Obviously I did something wrong

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[MartaMaine]

Just a wild guess but could it be some sort of algorithm that is picking up the words "high school"?

Other than that, have you tried contacting the Admin?

 

[LexxRuthless]

Could be a flashback in there, later on, where he recalls seeing his younger sister, noticing her developing, or the other way around. "Underage sex" includes viewing nudity, masturbating, fantasizing, or being sexualized in any way. My first standalone story was yanked for a single line which implied that a character had sexual experiences before he was a senior in high school.

 

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[MartaMaine]

There are published stories here that explicitly state they are taking place inside a high school: "In our senior English class," or "After an assembly of all the 18-year-old-seniors."

This is the first thing that I did. But, I was hoping someone here with experience might give me some insight.

Thanks.

Well, I did say that it was a wild guess.I'm very new here so have very little understanding of how it all works.

I hope you find a resolution.

 

[jehoram]

Just a wild guess but could it be some sort of algorithm that is picking up the words "high school"?

That would be my guess. I just submitted a story about a woman who mentioned in passing that she'd had disappointing lovers in high school. It passed without delay, but that may have been because I've had a few other stories on the site by now.

 

[MartaMaine]

That would be my guess. I just submitted a story about a woman who mentioned in passing that she'd had disappointing lovers in high school. It passed without delay, but that may have been because I've had a few other stories on the site by now.

Yes, I do wonder if that has anything to do with it.

 

[NotWise]

The following 5000 odd words are a conversation between brother and sister over what they like in terms of sex and the shortcoming his relationship with his girlfriend, and her relationship with her husband have, and supposition about their parent's relationships after their marriage. The discussion is explicit, but no actual sexual activity occurs between them in this what was to have been the first chapter of a journey. Given the category it isn't hard to guess the destination.

I suspect this is where the problem is. If they have an explicit discussion of any kind of sexual activity that happened before they were eighteen then it can get kicked out. "Sexual activity" has the broadest possible definition and includes masturbation, voyeurism, reacting sexually in any way, and any number of things in addition to actual intercourse. It doesn't make a difference how old the characters are when they have the conversation, it makes a difference how old they were when they had the experience.

You can mention their early experiences, but you can't describe them.

If there is no description of sexual behavior before they were eighteen, then repost the story and use the Notes section to explain to Laurel what's going on and why it's acceptable.

 

[MColton84]

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[NotWise]

That would be my guess. I just submitted a story about a woman who mentioned in passing that she'd had disappointing lovers in high school. It passed without delay, but that may have been because I've had a few other stories on the site by now.

I don't think that saying she had disappointing lovers in high school would be a problem (nor would it be surprising). Describing what they did would be a problem.

I published a story last summer in First Time in which most of the story's events took place in the school on the last day of classes for Seniors. if "high school" were a problem, then that story had no chance of being published.

 

[ChloeTzang]

That's happened to me, too. Basically, as others have said, any reference, either direct or by implication, to underage (under 18 for Literotica) sex, including discussions, references, memories, or, in fact, anything at all. Best is to go thru it and strip anything remotely or vaguely sexual in relation to under 18's out.

Then resubmit, and include a comment for Laurel in the notes with the submission that says anything related to under-18 has been edited out of the story. Make sure you do, to, or it will be bounced again. Took me about 3 goes with one of my stories for exactly that reason - I kept missing stuff, and when you're writing it, you're not necessarily looking at the fine print.... so be ruthless. Be very very ruthless...

 

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[NotWise]

There is no need to edit the content. The style and the structure may well be at issue. But, without guidance from somewhere, I would be as likely to make it worse as better. Because I just don't understand what is wrong. It's a very straightforward and unconvoluted progression.

She is at minimum 19y+7m, got married at minimum 18y+9m, and is speaking to older brother who is minimum 22y+7m. Her husband is said to be a college graduate and his girlfriend a journeyman electrician (2 years training post-high school). No time machines are involved, so mom and dad are well over 18.

The events being discussed are recent events not in flashback. High school is mentioned one time in the story, in the second sentence of the first paragraph in a completely non-sexual context that in part establishes that the story takes place two years later.

You can ask for a beta reader here or in the editors forum. You would have to find some agreed-to way of exchanging the story. If they know the rules, then they should be able to give you guidance on what might be wrong and how to fix it.

Arrangements like that are usually made by Private Messaging, so make sure you have Private Messaging turned on in your User CP (link at the top left of the screen).

 

[VPKCC]

(Situation was explained to author.)

You can ask for a beta reader here or in the editors forum. You would have to find some agreed-to way of exchanging the story. If they know the rules, then they should be able to give you guidance on what might be wrong and how to fix it.

Arrangements like that are usually made by Private Messaging, so make sure you have Private Messaging turned on in your User CP (link at the top left of the screen).

Thank you,

Someone offered the same advice and volunteered to read it via PM. I hope she has some ideas, because all I can think of is an algorithm is set up to catch certain words in proximity to others or something like that.

I don't even think it could be individual word choices.. To me there is nothing even remotely "teenaged" in the story. A problem which is nearly impossible to solve if you don't know the rules.

 

[lovecraft68]

All the supposition here is just wheel spinning, the answer is in the opening of the post "My first effort"

New writer, the category where it seems most common for people to try to slip under age material in, and a reference to High school. It was booted without so much as a 10 second glance.

Unless there's something glaring in the ensuing conversation or you're not being totally honest here, there's no reason for it not to pass.

I'd submit it again, and put in the notes field it was rejected for under age, but there isn't any underage activity in there. She'll give it a closer look at that point, and you should be good to go.

 

[ElectricBlue]

There is no need to edit the content. The style and the structure may well be at issue. But, without guidance from somewhere, I would be as likely to make it worse as better. Because I just don't understand what is wrong. It's a very straightforward and unconvoluted progression.

She is at minimum 19y+7m, got married at minimum 18y+9m, and is speaking to older brother who is minimum 22y+7m. Her husband is said to be a college graduate and his girlfriend a journeyman electrician (2 years training post-high school). No time machines are involved, so mom and dad are well over 18.

The events being discussed are recent events not in flashback. High school is mentioned one time in the story, in the second sentence of the first paragraph in a completely non-sexual context that in part establishes that the story takes place two years later.

Stop arguing the logic of their ages and look more closely at the words being used. I'd say you've got some combination of word usage that's triggering a word bot, so look very closely at what you've actually written. You might know your plot is faultless, but your words must be letting you down somewhere. You have to scrub through every sentence, reading for an inadvertent underage meaning. Try to forget what you wrote about, and just focus on the words you came up with.

 

[jaF0]

At the very least I would suggest eliminating all use of the phrase 'high school' and just go with college or living at home after graduating. The insistence here of age in years and months implies you're not a native English speaker. No one in the U.S. uses that kind of reference that I've ever seen. There may be other uncommon references that are being flagged.

 

[jaF0]

Sunday, March 7, 1999

specifically, Sunday, March 7, 1999.

(it's March 7th).

Also, why that date? Why be so specific about it? Does it hold some significance your readers should understand?

 

[Rustyoznail]

I’ve edited/beta read a few stories that have been rejected for various reasons. The writers couldn’t figure out why, probably because they’ve read the story over and over. Wood - trees...

In each case it took about five minutes to figure out the issue. For one that is relevant to you, a line said, “The girl I took to the High School prom left me with a severe case of blue balls.”

A slight change to “The girl I took to the High School prom left me very disappointed at the end of the night.” and it went through.

Do yourself a favour. Stop second guessing and get someone with a bit of experience to read it. It will pay off.

Good luck!

 

[missyunderstanding]

What about....

In some states of the USA and in many countries around the world people can get married at 16 or 17 if they have written permission from their parents. In such cases if a 17 year old girl is having sex with her husband would that be off limits? If so I wonder what the reason could be. If it is not legally viewed as being a problem then where would the problem be coming from?

 

[Rustyoznail]

In some states of the USA and in many countries around the world people can get married at 16 or 17 if they have written permission from their parents. In such cases if a 17 year old girl is having sex with her husband would that be off limits? If so I wonder what the reason could be. If it is not legally viewed as being a problem then where would the problem be coming from?

Like it or not, the rule is 18. No exceptions.

I assume the whole point is to ensure Lit doesn’t become a target.

 

[ElectricBlue]

In some states of the USA and in many countries around the world people can get married at 16 or 17 if they have written permission from their parents. In such cases if a 17 year old girl is having sex with her husband would that be off limits? If so I wonder what the reason could be. If it is not legally viewed as being a problem then where would the problem be coming from?

The law is irrelevant. It's only words that suggest under eighteen sexual activity that need to be addressed. To answer your direct question, yes, that would be off-limits on Literotica.

 

[jaF0]

Like it or not,

The law is irrelevant.

It's an escapee from the GeeBee and the PB.

 

[Rustyoznail]

It's an escapee from the GeeBee and the PB.

Nah, it’s a genuine question that regularly pops up.

 

[RetroFan]

A theory from out of left field; is the high school mentioned a real high school? Maybe that might be an issue, although I'm not sure. I've written plenty of stories which involve characters who attend high school, but I always state very explicitly that they are 18, Seniors/Year 12 and the high schools are always fictional, I would never use a real one. I've never had any problems.