I really have no words about that ad, and it makes my heart sink. Seeing the claims of me being a past predator is hard to witness. Since joining the site and understanding the depths of the history, and even just playing with one of those said predators in stars, I have tried to be open about who I am since joining the website. With that being said, I feel like there have been some very trusted users on this website that I have called with that can vouch for me and otherwise recognize if I was a past user. Additionally, I do run in the same circles of individuals who I know are minors, and have not been made aware of any instances where I made them feel uncomfortable, but will use this opportunity to have any of them come forward privately or publicly at their will.
However, I also do understand the concern that I do not post publicly on this website images of myself, or my partner (only my dog lol). But, that is mainly because of situations like this and slander that can be done to my personal life, when I work a public state job. I can say for certain who made that blog, but this is not about retalliation or deflecting. And they are very frustrated at me from a game, that I wanted to be voted out from, because of the toxicity it was causing, just like this. I do have diagnosed anxiety, with the main form of that stemming from confrontation and feelings of being dominated/belittled in social situations.
I joined this website at a very vulnerable time in my life when my partner moved away from home, and was looking for ways to occupy my time without him. I had found a home and a great group of friends, but this personal attack is a hard pill to swallow.
I do not know how you all want me to proove myself to you, but I also do not want to escalate the situation further. What I will say is, when a similar question was raised by other users prior, I was cleared by moderation. In response to knowing "the ins and outs" when I joined, anyone who knew me then knows that I very much did not, but I am also a 23 year old man with a college degree, it doesnt take a rocket scientist to know how to read a FAQ page.
Do with that information as you will, and make your decision for yourself, but I hope the people that have actually got to know me on here believe my story, and not someone I just met that was salty about a Survivor game.
I feel your pain. It's hard being an actual new user on the site when everybody is used to anybody who is new and good at games being a past user. Ignore the trolls!
I think all new users especially nowadays are questioned because this website is dying and horrible and why are we all still here honestly? I ask myself daily.
They wanted a reaction from you and you handled this beautifully, ignore the haters and keep it moving.
Love you, bread ❤️
Some users love to take care of other people’s lives. I know that sometimes it’s hard to ignore when they question your character, but those actions say more about them (they suck) than about you
