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| 6 Jul 07, 12:14 PM rubberesque UK(W), 5 yrs   |
Not all channels are like that.
#UKBDSM has some really nice people in there. I guess some people are far more obsessive over nicknames etc than others. I've never known someone to be kicked for having an uncapitalised nick etc. Usually I am happy to help newbies on irc as I used to spend far far too long on there and know most of the commands, or at least I used to before I stopped using it some time ago, but it is like riding a bike and easy enough to remember. I guess the whole Uppercase nicknames for Dom/mes and lower case for subs with the Uppercase mid nick for swiTches kinda helps identify who is what etc but isnt always necessary.
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| 6 Jul 07, 12:36 PM slavesara_m66 UK, 5 yrs |
Or is this just a bunch of silly rules, misconceptions of what we are in. Or Is bdsm really that insane. i must admit to the fact i have had a great time in chat rooms and many laughs too with people. Dom and sub. So may be you went in on the wrong day. but then i am a slave so maybe its easier. Edited 6 Jul 07, 12:38 PM by slavesara_m66 | |
| 6 Jul 07, 12:52 PM Backdooruk UK(BA), 12 yrs |
Was it their Av chat or one of the irc channels (and if so which one)? The public channels there have no such protocol rules, but the private channels can have any rule the creator likes. - Chris
http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/boards/offtopic/ Edited 6 Jul 07, 1:02 PM by Backdooruk | |
| 6 Jul 07, 4:28 PM Slavebinder UK(PE), 6 yrs |
I gave up chat rooms a few years back as to be honest I couldn't keep up with the lively ones. The conversation scrolled past so fast I had difficulty keeping track of what was being said by who! Lol. And if you weren't in the lively ones you were in the ones where nobody said anything!!! | |
| 6 Jul 07, 4:53 PM SluttyMissH UK(LN), 5 yrs |
I agree totally. As like all 'forumns' whatever they may be. Sexual or not. Bdsm or not. It's the same in the workplace, its a shame but we view some people as just nobs and some people view us as just nobs. Informed consent is not different.
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| 6 Jul 07, 7:07 PM dandandandandan UK(ST), 5 yrs |
After about a year of not using any IRC channels, I attempted to get back into the swing of things a few evenings ago. I can sympathise with new users to IRC, for various reasons. Each server will have its own set of rules. These are usually readily available from the people that operate the server and are usually well advertised. The problem arises with the individual channels themselves. They are all operated by individuals, or a small group of them. Therefore, a large amount of people are therefore forced to abide by the rules of a small group. This is when the problems with capitalisation, speaking out of turn, etc. begin to arise. Also, with chat forums, moderation does not occur in 'real time', unlike chat channels, where people can kick you out on a whim, and if someone is in the middle of a rant, and decided to take it out on you for saying the wrong thing/non-capitalisation/etc, then it is easy for them to do so. In other news, with forums themselves, you can read through the history, and get a grip on the flow of the conversation, whereas IRC, you have to just leap in there (due to rules on 'lurking'). Not to mention problems with people joining bdsm servers to have a laugh and take the piss out of people in the scene because it amuses them and they do not understand it. Anyway, I should stop ranting. Dan | |
| 6 Jul 07, 9:46 PM FashionataBlu UK(RG), 5 yrs |
Why does this sentance remind me of the song, "I'm too sexy (for my shirt)"? |
