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but, I continue to visit from time to time, and do read with interest much of what gets discussed here.
"Cossie", "Timmy" and others wise counsel about message board etiquestte (and behaviour) is worthy of our attention, and action.
This Forum is far and away better than most for providing a safe haven to those who visit; but, like all others, and of the Internet itself as a whole, dangers do present themselves and visitors should be pro-active in of themselves, and the other guests here, and act responsibly.
Trust is the foundation at the heart of "A Place Of Safety". It is its' only currency.
Each of us who consider this our home have disparatem and oftentimes numerous reasons for being here. Our attitudes amd behaviour should always reflect who we are, and what we are about. Serious concerns and issues are addressed through the exchange of information and our interaction with each other. "A Place Of Safety", simply put, exisats through the generosity of our Host as a vehicle designed to facilitate that exchange and interaction.
This neither precludes our ability to have a good time whilst doing so, nor does it, or should it, require that we identify ourslebes in any manner other than our own choosing.
If there is but one rule of thumb that should universally apply here, whether we adopt an anonymous user identity or screenname pr use our real World names, it is that we should always be true to ourselves and to those we interact with. It costs us nothing to tell the truth about ourselves, and through our having done so we further build on that foundation of trust so essential to the excahnge of ideas and of our giving aid when dealting with those serious issues and concerns that are worthy of our being here at all.
I have made many acqaintances, and friends, coming here; amongst these (all grounded in the real World) are Brian and Marc in Ohio, Tim in New York, Henry in Illinois, Kevin in Indiana, Trevor in Washington, Jim in California, Rob in Florida, Ricky in Nova Scotia, Ron in Connecticutt, Ashley in Queensland and Timmy in Buckinghamshire. Whilst I've not personally met all, through my real World contact with one or more, who in turn has had that same real World conbtact with one or more others, and so on, I can be certain of whom each and everyone of them are, and say they are, regardless of their on-line identity.
I'm no different than each and everyone of you. I have many on-line identities, each created with a specific purpose in mind, the core few having existed for well over thirty years now, and an odd one or two created in recent years to humour me or others.
"thegaydeceiver", used here, and elsewhere - a nickname my mother gave me, and used for all my Gay-related on- and off-line activities.
"likethecar", a play on the second half of my hyphenated (and generally adopted) real World surname, is used for anything other than Gay-related activities, where a degree of anonymity is desired on my part.
"warrenceaustin". is used where anonymity is neither desired, nor considered appropriate.
At the core who I am is always the same.
Artfice and deception have no place at "A Place Of Safety"; save that for other times and other venues. The needfol - the troubled and the frightened - are depending on we being just who and what we say we are.
Warren C. E. Austin
Toronto. Canada
[Updated on: Sun, 31 December 2006 16:12]
"... comme recherché qu'un délice callipygian"
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