shortly in which six people die, not of their own free will, (it’s for the Summer Lovin’ competition). Their deaths are not described in detail and I will be interested to see if it gets through.

A cheery little number then, or a sequel to Jaws? Stay off that beach, I'd say.

 

[lovecraft68]

What sucks for the OP here is in that original thread, even the OP there is saying "seems" and 'implied'

Followed by Keith who pointed out if that's the case, its fine.


Its just like with under age saying "we had sex at 16" and leaving it at that. It doesn't break a rule because the sex didn't happen in the story.

This person lost a five year old series on "Seems, implied, and not sure"

Good job Ruben. Maybe you'll get a gold star from the teacher.

 

[Emirus]

A cheery little number then, or a sequel to Jaws? Stay off that beach, I'd say.

I wanted to write something different from the norm. It’s a modern version of the knight in shining armour rescuing the fair maiden but the knight is a heroine and she rescues a handsome (naturally) young man from the evil villain and his henchmen. It will be interesting as to how it’s viewed. But it is a happy ever after story.

I also have a second entry which is more “boy meets girl and they live happily ever after” which I assume will be more how people see the term “Summer Lovin.” Not being familiar with competitions I’m a little in the dark as to how things work and what’s required.