Lighten up people; we are not talking about AP here. At the common denominator, this is the CURRENT EVENTS board of a porno site. As Barbossa would say - they're more like "guidelines." Moreover, the style guide is a terrific tool for paid contributing writers and for paid editors.

Let's not try to extend those barriers to entry to everyone who has something to say. This would be a very quiet place if every contribution were held to the standards of the "style guide."

You're cute. I didn't read the rest.

Well I'll be damned. I'd only read the bit in the questionnaire she answered, saying she would not support "explicit" sex ed over abstinence-only programs. Now I wonder what the hell she meant by "explicit".

Anyways, McCain still supports abstinence only, so nuts to them.

BSIDES U ALL HAV SPLLCHEK, JUST COPI MAI ARTIKLE AND RUN IT.

Just saying, if you're going to justify one with that attitude, you're justifying the other.

It's called professionalism. If you aren't going to have it, you probably shouldn't expect a professional venue to host your stuff.

And yes, this is a professional venue. It's a money-making company and the Newswire is one of its features, therefore it's professional.

Yes you did, you're just using that as an excuse not to respond. Now run along, Skip.

No you're the cuddly-wuddliest!

What a maroon.

I am, I know. Thanks for running away.

Since someone already responded to your points and was, you know, completely blown off I don't see much point in engaging you reasonably.

It's mildly irksome that someone who'se been here a smattering of months feels qualified to lecture us on what the newswire's about. Do you realise that half the people you're arguing with have written or edited for the 'wire? You're some no-nothing kid who's come in to impart his teenage wisdom, and it's foolish.

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Of course it is. It's also easier to pursue when you don't have bills to pay. I support myself alone, I work a lot of hours, and time is very valuable to me. And writing news articles for a porn site isn't exactly something I can put on my resume. Ergo, there has to be some other incentive.

Really? It's on mine.

Yeah, what's that other site, started as a magazine? People always claim to read the articles? I think it was called, Playboy, or something? I'm sure no one ever put that on their resume. Unless you're applying to be a church secretary, I'd go a head and put SG on there. It's not like it's a hardcore site or anything. Hell, they've been on CSI. How much more mainstream can you get?

Publishing something on a porn site will deter a lot more employers than just religious organizations. Education is a good example. I teach right now (granted, it's only SAT courses, but I work with high school students), and I imagine some high school administrators would be dubious of this publishing history, even if the articles weren't about sex or porn. And SG hasn't been around as long as Playboy, and it's also not a ink and paper publication (even though it does have a website). I think there is still a lot of elitism regarding publications on the internet, and with good reason too. This very news articles proves how variable the standards can be.

Well I will say this. I'm not the biggest Sarah Palin fan in the world. However, I certainly would rather have her in ANY office than Hillary. Also I have to say that I would rather have her in ANY office then Obama. You can all hate me for being the right wing conservative that I am and that is fine. I don't care.