Have the underage guidelines been tightened?

[petal69]

Thank you but where do i go to see the story and read whether its pending or rejected is there a page?

 

[sr71plt]

Thank you but where do i go to see the story and read whether its pending or rejected is there a page?

Your own submission? (That's the only one you can see.) The authors have a "Submissions" menu on their account pages. Click on "View" on this page and it will show you all of your stories, including the ones in pending--in the period between your submission and the posting of the story.

 

[Boxlicker101]

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Originally Posted by petal69
Thank you but where do i go to see the story and read whether its pending or rejected is there a page?

Your own submission? (That's the only one you can see.) The authors have a "Submissions" menu on their account pages. Click on "View" on this page and it will show you all of your stories, including the ones in pending--in the period between your submission and the posting of the story.

Hi, Petal, and welcome to Literotica and the Authors' Hangout.

In fact, you should have gone there after you submitted the story. Usually that's what happens, at least when I do it.

Click on "User CP" on the upper left corner of this page and on "View" after you get there. But, do NOT click on the word "Pending, because that will bump your story to the end of the line, and you will have another five days or so before it posts.

 

[Darkniciad]

The User CP doesn't get you to your member page, so far as I know.

This link will:

http://www.literotica.com/members/submissions_view.php

( You may have to log in )

 

[Boxlicker101]

You're right. I was thinking of something else.

 

[estragon]

As Regards Pushing the Envelope

"To exceed the limits of a formula without destroying it is the dream of every magazine writer who is not a hopeless hack." Raymond Chandler, Intro to Trouble is My Business, 1950. And every writer of smut, porn or erotica too.

 

[Laurel]

Now that Laurel has dispelled the myth there was a ever a bot that means when stories have been rejected for underage when the line in question was drinking a bottle of 12 year old scotch that means she read and rejected that.

I've searched the forum for the last 15 minutes, and while I find many allusions to people hearing about random stories supposedly rejected for mentioning the age of scotch - sometimes it's 15 year old, sometimes 12 - I can't find an actual post by any author specifically saying their story was rejected for such a reason.

And though my eyes get tired, they don't get that tired. Every day I approve stories where the numbers 1-17 are mentioned, so I'm puzzled.

Can someone clarify - is this a Lit urban legend, or was a story actually rejected for mentioning 12 or 15 year old scotch?

 

[lovecraft68]

I've searched the forum for the last 15 minutes, and while I find many allusions to people hearing about random stories supposedly rejected for mentioning the age of scotch - sometimes it's 15 year old, sometimes 12 - I can't find an actual post by any author specifically saying their story was rejected for such a reason.

And though my eyes get tired, they don't get that tired. Every day I approve stories where the numbers 1-17 are mentioned, so I'm puzzled.

Can someone clarify - is this a Lit urban legend, or was a story actually rejected for mentioning 12 or 15 year old scotch?

Check with Bronze age. He has posted several times about his "scotch" story being rejected.

Also then you may want to have a private chat with some of your "stalwarts of literotica, the half dozen or so greats who claim they know everything about this site and spread these stories, as well as try to tell every newbie here to never use a character under 18.

Now that you are saying you approve these stories all the time, its obvious there are some here who like to enforce their ideas and make them yours.

Personally, I had one kicked out awhile back which started "I was 16 and sitting on my bed" In the next two paragraphs I describe he is dressed his sister comes in also dressed and she puts her arm around him and comforts him because he had a nightmare, she lies down next to him until he can sleep.

No sex, no innuendo, nothing sensual or sexual. When it was kicked back, I assumed the "bot" saw 16 and went no further.

Now saying you are reading them or skimming as best you can, that means to me you never went past the first sentence.

These are the things that cause the problems and lead to the endless round and round on the forums.

Since you have had the courtesy to post on this thread not once, but twice, I'll further push my luck.

perhaps you can explain why you allow a certain James Scouries to wreak havoc, cheat the contests and drive away author after author with his alts and games.

The Selena Kitt dead baby thing was enough to have him banned from this site

I believe there are many here who would like that answer.

 

[PennLady]

Also then you may want to have a private chat with some of your "stalwarts of literotica, the half dozen or so greats who claim they know everything about this site and spread these stories, as well as try to tell every newbie here to never use a character under 18.

Now that you are saying you approve these stories all the time, its obvious there are some here who like to enforce their ideas and make them yours.

Who are these "stalwarts" who say such things? I haven't seen it. I see people asking, and then a number of respondents including myself, Darkniciad and others pointing out that you can indeed include characters under 18.

I don't think anyone is trying to pass off ideas of their own as Laurel's rules -- I think there's some confusion, but that's it.

 

[lovecraft68]

Who are these "stalwarts" who say such things? I haven't seen it. I see people asking, and then a number of respondents including myself, Darkniciad and others pointing out that you can indeed include characters under 18.

I don't think anyone is trying to pass off ideas of their own as Laurel's rules -- I think there's some confusion, but that's it.

You know who they are. You're not one of them BTW, but what is becoming apparent the more Laurel "speaks" is that certain long timers here are passing on the information the way they want it to be, not how it is.

All could be settled with Laurel posting a set of definitive rules somewhere in the FAQ. The underage do's and don't's as well as trying to explain the very gray "rape rule"

I personally want an explanation as to how discussing that a female centaur has the vagina of a mare and would be fun to fuck with a big cock is not bestiality.

And I would like that explanation from someone who does not write, or read, or whack off to the NH category, but someone a little more unbiased.

Bottom line is she could set it all straight in a one time FAQ update or let everyone keep debating and let the A-holes of the AH run her site the way they think it should be run.

 

[PennLady]

You know who they are. You're not one of them BTW, but what is becoming apparent the more Laurel "speaks" is that certain long timers here are passing on the information the way they want it to be, not how it is.

Actually, I don't know who they are -- guess I haven't been around long enough -- but I don't care. If misinformation is getting around, then yes, it would behoove (love to use that word) Laurel and Manu to update the relevant FAQ sections.

I personally want an explanation as to how discussing that a female centaur has the vagina of a mare and would be fun to fuck with a big cock is not bestiality.

And I would like that explanation from someone who does not write, or read, or whack off to the NH category, but someone a little more unbiased.

Right. Find someone who has no interest or experience in the NH category and ask them to explain it. That makes sense. Wouldn't that be like asking someone who doesn't write or read or whack off to the BDSM category to explain why various BDSM things aren't abuse? Or assault?

 

[Darkniciad]

There it is!

( The search feature is seriously lacking, as it is on most forum software. Go Google with a site specific target if you actually want to find something )

http://forum.literotica.com/showpost.php?p=39100752&postcount=31

I've searched the forum for the last 15 minutes, and while I find many allusions to people hearing about random stories supposedly rejected for mentioning the age of scotch - sometimes it's 15 year old, sometimes 12 - I can't find an actual post by any author specifically saying their story was rejected for such a reason.

And though my eyes get tired, they don't get that tired. Every day I approve stories where the numbers 1-17 are mentioned, so I'm puzzled.

Can someone clarify - is this a Lit urban legend, or was a story actually rejected for mentioning 12 or 15 year old scotch?

 

[Laurel]

There it is!

( The search feature is seriously lacking, as it is on most forum software. Go Google with a site specific target if you actually want to find something )

http://forum.literotica.com/showpost.php?p=39100752&postcount=31

Ah there it is! Thank you, Dark!

But without a reference to a specific story, I can't tell for sure but...did is Bronze saying this really happened, or is he making a witty joke at the topic's expense? It doesn't read to me like a serious answer, but like a one-liner (or really two-liner) funny.

Any further clarification by Bronze would be welcome, but is not required, of course.

But to those who said I ought to publicly clarify things and all would be dandy: you can see now that it's not that simple. I stand by my original statement. I'd much rather spend my time working on the site than answering questions about how when did I stop beating my cat.

If anyone has an specific questions about a specific rejection, they are (as always) more than welcome to PM me.

--
edited to add: I can't find a Bronzeage story with the words "Lafite" or "Rothschild" in it, so I'm assuming it's a funny?

 

[Darkniciad]

Can't say for sure. I seem to remember him mentioning it in earlier posts as well, but it's been a long time, and I don't remember if there were any more details. I'd have to dig even deeper with details to get a search that might turn them up.

It's also the exception, rather than the rule, when people ask this question and others give examples - contrary to how it's portrayed here.

As usual, it's an extreme example used to bolster a point of view, rather than an actual evaluation of what's happening on a larger scale.

 

[lovecraft68]

There it is!

( The search feature is seriously lacking, as it is on most forum software. Go Google with a site specific target if you actually want to find something )

http://forum.literotica.com/showpost.php?p=39100752&postcount=31

What a fucking brown noser, Jesus Christ your sad.

But at least you proved this not to be a myth like some of the other stuff floating around here.

Notice no response on Scouries, mostly because my theory on him is correct.

and yes that fifteen minutes to clarify things would take away from running the site which is currently over a year behind on the monthly contests, so I could see where it could make a difference.

 

[PennLady]

What a fucking brown noser, Jesus Christ your sad.

But at least you proved this not to be a myth like some of the other stuff floating around here.

What is wrong with you? That was so, so uncalled for.

 

[Darkniciad]

Someone asked a question that I believed I could answer, and I did so. How is it any different than the answers I give to anybody else?

I'll save you some time. It isn't.

 

[UnpublishedEroticaWriter]

I'm trying to figure out why my story was rejected. The response was 'Was there an underage (under 18 years old) sexual relationship in my story?' Ummm...no. Absolutely NOT. I had a reference that the two girls were best friends since junior high. Later on in the story, the two characters have sex on prom night at the age of 18. Then it picks up 5 years later.

 

[KeithD]

I'm trying to figure out why my story was rejected. The response was 'Was there an underage (under 18 years old) sexual relationship in my story?' Ummm...no. Absolutely NOT. I had a reference that the two girls were best friends since junior high. Later on in the story, the two characters have sex on prom night at the age of 18. Then it picks up 5 years later.

Don't know why you picked up a twelve-year-old thread to pose this question that comes up twice a week here.

It's quite possible there's nothing wrong with your story. I've had stories initially rejected for what wasn't there. All I had to do was resubmit them with a note in the notes box that I can't see where the rejected part is and (politely) asking that the offending part be point out to me. In every case, the story was then published as originally written. There are too many stories going through the submissions process for the sole submissions editor to read them carefully. Just ask for a specific citation of what is wrong, and if there isn't anything really wrong, the story will be posted.

 

[RejectReality]

To add to what Keith said, that rejection reason sometimes gets appended in addition to another reason by accident. I had one rejected for something else, and inquired about the underage rejection that was also listed, and Laurel had no idea how that one had gotten on there. Maybe an intermittent glitch or an overly flamboyant mouse maneuver, but either way, she had no idea why that reason was attached. I addressed the other issue, and it went through without a problem.

 

[NotWise]

I'm trying to figure out why my story was rejected. The response was 'Was there an underage (under 18 years old) sexual relationship in my story?' Ummm...no. Absolutely NOT. I had a reference that the two girls were best friends since junior high. Later on in the story, the two characters have sex on prom night at the age of 18. Then it picks up 5 years later.

From what you described, I think you'd have to write carefully to not trigger a kickback. Underage references, back stories, and borderline situations like a junior-senior prom ask for trouble.

Maybe there's no underage content, but coming here to complain about it doesn't solve anything. You need to talk with Laurel.

 

[UnpublishedEroticaWriter]

Don't know why you picked up a twelve-year-old thread to pose this question that comes up twice a week here.

It's quite possible there's nothing wrong with your story. I've had stories initially rejected for what wasn't there. All I had to do was resubmit them with a note in the notes box that I can't see where the rejected part is and (politely) asking that the offending part be point out to me. In every case, the story was then published as originally written. There are too many stories going through the submissions process for the sole submissions editor to read them carefully. Just ask for a specific citation of what is wrong, and if there isn't anything really wrong, the story will be posted.

Because this OP listed the exact issue I was having. And people are still watching this thread so I could hopefully get an answer. Since it seemed like I was rejected by what seemed to be a ChatGPT. I have already done everything you suggested. Maybe they need to find more people to read over the stories. If a company doesn't have enough workers it's not the customer's fault.

 

[UnpublishedEroticaWriter]

From what you described, I think you'd have to write carefully to not trigger a kickback. Underage references, back stories, and borderline situations like a junior-senior prom ask for trouble.

Maybe there's no underage content, but coming here to complain about it doesn't solve anything. You need to talk with Laurel.

It's not a junior-senor prom. It's the senior prom. I'm not here complaining. I'm looking for answers. How do I talk to Laurel when I can't even get a real person to read my story?

 

[alohadave]

It's not a junior-senor prom. It's the senior prom. I'm not here complaining. I'm looking for answers. How do I talk to Laurel when I can't even get a real person to read my story?

The story should be in your Sent Back tab in your Works/My Stories page.

In the Note to Admin field write what you put in your first post in this thread and submit it. Laurel will see it in the queue.

 

[NotWise]

It's not a junior-senor prom. It's the senior prom. I'm not here complaining. I'm looking for answers. How do I talk to Laurel when I can't even get a real person to read my story?

Two ways.

Start a conversation (envelope icon near the top right of the screen) and address a message to Laurel. Explain your story to her, and why there's no underage sex. She probably won't reply unless she wants something from you.

or

Resubmit your story with your explanation in the "Notes to the Editor" section and wait.