Did we make Tefler angry with the discussion of his posting on Patreon? The whole story is gone. It was there last night but nothing now. That's a pretty extreme reaction from an author who has been writing in SOL for a couple years.
Did we make Tefler angry with the discussion of his posting on Patreon? The whole story is gone. It was there last night but nothing now. That's a pretty extreme reaction from an author who has been writing in SOL for a couple years.
https://storiesonline.net/d/s4/t8917/three-square-meals-is
Maybe reading that thread will answer your questions.
Well, that certainly explains a lot. Thanks. I didn't know there were Author rules about being behind on SOL when also posting on other sites. I don't see what the downside is for Tefler, though.
I don't see what the downside is for Tefler, though.
Discovery. One of the main problems with sites such as Patreon is that 'adult' creators do not generally have their content included in search. You have to know the exact name of the creator you're looking for. At least on Patreon, this is due mainly to the demands of payment processors (banks, CC companies, etc) who are on some sort of morality crusade (which is rich, coming from bankers, who tend to be amoral).
this is due mainly to the demands of payment processors (banks, CC companies, etc) who are on some sort of morality crusade (which is rich, coming from bankers, who tend to be amoral).
It's not the banks or payment processors driving this.
It's a pressure campaign against the payment processors from a combination of anti-porn activists(on both ends of the political spectrum) and banking regulators.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Choke_Point
The US government claims that they stopped. That doesn't mean that they did.
Pornhub had it's payment system shut off and then returned after they removed all traces of the President's son's account. So its still ongoing, perhaps just more selective.
Isn't it interesting that Operation Choke Point tried to eliminate things such as coin dealers, ammo sales, fireworks and tobacco, none of which are illegal, while the government does nothing at all about the telephone scams which cost tens of billions of dollars each year?
Isn't it interesting that Operation Choke Point tried to eliminate things such as coin dealers, ammo sales, fireworks and tobacco, none of which are illegal
Yes, very interesting that all the "victims" were legal but politically disfavored businesses.
The surveillance equipment part of that was interesting. My vehicles and property are wired for video and sound for security purposes. It was a pain in the arse to get my hands on them. To the point that I had to make a 600 mile trip just to get them and pay cash at that. I now see why after following up on that link. Why that was included on the list makes zero logical sense.
There are maybe five items tops on the list that make sense given operation chokepoint's stated objectives.
Agreed. The 'program' is another case of government overreact imo. I'm thinking the list of targets is not meant to add clarity but rather deliberate obfuscation of intent. The disparate nature of the targets allows damn near any target to be covered.