Cow thing.

[BillShipton]

Not sure we should be encouraging this for all the usual safety reasons.

[Lizzie_Claymore]

Have to agree with you on that Bill. I know there are those who like the idea of this sort of thing but I think *most* sploshers consider this sort of thing to be scat rather than wam/sploshing and, therefore, not really relevant to wam/sploshing sites. It's such a 'hard line' for most of us that I think we would probably prefer to see all such things moved into a separate folder.

I know that sort of goes against the general splosh site ethos where we don't adopt the segregation and ghettoisation that occurs in certain other sites but I do feel that this area really 'crosses a line' of repulsion for most people. It certainly doesn't do any favours when attempting to introduce people to the fun concept of sploshing only for them to end up coming across this aspect and running a mile. I've had that happen once with someone I was chatting to. I recommended this site and she stumbled straight across a similar farm-based thread and was immediately turned off the whole idea, thinking that that was the norm.

[wamram]

I have to agree with Bill and Lesley, Not for me messing with cow poo etc, Sploshing for me is having laugh, getting a pie in the face, covered in gloop. Just losing your stresses and forgetting the rules for awhile. But it's up to you if you want to do, good luck with your search.

[topcattopone]

Paint has the same effect on me. I suppose it's what is in your bag. BTW be careful of some of the links in the manure thread. There are some very nasty viruses attached. There is no doubt that manure is a very dangerous substance only a few months ago three members of the same family died. On fell in, the other two went in after her in an attempt to get her out - STAY AWAY!

[Bones]

To be fair Im pretty sure they were all overcome almost instantly by fumes from the cess pit - and whilst there are no doubt various nasties in your standard sized regular without fries cowpat, I think you will be unlucky to suffocate from the fumes generated from it

[SimonW]

Apologies for earlier post.
No offence ever intended.
Stick to custard pies from now,love them so much more of course.
Sarah.

Doubt that anyone here has taken offence....sometimes we get ideas which are impossible, or, at best, wouldn't be fun in practice. Custard pies are good.

[BillShipton]

I think it is well known that we are not judgmental when it comes to anyone's taste in mess. However when something that is obviously dangerous comes up (and e-coli etc can be), we feel we have to point it out. It doesn't mean we are offended or disapprove of what you do.

[Mike Nomic]

Whilst I'm not banging the drum fpr cow poo sploshing, I find the negativity towards it quite fascinating.

If one sorts the threads on here by the number of views, then the following appears: -

2nd most viewed: MuddyModels back again in the cow shed - 38909 views

3rd most viwed: Tracey and the Horse Manure film stills UPDATED - 36232 views

7th most viewed: Manure Wamming - 31349 views

14th most viewed: In the cowshed - 18890 views

25th most viewed: For Manure Sploshers - 14576 views

Now either the manure fans are in danger of wrecking their keyboards through constant repeated viewing of these threads, or as I suspect, the threads are being viewed a lot by those who "aren't interested" or have expressed antipathy towards the subject.

I find the apparent hypocrisy deeply puzzling.

[Lizzie_Claymore]

Very interesting point, Mike. Without checking, could it be that the threads usually prompt conversations that go on over an extended period of time, thus causing the threads to keep popping up to the top (at which point all the previous viewers re-view), whereas other more mundane ones gradually sink down and are lost, perhaps?

I have to agree with Bill on the issue of safety though. e-coli is very common from that source and has sometimes been lethal. Even when not, it can result in very serious permanent illness such as liver failure.

I also agree that it's not for us to be judgmental about people who are into such activities and I certainly wouldn't want to be. What turns people on turns them on. There are all sorts of things that people are into (and, indeed, many who are into all sorts of kink out there probably can't understand what we see in sploshing). However, just because we're not being judgmental doesn't mean that people would necessarily expect (or want) the site to have threads on ... say ... just pure spanking or pony play, for example as that's not what the site is about. The question is whether this is sploshing or whether it's scat and whether scat is considered by most people to be a part of sploshing. If most people don't think scat is part of sploshing (but a separate kink) then is it more appropriate for such threads to be redirected to a board that is dedicated to scat? (I assume there are such things but I'm certainly not going looking!) That would strike me as the place for people who are into such activities to be more likely to have success in finding others who are more into that. Alternatively if there is a loose and minor overlap with sploshing but it's not considered mainstream splosh by most sploshers, does it need a separate page just for scat activities?

I don't have any answers to these musings - it's more just a question of 'thinking out loud' to see whether others are thinking along similar lines.

[BillShipton]

There are always going to be subjects that crossover and have overlapping themes. When does smelly mud become dung? I agree shit 'on draught' as it were might be closer to scat which is why I commented on that rather than the 'messy cowfield' posts. However, to label anything with any degree of dung as scat and advise people to go somewhere else seems an impossible line to draw. I mean when messy TV threads start discussing where to buy tights rather than what to put in them we don't redirect those to TV Chix! All the time there are relatively few (in number) manure posts and thousands of more conventional sploshing/WAM ones, what the hell?

[SimonW]

As I mentioned in my post two or three above ^^^ , I think that there are some things the thought of which seems fun or exciting, but which, in practice, wouldn't be either practical or sensible. I'm sure that "manure" is one of these....it's one thing to think about it, and I'm happy to see a model in a nice muddy situation, but I wouldn't like any risk being involved.

Knowing that a model is either enjoying it, or, "putting up" with it to entertain us (and getting suitably paid!) adds to the delight, but I would not want anyone to be at any risk in either infection, or, for that matter, in any other way in their WAM modelling.

I'm sure that this is why threads on more "extreme" wam attract attention....for example, I see on that "other forum", there seems currently a lot of interest in grossly messy hair shampoos.

[Sidi]

"3rd most viwed: Tracey and the Horse Manure film stills UPDATED - 36232 views"

Oh yes, still waiting to see that one, maybe one day.

[Lizzie_Claymore]

Ha ha - fair point, Bill! TV fashion tips may not be the most interesting for non-TVers. Mind you, I suppose there could be a difference between stuff that is just 'not of interest' and maybe just a bit dull to people and something that really 'crosses a hard line' of revulsion. After all, it has been known for a certain website proprietor to talk about trains and buses (and a lot of other wibble besides) which can't be of interest to some on here but, as you say, we don't re-direct them either. (Fine with me, mind!)

However ... beauty's in the eye of the beholder, I suppose. Each to their own. All interesting debate. [Move along ... nothing to see here etc!]

[messyalan]

I have played with cow poo but I keep it well away from the face. Just on the outer clothes for safety. I do have a question though. Do people steer clear of it for safety reasons or is it just the thought of it? I ask because a long time ago I made up some very convincing fake poo and I wondered if that would be more acceptable?

[Lizzie_Claymore]

In my case, both. I'm sure I'm not alone. Someone I was coaxing online into sploshing a while back then backed out of it rapidly when I'd directed her to this site and she came across a thread about it. She was repulsed at the concept of using cow poo and decided that 'sploshing wasn't for her', which was a great shame. She had (incorrectly) got the impression that this was the sort of thing that it was all about. I suppose it was just unfortunate that a thread on the subject happened to be at the top of the pile of threads at the time. However, "one man's meat" etc. (....is another's Findus horseburger!)