This is strange...

[AwkwardlySet]

https://www.literotica.com/s/aunt-teaches-me-a-lesson

This is an I/T story of 498 words, so not even a full 500. As far as I know, the threshold for stories is 750 words?
Was the threshold lowered? I really hope not. A five hundred word story is just plain ridiculous in my opinion. If I had a say, I would probably set the threshold at half the Lit page, or 1750 words. I understand that not everyone shares my opinion, but going below 750, or even below 500 is just...

 

[Euphony]

There is a real possibility this thread will have more words published in it than the story posted.

 

[MillieDynamite]

That was incredibly short, and I have no idea how it got published. I can't say much about it, but it's short.

 

[onehitwanda]

God, it's a long time since I was in that category. Are these... spiderwebs?!

 

[MillieDynamite]

I wrote a story for the 750 event, and one of the comments was, "Wonderfully written account, but I only gave you four stars because its to short to be called a story."

 

[OverconfidentSarcasm]

I've seen Reddit posts that are longer than that submission, and this seems to be lifted right out of r/incestconfessions or something similar.

 

[MillieDynamite]

LOL, it isn't as long as many 'confessions' on confession sites.

I've seen Reddit posts that are longer than that submission, and this seems to be lifted right out of r/incestconfessions or something similar.

 

[AwkwardlySet]

So nobody knows how was it possible to publish a 498 words story? I guess it could have slipped through, but it is very hard to believe that the software that can detect underage references, AI-generated content, and so on, failed to do a simple word count?

 

[MillieDynamite]

Especially since it counts the words and records the count on the story page, it's a mystery right up there with great sphinx.

So nobody knows how was it possible to publish a 498 words story? I guess it could have slipped through, but it is very hard to believe that the software that can detect underage references, AI-generated content, and so on, failed to do a simple word count?

 

[StillStunned]

Perhaps the software decided that sometimes brevity is the best quality.

 

[samhasstories]

I'm not familiar with the policy and wouldn't lobby hard to change it one way or the other, but personally I'm in favor of some flash fiction (though I guess that term might take on a different connotation around here). I make no comment as to whether or not this particular entry succeeded, but if you think you can tell a story in 500 words, 200 words, whatever, why not?

 

[OverconfidentSarcasm]

Well, I was told once that I/T is the category with the audience that's easiest to satisfy. But this is... still kinda surprising.

 

[Euphony]

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Well, I was told once that I/T is the category with the audience that's easiest to satisfy. But this is... still kinda surprising.

"New" tag likely means a singular vote moves the needle far more than later.

3.8 in incest, meeting the categories bare minimums without troll triggers like anal, gay, and/or violent mistreatment fells rather lowish.

 

[Euphony]

God, it's a long time since I was in that category.

A likely story,

Are these... spiderwebs?!

leave a message,
And they'll call you back.

 

[alohadave]

So nobody knows how was it possible to publish a 498 words story? I guess it could have slipped through, but it is very hard to believe that the software that can detect underage references, AI-generated content, and so on, failed to do a simple word count?

It's not a technical limitation, it's a policy limit. If Laurel decides to post it, for whatever reason, it gets posted.

Maybe she missed the length and published it in error.

 

[MillieDynamite]

In what way are you surprised?

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Well, I was told once that I/T is the category with the audience that's easiest to satisfy. But this is... still kinda surprising.

 

[OverconfidentSarcasm]

In what way are you surprised?

I see stories posted there that are 1-1.5 pages long and have comments about the story being so short it's, apparently, barely worth the readers' time. And here we have a story that's not even five hundred words long, had no dialogue whatsoever, doesn't go into detail about the sex, and is nothing more than a statement about something that allegedly happened... But it's still rated at almost four stars.

 

[FeralSmile]

Perhaps the software decided that sometimes brevity is the best quality.

It always amuses me that Polonius (who can't fucking shut up and goes on and on every time he's given half a chance) is the one who says, "Brevity is the soul of wit".

But I digress.

It seems more likely that the 750 word rule isn't actually enforced by software.

The rule itself is clear enough:

Minimum Length​

Stories published on Literotica must be at least 750 words in length. There is no maximum length.​

 

[MillieDynamite]

I guess I should ake the time to read it. Naw, doesn't interest me.

I see stories posted there that are 1-1.5 pages long and have comments about the story being so short it's, apparently, barely worth the readers' time. And here we have a story that's not even five hundred words long, had no dialogue whatsoever, doesn't go into detail about the sex, and is nothing more than a statement about something that allegedly happened... But it's still rated at almost four stars.

 

[Euphony]

I see stories posted there that are 1-1.5 pages long and have comments about the story being so short it's, apparently, barely worth the readers' time. And here we have a story that's not even five hundred words long, had no dialogue whatsoever, doesn't go into detail about the sex, and is nothing more than a statement about something that allegedly happened... But it's still rated at almost four stars.

I wonder if it being so immediate and obviously "lacking," if it didn't fall into the "why bother to engage" area.

Like the only who'd bother with any of it are those ok with it being terribly short.

 

[FeralSmile]

Incidentally, the story is now gone.

 

[StillStunned]

Perhaps it wasn't about how long it was, but what he did with it.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Well, the writer only had two stories. He really couldn't afford to lose one.

 

[samhasstories]

Perhaps it wasn't about how long it was, but what he did with it.

I've been assured that size isn't everything.

 

[alohadave]

I've been assured that size isn't everything.

It's like having money. The only people who say size isn't everything has plenty of size.