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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#1: Jul 21st 2022 at 2:43:41 PM

The flag here for Alfie was sent with the rationale

While the trope list itself seems to be competently written (aside from the VERY barebones description), the webcomic's very first scene shows the protagonist witnessing oral sex, with genitals repeatedly drawn in loving detail. Other chapters also seem to contain at least one explicit sex scene each; unsure if the plot-to-porn ratio is enough to justify keeping the webcomic's trope page up.

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#2: Aug 22nd 2022 at 1:11:18 AM

Bumping this, apparently a link is here.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#3: Aug 22nd 2022 at 9:47:23 AM

I started to read this one several years ago but dropped it for reasons that I can't remember anymore, although I do remember it being pretty spicy.

Edited by Willbyr on Aug 22nd 2022 at 11:48:28 AM

4maskwolf Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
#4: Aug 22nd 2022 at 7:00:02 PM

Just got done with it and here's my takeaway:

Is it porn? Absolutely. Almost every chapter has a long sex scene included in it, and a couple are almost entirely made up of the sex scene in question.

Does it have a non-excuse plot? I'd say yes. At its core it's a character story centered around two characters struggles and identity crises, with some side characters having subplots of their own, and every sex scene serves a narrative purpose within that story. There were maybe one or two sex scenes that made me wonder what their purpose was other than titillation, which was pretty impressive given there were so many I kinda lost track.

Are there pedopandering concerns? Eh, I'd say not really. The halflings (called Halvin in the story) are drawn with adult facial features and treated like adults by the narrative and in their behavior.

It's pretty mundane porn with plot which I'm pretty sure passes P5 muster. I vote keep.

Edited by 4maskwolf on Aug 22nd 2022 at 7:08:09 AM

Zyffyr from Portland, Oregon Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
#5: Aug 24th 2022 at 4:59:43 AM

Just read through it, and my take is exactly the same as 4maskwolf's. Keep.

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#6: Aug 24th 2022 at 5:16:42 AM

Alright. I'll also throw in a keep too. Sounds racy sure but with a nice mix of genuine drama and human emotions to be keepable.

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#7: Aug 24th 2022 at 6:51:27 AM

I skimmed through the first few chapters a couple of days ago, and what I saw tracks with 4maskwolf's assessment, so if the entire work is on that line then I also vote keep.

HTorranceGriffin Since: Nov, 2010
#8: Aug 31st 2022 at 7:00:14 PM

Too much plot, character development, etc. to justify cutting. "Pedo-pandering" claims in particular are baseless unless very clearly university-aged-to-middle-aged Hobbits are the breaking point.

Tonwen HoMM Fan from Axeoth Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
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#9: Aug 31st 2022 at 7:07:25 PM

Sounds keepable based on all given analysis

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ClownPrince47 Since: Sep, 2016
#10: Sep 9th 2022 at 6:43:38 PM

It definitely has enough plot to justify keeping it. You could take out most of the explicit sexual content and it still more or less works as a narrative.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#11: Sep 21st 2022 at 1:45:03 AM

Bumping to get this out of the stack of locked threads.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
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#12: Sep 22nd 2022 at 8:17:40 AM

I think we have enough consensus to call this. I'll go holler a lock and keep

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#13: Sep 22nd 2022 at 9:21:39 AM

Calling for keep. I'll do the record-keeping; closing in the meantime.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
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