Quote Originally Posted by Lee View Post
Ken, thats the problem, without having any first hand knowledge of how the 'business' of porn is run, all you have are 'thoughts' on how it works, based on 'your' ethics, morals and code of professionalism.

Oh hey, i just thought of something really cool you could try for a series of articles for AVN Online, why dont you (or one of the other staffers @ AVN) actualy spend a month 'in the shoes' of an actual webmaster, choose sponsors to promote, buy content, get yourself a new hosting account from scratch, build some galleries or free sites and see just how much work is actually involved, i guarantee you that whoever does this will change their morals, ethics and code of professionalism within a month.

If you can spend a whole month working as a webmaster, you'll start to see things from a whole new perspective, one that means you will understand why ethics, morals and professionalism wont cut it, one that will show you how even by following the rules, you get fucked by tgp and link list owners 'just because', one that will allow you to actually write about the idustry and actually realize that what you are writing is factual based on a larger populous, not just what you have been told by those you interview.

Im serious about this idea BTW, im pretty sure it hasnt been done before by any of the industry rags and it would certainly give you guys at AVN a lot of leverage in the industry once webmasters actually realize what you are writing about is stuff that you have actually practiced and experienced first hand :thumbsup:

So hows about it, do you think that would be something AVN could do for its humble readers? Afterall, AVN is already ahead in the game having been writing about the industry for god knows how many years, it should be real easy to turn a profit within the first 24 hours.

I've actually pitched something similar, Lee. It was a "Spend a Day with a Webmaster" story, and there was some interest in doing it, but it's a matter of having the manpower to be able to not have one of the writers in the office. AVN Online's staff is small--only two dedicated staff writers at the present time--so to send one of us out for any longer than a day or two would be of great detriment to the magazine. However, it could be a really good assignment for a freelancer. I'll pitch it again, because I agree that it could be a very good feature.

I know what you're saying about me not having the first-hand knowledge about the industry, and you're right, but I've also talked with enough site owners and porn studio owners to know that what I'm talking about in this thread indeed DOES take place on a fairly regular basis -- and those companies are all still in business, and have reptuations for being rather professional. So, even if I may not be a webmaster at the present time myself, what I'm talking about is not out of the bounds of possibility, Lee.