Now it's "kids" we're protecting, is it! Who put you in charge? For the record, until a group of whiners got to the original owner of this site, his rules, which were followed by the great majority of those submitting stories, clearly stated that no character could be less than 13. That's thirteen, ten plus three in case you have difficulty with higher math! For your information this 18 year old "rule" fell out of the sky less than three months ago, shortly before Jinn bailed on the site. My guess is that he got a bit nervous about what was coming down from the Feds. The funny thing is that Gonzales hasn't said a word about underage anything! He's however hot and bothered by any reference to bodily functions, bestiality and sadomasochism, which puts this site and your narrow interests squarely in his sights. Here's something else to put in your opium pipe and smoke, today's kids are doing lots of things that would probably curl your little toes when it comes to doing the nasty. The age of consent is different for different countries, look it up, it might cause you to use your mind. I even think that the age of "consent" in some of the more backward portions of the USA is well below 18. I also know that until four or five years ago in Japan there was no such thing as "age of consent", yet it was forbidden to show female genitals, no matter what the publication. You figure that one out! In many Central American countries they haven't the foggiest when it comes to age of consent. Don't start whining that I'm a pedophile, or support such activities; that's pure nonsense! Tiger or his boss is going to do what he wants to do. That is his right. Based on what I'm seeing and hearing from what is at best a vocal minority, the issue about underage stories has been settled, so be it. However this is but the nose of the camel under the site's tent. I stand by my prediction that at the rate things are going, this site won't be worth the powder to blow it to hell in another year. For me personally, it's perhaps a blessing, since I've hit a dry spell that is probably going to become permanent. Believe it or not, it has been suggested by an acquaintance that I should consider writing children's stories, now that I can produce a coherent sentence. Wouldn't that be an interesting twist of fate!