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    So I'm a new model on SM and have been making some good money in my first couple weeks. I read about the break button, and emailed support for it. I'm still not fast enough for the 30 second rule, and even small privates sometimes exhaust me.

    They told me:

    The break button has now been enabled for your account as requested.

    Please note that use of this feature is heavily monitored and misuse may result in the functionality being removed and/or further account action.
    This sounds really scary. What do they mean 'misuse'? Now I'm scared to use it, or they'll suspend me or something. Is a couple times in a four hour shift okay?

    (I searched SW and couldn't find anything on the 'misuse' of the button. Also I'm too scared to email them back. That was a stern message. Also they have no rules for this thing listed on SM. AAAaaaahhh)

    I'd love any insight. I can't loose this income, and if it means no breaks, well, no breaks. <3

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    Default Re: Break/Pause button abuse on SM?

    I don't know what they mean, but I don't have a break button and it frequently takes me more than 30 seconds to get dressed and cleaned up. I find that talking and greeting guys even if you're off-screen keeps them there, as long as you communicate. Talking about how your last show made you so messy, wet, etc is also great stuff.
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    Default Re: Break/Pause button abuse on SM?

    I think what they mean by misuse is that you are constantly on break even though you are online. A break is just that a break, not something you extend for an hour.

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    Default Re: Break/Pause button abuse on SM?

    Just point your cam upwards, so they cannot see you when you are allreday in free chat again naked.. or point it at your face... makes you able to keep talking to them so you can still invite them and win them over in pvt.excl... at least its what I do, works well.. also the breakbutton screws with your placement, so for me its better to just get back in freechat instead of using the break button (got paranoid about it too bec it has been reported at sw that sometimes it doesnt work properly and you think they cant see you... but they can!)
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    Pfttt. I abuse the hell out of mine all the time. I think you'll be okay.




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    If you need it just for after privates your good. Don't worry about it, babydoll.





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    Default Re: Break/Pause button abuse on SM?

    Yeah, they just don't want you on break all the time, although apparently it logs you off after 10 minutes. I use it when I have to sneeze or fart or do something else I don't feel like doing on cam. Uh, and when show clean-up can't be done in 30 seconds! And when I move locations but don't feel like stopping and re-starting. Don't worry about it

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    Never heard that before.. Kinda ridiculous... I don't use mine anymore .. I just log off to keep that daily time online up to par!..lol.. It is a pain in the ass to log onto the encoder all day but you get used to it.

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    Hmm I wasn't told that when I requested mine when I first started... Must be a new warning for all that "break button abuse"! LOL I think the others are right, you'll be fine. I use mine nearly after every show and have never had an issue either.
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    Default Re: Break/Pause button abuse on SM?

    Okay, sounds like I can use it the way I was going to. Thanks everyone!

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    Default Re: Break/Pause button abuse on SM?

    I emailed them yesterday too and asked it and got answer

    "Unfortunately, the break button is not available for your account. Feel free to contact us once your account is more established to see if you qualify."

    I had no idea that i need to qualify for that, lol. Maybe there have really been some abuse issues or maybe girls uses breakbutton when they splitcam and are in pvt on other site. But i do not see the problem, if it logs off after 10 minutes anyway like somebody said before.

    I do not splitcam and i haven't have any problems or issues, maybe it is beccause i did four mounth long break for camming because of school and started again last week.

    Anyway, i can live without it

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    ^ I'd email them again...Everytime I message them I get a different member of the support staff and a different response to the same questions
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    Sounds like the cracked down on a lot of studios for splitcamming.





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    Quote Originally Posted by anonymous camgirl View Post
    Never heard that before.. Kinda ridiculous... I don't use mine anymore .. I just log off to keep that daily time online up to par!..lol.. It is a pain in the ass to log onto the encoder all day but you get used to it.
    I asked support if the timer counted as part of time online and they told me it did not. But how does it effect placement because I have not noticed. Are we talking long term or short term?
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    Quote Originally Posted by JackAlexander View Post
    I asked support if the timer counted as part of time online and they told me it did not. But how does it effect placement because I have not noticed. Are we talking long term or short term?
    It's never affected mine. What I have noticed though is before they changed the front interface going on break would show us that we were in a private, even though we weren't I think it was SM's way of trying to make us appear busy which I thought was a great feature. Now I've noticed that when we're in break it will say "I'm on a short break, be right back!" or something which I think sucks but now I can see why they don't want us to abuse it. Guys used to sit on the page/in the chat during our old interface and now as soon as they see we're in break mode they'll leave. :/




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    Quote Originally Posted by kortneykay View Post
    It's never affected mine. What I have noticed though is before they changed the front interface going on break would show us that we were in a private, even though we weren't I think it was SM's way of trying to make us appear busy which I thought was a great feature. Now I've noticed that when we're in break it will say "I'm on a short break, be right back!" or something which I think sucks but now I can see why they don't want us to abuse it. Guys used to sit on the page/in the chat during our old interface and now as soon as they see we're in break mode they'll leave. :/
    I would need to double check this, but I'm pretty sure that when we're on a break we appear to be in a private to people who are not logged in, and "taking a short break" to logged in members.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vlodina View Post
    I would need to double check this, but I'm pretty sure that when we're on a break we appear to be in a private to people who are not logged in, and "taking a short break" to logged in members.
    You could be right. Which means they still changed it because I don't use my member account but I could still see girls in break mode/private.




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    Quote Originally Posted by Vlodina View Post
    I would need to double check this, but I'm pretty sure that when we're on a break we appear to be in a private to people who are not logged in, and "taking a short break" to logged in members.
    I've checked my stream while in break mode and it says I'm in private. This is while not being logged in to a customer account.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Missbeth View Post
    ^ I'd email them again...Everytime I message them I get a different member of the support staff and a different response to the same questions
    Ditto to this. The first time I asked for it they said it wasn't available for everyone. I emailed again right after that and they gave it to me. You never know.

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    Default Re: Break/Pause button abuse on SM?

    I never asked for one, its always been there and I still haven't done much with SM at all. I'm in the daily pay studio though, dunno if thats why I had one to start with
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    Long term.. I dunno but I noticed it makes a huge difference.. if you are going to be away for the entire 10 mins at a time and stuff

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    I asked support if the timer counted as part of time online and they told me it did not. But how does it effect placement because I have not noticed. Are we talking long term or short term?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JackAlexander View Post
    I asked support if the timer counted as part of time online and they told me it did not. But how does it effect placement because I have not noticed. Are we talking long term or short term?
    When I got my break button, I asked support if the minutes on break counted as unpaid time online and would thus affect our % in paid chat. They said that it does count as time online and will make your total number of minutes go up.

    I don't use it if I need a bit more time just to get dressed after private. In those cases I just turn my cam away and get dressed off screen while talking to the guys. I think they're more likely to stay in the room that way. I'll use the break button for when me and/or my space is a serious mess after a private, and I'm going to need more than a couple minutes for clean up. Also if I need to pee or get more water or something.
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    Default Re: Break/Pause button abuse on SM?

    I just point the cam at my top half only and 30 seconds gives me enough time to put my bra on at least. When guys in my room see me putting my shirt on/stealth maneuvering to put my panties on it sometimes entices them to take me pvt because they want me to stay naked for them

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