Another speculation about what is going on with Literotica

[EmilyMiller]

I think most of us regulars have - via observation or occasional convos with the site (now discontinued) - formed the impression of a mom and pop outfit, held together by the principals own manual efforts.

So… what if one or more of the principals is no longer active? Rosiest scenario, they have taken retirement. Less rosy, they are incapacitated or worse - let’s hope not.

What you are left with is a complicated and essentially manual process now being run by someone (the other principal, a family member, who knows?) who has no real familiarity with its intricacies.

This would explain:

1. The submissions problems, things that the previous principal would have worked out are OK manually no longer get through
2. The impact on white listed authors - (and I know a white list exists and I know that it was mostly in someone’s head - this is based on convos with the someone in question)
3. The ridiculously ineffective Halloween Comp sweep - I said at the time it felt like an intern was doing it
4. The total abandonment of ad hoc support for authors - the intern doesn’t have enough time and has no idea how to do things like fix malicious voting - they can’t even run a sweep properly

 

[SimonDoom]

I've wondered many things myself about what's going on, but the only thing we know for sure is . . . it's speculation. Unless they tell us, we don't know.

The lack of communication and the persistence of the story approval delay problem indicate to me that SOMETHING significant is happening behind the scenes, and that for whatever reason they are uncomfortable revealing what that something is. But it's idle to speculate about what that something is.

 

[Bazzle]

Having spent all of 5 minutes googling the owners of Lit, there is 1 lawyer mentioned, and the registered address for the sites owning company is in a mall in Nevada.

There is also a ******* Media operating out of a firewood shop in California.

But I think the one in the UPS shop in the Nevada mall is more likely correct.

BUT what makes you think "Laurel" or "Manu" have gone?

Things are happening again now?

edit - Interesting the company name is **** out

 

[Comshaw]

When things happen, in the absence of hard, factual information, scuttlebutt will grow and proliferate, like mold on a shower wall, to a point it is mistaken for fact. Just a life observation from an old man.


Comshaw

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

So… what if one or more of the principals is no longer active? Rosiest scenario, they have taken retirement. Less rosy, they are incapacitated or worse - let’s hope not.

Alien abduction gets my vote.

 

[StillStunned]

Alien abduction gets my vote.

If so, I bet they're wishing they hadn't approved so many stories about tentacles for publication.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

When things happen, in the absence of hard, factual information, scuttlebutt will grow and proliferate, like mold on a shower wall, to a point it is mistaken for fact. Just a life observation from an old man.


Comshaw

I suppose if you aren't going to make up stories FOR Lit, you can always make up stories ABOUT Lit...

 

[MrPixel]

Interesting the company name is **** out

Given the nature of the business? Of course. Doing the little they can to try and thwart aggressive social conservatives from doxxing and SWATting them.

 

[TheWritingGroup]

Alien abduction gets my vote.

Are you voting that you think it already happened, or are you voting for it to happen?

--Annie

 

[StillStunned]

Are you voting that you think it already happened, or are you voting for it to happen?

--Annie

And maybe it's not really Laurel and Manu running the place anymore, but aliens in disguise?

Elevator pitch for a comedy: the couple running the world's most popular erotica site are abducted by aliens, and their alien replacements have a zany time figuring out how to run it, and what the importance is of mothers and sons in cars.

 

[cw5523729]

And maybe it's not really Laurel and Manu running the place anymore, but aliens in disguise?

Elevator pitch for a comedy: the couple running the world's most popular erotica site are abducted by aliens, and their alien replacements have a zany time figuring out how to run it, and what the importance is of mothers and sons in cars.

I'm going to go write a story involving alien anal probes. If it stays at 5 stars for more than a week, we'll know our answer.

 

[TheWritingGroup]

I'm going to go write a story involving alien anal probes. If it stays at 5 stars for more than a week, we'll know our answer.

Deconstruct it. A story about aliens being anally probed by Earth humans.

--Annie in a silly mood

 

[MillieDynamite]

What's with the ****** ****?

Having spent all of 5 mites googling the owners of Lit, there is 1 lawyer mentioned, and the registered address for the sites owning company is in a mall in Nevada.

There is also a ******* Media operating out of a firewood shop in California.

But I think the one in the UPS shop in the Nevada mall is more likely correct.

BUT what makes you think "Laurel" or "Manu" have gone?

Things are happening again now?

edit - Interesting the company name is **** out

 

[Kelliezgirl]

I'm going to go write a story involving alien anal probes. If it stays at 5 stars for more than a week, we'll know our answer.

It's so crazy it just might work!

 

[cw5523729]

It's so crazy it just might work!

Certainly can't hurt.



Well, unless your the one the anal probe is intended for. But can't hurt anyone else.

 

[cw5523729]

Deconstruct it. A story about aliens being anally probed by Earth humans.

--Annie in a silly mood

Great idea! Stick it to those aliens after probing us all these years!!! Let's see how they like it!

 

[cw5523729]

It's so crazy it just might work!

I'll bet it gets posted in hours too!!!!

 

[MillieDynamite]

OUCH!

 

[Kelliezgirl]

I'll bet it gets posted in hours too!!!!

Minutes even!

 

[cw5523729]

Minutes even!

Too late! It's already up and live!

 

[Bazzle]

What's with the ****** ****?

I tried to mention the holding company for lit, and the forum didn't want me to.

 

[cw5523729]

I tried to mention the holding company for lit, and the forum didn't want me to.

Guess you aren't allowed to reveal that the Great and Powerful Oz is just a guy behind a curtain. Nor talk bad of him for not sticking to his promises.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Yeah, but we can run the search and know. So, I get it.

 

[cw5523729]

Yeah, but we can run the search and know. So, I get it.

Sure. You just can't talk bad about them on here. Because the porn writing site censors your ability to do so. Ironic, I know.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

And maybe it's not really Laurel and Manu running the place anymore, but aliens in disguise?

Elevator pitch for a comedy: the couple running the world's most popular erotica site are abducted by aliens, and their alien replacements have a zany time figuring out how to run it, and what the importance is of mothers and sons in cars.

Sounds like a bumpy ride...