Hello all

I was talking to a good internet friend about what transpired last night, and I decided to make a thread:

As you may know, I am a minor. I am 17. As a minor, there are certain things I should be avoiding in public spaces on the internet which involve social interaction.

Obviously there are things that I know, and topics which are nsfw that are very fun to joke about, and involve ourselves in, but we must be careful.

What happened last night my time was a large example of what minors shouldn't be doing.

Of course there are other instances of such behavior, but last night is fresh in my mind. The topic discussed for hours was undoubtedly nsfw, and many, even if it was jokingly, minors made lewd and sexual comments about the subject.

Of course it may be funny, and you may have fun laughing about this stuff, but I'm concerned with all of your safety.

It's perfectly ok for minors to congregate in private chats or discussions and talk about certain topics. Of course every minor in the discussion should be of the same maturity or around the same age but let's not get into that right now.

The problem comes when both adults and minors are involved in the discussion. It's not ok for an adult to talk about sexual things and be horny around minors, there shouldn't be a double standard.

I know certain feelings come with growing up, and I know certain thoughts are unavoidable, but you have the power to control what you type and post, so use that power to keep you and others safe.

I know all of the people I interact with, or at least assume, are good people, and I know you don't have any negative intentions. If you aren't careful, however, there may be negative consequences, or potential dangerous situations which may arise.

My friend was traumatized by certain things he saw online by involving himself in these things. There are true dangers you may not realize exist.

Just please try and be less spontaneous, and think about what you post, and where you post it.

I really appreciate you all and I just want everyone to be safe.

Ok, since I've posted this thread, I talked to Yam, and he brought up some really important points. The first one is that even interacting with nsfw posts, such as merely liking them, gives them attention, and can spread them even further.

The night everything went down, I was responding to everything, and liking everything, even if my intentions weren't to support what was being said. I should have just ignored everything and moved on, and I think it's important that you all do the same.

Furthermore, a prime example of the dangers lurking in our midst would be L***N**H******. I am censoring his name since I don't feel comfortable saying it out loud.

He is a paedophile, and has groomed kids in the past. It's so important you don't involve yourselves in discussions with adults that are horny or nsfw because you never know their intentions.

For the adults who read this, please make sure you are discussing appropriate topics when around minors, or let minors know not to interact in certain conversations and threads. It's both for their safety, as well as your own.

Even if you are just joking around, there's never a 100% certainty of what you are doing, since the internet can ask as a mask for your true feelings and intentions.

For the minors reading this, please avoid nsfw conversations and interaction when possible. It's for your own good. If you want to talk in private with other minors go ahead, but certainly not around adults.

I really didn't want to continue this thread, since it's been almost 2 days since the whole milk conversation happened, but these points were important and I couldn't go without saying them.

Let's just try to all be better in the future, and for now lay this issue to rest until it becomes a problem in the future.