Comments on: Controversy

By: Another Disgruntled Author

Another Disgruntled Author — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:02:28 +0000

Crystal’s TOS also says the following:

5. You do not find images of nude adults, adults engaged in sexual acts, or other sexual material to be offensive or objectionable.
6. You realize that nobody was harmed or abused in the writing of these stories, and that the stuff you read here is purely fictional and that you have no misconception about the un-reality of the stories.

Point #5 doesn’t warn visitors that they might also encounter stories where those same adults are engaged in sexual acts with children.

Point #6 doesn’t take into account child victims of paedophiles who get to relive the horrors they’d suffered when they encounter stories that glorify such acts. Noah Vail’s stories not only glorify this kind of assault on children, but also assert that children could actually like it, too.

..and then there’s point #1 of Crystal’s FAQ which states: “There is no kiddie-porn on StorySite and never will be.” And before someone tries to pull a legal nit-pick about how written material doesn’t technically qualify under U.S law as paedophile erotica, the author of those stories in question has himself publicly admitted his stories are paedophile erotica.

That being the case, it is still undisputed that it is Crystal’s decision to allow those stories to remain or any future similar stories to be archived on her site. Crystal has been conspicuously absent from this debate in the forums and I, for one, would like to hear her state her position on the matter one way or the other.

By: Summertime

Summertime — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:51:20 +0000

I believe that one should be free to write and read what one wishes, however there has to be a line drawn somewhere and although I tend not to read the more explicit BDSM stories, mainly because they are often well over the top to be realistic I have no problem with them. Kiddie porn and any “literature” that suggests the rape and sexual abuse of minors falls into the category of “do not publish” and I think that any site that allows this should be warned and if continued closed down. Sites writing disclaimers isn’t enough the owner needs and must be held accountable for the content published.

By: Joy

Joy — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:14:44 +0000

@Karen Anne Sumerfield Karen, I believe you. I also agree with you. It IS trash and it SHOULDN"T be on a story site that tries to be quality like Crystal's does. But if what Piper says is true, then it really is up to Crystal if she has it up there. We can complain, but ultimately, it is Crystal's choice. I love Crystal's. I just started putting my stories up there in fact, but no one is forcing you to read the stories you object to. Love ya hon!

By: Piper

Piper — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:58:38 +0000

It’s Crystal’s choice no one else’s. If it was your site, it would be your site. You have the choice to read the stories, or not. You have the choice to visit Crystal’s or not. There are plenty of other T* Fiction sites on the net.

-P/KAF/PT
Piper´s last blog ..TG Girl’s Boyfriend by Eramis8 [T]

By: Karen Anne Sumerfield

Karen Anne Sumerfield — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:45:26 +0000

My objection to Noah, and others of his ilk, is his pollution of StorySite!
Let him write and post his sewage on the already malfunctioning sewer plant called FM!
That site has become a repository for many years for filth and crap anyway.

I do not want it on StorySite!

The whole censorship/free speech issue is BARF!!

I and others do not want kiddie porn posted there!

Ta-ra, fer a bits,
Erstes Dienstmädchen Karen Anne

By: Piper

Piper — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:43:19 +0000

Crystals TOS does not say she won’t post stories that include illegal acts (many stories include theft and other things that are quite illegal). The TOS says she will not post stories that ARE illegal to post. And by current US definition, those stories aren’t illegal. No matter how vile I think they are, and wish they didn’t exist, if Crystal wishes to host them, it is her choice.

-P/KAF/PT