TicklingDuo
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Foottickler's post is just one example of some of the difficulties that have occurred in the chat room of late. Our wonderful troll(s) have been playing their games. That's to be expected, I guess. A simple click of the ignore button can solve that annoyance. But, there have been other difficulties as well, several of which I've been present to witness and others that people have mentioned to me. So, I thought I'd open my big mouth again to point out a few things to help keep the peace.
While this IS a "tickling" forum, there is more to each of us than tickling alone. So, there will naturally be conversation about other things as we all get to know one another. I'm sure some may find it frustrating to come in looking for tickle talk and find that the conversation has gone in another direction at that moment. Be patient with your fellow chatters. If you have a specific area of tickling you'd like to discuss, bring it up and see if people run with it. Understand, though, that they may be involved in other things and not jump right in. Try again later. You cheat yourself along with the rest of us if you give up.
While many find cyber tickling to be fun, others are not into it. If someone says that they don't want to join in cyber play, that should be honored. Pressing the issue will do little other than annoy the person. As in RL encounters, boundaries should always be honored. At the same time, it's not necessary to make someone who asks feel like a subhuman. Simply state that you aren't interested and leave it at that.
As with any community, there will be some clashing of styles and opinions. That doesn't mean that you or anyone else is a bad person. We're just all different. Try to understand where the other person is coming from. If you don't agree, that's cool. But, don't slam the person in front of everyone. It's sometimes best to simply give up the right to be right and/or agree to disagree, rather than starting a fight. Again, the ignore button comes in handy if you really don't want to hear what they have to say.
We keep asking why there aren't more women around. One thing that will scare them off very quickly is getting flooded by PCs the second they enter the room. I've gone in under my own name (along with several aliases) over the past few weeks. Unless it's not clear that it's a woman, I generally get 2-3 PCs within about 30 sec. It would be a good idea to give the ladies a chance to get settled before trying to PC them. It would also be nice if you asked first...especially since many have problems where PCs popping up knocks them offline.
While I'm not a mod and have no authority here, these are some simple suggestions that might help make things a bit more enjoyable for us. Take them or leave them....as you wish.
Ann
While this IS a "tickling" forum, there is more to each of us than tickling alone. So, there will naturally be conversation about other things as we all get to know one another. I'm sure some may find it frustrating to come in looking for tickle talk and find that the conversation has gone in another direction at that moment. Be patient with your fellow chatters. If you have a specific area of tickling you'd like to discuss, bring it up and see if people run with it. Understand, though, that they may be involved in other things and not jump right in. Try again later. You cheat yourself along with the rest of us if you give up.
While many find cyber tickling to be fun, others are not into it. If someone says that they don't want to join in cyber play, that should be honored. Pressing the issue will do little other than annoy the person. As in RL encounters, boundaries should always be honored. At the same time, it's not necessary to make someone who asks feel like a subhuman. Simply state that you aren't interested and leave it at that.
As with any community, there will be some clashing of styles and opinions. That doesn't mean that you or anyone else is a bad person. We're just all different. Try to understand where the other person is coming from. If you don't agree, that's cool. But, don't slam the person in front of everyone. It's sometimes best to simply give up the right to be right and/or agree to disagree, rather than starting a fight. Again, the ignore button comes in handy if you really don't want to hear what they have to say.
We keep asking why there aren't more women around. One thing that will scare them off very quickly is getting flooded by PCs the second they enter the room. I've gone in under my own name (along with several aliases) over the past few weeks. Unless it's not clear that it's a woman, I generally get 2-3 PCs within about 30 sec. It would be a good idea to give the ladies a chance to get settled before trying to PC them. It would also be nice if you asked first...especially since many have problems where PCs popping up knocks them offline.
While I'm not a mod and have no authority here, these are some simple suggestions that might help make things a bit more enjoyable for us. Take them or leave them....as you wish.
Ann
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