tridd forums

Even if you're new to using forums, I think you'll find it's pretty easy to get up and running. Just take a few moments to create a user profile (the "profile" link at the top of the page), then start posting your comments, questions and stories to the various forums.

Please keep the following simple rules of thumb in mind:

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Stay on topic! Other forum members may become irritated if you tend to change the subject of any given thread. Typically, the person who starts the thread gets to choose the topic, and it's not polite to attempt to "hijack" someone else's thread by drastically changing the topic.

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Be polite. Always. Avoid strong or offensive language, including language that may be perceived as hateful, intolerant or raunchy.

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Be self policing. I'm interested in bringing moderators on board - who are people, like you - interested in helping keep hate and hateful language off this site! If you're interested, send me an email: troy@tridd.com

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Tell your friends and family to join us.

There are also many of us in the LGBT community who may have need of a friend, and many more who are simply affected by HIV or LGBT issues such as prejudice or fear. All of these people are welcome here!

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Be patient. From time to time, we may be verbally assaulted by intolerance - and my promise... OUR promise is to remove those people from this site as soon as we find out about it. If you notice hateful speech on this site, please email me personally, and I'll fix it. End of story. My address is troy@tridd.com

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Be yourself, and have fun!

Don't:
Enter too much personal information in your profile or in your posts. You will want to include an email address, so that you can enable meeting new friends and private communications, but never publicly post your home address or phone number, etc.

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Don't ever let fear imprison you. This is your community. Be part of it. I encourage you to freely share your thoughts here... your concerns and your hopes and your dreams. If we stick together, we can become a force to be reckoned with.

Peace and love -- Troy Carlyle