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Originally Posted by gabe
...I am the current manager of the BE Story Club and have been for the past year.
First and foremost, let me say that I personally did not like the way SRU4 turned out. Art wise it was top-notch, as it always is when Portalcomic is on board. Story wise, eh... not my cup of tea. Now you may be asking, "but Gabe, if you personally didn't like the story then why release it?" Well, this comic had been in production since before I came on board. The script was done, some sketches were done and constant e-mails from users asking for the fourth chapter were frequent. It was my decision to finish the story as it was originally intended. I feel that it was more important to keep the original story as the author intended and the same artist who originally drew the first three chapters. I believed (and still do) that this was the best thing to do to preserve the comic as it was meant to be. I think more people would be angry at me if I tossed the comic into the abyss never to let anyone see it just because it may not have met the expectations or personal taste of some people.
Secondly, it bothers me to see people accusing the Story Club staff (including our editor Prophet) as being misogynists. It seems to be a bit juvenile to read one comic on an entire site, not like the story and then jump to that conclusion. There are many stories and comics on the BESC that don't deal with bimbofication. Go read some of the stories by Bill Pratt or read the free sample of Unstable Assets by Lorekeep (with new chapters in the works), just to name a few. If you don't like a story you have every right to bash it, it actually helps me find authors who cater to the general consensus and find themes members will enjoy. But why turn it into a personal vendetta?
Now for something constructive. If you have great ideas for stories or comics then why don't you send us a script? We are always looking for new authors who produce quality stuff. We do pay you for your work and we aren't misogynistic assholes as some people previously alluded to.
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I?m not going to sit and let this thread end 'as is'? For those new to this thread. I will now talk some 'smack'. If you do not like 'smack' or if 'smack' is not approved by the sites Admins... Please ignore/fix this post...
Story wise, eh... not my cup of tea.
See this comment right here? I?m gonna call BS. Gabe you are the Story Club Director. You have to defer to Taylor?s final decision, but you are the Director. Anything the BESC releases is a DIRECT reflection of the BESC. SRU Dream Girl is not a COMPLETE 'black hole' of sexual derangement... it has moments. SRU Dream girl had conflict galore. Even on issue four the parents arrived and comforted their little girl. BUT you, Gabe, need to take responsibility for it. I can pardon Prophet Ten, for he never saw a script, but you did. You gave it the green light, this is your suit- wear it.
?it bothers me to see people accusing the Story Club staff (including our editor Prophet) as being misogynists.
Its funny you should say that. BE by its very nature places women in a somewhat ?Objectification role.? It doesn?t take much to put things into a real bad light. For BESC defense I have not talked with Anonymoose, or seen a SRU Dream Girl script, or even understand what the whole SRU ?story collective? is, but I need to make a point. Just because your customer base demands it does not mean you have to do it. If you put out a bunch of stories where the various characters consisting of Minority Women have the basic line of: ?I sure luv cock! All I want to do is?? and then you have numerous female blond characters being CEOs, engineers, scientists, and other intellectual heroes saving the day and fighting evil while having respectable sexual relations? People are going to start to read between the lines. So don?t try and explain things away with such a tidy paragraph answer. BESC
is what it publishes. (PS I've read some of Ten's stories... I know what he stands for...)
I mentioned Laelia fiction because his work has class. Everyone one of his characters has depth, motivations, and strong sexual urges. And I bet there wouldn't be... lets say... Nazis... And if there where the main female hero would use her 'Nipples of Justice' to defeat the Third Reich.
If you don't like a story you have every right to bash it, it actually helps me find authors who cater to the general consensus and find themes members will enjoy. But why turn it into a personal vendetta?
I?ll tell you why I have a vendetta. I submitted ?Magic Chocolate Drink? for the BESC story contest. I won third and I believe that my entry would have 9 images? Guess what- there are only five? Where the heck are the other four? It?s a WOW story and it has no WOW images. I really cannot say I want to submit anything to BESC again for that very reason. It boils down to how things are run. Leviathan was the fist BESC editor...but in time he bailed. I cannot give a direct quote, but from what I head he said it was the communication... I'll tell you right now, by my perception, the BE author pool is drying up. Either take steps of 'conservation' or learn to do without.
BESC is a COMMERCIAL WEB site... it gets $$$ from people who pay to see content. Gabe, take responsibility for such content. I know I will take responsibility for mine.