I thought I'd already gone into this one and explained the reasons why we have a password/controlled access system here. It's got nothing to do with being concerned that someone who likes hardcore porn might read our stories. It's all about ensuring that nfic is restricted to those over the age of 18 and not made freely available to minors.
Yes, believe it or not I knew that before starting this thread. What I wondered was why you went further to ensure this then other fanfic sites(that I know of) despite the content being by the standard of fanfic pretty tame(IME). In fact you apparantly go further then regular erotic stories sites.
I thought there was a reason beyond general prudishness(not that it’s anything wrong with that). Considering that just about all posters seems rather open about sexual topics most even writing “harlequin romance” stuff themselves.
In the end, this is the system the admins have chosen for this forum. Just as the owner of another website - or a porn website - may choose the click button, that's entirely up to them.
Absolutely, and I hope I haven’t come across as someone that think otherwise.
What is also highly likely is that were we to replace this system with free for all access to nfic, we would get complaints from those who don't like nfic, whether they could avoid it or not. And, most likely, from the parents of minors who don't think it's right for their children to read that kind of sexually explicit content.
If you say so. I have difficulty understanding how this can be such problem since the fandom isn’t in the spotlight. Does Lcfic attract more minors then other fansites? (I suppose that could be it since the show was rather family oriented). Then again how does the Harry Potter sites handle it, It would surprise me if this kind of problem didn’t dwarf yours, but perhaps they are just more thick-skinned and inclined to take the extra work.(not implying laziness now, how much free work people want to spend on fansites is of course up to them.)
Faced with that choice? We're hot dang gonna go with the path of least resistance and the system that cuts down the abusive emails we get.
Well I certainly wouldn’t want to increase the burden on the administration theme. I was just curious and thought perhaps that an easier access would increase the popularity of the place, bringing in more fans and writers. For myself it doesn’t matter one whit, I have already read all the naughty fics I want.
