Spin the bottle in 9th grade - A problem?

[regularguy13]

I'm not trying to be cute or slip some kiddie porn into the site. I have story where a group of people have been friends for a dozen years. They met as freshmen in high school. When the story begins, they are 28.

The guys are ribbing each other and recalling a game of spin-the-bottle they played when they were 16. They kissed a few girls. Nothing more happens. No dates. Nothing until two years later, when at 18 a boy and girl date.

When I wrote this, I thought it was background info that re-enforced the idea that they knew each other as kids. nothing more.

As i prepare to post the story, I'm checking my grammar and making sure I don't run a foul of the rules. Do you think this will be an issue?

It's not important to the story. I could change/delete it, but do i need to? it's an innocent childhood event

 

[lovecraft68]

I would like to say no problem, you mention kissing, but nothing explicit. But if you specifically mention 9th grade or the age 16(wouldn't 9th grade be 14?) it could flag.

You could submit it with something in the notes field saying you're only mentioning kissing, that can help.

Only way to know for sure is you can do is submit it and see what happens, the site is consistently inconsistent with this rule.

 

[NotWise]

I'm not trying to be cute or slip some kiddie porn into the site. I have story where a group of people have been friends for a dozen years. They met as freshmen in high school. When the story begins, they are 28.

The guys are ribbing each other and recalling a game of spin-the-bottle they played when they were 16. They kissed a few girls. Nothing more happens. No dates. Nothing until two years later, when at 18 a boy and girl date.

When I wrote this, I thought it was background info that re-enforced the idea that they knew each other as kids. nothing more.

As i prepare to post the story, I'm checking my grammar and making sure I don't run a foul of the rules. Do you think this will be an issue?

It's not important to the story. I could change/delete it, but do i need to? it's an innocent childhood event

As you describe it, it sounds fine to me. I wouldn't even flag it for Laurel. Like LC says though, leave the ages out. Including them is just asking for trouble.

 

[jaF0]

Why not just say something like 'a few years earlier ...?' Why mention school or grades at all?

 

[ElectricBlue]

It's not important to the story. I could change/delete it, but do i need to? it's an innocent childhood event

Any description of sex anywhere close? If not, you should be okay.

If you mention ages, I'd add a Note to the Editor saying there's an innocent mention of a childhood game played as teenagers, just so a text bot doesn't go into automatic.

 

[KeithD]

As you describe it, it sounds fine to me.

Agree with this.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Any description of sex anywhere close? If not, you should be okay.

If you mention ages, I'd add a Note to the Editor saying there's an innocent mention of a childhood game played as teenagers, just so a text bot doesn't go into automatic.

I'd go with this.

I might also consider PMing Laurel in advance, raising the same question you did here. She's pretty reasonable.

 

[LilyWaters]

I'm too new here to know if this is enough to run afoul of the rule, but kids are usually 14 entering 9th grade - in some cases 13, depending on when their birthday falls. Just as a point of clarity.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

I'm too new here to know if this is enough to run afoul of the rule, but kids are usually 14 entering 9th grade - in some cases 13, depending on when their birthday falls. Just as a point of clarity.

Therein lies the problem. There’s a concrete rule against under-18 sexuality, but it is enforced by the site’s owner and it would be Laurel’s call whether spin-the-bottle at 14 is sexual or innocent fun.

 

[mynameisben]

Spin the bottle is forever ruined by the fact that they don't make bottles out of glass anymore. Plastic bottles spin nothing like old glass bottles do.

Damn the plastics industry. Damn them to hell!


Ben

 

[Bramblethorn]

Spin the bottle is forever ruined by the fact that they don't make bottles out of glass anymore. Plastic bottles spin nothing like old glass bottles do.

Damn the plastics industry. Damn them to hell!


Ben

Still plenty of glass bottles round this neck of the woods.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Or use full ones.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Mom and dads liquor bottles are still made of glass, user them.