girl4you2
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ORIGINAL: DougDammitt Points to consider regarding respect... We are in a website that caters to a specific community. Therefore, all things being equal, an individual actively participating in this community is who they say they are until proven not to be. Acts of showing no respect or acts of being discourteous are various forms of disrespect. That being said, respect for an individual, be they Dom or sub/slave, is and always will be earned. The above is the result of a pleasant email exchange with a 'sub' who felt I was harsh in a journal entry of mine. I observed that some members who claim to be sub/slave tend to be disrespectful with no cause. Doesn't it make you miss the good 'ole days? Aah, for a switch and a woodshed. just because someone has a name and is on a public website does not give them a security clearance, nor does it ensure that they are anything other than a name. who is to say that an individual is "actively participating in" this community and what are the prerequistes for this? registration? 5 posts on the boards? two emails to one person? respect, if genuine, is a significant thing, not to be tossed around lightly. a switch and a woodshed didn't really shed much different light on this, other than perhaps manners. people are people. manners are not the same as calling someone by a term that should not be given lightly, else what meaning does it have? "yes, sir" and "no, maam" were taught to me as a polite way to refer to elders. but do call a dominant by anything resembling "Master" isn't a polite reference to me. just my ideas. i wish you well.
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maireann croí éadrom i bhfad. is maith an scáthán súil charad. is leor nod don eolach. got shoes?
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