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I hope you will consider this to be a misc. and not a random weirdo question.
First, I liked your answer to the 13 yo advisors question.I've added you to my short list of favorite columnists.
I have been doing this for not quite a month now.I have been answering questions mainly for the reasons you mentioned.
I stumbled across the site and was appalled by some of the advise being given.I think some use it for a way to be smart alecks...I know they do!
Some of the questions asked I know nothing about such as the current fashion trends etc.Those I just don't answer.
I do try to answer any question that I feel needs a more mature point of view. I have given advise to use condoms etc. to young people.I do in most cases try to advise to think about it first.My thinking is that if they are going to be doing these things anyway they better do it safe.I have seen kids being told to just go kill yourself, you are an idiot etc. and this bothers me a lot. They may ask questions that seem stupid at times to me but, they must be of importance to them or they wouldn't ask.And they do deserve a correct answer.Not one like "yea, you had sex and have a rash now you have a disease and are going to die". My god, with teen suicide being up an answer like that could send a kid with low self esteem over the edge!
I sometimes get very frustrated by it and wonder why I even started doing this.As a matter of fact
until that question came up I was contemplating just giving up doing it anymore.Mainly because there doesn't seem to be anybody to go to and just ask am I doing the right thing? Since it's against the rules to just write columnists without asking a question I'll give you that one.
Thanks for letting an old lady (around here anyway...correct age 46) vent at you!
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Hello anonymous,
I certainly understand where you are coming from.
The sloppy handling of abusers on the site is a sin. Someone tells someone to commit suicide, and they MIGHT get banned for 5 days.
I don't really know what to do about it. I plan to give it a little time and hope the admins will listen to me. If they don't I will be gone.
You should see who they accept as admins... Sheesh.
And you can write anyone you like, if they have their e-mail in their profile. Nothing I could find in the rules against it. Look here:
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I wish you had identified yourself. I would add you to my favorite list. :-)
My e-mail is listed in my profile if you need to contact me.
Thanks for sharing the same concerns, it helps to hear someone else say it. ;-)
DangerNerd
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