Hello all. I've been lurking around here for a couple months. Seems like a nice community - too small to have many of the usual forum trolls and/or douchebags. Some very nice rare uploads that I'd never even heard of before.
I wanted, for my coming-out-of-lurker phase, make my first post about lurking. I hope it will inspire some creative discussion (not arguments, hopefully). Namely, I wanted to explain my personal reasons for staying in the shadows and see if I can sway some others to at least see my point of view, if not agree with it. After all, I've seen a lot of lurker-hatred on this and other forums. And there's a good reason for that - these magnificent uploads are being handed out to the general public, with no questions asked, no payment tendered, no reward expected. It does seem a bit morally corrupt to just leech off of other people's work and not contribute anything in return, especially if all that would make you guys happy would be to actively post in a forum.
However, there is (as always) another side of the story. Bear with me while I get a little personal =D
I was brought up by a very christian, very puritanistic mother. Thus, my beliefs in some things as 'wrong' are very firm and set in my character. For example, I think rape is one of the worst crimes possible, probably even worse than murder.
For those wondering why I am posting on a forum that specifically caters to people who enjoy rape, especially tentacle rape, I will explain... the biggest turn-on for me is when a woman is turned on. I get off when they get off, so to speak. I love situations where they might not like it at first, but eventually love it. This is why I loved Riesz's storyline so much in the new Slave Maker (check out the hentai games forum if you don't know what I'm talking about - definitely worth the play through!)
Getting back on topic, I am and have always been a little ashamed of my darker perversions like tentacle rape and such. Though it has not stopped me from enjoying those perversions to the fullest, I will always be extremely secretive about them. Not even my girlfriend of six or seven years knows I am into tentacle rape. Admitting this, even to a forum of complete strangers where anonymity is supposedly guaranteed, makes me very uncomfortable.
Furthermore, as anybody with even the slightest know-how of networking will tell you, the so-called "anonymity" of the Internet is a nonexistent fraud. Anything and everything can be traced back to anybody. Worse, what if there is someone I know who frequents the same forum I come out in and recognize telltale signs of my life? I would never be able to live it down, even if they had the exact same proclivities I do. It would make things extremely awkward and I could probably never speak to that person again.
I guess what I'm trying to get across is, some basic part of me will always consider these desires as 'wrong.' That's why I'm more of a lurker than a contributer. Actually, this will be my first contribution to anything hentai-related ever...
So, knowing that, do any of you have a little less hostility toward lurkers?
Also, I have to add, I bear no ill will to those of you of this forum that are hostile to lurkers such as myself. There are very good reasons for it, and even if there weren't, the welcomes I've seem for such lurkers are warm and heartfelt - someone coming out of lurkerdom seems truly appreciated instead of publicly lynched.
Hope this provokes some thought-provoking discussion =)
I wanted, for my coming-out-of-lurker phase, make my first post about lurking. I hope it will inspire some creative discussion (not arguments, hopefully). Namely, I wanted to explain my personal reasons for staying in the shadows and see if I can sway some others to at least see my point of view, if not agree with it. After all, I've seen a lot of lurker-hatred on this and other forums. And there's a good reason for that - these magnificent uploads are being handed out to the general public, with no questions asked, no payment tendered, no reward expected. It does seem a bit morally corrupt to just leech off of other people's work and not contribute anything in return, especially if all that would make you guys happy would be to actively post in a forum.
However, there is (as always) another side of the story. Bear with me while I get a little personal =D
I was brought up by a very christian, very puritanistic mother. Thus, my beliefs in some things as 'wrong' are very firm and set in my character. For example, I think rape is one of the worst crimes possible, probably even worse than murder.
For those wondering why I am posting on a forum that specifically caters to people who enjoy rape, especially tentacle rape, I will explain... the biggest turn-on for me is when a woman is turned on. I get off when they get off, so to speak. I love situations where they might not like it at first, but eventually love it. This is why I loved Riesz's storyline so much in the new Slave Maker (check out the hentai games forum if you don't know what I'm talking about - definitely worth the play through!)
Getting back on topic, I am and have always been a little ashamed of my darker perversions like tentacle rape and such. Though it has not stopped me from enjoying those perversions to the fullest, I will always be extremely secretive about them. Not even my girlfriend of six or seven years knows I am into tentacle rape. Admitting this, even to a forum of complete strangers where anonymity is supposedly guaranteed, makes me very uncomfortable.
Furthermore, as anybody with even the slightest know-how of networking will tell you, the so-called "anonymity" of the Internet is a nonexistent fraud. Anything and everything can be traced back to anybody. Worse, what if there is someone I know who frequents the same forum I come out in and recognize telltale signs of my life? I would never be able to live it down, even if they had the exact same proclivities I do. It would make things extremely awkward and I could probably never speak to that person again.
I guess what I'm trying to get across is, some basic part of me will always consider these desires as 'wrong.' That's why I'm more of a lurker than a contributer. Actually, this will be my first contribution to anything hentai-related ever...
So, knowing that, do any of you have a little less hostility toward lurkers?
Also, I have to add, I bear no ill will to those of you of this forum that are hostile to lurkers such as myself. There are very good reasons for it, and even if there weren't, the welcomes I've seem for such lurkers are warm and heartfelt - someone coming out of lurkerdom seems truly appreciated instead of publicly lynched.
Hope this provokes some thought-provoking discussion =)
