texancutie -> RE: ALL NEWBIES Beware OF new "chat" rooms (1/27/2007 5:38:52 PM)
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Hey sasshay, I know your heart is in the right place. I applaud you for sticking your neck out there. I know many submissives and Doms that have gotten a lot from what you post to your profile and journal, have heard it from them personally. The forums sometimes do not have a lot of compassionate people that post. I tell people, that tell me they are going to post here, to expect some snide remarks and to develop a thick skin. Sadly, many people just spout off on how everyone on earth should know better about things. That is not often the case though. Age and experience are all relative, and new people do make mistakes. I know it is impossible to hand hold people, and help every one of them to avoid some pretty awful experiences. But we can try. The facts are that there are some bad people out there that use this to BS new people. And some of them are experts at it, some can even fool experienced people too. There is no way to police those people, nor to escape them, especially when using the internet. But they are also out there in real life too. The best way is to try to reach out to others in some way. And to also be there to help or mentor them if they are willing to listen and learn. Please keep posting to your journal. When I run into new people I try to direct them to websites that will help them, or profiles, and people I know that will try. I also tell them about my first foray into this too. So if any effort made helps even one or a handful of people to slow down, don't rush, think things over and so on. It is working. [:)]
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