This is an issue that continually comes back to anyone who has spent any amount of time in a chatroom. For all the wonderful times one might have in 'the room' there are many pitfalls.
Possibly because of the 'faceless' and 'traceless' attributes of the internet medium, certain persons are inclined to leave the consideration and common decency they might normally employ in a face to face setting at the chatroom door. The anonymity of the online scene makes a 'hit and hide' attack extremely easy to accomplish with little or no consequences to the instigator.
It can be quite tasteless, as well as cruel. Attacks of this nature are the work of cowards and crass individuals who have nothing better to do with their time; They are the foray of those that feast on the pain and misery of others. We must hold this in the forefront of our minds to keep our perspective.
Perhaps what is forgotten is that we are all still real people, with real lives. We often know so little about those we interact with online. It is easy to overlook the fact that behind each screen name there is a face, a thinking mind, and a living soul that does register feelings.
I myself usually tend to discount so much of the tactics and drama of online interaction. Today that is a bit more difficult to do.
Many of my readers will have no idea of the situation to which I refer now. I will address it with dignity. If this does not concern you, please feel free to disregard the remainder of my posting.
I will simply state:
a. Ms Victoria is not the sort of person that spends time in chatrooms.
b. She is certainly not the sort to discuss private issues in a public setting.
c. She was not in a chatroom last night at 2am behaving in an unseemly manner.
d. Michael, our boy in training, is not Ms Victoria's collared beta submissive.
e. There are currently no restrictions on Michael's IMs.
f. Ms Sognodreams, Ms Kate and Ms Gabrielle have done nothing improper.
g. Michael is in good standing in our household. He is loved and well trusted.
If there are any questions regarding what was said by someone posing as MsV using the name MzVeivetrain (not MzVelvetRain) in the RT Dominant Women chatroom I would appreciate them being sent directly to me. This entire scenario has deeply upset Ms Victoria, especially as Celestia's name was used in the farce.
Ryan
