squirrelzo
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- Oct 13, 2012
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Lol thanks
Actually I thought about PMing her at the time and giving her a friendly warning. Which was more considerate and thoughtful than the excited dudes egging her on. But that would have been too bitchy.
She wasn't just naive Daisy wandering into a pool of hungry sharks. Not just that, she cut herself before she went in.
You can sit and bitch and whine that lit is full of sharks. (Like all free forums.) My point is be aware of it!
QUOTE=Cruel2BKind;59983519]After reading this thread, a few more posters are going to be joining the lovely and distinguished candyman on iggy.
We need a few dozen more of you, and we need a dearth of Squirrelbitches.
You'd think that would be simple enough to understand?
All of the posts on this monster that say something along the lines of 'she should have expected it' are part of the problem. Harassers and threateners who post in a website atmosphere like this, they can gauge the attitude of the community. If 70% of the posters say that she should just expect it/deserve it then more people will feel safe and continue to harass and threaten online.
To put it simply, in a space that is almost purely based on our words to each other,
THOSE WORDS FUCKING MATTER.
I know that I've been lucky. I stick to AH mostly, and even when I got some unwanted PMs, no one reacted negatively when I sent replies to the effect that my personal ad was from a long time ago and I was no longer searching for roleplay. If we create this environment of acceptance, it will drive away more victims and cause the scum to flourish.
And LC? Tone it down against the site. I'm not even defending lit here. You're like a hellhound with a bone, and it's getting old.[/QUOTE]
Actually I thought about PMing her at the time and giving her a friendly warning. Which was more considerate and thoughtful than the excited dudes egging her on. But that would have been too bitchy.
She wasn't just naive Daisy wandering into a pool of hungry sharks. Not just that, she cut herself before she went in.
You can sit and bitch and whine that lit is full of sharks. (Like all free forums.) My point is be aware of it!
QUOTE=Cruel2BKind;59983519]After reading this thread, a few more posters are going to be joining the lovely and distinguished candyman on iggy.
We need a few dozen more of you, and we need a dearth of Squirrelbitches.
You'd think that would be simple enough to understand?
All of the posts on this monster that say something along the lines of 'she should have expected it' are part of the problem. Harassers and threateners who post in a website atmosphere like this, they can gauge the attitude of the community. If 70% of the posters say that she should just expect it/deserve it then more people will feel safe and continue to harass and threaten online.
To put it simply, in a space that is almost purely based on our words to each other,
THOSE WORDS FUCKING MATTER.
I know that I've been lucky. I stick to AH mostly, and even when I got some unwanted PMs, no one reacted negatively when I sent replies to the effect that my personal ad was from a long time ago and I was no longer searching for roleplay. If we create this environment of acceptance, it will drive away more victims and cause the scum to flourish.
And LC? Tone it down against the site. I'm not even defending lit here. You're like a hellhound with a bone, and it's getting old.[/QUOTE]
