I was speaking with some friends in the business the other day and something was mentioned about various adult blog sites. When one of us mentioned a certain site, half the group said in almost perfect unison, “Who the hell is that?!”

I have to say that even though it makes this site pretty easy to maintain, I hate fuckin’ WordPress. The platform has pretty much given an open invitation for virtually any given moron to be able to transform into an “adult journalist” overnight. These so-called experts and wannabes publish what they want many times without facts, research, regard, morals or integrity. Many will just hit that little “publish” button hoping breathlessly just to be noticed by someone… anyone.

I’m not going to call out specific names or URLs, not because I’m afraid of retribution or otherwise, but because I don’t even want to give them the satisfaction of a unique visitor, but anyone in the know can read between the lines and come up with at least half a dozen or so who fit the above profile.

What prompted this little rant? Nothing specifically. It’s just that I’m noticing more and more a proliferation of sites and people like this popping up. You go on a site like The Floating World and where there used to be only but a few sites listed, now there’s a plethora, and that isn’t all of them — not even close. Now I know we’re a relative new kid on the blog site block. We’ve only been publishing GenesisOnline for about six months or so now, but the magazine has been in business for over 35 years. We just wanted to do something that could help publicize the folks and give something to the readers who have kept us in business for all of that time. I’m not saying we’re the best, or the biggest, or the total experts. There’s always someone better, bigger and who knows more. That’s life.

We’re not here to print unsubstantiated gossip or vicious rumors, but news. Yes, we go the route of posting press releases that many detest, but that’s a service to the companies and stars that continually support us. Trust me, the extra hits we’ll get from just trying to squeeze in that last keyword tag isn’t worth ruining relationships over. I think we’ll survive without it.

Do you, Mr. New Porn Blogger, really think anyone gives a rat’s ass about seeing your goofy ass in pictures hobnobbing with Chatsworth’s finest? Who in fuck’s sake are you? Or how about you, Ms. Soap Box, giving your two cents on personal situations you shouldn’t be saying jack shit about. Do you know anything about the person you just trashed for nothing?

Who’s to blame? WordPress for making it so damn easy? Al Gore for inventing the Internet? All of us for including them on our “press” or guest lists? Publicity is nice. I understand that, but do yourselves and the industry a favor and in the immortal words of Nancy Reagan, “Just say no.” It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye.