I've Got A Problem With A Lot Of Your Free Site Descriptions!

Greenguy · 2013-11-04, 03:51 PM

I've been noticing for a couple weeks now that a lot of you do this, which

's and

's me!

Here's an example of a description I'd get with a submit:
Sexy BBW Girlfriend Gets Off For Her Boyfriend's Camera

Ummm....

Where's the "A"?

Meaning, shouldn't it be:
A Sexy BBW Girlfriend Gets Off For Her Boyfriend's Camera

What's Up With That?

Cleo · 2013-11-04, 04:12 PM

Hmmm... I actually see nothing wrong with not putting an A in front of that sentence.

But I did learn to speak in the NorthEast and was educated in the South. :-/

Fonz · 2013-11-04, 04:34 PM

You right.

Greenguy · 2013-11-04, 05:00 PM

Also, what's with the lack of ''s??

I mean apostrophes, like in a girl's name. I see a lot of this:
Beckys boyfriend sent in these pics of her naked

Why is it not:
Becky's boyfriend sent in these pics of her naked

Fonz · 2013-11-04, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greenguy

Also, what's with the lack of ''s??

I mean apostrophes, like in a girl's name. I see a lot of this:
Beckys boyfriend sent in these pics of her naked

Why is it not:
Becky's boyfriend sent in these pics of her naked

That's because some scripts have a problem dealing with the apostrophes and your description shows up looking like:
Becky%23f%s boyfriend sent in these pics of her naked

JustRobert · 2013-11-04, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleo

Hmmm... I actually see nothing wrong with not putting an A in front of that sentence.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fonz

That's because some scripts have a problem dealing with the apostrophes and your description shows up looking like:
Becky%23f%s boyfriend sent in these pics of her naked

Ditto

mOrrI · 2013-11-04, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greenguy

I've been noticing for a couple weeks now that a lot of you do this, which

's and

's me!

Here's an example of a description I'd get with a submit:
Sexy BBW Girlfriend Gets Off For Her Boyfriend's Camera

Ummm....

Where's the "A"?

Meaning, shouldn't it be:
A Sexy BBW Girlfriend Gets Off For Her Boyfriend's Camera

What's Up With That?

Must be the crisis...

Everyone is saving in everything...

Cleo · 2013-11-04, 05:12 PM

Yeah a lot of scripts, not mine, don't allow apostrophes.

Greenguy · 2013-11-04, 05:20 PM

1. The A/An thingy: Well fuck me running! It's not that it doesn't sound right, it's just that it sounds better, to me anyway, when the sentence starts with A/An in these cases.

B. The ''s thingy: While that does make sense for scripts that don't like apostrophes, my script LOVES them! So, if you're a submitter to any of my LL's & you're reading this, PLEASE use them

mOrrI · 2013-11-04, 05:32 PM

A Greenguy started a thread about A's and ''s

The Greenguy started a thread about A's and ''s

Greenguy started a thread about A's and ''s

What? Who what that?

ecchi · 2013-11-04, 05:41 PM

Just to stir things: I often leave out the apostrophe for search engines eg:
"A naked teenage girl's tits"
"A naked teenage girls tits"
In the latter SEs see teenage girls as plural and people rarely search for "naked teenage girl", they look for "naked teenage girls".

faxxaff · 2013-11-06, 03:16 PM

Now, I know why to reject gallery descriptions like:

Girl sucks and fucks

Submitters never understood what's wrong with it. Now, I can tell them the "A" is missing :-)

X_X_ROB_X_X · 2013-12-01, 06:04 AM

Makes sense to me.
Oops, I meant to say
It makes sense to me.

Jeremy82 · 2013-12-01, 01:27 PM

I never had problems with apostrophes, the "A" issue is slightly worse. In any case, it's interesting to know, that my speech has Southern attributes.

Pagan · 2013-12-01, 11:37 PM

Proper American English wants to put the articles in there so that it is a complete sentence AND makes sense. But, how many people really do speak proper American English? The Brits and Aussies have their own way of mangling the language. THEN we have this other entire group of people who have learned a form of the Queen's English as a second language. They use a hybrid of their own native capitalization and structure. It totally drives me crazy, but then... I have revenge. My Finnish drives them crazier.

If it makes sense, why stress over it? It isn't a reflection of my work - it is the freesite/gallery publisher. I know, it isn't always pretty but, in some ways these odd descriptions stand out and that may well be what they want. The "newspeak" styles are more like headlines. If all the descriptions were perfect, it would be pretty danged boring. I used to change them all the time. Now, I leave them. Some of these guys are getting them right from the sponsors that way too. (My west coast ear wants to say THE sexy BBW girlfriend and not A sexy BBW girlfriend)

If you want some fun, come to a country that doesn't have articles like A and The. Finnish has one word for He, She, and It. It is hysterical to me to be reading an article written in English (and not translated) that refers to a guy as a she or a woman as an it. Him and Her also get totally mixed up. I see it all the time from our national media.

2013-11-04, 03:51 PM	#1
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	I've Got A Problem With A Lot Of Your Free Site Descriptions! I've been noticing for a couple weeks now that a lot of you do this, which 's and 's me! Here's an example of a description I'd get with a submit: Sexy BBW Girlfriend Gets Off For Her Boyfriend's Camera Ummm.... Where's the "A"? Meaning, shouldn't it be: A Sexy BBW Girlfriend Gets Off For Her Boyfriend's Camera What's Up With That? __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2013-11-04, 04:12 PM	#2
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Hmmm... I actually see nothing wrong with not putting an A in front of that sentence. But I did learn to speak in the NorthEast and was educated in the South. :-/ __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2013-11-04, 04:34 PM	#3
Fonz Former pr0n slinger. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 7,932	You right. __________________ See how I abuse little trees on my Shumi no Bonsai Blog

2013-11-04, 05:00 PM	#4
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	Also, what's with the lack of ''s?? I mean apostrophes, like in a girl's name. I see a lot of this: Beckys boyfriend sent in these pics of her naked Why is it not: Becky's boyfriend sent in these pics of her naked __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2013-11-04, 05:12 PM	#8
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Yeah a lot of scripts, not mine, don't allow apostrophes. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2013-11-04, 05:20 PM	#9
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	1. The A/An thingy: Well fuck me running! It's not that it doesn't sound right, it's just that it sounds better, to me anyway, when the sentence starts with A/An in these cases. B. The ''s thingy: While that does make sense for scripts that don't like apostrophes, my script LOVES them! So, if you're a submitter to any of my LL's & you're reading this, PLEASE use them __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2013-11-04, 05:32 PM	#10
mOrrI You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,083	A Greenguy started a thread about A's and ''s The Greenguy started a thread about A's and ''s Greenguy started a thread about A's and ''s What? Who what that? __________________

2013-11-04, 05:41 PM	#11
ecchi Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: About to be evicted!!!! Posts: 4,082	Just to stir things: I often leave out the apostrophe for search engines eg: "A naked teenage girl's tits" "A naked teenage girls tits" In the latter SEs see teenage girls as plural and people rarely search for "naked teenage girl", they look for "naked teenage girls".

2013-11-06, 03:16 PM	#12
faxxaff I've always wondered if there was a god. And now I know there is -- and it's me Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vietnam Posts: 326	Now, I know why to reject gallery descriptions like: Girl sucks and fucks Submitters never understood what's wrong with it. Now, I can tell them the "A" is missing :-) __________________ Adult Webmaster Blog Fine Asian Pussy

2013-12-01, 06:04 AM	#13
X_X_ROB_X_X Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Knoxville TN Posts: 6	Makes sense to me. Oops, I meant to say It makes sense to me. __________________

2013-12-01, 01:27 PM	#14
Jeremy82 You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 988	I never had problems with apostrophes, the "A" issue is slightly worse. In any case, it's interesting to know, that my speech has Southern attributes. __________________ A nice list of perfect pool hotels (hotels with pool)

2013-12-01, 11:37 PM	#15
Pagan Perverted Empress Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 5,068	Proper American English wants to put the articles in there so that it is a complete sentence AND makes sense. But, how many people really do speak proper American English? The Brits and Aussies have their own way of mangling the language. THEN we have this other entire group of people who have learned a form of the Queen's English as a second language. They use a hybrid of their own native capitalization and structure. It totally drives me crazy, but then... I have revenge. My Finnish drives them crazier. If it makes sense, why stress over it? It isn't a reflection of my work - it is the freesite/gallery publisher. I know, it isn't always pretty but, in some ways these odd descriptions stand out and that may well be what they want. The "newspeak" styles are more like headlines. If all the descriptions were perfect, it would be pretty danged boring. I used to change them all the time. Now, I leave them. Some of these guys are getting them right from the sponsors that way too. (My west coast ear wants to say THE sexy BBW girlfriend and not A sexy BBW girlfriend) If you want some fun, come to a country that doesn't have articles like A and The. Finnish has one word for He, She, and It. It is hysterical to me to be reading an article written in English (and not translated) that refers to a guy as a she or a woman as an it. Him and Her also get totally mixed up. I see it all the time from our national media. __________________ Is it naptime yet?