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[PriestOfIshtar]

it was worth a try... but i simply can't navigate the guidelines. my series had 0 underage sex or reference to underage sex, but it got bounced twice. i'm going to try my luck elsewhere.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Are you sure that was the reason? I believe you, but maybe you did misunderstand something about the age guidelines. Or maybe it was an entirely different issue. Did they tell you why?

If you PM me, I could suggest some other sites.

 

[AlinaX]

? Which series? You've published two series totalling 20 chapters over the past month, so you seem to have some success navigating the guidelines.

 

[lovecraft68]

? Which series? You've published two series totalling 20 chapters over the past month, so you seem to have some success navigating the guidelines.

If there's nothing underage in the story, you're not navigating, you're well within the rules.

The issue is, as has been discussed many times, is the rules are an inconsistent joke and the site run as professionally as fairly and professionally as a WWE match, and some people get tired of dealing with whims, double standards and board toadies who doggedly insist there are "strict" rules and if you don't like it leave.

I respect the OP for seeing bullshit, calling it, and leaving it.

 

[KeithD]

The more frequent reason is that the submissions editor faces so many submissions every day that she's only able to scan. Quite frequently what is being questioned isn't really there. Always, save once, when I've had a rejection, what was questioned wasn't actually in my original and all it took was me resending with the polite note that what was challenged wasn't really there and would she please point out specifically was seen as a problem. In all cases, the story was passed as originally written. Beyond that, often the author doesn't really realize that they've gone over bounds on something (e.g., someone underage watching sex is a sex act--voyeurism). Querying where this might be usually solves the problem.

I don't believe there's some dark plot being imposed on us with an evil laugh by the site administration.

 

[TadOverdon]

Well, since no one suggested a "dark plot" I guess we're good.

 

[KeithD]

Well, since no one suggested a "dark plot" I guess we're good.

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