Promotion rules should be changed

[BigDGorrilla]

I get that literolica is a free to read website, but so are a bunch of others like r/erotica and lush stories. What i've been seeing recently is moderators taking the "no promotion" rule very literally. I think literolica should change it like r/erotica's rule, that a line or two of promotion is accepted as long as it is accompanied by a story.

I mean, there's the singular link in my bio (literolica approved) to my smashwords page. Literolica even displays it directly under ur profile pic. (if u put one in)

 

[EmilyMiller]

You should petition the owners of Literolica [sic.] they are normally very responsive to such requests. Come back and tell us how the conversation went.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

No.

This place is different for a reason.

 

[MelissaBaby]

I get that literolica is a free to read website, but so are a bunch of others like r/erotica and lush stories. What i've been seeing recently is moderators taking the "no promotion" rule very literally. I think literolica should change it like r/erotica's rule, that a line or two of promotion is accepted as long as it is accompanied by a story.

I mean, there's the singular link in my bio (literolica approved) to my smashwords page. Literolica even displays it directly under ur profile pic. (if u put one in)

How many times could someone post that same promotion? In a dozen different threads? Could someone start a thread with a promotion? Reply to every post asking for a story recommendation with that same promotional link?

I think it's an appropriate courtesy to authors to allow links to their writing in their profiles and signatures, but allowing posts promoting outside stories seems like it could throw the door wide open to spam.

 

[EmilyMiller]

could throw the door wide open to spam.

Which appears to be the OP’s intent.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Which appears to be the OP’s intent.

So a typical Lit thread would be spam, spam, spam, spam, post and spam.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

So a typical Lit thread would be spam, spam, spam, spam, post and spam.

Monty Python in 6.

 

[EmilyMiller]

So a typical Lit thread would be spam, spam, spam, spam, post and spam.

Yup

 

[lovecraft68]

Unless I'm confused about what the OP is requesting, I don't see a problem if you have a link to works for sale in your signature, providing you do have stories here to show you're a contributor to the site. If you don't have any work here, then that's where I'd see it as a problem.

 

[YmaOHyd]

Unless I'm confused about what the OP is requesting, I don't see a problem if you have a link to works for sale in your signature, providing you do have stories here to show you're a contributor to the site. If you don't have any work here, then that's where I'd see it as a problem.

OP is asking, I think, for the ability to include promotional links in the story itself. That is, to post an excerpt from a piece for sale elsewhere with a link to the store.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Unless I'm confused about what the OP is requesting, I don't see a problem if you have a link to works for sale in your signature, providing you do have stories here to show you're a contributor to the site. If you don't have any work here, then that's where I'd see it as a problem.

You may be right, my impression was that he wants to be able to post promo links in forum posts. Perhaps because he referred to moderators”.

 

[lovecraft68]

OP is asking, I think, for the ability to include promotional links in the story itself. That is, to post an excerpt from a piece for sale elsewhere with a link to the store.

If that's the case, that's not allowed, I thought he was talking forum posts with a link in his sig.

 

[MelissaBaby]

I'd note that the reference to what is allowed at r/erotica is not germane. Reddit is not a publisher of stories, but primarily functions as a disseminator of linked material.

 

[YmaOHyd]

If that's the case, that's not allowed, I thought he was talking forum posts with a link in his sig.

Not allowed, and shouldn't be.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Unless I'm confused about what the OP is requesting, I don't see a problem if you have a link to works for sale in your signature, providing you do have stories here to show you're a contributor to the site. If you don't have any work here, then that's where I'd see it as a problem.

Bold says they want to put links inside a story and maybe even an incomplete story.

I get that literolica is a free to read website, but so are a bunch of others like r/erotica and lush stories. What i've been seeing recently is moderators taking the "no promotion" rule very literally. I think literolica should change it like r/erotica's rule, that a line or two of promotion is accepted as long as it is accompanied by a story.

I mean, there's the singular link in my bio (literolica approved) to my smashwords page. Literolica even displays it directly under ur profile pic. (if u put one in)