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European Girls Forum

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General

First, there is a concentration on the preference of the compiler which is for 'films' rather than 'gonzo' or any other form of plotless porn.

Second, there is a bias towards French films reflecting the state of the compiler's knowledge rather than an absolute preference.

Third, a strategy has been adopted to cut down the work. Appearances by actresses which are already listed on iafd in general have not been included. This in practice means American films and Private releases. There are a few exceptions to this, usually where it is useful to list an alternative title in another language; when a European film, by some quirk, is listed on iafd; or when an actress has made a very limited number of appearances in American–made films and it was easy to include them, e.g. a few films of Marilyn Jess. Therefore there isn't a large overlap with iafd.

However, there will be a large overlap with films listed on imdb, though they will list many films which we do not. In general we have included titles already listed on imdb where we have something to add to their information, even if it is only confirmation from having watched the film or seen information on it elsewhere. That said, we have filled many of their gaps and corrected some of their errors, though this is not a criticism of what is an indispensable resource.
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The site lists hard–core titles where one or more of the actresses in the video meet the criteria outlined above. What does or doesn't class as being hard–core can be quite subjective, but we would count any video that contains vaginal or anal insertion by penis, dildo, finger or other objects, oral contact of male or female genitalia, and/or male/female ejaculation.

"Adult Film" means hard–core films, but we have also included many soft–core films and actresses who never did hard–core. This is because the distinction between hard–core and soft–core films was very blurred in the 70s and early 80s as a result of several factors:

• Many films were made in two or more versions, even the soft versions could be cut in some countries.
• A few soft–core actresses went on to do hard–core work (e.g. Karin Schubert) and a few hard–core actresses appeared in soft core films (and even straight films) - and not only after they had given up hard–core work.
• Some soft–core actresses, notably Laura Gemser and Dirce Funari, gave soft–core performances in hard–core films.
• Actresses may actually have had sex on film, without it being shown on camera with body doubles and/or clips from archive footage being used for hard–core close–ups. An example was Marie Forså in Butterflies according to Eric Edwards, her co–star and off–screen partner at the time.
• In addition some actresses may have used a Clintonesque definition of hard core, performing oral sex but not vaginal (and in the case of Heather Deeley in Diversions, vaginal but not oral).
• Some soft core films were later re–edited to include hard core sequences.
• And finally, in more than a few cases it is uncertain whether hard–core versions of films exist.

It is therefore useful to include the relevant non–hard–core actresses and non–hard–core films to aid identification of other actresses by elimination.
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No. The site is purely a resource for those who wish to find information on Continental and Continental–based porn stars and the films in which they appear.
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This is probably the most frequently asked question. Check out the list of video suppliers in the Links section. Most of the North American suppliers have been tried and tested and in our opinion have proved to be reliable. However, we recommend that you read our notes and comments before ordering, especially if you've never ordered before.

If you are interested in a specific video, check if we have included the production company alongside the title (e.g. Marc Dorcel, Colmax, etc.). If we have, one strategy would be to search on sites like Orgazmik and DVD Hard within that supplier. Otherwise, the best course of action is to get catalogues from lots of companies. You don't have to buy.

If you still have no joy in establishing who can supply a specific title, we'd appreciate if you try asking for assistance in the forum first before directing the question to us.
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The following definition is provided by Her Majesty's Custom & Excise of what it is NOT permissible to import into the UK.

• Indecent and obscene material featuring children, such as books, magazines, films, videotapes, laser discs and software.
• Pornographic material other than that which depicts the type of consensual sexual activity between adults which can be legally purchased in the UK.

The British Board of Film Classification provides the definition of what can be legally purchased in the UK. The following content is not acceptable:

• Any material which is in breach of the criminal law.
• Material (including dialogue) likely to encourage an interest in abusive sexual activity (e.g., paedophilia, incest) which may include depictions involving adults role–playing as non–adults.
• The portrayal of any sexual activity, whether real or simulated, which involves lack of consent.
• The infliction of pain or physical harm, real or (in a sexual context) simulated. Some allowance may be made for mild consensual activity.
• Any sexual threats or humiliation which do not form part of a clearly consenting role–playing game.
• The use of any form of physical restraint which prevents participants from withdrawing consent, for example, ball gags.
• Penetration by any object likely to cause actual harm or associated with violence.
• Activity which is degrading or dehumanising (examples include the portrayal of bestiality, necrophilia, defecation, urolagnia).

The following content, subject to the above, may be permitted:

• aroused genitalia
• masturbation
• oral–genital contact including kissing, licking and sucking
• penetration by finger, penis, tongue, vibrator or dildo
• non–harmful fetish material
• group sexual activity
• ejaculation and semen

These guidelines make no distinction between heterosexual and homosexual activity.
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Here are definitions of the some of the most frequently used terms and acronyms:

We acknowledge the alt.sex.movies FAQ for help in providing some of the definitions used above.
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You will often see references on this site to newsgroups such as rec.arts.movies.erotica and may be wondering what they are and how you can view them.

Basically newsgroups are part of USENET, a global bulletin–board system. USENET is not the web. To access a newsgroup you use a separate piece of software called a newsreader. You may already be using Outlook Express for e–mail and this also includes a built–in newsreader. Before you can use it to read newsgroups however, you will need to tell it the name of a news server. Your Internet Service Provider may provide a news server and that is often the best choice when getting started (you can find out what it's called by asking your ISP). If you have a support service with your ISP, this is also the sort of thing you can ask them how to set up.

While there are websites, such as groups.google.com, where you can read USENET news over the web, such sites don't usually carry binaries (i.e. the pictures, audio, video, executables, etc. - anything that isn't text).

One exception to this, in that it is both web–based (i.e. you can access it via your browser) AND it provides limited free usage is GlobalNews. Simply type, or cut and paste, the name of the newsgroup you require into the search box. Assuming that the newsgroup you want is on their server, you will be able to download ten images without registration, or fifty images if you do register (albeit, without incurring any financial obligation).

If you use a newsreader agent, there are some free news servers via which you can access many binary newsgrous. Last time we checked newscache1.freenet.de was available, but you are only allowed to read messages and may not post.

One important thing to be aware of with USENET is that sometimes people can be very fussy about what you post. Each newsgroup has its own rules and quite often there is a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for the newsgroup that gives posting guidelines and answers some common questions. The golden rule is read the FAQ before posting and preferably spend some time reading other people's posts to get an idea of what is acceptable and what is not.

Finally, if you see the term subscribe to a newsgroup, please note that this does not mean you have to pay any money. It simply describes the process of making the messages in that newsgroup available for viewing in your newsreader.

You can find more introductory information about USENET at A newbie's guide to USENET

(Thanks to joey for providing most of the answer to this question)
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We will only list a name on the site if it has either appeared in the credits of a film, video or TV programme, or if we think the name has been used in connection with other modelling activities.

Often we won't know if the names we list for a particular actress include a real name or not, since we are going solely by what the actress was called in credits or news group posts etc. If an actress asks us to remove a name or if an agent or producer tells us that she wouldn't like a particular name to be used, we remove it.

If someone e–mails us with a real name (and tells us that it is a real name) and it has never to our knowledge been used by the actress as a stage name, then we won't use it. If someone makes a post to the forum giving a real name, or any personal details, we will remove that as well, even if it later turns out that the actress in question didn't mind. This is done partly to reduce the chances of someone else making a similar post about another actress and using the first one as justification.

(But it should be borne in mind that this site is not a model agency and this is not a directory of current models. This is intended as a resource of historical as well as current reference. Film appearances are for ever, especially in this digital, internet age. Therefore the fact that an actress is no longer involved in the adult industry is not a reason for removing her page, though we do understand that, given the nature of the industry, discretion is sometimes required, and we will therefore, when necessary, disguise identity.)
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Forum Registration

At it's most basic, a profile is the combination of the name someone uses on the forum and the e–mail address used to register that name. If an attempt is made to register a name that has already been taken, it will result in an error message: "That user name is already in use". Likewise, using an e–mail address to register more than one name: "Your e–mail is already used by someone else". Only one profile can be registered with any name or e–mail address.

Your profile will allow you to post to the forums on EGAFD and BGAFD (British Girls Adult Film Database) - BGAFD is the companion site to EGAFD. You will also have access to the O/T (Off Topic) Forum which is shared between both EGAFD and BGAFD.

Upon signing up, a randomly generated password is e–mailed to the address given by the registrant. This can easily be changed to the registrants own choice of password. Go to the forum and log on. Click the link called 'My Profile', then click 'Edit Profile' (You will only see the 'My Profile' link if you have logged on). You will then be able to add/change all of your profile details (except your forum name), including the password you have been given. To make any changes to your profile permanent, click the 'Update Profile' button at the bottom of the page.
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Members e–mail addresses will be used for no purpose other than to forward their password and to correspond with members in relation to matters concerning EGAFD, when necessary. It is important to emphasise that EGAFD is a non–commercial site.

** NOTE ** EGAFD will not spam it's members, or pass it's members details on to a third party, for commercial gain or for any other reason.

Yes, you can link to one website in your signature which must also be accompanied by a description of your relationship to it - e.g. Webmaster/Featured Model/Moderator/Director/Fan, etc. Graphics of any description are not permitted for use in signatures. Any such instance will be removed by the forum moderators.

To have a picture in your profile you need some webspace to host your picture. Fortunately, there are a growing number of sites which will host images for free and allow you to link back to them. They all work in more or less the same way as the following example:

• Upload your image to a free image hosting site (e.g. www.imagehosting.us).
• Click the 'direct picture link' button on the page that comes up after you've successfully uploaded (on 'imageshosting.us' it's the fourth button down).
• Log on to BGAFD Forums and click the 'My Profile' link. You'll find it towards the bottom of the page.
• On your profile page click the 'Edit Profile' link.
• Paste the address of the image you've uploaded into the 'Image URL' box. You can paste it by holding down the Ctrl key (bottom left-hand corner of your keyboard) and typing the letter 'V'.
• Click the 'Update Profile' button.
• Et voila! You should now have an image in your profile.

If you want more detailed information about image hosting and how to post images, go here.
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Universal Rules (applicable to all forums)

Broadly speaking, anything that doesn't meet the criteria outlined in each forum's specific rules. Please make sure you read them. In addition, EVERY forum falls under the following guidelines:

** NOTE ** Any hints of off topic activities are considered just as off topic as any explicitly made off topic statement.
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Supplying hard–core videos by mail order from within the UK is illegal. The people who do so are taking risks. Please show common sense and do not name names or give UK locations or addresses on the forum.

Posts contravening this rule will be removed. The only exception is where the information given has previously been made widely available in other UK publications.
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The easiest way to create clickable links is by placing web addresses inside a pair of angle brackets, thus: <http://www.egafd.com> This will appear as http://www.egafd.com

Forumites can also make use of a number of tags to insert links into their posts. For instance:

[url]http://www.egafd.com[/url] also creates a url that is linked.

[url=http://www.egafd.com]EGAFD[/url] links 'EGAFD' to http://www.egafd.com (in a forum post you will only see the text and NOT the tags)

[email]gobblyde@gook.com[/email] creates a linked e–mail address.

[img]http://www.egafd.com/logo.gif[/img] (for example) will include an image in your post. For this to work you must ensure that the image you're linking to is stored on some web space and that you have included the FULL address of the image. If you want more detailed information about image hosting and how to post images, go here

Tags are also available to carry out some basic formatting. For example:

[b]Bold Text[/b] will make text bold.

[u]Underlined Text[/u] will underline text.

[i]Italicized Text[/i] will display text in italics.

In addition [center]Centered Text[/center] will centre text and [quote]Shut up and deal![/quote] will indent text (i.e. move it in from the left).
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It is not in the interests of the site to allow the forum to be used to trade copies of broadcast programmes or to trade copies of videos which are easily available to buy. This is effectively stealing from the people in the industry.

Any suspected reference to trading in illegal copies of an original artifact, whether VHS, VCD, VOD or DVD, will be removed. This includes links or directions to any file sharing network.

Copying old tapes which are at risk of disappearing for ever, like 1970s John Lindsay loops for example, is acceptable though, as these cannot be bought from authorised sources and so copying them is helping to preserve them.

** NOTE ** All posts relating to the trading of such tapes MUST be accompanied by a valid e–mail address. Failure to comply will result in removal of the post. When offering to sell or trade original copies via the forum, any descriptions outlining what is available should be kept to a minimum, with interested parties being invited to e–mail the poster if they require further information.
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No, this is stealing. Such posts will be deleted without exception.
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Posters going to the trouble of using an anonymous proxy normally have only one intention - to stir things and cause trouble. So as they become known to us, we will block them.
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All posts must be made in English, or contain an adequate translation into English of any text written in another language. Posts that are solely in a language other than English, or which have an inadequate or ambiguous English translation of any Non–English content will be edited or removed. You can obtain an approximate translation of your post into English at www.translation.langenberg.com.
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The explicit "naming and shaming" of individuals or companies is not permitted for the following reasons:

• To avoid false and malicious naming and shaming
• To avoid libellous posts
• To avoid tit–for–tat posts, culminating in flame wars

Experience has shown that the best way of preventing large numbers of a particular type of post, is to not allow ANY of that type of post. This is not a policy of censorship but self–preservation.

While well–meaning attempts to expose the weirdos, deadbeats and con artists who prey on the adult entertainment industry are appreciated, EGAFD possesses neither the resources, nor the inclination, to be dealing with the inevitable threats of legal action that will follow such posts. Consequently, the naming of specific individuals and companies will result in the offending post being removed. The poster will also be informed that any repetition will result in the cancellation of their membership.

It is, however, acceptable to make a post in which a generalised description is given of a particular situation or cause for concern, as long as the post is accompanied by an e–mail address, through which interested parties can contact the poster for further details. e.g. if there is reason to suspect that an individual is luring models to appointments under false pretences, or is acting in an improper manner, the following text would be acceptable:

WARNING: There is an individual in the Hambry area passing himself off as the photographer of a well–known model agency. He is taking pictures and then refusing to pay the girls. His manner is also potentially dangerous. The agency he claims to represent denies all knowledge of this man and his activities. For further details please contact me via my address: whistle@blower.com

You MUST include your e–mail address in the post, even if you disclose it in your profile.
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To post pictures that are on your computer, you first need some webspace to put your pictures on. Fortunately, there are a growing number of sites which will host images for free and allow you to link back to them. Please read the conditions of use pertaining to each site before uploading any images.

1. Image Shack

• Click the browse button. Select the image that you want to upload and click the 'Host It' button.
• On the page that displays after you have uploaded, click inside the 'Hotlink for forums (1)' box.
• With the address highlighted, hold down the Ctrl key (bottom left-hand corner of your keyboard) and type the letter 'C' to copy the address.
• To paste the address, click inside your post then hold down the Ctrl key and type the letter 'V'.
• Use the 'Preview' button to make sure everything is correct and then post.
• If you want to post several full-size images, repeat the above but copy and paste 'Thumbnail for forums (1)'. This will insert a thumbnail image into your post which will bring up the full-size image when clicked on.

2. Image Hosting

• Browse to the image you require and upload it.
• Click the copy button for 'Post this picture on a forum'.
• Click inside your post then hold down the Ctrl key and type the letter 'V'.
• Use the 'Preview' button to make sure everything is correct and then post.
• If you want to post several full-size images, repeat the above but use 'Thumbnail link'.

These are just two examples of a number of sites offering this service, or something similar (some of which may require registration). Others include: Image Venue, IMGSpot, Image Terminal, Photo Box, File High, Put File, Photo Bucket, xs.to, imgshare.net. A comprehensive directory of free image hosting sites can be found at Free Web Hosting.
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European Girls Forum

This forum is intended for the discussion and sharing of information on the topic of Continental born and Continental–based female performers in adult films.

Its primary purpose is for:

• Fans to communicate with each other
• Fans to communicate with people in the industry
• People in the industry to communicate with fans

It is not a primary intention that it be used by suppliers and producers to 'communicate' with one another and such posts will be removed at our discretion.
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Anything relating to Continental and Continental–based actresses and the adult videos and programmes in which they appear, i.e. those actresses and films that meet the criteria layed out in FAQ questions 1.1 and 1.2 above.

Discussion related to softer films than those listed on the site is acceptable and encouraged, since it can sometimes lead to the discovery of other work which we will list.

This is also the correct forum for the posting of picture links featuring Continental models.
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Anything that does not pertain directly to Continental or Continental–based adult models and the Continental adult entertainment industry, or which might reasonably be considered related to those topics. [See section 3.1 of the Universal Rules for further details of what is off topic]

All threads beginning with an off topic post will be moved to the O/T Forum. Off topic posts to the European Girls forum are permissible where they evolve naturally from the thread topic. However, if over indulged in they will at some point begin to test the patience of moderators and likely result in their being removed. All off topic posts added to an existing on topic thread MUST be declared by putting O/T in the subject header.
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O/T Forum

The O/T forum is a place where forumites can socialise and share opinions with each other about life, the universe and everything... as long as they don't break any forum rules in the process.

** NOTE ** Two month's worth of messages will be kept available for viewing.
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We just told you: Life, the universe, etc.
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Queries about Continental models, hard–core videos, the adult industry; the posting of picture links containing Continental content more appropriate to the European Girls Forum. [See section 3.1 of the Universal Rules for further details of what is off topic]
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