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Toadsith's Poll
Since I suggested this poll I ought to respond:
Currently I use Windows XP to organize the files. I used to separate the content into Photo & Video folders first, but so many mixed media sites exist now that I simply organize it by the production company. Then I make a folder within that with the model's name and the folder features a screen shot of the model - usually this can easily be pulled off the site and then you just set the folder's photo in the properties. Photo sets get their own folders in the model's folder, and the videos reside in the main folder.
If you are looking for a specific model this works pretty well, unfortunately, it doesn't organize it by the content well. I'm going to see about trying out ACDSee to organize it all as you are able to assign keywords and other nifty organizational features - plus the program now supports video too.
Backing Up the data is always a pain in the ass whatever way you go about it - be it DVDs or whatever. I recently lost a drive, so I think I'm going to try a mirrored RAID array setup next. Or I'll just live with it whenever the gods of entropy claim another one of my drives... which is more likely.
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01-29-08 08:33am
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RagingBuddhist's Reply
I agree that DVDs have many difficulties, but if you want to go the DVD route - Taiyo Yuden is the brand to go with. Sometimes hard to find, but worth the extra price - they even make archival DVDs & CDs designed to last 100 years.
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01-29-08 08:20am
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Ultimate Surrender
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asmith12's Comment
Agreed - the new login system is much nicer. Plus it is network wide, so if you are a member of multiple sites on the Kink Network, you only login once for the network, not for each site as some networks still require.
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01-28-08 04:07pm
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jd1961's Reply
I'd never heard the Mob rumor, but I do know that Peter North has never been quiet about the fact that he is bisexual. Also - for a lot of male porn stars, it is much easier to break into the Gay Porn industry as a fresh-face and then if you get a good reputation as a reliable model that performs well, you might start getting calls from directors wanting you to do male / female scenes as well. A large part of the trouble breaking into the Straight Porn industry is that the male porn stars never retire - so the demand for fresh faces is quite low. Of course the other popular route is just start your own company and make yourself the male porn star of choice - that has worked for many a name.
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01-24-08 09:33am
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Denner's Poll
There really should have been an "Other (See Reply)" option - because a couple networks that I've signed up with have included Gay sites - so I suppose technically I have - but it hasn't ever been a primary choice of mine. Find it kinda boring, just not content I go hunting for.
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01-24-08 09:26am
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nygiants03's Poll
As Rocco Siffredi once so eloquently put it: "You call it rough, I call it fun!"
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01-22-08 02:03pm
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Vegas Ken's Poll
Free sites? Yech. I do recall a time years ago when they seemed nice, but these days I can't be bothered. Ads, small photo sets, short and lousy quality videos. It is rough to say the least.
Anyway - as I am here answering this poll on a site that features the slogan "Porn reviews by the people" - I doubt it is much of a surprise that these days I exclusively surf for porn on pay websites.
Invest a spot of money and with a little bit of luck you can get exactly what you are looking for, in good time too.
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01-18-08 12:30pm
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Devils Film
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jd1961's Reply
Woah - fast reply, lol
Ah yes - I know what you mean. Those sorts of e-mails don't bother me as long as the site that is advertising is affiliated with the site I was (or am) a member of and as long as they have an unsubscribe link that works if I get tired of them. But networks advertising new sites have often gotten me to rejoin with those emails, so I often like them - you know, if they aren't emailing more than once a month.
Anywho - thanks for the clarification :-)
Cheers!
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01-17-08 11:26pm
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Devils Film
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jd1961's Comment
How do you know it was Devils Films that sold your e-mail address? Was it a matter of the most-likely candidate or are you one of those careful users that has a new email address for each sign-up?
I just realized I joined this network (through a different site) so you might say I have a vested interest in this. Though I doubt my inbox could get all that much worse, I still nuke about 60 spam a day.
In any case, thanks for the warning :-)
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01-17-08 10:39pm
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SnowDude's Reply
Ok - I finally got around to researching this, and while this is now my third message on the topic - I figured I'd be thorough.
None of the Kink.com sites have a monthly download limit. After finding zip in the FAQ about it - I actually contact their support guys and a customer support person named Elmer respond with this comment:
"We do not have a download limit for any of our sites. Enjoy downloading!"
No need to do any score tweaking :-) I actually can't imagine pulling over 10GB from this site unless you were just ripping all the content to look through it later.
Cheers!
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01-14-08 05:46pm
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jd1961's Reply
In the spirit of redundancy - I figured I'd spread the word far and wide: None of the Kink.com websites have monthly download limits.
There have been enough questions about this I contacted their support guys and got a response from a customer support person named Elmer:
"We do not have a download limit for any of our sites. Enjoy downloading!"
So we can all go and download worry-free!
Cheers!
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01-14-08 05:44pm
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01-14-08 05:41pm
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Drooler's Poll
Rarely do I have to trim photos from a set - but if I do it is almost exclusively for some mistake on the part of the photographer - entirely out of focus, unintentional motion blur, ridiculously bad lighting / excessive grain (think ISO 4 Billion), or if a position they've thrown the model in is really, really unbecoming. There are some poses that would require the model to be literally anorexic to sit in and not have a beer belly look going on. Bend a primate enough ways and eventually you'll get a beer gut, it is basic physiology.
In generally I don't edit out too much because, for one - I'm lazy, and also you might screw up the continuity of the set a bit. I will occasionally Photoshop photos to remove really bad zits or scars and that sort of thing, being that I use Photoshop professionally it only takes me a few seconds to do that and it makes the models look more like the "perfect" creatures that they are supposed to be.
Due to me being able to modify photos in such a manner, I hate when sites jump the gun on using Photoshop and "fix-up" the photos but do a really shitty job of it (like using the blur tool all over the model's face). It makes them look like they have cellophane for skin. I'd take the imperfect human look over the creepy android look any day.
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01-14-08 12:48pm
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nygiants03's Poll
Porn has become such a big business, that I think the sheer number of people involved protect much of the industry from the few abusive types that are responsible for some of the horror stories of old. Sure, I wouldn't be surprised that there are some models that later really regret doing porn - but I think the majority either enjoy it or are indifferent to it and like the money. I don't think there is much danger at all for the models and while sure some may be doing it to feed drug habits, any harmful events that may occur to them will be outside of the porn arena.
The really extreme porn I think is attractive to fewer models, but those that stay with it really are into it - I think that is the reason you often see the same models again and again, rather than the unending stream of models passing through the standard porn venues.
Still - I believe most models in porn, extreme or not, choose the occupation for its unique pluses: Good cash in your hand the day of for generally about 4 hours work (or less). Great hours, I've seen models complaining about an early shoot of 10 am - plus they usually don't work 5 days a week, though there are many that simply supplement their stripping career with porn. And for a number of models - the sex, many of them do like sex with or without a camera.
That said, I don't believe porn really causes any damage to anyone anymore (though there are exceptions in any business, not just porn). As for religious morality against it, well since I see most religious institutions as the instruments of some of the most horrific atrocities man-kind has commited - well, lets just say I'm not real concerned with their opinions on the subject.
So morally wrong - I don't believe so, no. I good investment of money - as user, nope - it is pretty much money burned - but the same can be said when I buy a DVD from Amazon. Time consuming, yes, very much so - and I'm sure I could spend my time more constructively but it entertains me and I think much of what life is about is finding good entertainment - whatever that may be for you.
Cheers.
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01-08-08 03:50pm
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asmith12's Reply
To be honest, I've probably only subscribed to about 5 sites that use Epoch - and probably damn near a hundred that use CCBill (far and above my favorite), so my experience with checkout deals has probably been rather rosy by comparison. Still - I'm going to start checking closer on all the trial offers I see on checkouts (up-sells or unsavory swindles) and I'll try to determine the owners. I'm hoping this opt-out trials trend will die out soon when more and more customers start complaining about it online - but I'll report any sketchy ones I see so both users and webmasters alike can be aware of what is happening on the checkout screens.
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01-08-08 03:17pm
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asmith12's Reply
I too have seen it on Epoch billing pages, but in this case it was BillFame.com, though interestingly enough the trial fee was billed through a different site called PABill.com. They are both owned by Dream Invest Ltd. So I guess they choose whatever name they like, I dunno.
If the billing companies are doing this without the consent of the webmasters that is extremely unsavory, but generally the trial sites seem to be owned by the same owner of the sites that I'm subscribing too, so I'm guessing it is an option the webmaster chooses. I would love for the webmaster to chime in and explain the mechanics of practice - but I'm guessing that probably isn't going to happen.
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01-08-08 02:16pm
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01-08-08 01:13pm
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The Hardcore Network
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SnowDude's Reply
Haha - I gotta admit the retro porn did catch my eye - I have a soft spot in my heart for the porn of yesteryear. Well I look forward to your review sometime in the future - that network looks like it will be an interesting ride! lol
Cheers :-)
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01-06-08 10:37pm
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nygiants03's Comment
Very nice! That seems to becoming more and more common these days - Abby Winters does that too - and nearly any site that uses Epoch (also know as billingsupport.com) offers a deal when you cancel too. If I weren't so lazy and tried canceling immediately more often I would probably have saved myself lots of money... To error may be human, being lazy just happens to be our universal hobby.
Cheers!
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01-06-08 01:38am
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SnowDude's Comment
I think the TBP hasn't gotten around to cataloging all the sites - I've noticed that before when they've reviewed networks in the past. I figure it is a bit of an ordeal to add a site: gotta make the entry, setup the affiliate code, Photoshop a screen shot of the front page, do all the categories, et cetera - my guess is they've got a list and they are working on it.
Though when I wanted to do a review of Futafan on Porn Users here, I emailed the support address about it and it was added to both sites within days of the email. So drop them an email and they might rectify the situation - or perhaps one of the Admins will notice your comment and fix the site then. Anyway - after looking at the network's page - I believe you will get immediate access to all of the 18 (actually I count 19) sites they advertise when you join. I gotta say though, the production quality shown in those screen shots doesn't bode well for the network in my opinion.
Cheers!
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01-06-08 01:32am
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1 By Day
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Davit's Reply
Ah - indeed you did say that, I'm sorry I had forgotten that some how. That is cool - I just wanted to make sure. Hey - 1 By Day may not be for you, no worries - I'm glad you tried to get your money's worth none the less. I just was worried that you might have given up on the site to soon, because in the past - I've nearly done the that error myself on other sites I learned later to love. But sometimes a site just doesn't click with ya - such is life.
Cheers!
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01-05-08 10:32am
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Adam Cruise
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Denner's Reply
On the added New Sites - I've actually see TBP go through pulses like that before - I'm guessing that the rate that new sites are added to their database is hardly random. Probably something brought it to their attention that they missed a bunch of this or that style of site. On the other hand, Humans are expert pattern recognizers so any apparent pattern will show up very fast - sometimes even if it isn't there (that's why it can be easy to see faces in tree bark or shapes in clouds).
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01-05-08 10:28am
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Davit's Reply
It is kinda crazy how many sites get beat up by the accelerator, I almost never use it these days. I actually have to remember to turn acceleration back on when I download from big servers to get a game demo (or a patch from Microsoft - damn their servers are fast!). I suppose not all porn sites can run on huge super servers, ah but one can dream... lol
Cheers!
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01-05-08 10:22am
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1 By Day
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Davit's Reply
I know you've gotten attacked on every front and I'm not trying to pile it on. This is just a recommendation I wanted to send over your way. I've been subscribing to porn sites regularly for about 5 years (I only really started paying attention to Porn Users.com pretty recently - my bad.) and while your comment might have been off-hand, it did grab my attention. You said you watched "about half a dozen" videos. Six videos. I can tell you that I have had a number of sites that I've subscribed to and was at first disappointed by their content because my first few batches of videos I download weren't in tune with my tastes at the time - with sites as large as DDF's - I would recommend a lot more time spent hunting through. Hell - the site has over 900 models!
Granted your opinion might not change, but hell - you dropped at least $30 on the site - you owe it to yourself to put their servers to work. The current sites I'm currently exploring, I've pulled near 10 Gigs from them in a matter of days - as fast as my connection is, I still watch videos faster than they download, so I find downloading them en masse is important.
Now I generally think of DDF as a photo production company - back when I was a member of Hands On Hardcore their strength was definitely in the photos - though I still would download the videos as they were super-high res and it was mainly for more content of the models I liked - I haven't been a member for a while though and perhaps the focus on video has increased - certainly in general on the web porn sites are emphasizing video - but I do think you'll also want to take into account that the first thing 1By-Day advertises is "we have 282182 photos" - I think it is only fair to review a site on what they believe is their strong-point. If they are wrong, then feel free to tell them.
So - long story short, try to get your money's worth anytime you subscribe to a site - sometimes you'll get a lemon - but for me, some patience has paid off many times. Frankly I had to apply some patience to the 21 Sextury network you so love - a few sites I was really psyched about really didn't turn out the way I wanted - but I found some other sites I really like. So just take your time, explore thoroughly and THEN review the site.
Cheers.
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01-04-08 02:43pm
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Adam Cruise
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Denner's Comment
While I don't actually browse for gay porn - I think the categorization of Gay Porn is already too segregated. If you look at nearly any Heterosexual or Lesbian (just to point out that by "Gay Porn" I mean Male/Male) that is listed on "The Best Porn" it has a main category and then two secondary categories. The gay sites have no secondary listings and are all stuck in the main "Gay Porn" category. Therefore if you are browsing any Niche other than "Gay Porn" you will never run across a Gay site - which is silliness in my opinion. Each site should get two secondary categories too.
With a quick glance at The Best Porn's "Gay Porn" category - I saw that some of the sites were standard DVD sites, others were solo models, and so on. Lumping them all together is a disservice to any users hunting for Gay Porn - I mean they have to sort through 1300 sites! When they might be looking for glamour photography or whatever. I think we can all read just fine and any experienced porn user will be able to recognize a gay porn site from a mile away, so there is no need to shove them off in some little corner by themselves.
So I guess I'm voting for the exact opposite, lol - Gay Porn is just as mainstream as Lesbian or Heterosexual porn, we should start treating it as such. An interesting coffee table book I have is "XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits" by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Gore Vidal. It features photos of 30 of the most influential porn-stars (according to the authors) photographed both clothed and nude, and many interviewed - quite a few of the stars are male gay porn stars - I'm just saying that Gay Porn is too large and too diverse to be ignored as a small fetish niche these days. If people want a color coding scheme, I guess that would be fine - or even make it an account setting - you can tell the site if you want to exclude certain niches (maybe you don't want to see BBW sites either, who knows? it would be your choice). So offer the users everything, and let them decided to look at what they want to.
Cheers!
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