# Ask the pornographer (solo and GG stuff, no hetro, sorry) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 22, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124 "2007-04-22T00:22:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/41 "2007-04-22T10:10:09Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] Follow-up: why the hell not!? šŸ˜‰ [/QUOTE] Maybe because thereā€™s no sheep involved? šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/42 "2007-04-22T10:43:04Z")
Not a question, but a commentā€¦ sorry if itā€™s misplaced. I am generally opposed to the porn industry. I believe itā€™s wrong, and can border on evil. However, pretty much all the objections I have to it are obliterated by the business practices Abby Winters describes above. In short, then: were all skin-pics and skin-flicks produced under the guidelines described above, with the same attention to the welfare of the models, I would have absolutely no complaints about the industry. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/43 "2007-04-22T10:58:57Z")
Iā€™ll go along with you **Bricker** insofar as the comments about the way **Abby** handles the business as opposed to the unscrupulous bastards that take advantage of girls who need some extra cash. I donā€™t thing the porn business is wrong or evil at all. It is, if run the way Abby runs it, just a business like any other. OK the product itself is unique I suppose but despite all that it is a product, and a very viable one at that ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/44 "2007-04-22T15:10:02Z")
[QUOTE=abby] Americans demand a differnt style of customer service to subscribers from other countries [/QUOTE] In what way? Also, can you provide any information on what a typical interview would be like? ---
**Author:** ![mawrestler\_one25](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/41988e/32.png) [@mawrestler\_one25](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mawrestler_one25)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/45 "2007-04-22T18:01:15Z")
How do industries deal with stdā€™s ---
**Author:** ![Grossbottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba8739/32.png) [@Grossbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grossbottom)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/46 "2007-04-22T18:15:15Z")
[QUOTE=abby] Americans demand a differnt style of customer service to subscribers from other countries, but thatā€™s about it. [/QUOTE] Iā€™ve got to know. What do they want? I think Iā€™d be mortified to ask for customer service assistance on a porn site because itā€™s a) porn and b) Iā€™d feel like a moron. If something went wrong Iā€™d probably just cancel the credit card then go drown myself. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/47 "2007-04-23T17:31:03Z")
[QUOTE=Voyager] This got my interest. What kind of R&D do you do? Market research, Iā€™d suspect, but do you poll viewers on model types, backgrounds, etc.? [/QUOTE] That one piqued my curiosity too. ---
**Author:** ![Atrael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Atrael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atrael)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/48 "2007-04-23T18:20:40Z")
How do you deal with different laws as you send content internationally? Do you blur out the ā€˜naughty bitsā€™ if you send to Japan? What about age of consent? Donā€™t yaā€™ll have a lower one there than we do here in the US? Do you spend time researching different internet laws to make sure you know what kinds of hassles you might have? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/49 "2007-04-23T18:32:01Z")
[QUOTE=Atrael] How do you deal with different laws as you send content internationally? Do you blur out the ā€˜naughty bitsā€™ if you send to Japan? What about age of consent? Donā€™t yaā€™ll have a lower one there than we do here in the US? Do you spend time researching different internet laws to make sure you know what kinds of hassles you might have? [/QUOTE] I canā€™t answer for **Abby** , but I know a bit about internet law: the answer is, provided the site is legal in its own jurisdiction, then it is not responsible for illegalities overseas. It is up to the consumer not to view content illegal in _their_ jurisdiction, or in some less-than-democratic countries, the state sometimes blocks any material it views objectionable. ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/50 "2007-04-23T18:41:31Z")
As a completely hypothetical šŸ˜‰ question. If I person were to subscribe to your site, what would show up on the credit card bill? ---
**Author:** ![Atrael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Atrael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atrael)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/51 "2007-04-23T18:46:11Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] I canā€™t answer for **Abby** , but I know a bit about internet law: the answer is, provided the site is legal in its own jurisdiction, then it is not responsible for illegalities overseas. It is up to the consumer not to view content illegal in _their_ jurisdiction, or in some less-than-democratic countries, the state sometimes blocks any material it views objectionable. [/QUOTE] Right, I knew thatā€¦but what I was wondering was if Abby takes some of those laws into account as she develops content for her site. For example the AOC in Australia is 16, so Iā€™m assuming she could have 16 year old models. However as she stated that a large portion of her business is from the US, does she only then use models that are above the AOC for the US? Same with Japanā€¦does she offer content that is legal in Japan, so that she can get subscribers there that donā€™t want to get into trouble legally? ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/52 "2007-04-23T19:32:16Z")
[QUOTE=brewha] As a completely hypothetical šŸ˜‰ question. If I person were to subscribe to your site, what would show up on the credit card bill? [/QUOTE] I can answer that one! All that appears is the name of the billing company, GMBill. They are well aware that most people donā€™t want something like ā€œXXX HARDCORE IMMORAL PORN XXXā€ appearing on their bill. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/53 "2007-04-23T19:45:50Z")
since you are paying so much above average, are your models making a living of modelling for you? Do they also model for other sites? Is this just a side job? I know it will vary from girl to girl, but what is the general trend? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Hildo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/54 "2007-04-24T00:56:44Z")
What percentage of the models have obvious drug problems and/or psychological issues? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/55 "2007-04-24T01:39:32Z")
What kind of porn do YOU like? (sort of goes along with someone elseā€™s questionā€¦) Do you still enjoy porn? Do you make a rule for yourself not to get too ā€œattachedā€ to any of your modelsā€™ images? ---
**Author:** ![Renob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@Renob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renob)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/56 "2007-04-24T01:47:19Z")
How do you deal with people giving away your movies online and giving away passwords to your site? Do you actively work to stop this or view it as an underground form of advertising? ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/57 "2007-04-24T10:44:41Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny Hildo] What percentage of the models have obvious drug problems and/or psychological issues? [/QUOTE] She already mentioned that they donā€™t hire any who do. The inobvious or those developed after hiring are another problem. ---
**Author:** ![abby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@abby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abby)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/58 "2007-04-24T10:54:54Z")
[QUOTE=Voyager] This got my interest. What kind of R&D do you do? Market research, Iā€™d suspect, but do you poll viewers on model types, backgrounds, etc.? [/QUOTE] We do to an extent, and Iā€™d like to do more. Most of our R&D is back office stuff, tho. For exampleā€¦ Shooting four hours of Hi Def video (with a bit rate of one gigabyte per minute!) to hard disk drives and getting it into an Avid edit suite. Salesmen love to tell you itā€™s all go, but in the real world, thereā€™s a lot of issues to work out. Weā€™re doing some moderately cutting edge stuff with load balancing the site across 14 servers (also helping us with redundancy). Weā€™re doing some very cool stuff behind the scenes with AJAX and PHP. We have some unique probelms with the massive amounts of media we need to store, backup, transport, index, and manage (Weā€™re buying a few 8Tb servers a month lately). The more IT stuff you get, the better infrastructure you need - cisco switches, fibre to clients from servers). Weā€™re using microwave to link several sites together, and weā€™re about to run fibre to another site. ---
**Author:** ![abby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@abby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abby)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/59 "2007-04-24T11:01:24Z")
[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase] What proportion of women in your age range do you think a) would be willing to do porn if the conditions are right; b) actually wind up doing porn? 1 in 10, 1 in 100, 1 in 1000? [/QUOTE] We have tried to work this out before, but itā€™s very hard to. Iā€™d think itā€™d be one in 500 or so, roughly. ---
**Author:** ![abby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@abby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abby)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124/60 "2007-04-24T11:03:45Z")
[QUOTE=Struan] More questions: Have you transformed into a Business Person - ten million dollar turnover and 35 staff! Or do you not consider yourself in that way? Was there a point where you went ā€œOh shit this is getting a bit big!ā€. [/QUOTE] I certainly have transformed into a business person. Over the last two years the company has grown and grown, and I find myself spending a lot more time on administritve stuff than creative stuff. It bothers me a lot, and I am working on fixing it (without much success). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer-solo-and-gg-stuff-no-hetro-sorry/401124.md?page=4)