What's on JackinWorld, what isn't, and why
Why is it that you had 8 surveys in the first 5 years of your site, but only one in the last 5 years?
- age 15, Massachusetts
A good question with two answers. First, I, the JackinWorld editor, had more time to work on the site in years past than I do now, and surveys are very time consuming, both to write and to compile results. The site doesn't make nearly enough money to hire employees, and although many people have offered to help with things like surveys, I'm too much of a control freak to hand things over to volunteers.
I read on one of the pages that you've heard from someone who claims to have had 22 orgasms in a 24-hour period.
Now, in honor of Masturbation Month in May, I have beaten said record. Starting at 9 PM on May 7, and ending at 9 PM on May 8, I masturbated 23 times. I kid you not. I would appreciate it if that record of 22 times were updated and maybe credited to a man known to his pals as "The Great Masturbator." Thank you.
If you don't allow users under the age of 18 to register, why, in the Question of the Week Classic, are there people replying with the age of 13, etc.?
The people who answered the Question of the Week were regular JackinWorld readers, not necessarily JackInsider members. They didn't need to register for anything to answer, so people of all ages would respond.
I have reservations about JackinWorld. You often claim that many men try not to masturbate because they think it's a sin or otherwise immoral in some way.
You seem to disregard this on the grounds that feelings of guilt are caused by either hormonal imbalances or a dogmatic upbringing. My personal objection to masturbation is that it is both highly compulsive and completely unproductive. When I masturbate, I am always left with the overwhelming feeling that I have just wasted a significant portion of time doing something very silly. This isn't hormones, this is a sober mind. I am never any better for masturbating. My mind is the same, I am emotionally identical, and my body is basically the same.
It's hard to find a place to submit questions. You might want to revise the "submit questions" section.
Believe it or not, there's a reason why it's so difficult. You would be surprised if you read the e-mail that we get – probably 90% of all the questions sent in are variations on the same dozen or so questions we've always gotten: Can I enlarge my penis, what are these bumps, etc., etc. We obviously can't answer these personally, so we've set up places like the Troubleshooting (FAQ) and JackinWorld index where people can actually find an answer to their question, as opposed to sending it in and never getting an answer.
Do you guys at JackinWorld Central ever get aroused from working on JackinWorld and masturbate together mutually?
Actually, in the five or so years that Mike and Bruce have worked for JackinWorld, I've never met Bruce, and Mike and I have only had dinner once, when he was in town. So no, we don't get together to masturbate. As for getting aroused, I can't speak for Bruce or Mike, but for me JackinWorld is just work. Of course I'm human, so occasionally I'll read something in a submission that's a turn-on – but that doesn't happen all that often.
Does anyone really buy JackinWorld merchandise?
I've been masturbating for 20 years, but I'd never admit to it, much less advertise it to everyone.
Yes, we've sold several dozen T-shirts and boxers, plus a few of our new items, like the coffee mugs. I think broadcasting enthusiasm for masturbation is kind of like going to a nude beach: Most of us wouldn't do it, but for some folks, it's liberating and refreshing. Tell someone sometime that you enjoy masturbating – you might feel a weight lifted from your shoulders.
I was recently reading your Raves & Rants page and was wondering what happens with all the threats you get.
A father said he reported the site to the police – what happened with that? You should make a special column with updates on what happens with the threats.
- age 17, New York
I really like your site, but more than half of it is blocked by AOL.
I have the parental control "mature teen," so I think I should be able to access your whole site. If you could somehow talk to them or write them, it would be amazing.
"Hello, is this America Online? May I speak to Mr. AOL please? Mr. AOL, can you do me a favor and change your parental controls policy so one of my readers can visit all of the pages on my Web site? What's that? You'll do it, you say? Why, thank you, Mr. AOL – I never realized your company was so personal!"
A recent Question of the Week included the instructions, "Please do not submit any fictional stories or add any embellishments to your entries."
How do you know if an entry is fictional? Do people really use JackinWorld that way, spinning ridiculous, fantastic lies and sending them to you?
