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19 Mar 2018, 12:33 am

^^^you look pretty good for your age



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19 Mar 2018, 4:12 am

ElleGaunt wrote:
Dylanperr wrote:
I want to know.


Honey, as a young teenager on the internet, assume that some people do lie to you about their age wherever you go.

Here's the thing:

Sexual predators are everywhere. I mean, they are everywhere in real life, but they are really everywhere on the internet. If there is a community message board there are sexual predators. That's just the way it goes. Anyone who thinks this is different because we have aspergers is delusional.

And teenagers are easy prey. You just can't get around it. You have to just respect that you are young and naive in ways you can't control no matter how smart you are.

I'm sure you feel like you've already heard this and already know this, but it's the bottom line to remember:
Be leery of anyone who sends you a private message, no matter now innocent and friendly it seems. Don't even let them start. If they are good people they won't try to corner you off alone in a private conversation.

I was once a 14 year old on the internet. Between wanting the social gratification and being exceptionally naive (and being hella horny) I had some interactions that left me feeling like a shower couldn't get me clean enough, and feeling a bit abandoned in the aftermath.

And whether you are gay or straight there is a high likelihood you'll be targeted by a predator in the months and years to come. 40% of sexual predators are female. The whole way they work is to make going there feel like it's mutual, or like it's your idea.

Just assume some people are lying, and if anyone tries to chum up to you assume they are probably the liars.

The answer is yes. And underline it. Yes.


When I first started this forum stuff, I was given very strict rules about no off forum contact with any member ever. And to this day I still hold to it.



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19 Mar 2018, 6:27 am

I don't lie about my age. The 1990s was the best decade to be a small child, who would want to deny that? :lol:


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19 Mar 2018, 10:46 pm

auntblabby wrote:
^^^you look pretty good for your age


Why, ty!

you look mighty fine yourself! :D



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20 Mar 2018, 2:20 am

Some do some don't, people here even lie about what gender they are - or being a russian influence agent.


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20 Mar 2018, 2:31 am

rowan_nichol wrote:
I tend to be a little "Imprecise" about my age in the profile on any online social media service.

This is because date of birth tends to be one of those features used for identification on many important services (banking etc).

Thus I have a distinct aversion to having the precise date in a profile where it could be harvested for use in fraud.


My age is a little inaccurate for the same reason. I wouldn't be at all surprised if there is someone, or multiple people, on this forum whose special interest is harvesting information about other members based on their profiles and postings.


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20 Mar 2018, 3:51 am

Ichinin wrote:
Some do some don't, people here even lie about what gender they are - or being a russian influence agent.


or slenderman or cthulhu.



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20 Mar 2018, 8:55 am

Ichinin wrote:
Some do some don't, people here even lie about what gender they are
This might be partly because you have to put one or the other, you can't just leave it blank.
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or being a russian influence agent.
They may have meant that to be taken as a joke, it's possible.


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20 Mar 2018, 9:13 am

Dylanperr wrote:
I want to know.


If my opinion is worth anything I'd say the majority of people here don't lie about their ages but that's just a guess. I don't see a way in which someone would profit from doing that here.



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20 Mar 2018, 9:14 am

I am of Russian descent, truly.

I am also truly 57 years old.



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20 Mar 2018, 5:53 pm

Probably not as much lying about age as you would find on say a dating site.

I pretty much take folks at their word about what they are (age and gender). Don't have much choice, and you're not planning to hook up with them, or whatever,so its not of immediate importance.