So, I'm new, and I searched everywhere for information on what RPG considers erotic imagery and "smut".  I found nothing that really helps.

I'm starting 2 1x1s that will include romance and sex.  I understand that this is not an erotic site, and that I need to keep the sex "appropriate", unless it's being written in PM.

But what is appropriate?

Regarding imagery, can I, for example, post a link to an image of a naked woman so long as we don't see her nipples, her crotch, and/or her naked ass?  Can I use an image of a women from behind wearing only a thong with her bosom fully hidden behind her arms and hands?  Where do I draw the line?

If I can't post these images in the IC, can I post them in the Characters Page?  Would the limits apply to all 3 types of threads (IC, OOC, Characters)?

Regarding erotic text, can I speak of a couple stripping down and coming together for sex without giving explicit details about the "contact" between them and actual "gettin' it on" details?  Can I go farther than that?  Do I need to prevent going even that far?  

If I avoid roleplaying sex scenes, am I allowed to use words to describe sexual body parts.  You know, "Danny dropped his shorts and Sally got her first viewing of his ****", and that kind of stuff? 

I'm just trying to keep out of trouble.  I don't write pornography, I write erotica, with the difference in my mind being: "Pornography is a whole lot of sex with very little story, while erotica is a whole lot of story with very little sex." 

I can avoid the erotica altogether, of course, but that kind of takes away from the heat of the romantic story, doesn't it?  I hate writing in PM, but if I have to, I will.  Or, I'll avoid the sex altogether and write a PG-13 story in the threads.

My primary concerns regarding my stories which include romance and/or sex are twofold: (1) Not to offend anyone, regardless of age; (2) To write a great story which, if it IS a romantic story, would obviously include sex.

All serious comments are appreciated.  If you're just gonna be rude or stupid, don't bother: you're not impressing anyone, and it doesn't affect me.

Oh, also, if you have any favorite erotic stories which WERE allowed, I'd like to review those scenes to see that which those writers were allowed, so that I can get an idea of what's appropriate.  Please send me a link to the appropriate part of the story or at least the story itself with an idea of how many posts in I need to go to find the intimate scene.  (In other words, I don't want to read 500 posts to find a sex scene at post #333 that's only 4 posts long.)

Thanks to all who bothered reading this.