The Official (Mostly) Literotica April Fool's Day Contest Support Thread!!!

[Duleigh]

It's kinda short, just over 3k words, and I wouldn't mind fleshing it out a little. But the premise can only really be drug out for so long considering the ending.

My #1 will be kind of short too, I'm stretching out my first 750 into a stroker with a kick at the end. I'm struggling to reach 3K words because the story was designed to be short, I add a kicker at the end for April Fools Day, and pour on the adjectives and I'm still stalling at 2.4K words. I'll get there somehow.

 

[Djmac1031]

Weird. I got a notification stating my submission had been rejected for possible "underage sex," (there is none) but it's also still listed as approved and ready to be published on 3/2.

I've messaged Laurel, I'm wondering if it got rejected by accident then after review approved.

Never had that happen before.

 

[Duleigh]

Weird. I got a notification stating my submission had been rejected for possible "underage sex," (there is none) but it's also still listed as approved and ready to be published on 3/2.

I've messaged Laurel, I'm wondering if it got rejected by accident then after review approved.

Never had that happen before.

They're really vicious on underage sex. Make sure you don't have a kid anywhere in the area. I'm having an issue with that because many of my characters are having kids. In my world most new parents have their baby sleeping in the same room with them as they work on providing the newborn with a sibling. This is not allowed in Laurelworld.

 

[Djmac1031]

They're really vicious on underage sex. Make sure you don't have a kid anywhere in the area. I'm having an issue with that because many of my characters are having kids. In my world most new parents have their baby sleeping in the same room with them as they work on providing the newborn with a sibling. This is not allowed in Laurelworld.

My only female character is clearly listed as college age. No children.

I'm thinking there was some misunderstanding that they later recognized and then approved the story. It's currently listed as "new" to be published tonight.

Obviously if Laurel gets back to me about a specific change needed I'd correct it.

My concern/ confusion is more about whether it was actually rejected or is approved.

 

[Duleigh]

My only female character is clearly listed as college age. No children.

I'm thinking there was some misunderstanding that they later recognized and then approved the story. It's currently listed as "new" to be published tonight.

Obviously if Laurel gets back to me about a specific change needed I'd correct it.

My concern/ confusion is more about whether it was actually rejected or is approved.

You'll find out for sure about 2:30 AM EST

 

[Djmac1031]

You'll find out for sure about 2:30 AM EST

Just heard from her. It was a misunderstanding. Easily rectified. It will be published tonight.

 

[Duleigh]

Just heard from her. It was a misunderstanding. Easily rectified. It will be published tonight.

I really think that many of these issues is because we swamped her with tiny, little stories all month.

 

[Djmac1031]

I really think that many of these issues is because we swamped her with tiny, little stories all month.

I don't blame her at all. I almost always put the "all characters are 18 or older" disclaimer at the top, but didn't this time.

I never gave her specific age in story, only that she was home from college.

I can see how Laurel missed it and was wary about it. Better safe than sorry.

All good. Easy fix.

 

[Trionyx]

I never gave her specific age in story, only that she was home from college.

Better watch it. My neighbor’s kid went off to college at the ripe young age of sixteen.

 

[lovecraft68]

I just submitted mine, not sure if its in time enough to go through for tomorrow, but at least its entered.

 

[Djmac1031]

I just submitted mine, not sure if its in time enough to go through for tomorrow, but at least its entered.

You might be better off going through on Friday; more weekend traffic.

 

[Djmac1031]

So I know there was a discussion in a different thread about the need for "disclaimers" at the top of a story, stating "All characters are 18 or older."

Just to clarify what happened on my story:

My female character was never given a numeric age in story. I only listed her as a "college student" and assumed the Mods would understand that to be over 18.

During the review process, Laurel didn't see any specific age but did see a mention of "high school."

This lead to the initial rejection.

Upon further review, she saw that the character was indeed now in college. So she approved the story.

The lesson is, either to make sure your characters ages are listed clearly OR put the disclaimer up top to state their ages.

I have no problem with Laurels initial rejection. I as the writer should make her job easier and be more specific and clear on ages.

Instead i just assumed by writing her as a college student that it would be obvious she was around 19, maybe 20.

Just my thoughts to perhaps help save someone else a potential rejection for the same reason.

 

[Lovecraft_Lore]

Weird. I got a notification stating my submission had been rejected for possible "underage sex," (there is none) but it's also still listed as approved and ready to be published on 3/2.

I've messaged Laurel, I'm wondering if it got rejected by accident then after review approved.

Mine also got rejected. Maybe they are using new software. My involved high school seniors, the rejection was that it didn't clearly state they were over 18 just that they were high school seniors. It mentioned them knowing each other since kindergarten and a single sentence about one of them losing their virginity a few years before. Any easy fix to a sentence about one of them confirming they are not a virgin and them stating in character they were over 18.

 

[lovecraft68]

So I know there was a discussion in a different thread about the need for "disclaimers" at the top of a story, stating "All characters are 18 or older."

Just to clarify what happened on my story:

My female character was never given a numeric age in story. I only listed her as a "college student" and assumed the Mods would understand that to be over 18.

During the review process, Laurel didn't see any specific age but did see a mention of "high school."

This lead to the initial rejection.

Upon further review, she saw that the character was indeed now in college. So she approved the story.

The lesson is, either to make sure your characters ages are listed clearly OR put the disclaimer up top to state their ages.

I have no problem with Laurels initial rejection. I as the writer should make her job easier and be more specific and clear on ages.

Instead i just assumed by writing her as a college student that it would be obvious she was around 19, maybe 20.

Just my thoughts to perhaps help save someone else a potential rejection for the same reason.

What I don't understand about this is there are a lot of stories here set in high school, so still not sure why that affected yours.

 

[djrip]

I've only specified age in a story once, because they were in high school, and never put a disclaimer, and never had a rejection...

 

[Djmac1031]

Mine also got rejected. Maybe they are using new software. My involved high school seniors, the rejection was that it didn't clearly state they were over 18 just that they were high school seniors. It mentioned them knowing each other since kindergarten and a single sentence about one of them losing their virginity a few years before. Any easy fix to a sentence about one of them confirming they are not a virgin and them stating in character they were over 18.

I've been trying to get away from the typical tropes in some of these stories, BUT the lesson I've learned is making sure to get a specific age mention in, even if I gotta force it somehow lol.

It's all good. Mine was an easy fix as well and I know better for next time.

 

[Duleigh]

In We're a Wonderful Wife my MCs started their sexual exploration in high school but I made it extremely clear that they were both 18 before they started and I didn't have a problem.

 

[lovecraft68]

In mine I mention the son is in college but I don't think I say anything at all about him being in highschool at any point. At one point the mother and her friend are talking about past sexual exploits but while in college.

I've never once used a disclaimer that my characters are 18, but I do think I mention their ages at some point during

This is all we need is more ridiculous underaged-when there's no underaged rejections. There will be three new threads a week on it

 

[Djmac1031]

What I don't understand about this is there are a lot of stories here set in high school, so still not sure why that affected yours.

To be clear, mine isn't set in high school. I think the mention was about graduating high school.

Anyway, the specific problem was my female character age was not entirely clear on first reading. My fault, not Laurels.

 

[Voboy]

Whenever I write stories about Young Folk, I make sure to include a sentence or two in which the MC/Narrator (I usually write in FP) reminisces about their 18th bday. Meaning, there's no doubt it has already happened.

It's a good habit to get into here, and it can usually be done quickly and organically.

 

[Rustyoznail]

I suspect Laurel feels she needs to tighten the reins. What's been allowed over the last 20 years won't pass today.

 

[lovecraft68]

I suspect Laurel feels she needs to tighten the reins. What's been allowed over the last 20 years won't pass today.

So...if its been allowed the last twenty years and all of a sudden it changes and people who have had their stories approved who will now be getting them rejected for no reason-in their eyes-and of course this will all be their fault, not the sites, right?

Of course.

Let's do a fun analogy, you call your wife a nickname for ten years and she likes it. You call her that today and she slaps you, then yells at you for calling her that. Must be you...

This place. You can't make this crap up.

 

[Djmac1031]

I suspect Laurel feels she needs to tighten the reins. What's been allowed over the last 20 years won't pass today.

Just to, again, make it REAL CLEAR:

Laurel had absolutely NO problem with my story. Her first run through she didn't see a specific age mentioned and so rejected it. On a second pass, however, she noticed the specific description that the character was in college and approved the story, unaltered.

It was a simple mistake. One i as the writer could have helped prevent by being more specific about the age to make it clearer for her during proof reading.

 

[KeithD]

My initial entry has been given the wrong posting date (the 1st rather than the 2nd). I'll have to see how it plays out.

My initial entry ("Goose/Gander") indeed posted a day early. I asked that it be switched to the contest list and Laurel quickly pulled it back for reposting tomorrow with the rest of the "out of the gate" stories. It had already received comments (and, of course, votes). Will have to see if those are preserved when it reposts.

 

[alohadave]

So I know there was a discussion in a different thread about the need for "disclaimers" at the top of a story, stating "All characters are 18 or older."

Just to clarify what happened on my story:

My female character was never given a numeric age in story. I only listed her as a "college student" and assumed the Mods would understand that to be over 18.

During the review process, Laurel didn't see any specific age but did see a mention of "high school."

This lead to the initial rejection.

Upon further review, she saw that the character was indeed now in college. So she approved the story.

The lesson is, either to make sure your characters ages are listed clearly OR put the disclaimer up top to state their ages.

I have no problem with Laurels initial rejection. I as the writer should make her job easier and be more specific and clear on ages.

Instead i just assumed by writing her as a college student that it would be obvious she was around 19, maybe 20.

Just my thoughts to perhaps help save someone else a potential rejection for the same reason.

It may not be something an American would think of but in the UK, college is kind of equivalent to high school in the US. So someone in college in the UK (or France if you've seen Emily in Paris) could be under 18.