This post is a quick rant about something I have noticed going on at this site, and has been mentioned earlier by other bloggers, but I think it bears the repeat. I've had my blog on Shoutpost.com for only a very short time now, and in the few days I have been here, I've met some very warm and wonderful people who have been welcoming and accomodating, and I look forward to getting to know each of them better as time goes by.

That said, I have been quite alarmed by the sheer number of accounts opened solely for the advertising or re-direction to pornographic sites. Personally, I am not opposed to pornography as an issue or as a medium. Hey, whatever happens between a man and woman and another woman and a horse and a midget... well, you get me. And while I will advocate for the freedom to express one's opinion and feeling through whichever medium makes you most comfortable, I think that this shameless indoctrination of XXX redirects and medical miracle websites needs to stop.

I've seen it handled very well by other bloggers here and at other sites, mostly erotica and the like, with a cautionary "This Blog is 18+ Only" somewhere near the beginning. That's pretty much all I'm looking for. There are kids on here, and I hear that as the arguement, but at the same time, that should really be on the parents as much as the bloggers. I know you can't monitor your kids 24/7, and occasionally they will happen upon something questionable, but I think that this also opens up an opportunity for a dialogue between kids and parents about sexuality, pornography and what is out there in cyberspace. However, I don't find it neccessary to skim over twenty five "recent posts" screaming that I need to check out the latest "Uber-Sodomy" or "MILF Hunt" websites. Sometimes too much is just too damn much.

I've looked over this website and thus far have found no way to contact anyone connected with Shoutpost.com or it's parent company TBLOG, LLC., but if someone has that info and can pass it on, I will be the first to speak out against this, and I would hope that others who feel the same would also.

That's all. Oh, and have a good monday!!

-The Doc

POST SCRIPTUM: Thanks to Kenneth's suggestion, I've sent this e-mail to RockyRaccoon:



Hello sir.

You've, no doubt, received e-mails to this effect, but one more couldn't hurt. Shoutpost is being over-run by people opening accounts for the sole purpose of blogging about re-direction to porn sites and the like, and recently the hot bloggers link redirects to a porn site as well. I just joined up a week ago, and while I do enjoy the community at large, it is the opinion of most that something must be done about this.

Please respond and let us know what can be done about the situation. I thank you for your concideration.

-The Doc



Let's see what this does... if anything.
-The Doc