something got me highly irritated...


users are always talking about how great the service is. and it is - somebody else is assuming all of the cost. somebody else is buying the bandwidth, provided the servers, providing the support software, as well as incredibly great personal support.

advertising is what pays the webmaster

hits attract advertisers

its all about the numbers, especially in the beginning - hits are the only way to keep this website free.

because of a few brainless consequence-prediction challenged idiots publishing words like: "T****t A** For Great C***" , our school district servers (as well as most texas school districts) are now considering storiesville an adult site - and blocking it. which means that the average parental control filter will not allow it to pass either - cutting off a huge percentage of the net population (hits).

a lot of the folks that i brought to storiesville are educators - mostly english teachers and students - a whole school district worth.

now they are gone, storiesville can't get past the filters.

look at all of the "your advertisement can be here" spots at storiesville. how will those spots get filled if there is no 'hit' data to support the investment?

a perfectly good thing shot to hell by a small collection of brainless idiots. it's nice to consider yourself an artist, and there is a place for all types of art - but these folks have DAMAGED this site, and limited its potential to grow.

i think the webmaster was done a grievous wrong...

in an effort to make the system more accessible and faster for the users, they decided to rely on the good judgment of the people submitting - and got shot in the foot. here's the saddest part for the people that enjoy using this free site - if the webmaster cannot sell then he must start charging. sooner or later they are going to run out of physical space. and when that happens - i wouldn't be surprised if the folks that are destroying the site aren't be willing to pay to be here.

i'm sure it will get better, but until then, i will be content to read - there are quite a few really great writers there (here).