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Images and words that transcend commonplace pornographic expression, elevating human sexuality to a sublime state.

Beyond Porno is all about Sexy Win.

For a humorous collection of Sexy Fail, see my sister site, Beneath Porno.

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Mixed Feelings About Like - Is tumblr's Like feature useful? Helpful? Does it make the community more interactive? Somehow I don't think so.

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How This Site Works

(The contents of this article are compiled from previous posts I’d made over time.)

In this article I’ll explain how I run Beyond Porno, and give you some pointers on how you can better enjoy viewing the site.

Atemporality

When new images are posted, the whole archive is reviewed, and images I no longer love are deleted.

This has two effects:

First, incoming links from other sites become invalid. This is antithetical to the blogging maxim of growing a network of mutually connected permalinks for the purpose of spreading your meme.

More importantly though, the site ceases to function as a chronological “log”, instead becoming an ever-changing fingerprint.

The message is no longer “This is what I have thought”.

The site now says “This is what I think, now.”

Quality Assurance

The act of preparing the content for an atemporal site is different as well.

It is no longer acceptable to merely see a pretty picture and reblog it in a knee-jerk manner - because, hey, I have infinite space anyway right?

The process becomes more conscious. Like in the old days of film cameras. You do not collect images en masse, you choose them. There is a value system erected.

The result is that what you see here represents the best images I’ve come across.