Impact of Rule Change on Illustrated Stories

[SimonDoom]

Has anyone observed a change in the incidence or popularity of Illustrated stories since the rule change that now prohibits nude images at Literotica? For a while, Illustrated stories, on average, appeared to get the most views of any category of stories, even more than Incest stories. Some authors like Silkstockingslover and HeyAll were having a lot of success with them. But now that one cannot attach nude images with them, I would imagine their appeal has gone down. I don't follow the category closely enough to know. There have only been 11 stories published in that category in the last six months, and 6 of the last 7 are by the same author.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

'I'm just here for the articles'.

 

[iwatchus]

I had considered doing an illustrated version of my first story, if I could get my hand drawn pictures to that level. No longer in the plans.

 

[yowser]

An interesting question. From a brief (sample size < five) look, seems like all the nude photos have been binned, so I expect your idea is true.

I only have one illustrated tale (it was a bear to get that one approved and I gave up trying that category after a couple other rejections) but unlike all my other stories, it continues to gain exposure at a remarkably linear rate, ending up in my top three view ranking after four years out there. BUT, the (self-taken) photos don't involve nudity. If I had to guess, folks with 'soft-porn' images are the ones who will benefit going forward and get approved, and I suspect your notion of the category's popularity plummet will be accurate.