Kevin's Watch

Post by **Revan** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:25 pm

I've not been around much the last couple of days; and will be missing for a few more. This is due to lacking an Internet connection outside of college. I have recently moved into student halls and do not have an Internet connection. I seek to rectify this lack soon. Take care Watchers.

Post by **A Gunslinger** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:03 pm

hurry back Darthy!

Post by **dANdeLION** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:20 pm

drew wrote:Boo Hoo

Okay, I admit I was making a joke; but it certainly wasn't a 'knock-knock' joke!

Post by **Metal-Demon** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:04 pm

Loremaster wrote:Welcome back, Metal-Demon!

Thank-you, Loremaster ... sorry for the long (and unexplained) absence. I kinda missed this place.

Post by **Revan** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:44 pm

Wireless does not seem to function too well in my part of the student house; so it seems I am stuck with the college computers for now. I'll still be around, just not on evening or weekends; until I can organize a stronger wireless internet connection.

Post by **memla** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:05 am

Where has that Landwaster gone?

He promised to call... then write... ahhh.

I just want to tell him to look out for Arthur. Pass the word, if you see him, please?

Post by **Lord Mhoram** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:20 am

He usually leaves for most of the year and then comes back.

Post by **memla** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:23 am

Lord Mhoram wrote:He usually leaves for most of the year and then comes back.

Don't I know it...*SIGH*

Post by **Seareach** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:06 am

What happened to Phantasm???

Post by **Wyldewode** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:14 am

Yeah. . . I miss him.

Post by **Seareach** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:23 am

My computer is busted...so until I get it fixed I won't be around.

Seareach out.

Post by **Seareach** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:34 am

TA DA! I'm back! Managed to convince a friend of mine that she should really drive me into the next town so I could get my computer fixed NOW...and luckily she had nothing better to do than help me out! YAY! Did ya all miss me!!!

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:30 am

Yeah, those were the longest 4 hours ever.

--A

Post by **Marv** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:11 am

Where's Seareach? She's been gone for like...a matter of hours now. I'm worried!

Post by **Seareach** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:07 pm

Oh shut up, both of you!!!!

Post by **Baradakas** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:39 pm

Post by **Waddley** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:42 pm

Bah, I never check this thread like I should, so this is about a month too late. Anyway...

James wrote:I meet tons of people through the Internet. In fact, I will be staying in a large house for the best part of a week with 30 or so of them this summer.

I meet with a ton of people from the net, too. The people I karaoke and watch BSG on Fridays with are from the Somethingawful.com forums... there are probably about 30 of us together, anywhere between 10 and 20 showing up at any given meet, and to date I've dated... (and this is super sad, huh??) 5 people I met online. 2 from (hur!) video games, one from a dating site, and two from forums.

Anyway, there are freaks everywhere, online AND people you meet face to face... it just is what it is... that said:

Seareach wrote:Honestly, I think when SOS gets older and learns about the internet I think I'll always be cautious. I saw something on MySpace about some 40 year old dude preying on some 14 year old girls (did I see that on your page Wadders?).

If it was the one where the two women tricked the creep into thinking they were 14 year old girls, and sent them inappropriate videos of himself, yeah... that was on my site.

Obviously, there are creeps on the internet. I've been active online since I was about 11, and I've been propositioned multiple times... but on the other hand, and what I think doesn't get as much recognition, many children seek out this kind of attention. For one reason or another, many times they knowledgeably put themselves in these positions of... I don't want to say harm per se, perhaps exposure.

I went to adult chat rooms. I told people I was young. I was curious about the kind of attention it got me... I never put myself in real harm, but I definitely saw/read things that my mom would have been livid over. I know that many many other young teens do the same. It's a tough situation, but as long as you teach your child that meeting a stranger online is about as smart as scratching your eye with the tip of a steak knife, they'll be fine.

This is what's scary to me: Kids are smart. Kids are curious. Kids like the forbidden... they're going to get into it if they really want to. **sigh** Remind me not to reproduce. I don't want any kid seeing what I have, at the age I did.

Sorry, didn't mean to go all tangenty on y'all. And sorry for the complete thread hijack.

Back to mourning missing watchers....

Post by **Marv** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:16 pm

Seareach wrote:Oh shut up, both of you!!!!

Pfft. Who are you to tell me to shut up with your measly 50 odd posts. You're practically a Noob!!

Post by **dANdeLION** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:28 pm

Marvin wrote:Pfft. Who are you to tell me to shut up with your measly 50 odd posts. You're practically a Noob!!

They're not all odd!

Post by **danlo** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:33 pm

Where's Lore? Did his "God" eat him?

I hope he's OK...maybe just busy--I need him to jump over me in post count--yes I'm mashocistic that way...

MIA