Every magazine and newspaper targets a specific readership and develops a reputation and an image. We buy magazines for what we expect to read between their covers. scotdir is the “Reader’s Digest” of the Internet world; it’s family-friendly for members aged 13 and over. scotdir carefully guards its reputation; the site is monitored. Pornographic, sexist, racist, profane and graphic material is not allowed and will be deleted. No one can add inappropriate remarks/content to another’s work. No flaming is allowed. Writers are fully responsible for their own works and can upgrade them at any time. Rule-breakers are warned or their membership is suspended. scotdir is a “safe Community.” That’s what we expect to find here. No bait-and-switch games allowed. scotdir’s virtual library now has about 850,000 quality articles under 125,000 titles. There are over 200 channels — there is literally something for everyone. scotdir’s membership includes approximately 150,000 actively-productive members writing for a site that reaches almost three million readers monthly. scotdir is a site “Where knowledge rules,” and that’s what people come to read. Time-crunched people search for sound, credible chunks of information that add to the quality of their lives; they don’t want to be shocked while looking for it. Students come to find reliable information for their school projects. Friends and family are invited to come read G-rated material. Publishers want high-quality content for their own readerships; they are constantly scouting for “stock content” or they ask for articles to be written on request to the Marketplace. They want professionalism. They want sound, credible, informative articles slanted to their particular audiences. That’s why they’re drawn to scotdir’s article directory. scotdir has become a broker between writers and publishers, offering peer-rated articles to a mass audience. Acting as a magnet for quality writers who earn merit pay and catering to a readership that craves authenticity and site integrity, scotdir is an innovative leader in a new age. scotdir’s unique peer-rating system is an ongoing filter for site information, which forces the best into public view and flags the worst for deletion by scotdir’s staffers. As a writing community, scotdir strongly encourages all members to participate in its rating/editing/critiquing system, which includes teenagers. Youngsters — and their parents — do not expect to see adult content on scotdir, even by chance, and especially not by “forced participation” in a system that requires rating to earn money on its site. scotdir offers a “Creative Writing” section in its library, which allows leeway for individualism and self-expression, but it still strongly encourages professionalism and good taste. There are hundreds of “adult” sites that lure a different kind of reader, but there is no other site quite like scotdir, with its high standards and policy of “no littering allowed.” scotdir is “Home” to hundreds of thousands of members/readers/writers/raters who expect the best. There is no reason to change. Category:Home › Other • Pomegranates: A newly discovered superfood • Where did the joke why did the chicken cross the road come from and why is it funny? • Can mothers diagnosed with bipolar disorder make good parents? • Spiritual evolution of human consciousness • Tips for getting a college basketball scholarship • Living with Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) • Caring for the caregiver • Technologys impact on society