Bn2f
Literotica Guru
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So a poem I wrote on Ukraine was rejected. That’s fine, but it’s the weak sauce reasoning and poorly worded response by Literotica I feel compelled to object to:
“In response to overwhelming feedback from readers (who have expressed that they are feeling bombarded by the constant political news, and have requested that Lit remain somewhere they can relax and refresh), we have decided at this time not to publish partisan political articles or anything related directly to current political events.”
First, I understand and respect Literotica’s right to reject submissions on the fly, but this stance on politics would seem to be a pretty big restriction that warrants you telling writers directly in your Submissions Guidelines, yet, it is not mentioned there.
As an aside: I’m still fairly new to the site but my main complaint would be how Literotica could protect writers (its lifeline) from trolls and personal attacks better. It’s rare I get any constructive criticism on my works. To say you have ‘overwhelming feedback’ that warrants you to now create a safe place from toxic politics, but turn a blind eye to these attacks, that apparently have been going on for years, especially against new writers and stories in a particular category, is sketchy, at best.
The news has never stopped ‘bombarding’ anyone. News is a constant. I’m bombarded with weather reports and sports flashes daily. You belittle the intelligence of your readers by assuming politics is something you must step in and shield them from. Who is here clutching their pearls in shock on ANY subject matter on a site where I can explicitly say that I buttfucked my sister and then pissed on the face of my pastor, but saying anything political is a bridge too far? If history is to be a guide, I suspect that the Puritans who asked for you to create a Lake Minnetonka safe space are the same ones who then turn around and insult others with terms like alphas and betas, snowflake, and cuck.
Here are some suggestions for you that I’m sure you’ve heard before:
- Delete your non erotic poetry and fiction categories.
- Delete the section where you post the number of times a member has commented.
- End anonymous commenting.
- Post in better detail the restrictions you feel necessary for your site.
- If a moderator feels it necessary to delete a comment that’s a personal attack (which you do), then also give a warning of possible suspension to that person. Just don’t let them go on to another thread and another contributing writer to make another attack without any fear of consequences.
This isn’t even about my stupid poem on Ukraine. This policy you have is just shortsighted. Your policy is wrong! For example: Covid is timely and Covid has been made political. Do you now reject any story mentioning that?
It’s a shame that on a site that lives off the literary content of contributors, you have chosen to defer to the reader, thus, further enabling trolls and bad faith critics. The works of the likes of Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, and Will Rogers would be ‘too political’ by your standards and that’s just fucked up bat shit crazy to say from a site that supposedly exists to promote independent literature.
“In response to overwhelming feedback from readers (who have expressed that they are feeling bombarded by the constant political news, and have requested that Lit remain somewhere they can relax and refresh), we have decided at this time not to publish partisan political articles or anything related directly to current political events.”
First, I understand and respect Literotica’s right to reject submissions on the fly, but this stance on politics would seem to be a pretty big restriction that warrants you telling writers directly in your Submissions Guidelines, yet, it is not mentioned there.
As an aside: I’m still fairly new to the site but my main complaint would be how Literotica could protect writers (its lifeline) from trolls and personal attacks better. It’s rare I get any constructive criticism on my works. To say you have ‘overwhelming feedback’ that warrants you to now create a safe place from toxic politics, but turn a blind eye to these attacks, that apparently have been going on for years, especially against new writers and stories in a particular category, is sketchy, at best.
The news has never stopped ‘bombarding’ anyone. News is a constant. I’m bombarded with weather reports and sports flashes daily. You belittle the intelligence of your readers by assuming politics is something you must step in and shield them from. Who is here clutching their pearls in shock on ANY subject matter on a site where I can explicitly say that I buttfucked my sister and then pissed on the face of my pastor, but saying anything political is a bridge too far? If history is to be a guide, I suspect that the Puritans who asked for you to create a Lake Minnetonka safe space are the same ones who then turn around and insult others with terms like alphas and betas, snowflake, and cuck.
Here are some suggestions for you that I’m sure you’ve heard before:
- Delete your non erotic poetry and fiction categories.
- Delete the section where you post the number of times a member has commented.
- End anonymous commenting.
- Post in better detail the restrictions you feel necessary for your site.
- If a moderator feels it necessary to delete a comment that’s a personal attack (which you do), then also give a warning of possible suspension to that person. Just don’t let them go on to another thread and another contributing writer to make another attack without any fear of consequences.
This isn’t even about my stupid poem on Ukraine. This policy you have is just shortsighted. Your policy is wrong! For example: Covid is timely and Covid has been made political. Do you now reject any story mentioning that?
It’s a shame that on a site that lives off the literary content of contributors, you have chosen to defer to the reader, thus, further enabling trolls and bad faith critics. The works of the likes of Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, and Will Rogers would be ‘too political’ by your standards and that’s just fucked up bat shit crazy to say from a site that supposedly exists to promote independent literature.
