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The vertical space of the header is something I want to improve. Just below the logo and main nav there's a bunch of dead space. I'm going to eliminate that. And above and below the breadcrumb / follow us area there's dead space that needs to be eliminated. Those add up to about 100px. Then I'll add a media query that eliminates the "hero panel" (the big pic) completely when the browser height is below a certain threshold. I can also turn off the sticky nav when there's not much height. And I might chop 50px or so off the hero panel - but that means coming up with new pics and it was already hard enough to find ones that worked well in such a skinny space. Good feedback though - you're definitely seeing stuff that needs improvement.

To be clear… With the new site you'll have two ways to login - Name/Password OR Twitter. The question was whether Google would be a 3rd choice not the only choice. I thought that was apparent, but apparently not. Since it looks like 10% of you will use it, then I'll probably implement it. Oh, and BTW, Google already knows everywhere you go on the Internet. Most sites have Google Analytics installed. And if you use Chrome - that's Google as well. The question is how Google uses all that data - and that's a question for Google, not me. The software also supports Facebook login, and yes, there are plenty of people on Facebook who have liked my rawTOP page and the Breeding Zone page. But Facebook isn't as good about privacy as Google, so Facebook integration features on here just seems inappropriate. Very little of what's on here can be posted to FB. Sexual health and politics is about it - and even with those FB wouldn't like links to the discussions since the header pic and ads are sexually explicit. Twitter could care less about links to porn, and Google seems to be fine with links - they just don't want actual porn on Google Plus or Google Plus to be used to promote porn.

The new Breeding Zone (going up in the next week or so) will have the ability to "Login via Twitter". Do you guys also want "Login via Google"? Twitter is an easy choice because a lot of people have porn-friendly accounts there. The login with Google would enable you to not show your real name - to use a handle. Just wondering how many of you would use it if I installed it…

No experience with it, but it looks wobbly since there's no cross-bracing.

I'm going to tweak that add-on to display location and role (top, bottom, vers). So that'll get better.

2 minutes ago I was telling my boyfriend who's a web designer (who rarely has time to work on my sites) that I'd like to darken up the color palette. Partly because dark makes sense for the subject material and also dark should consume less power on mobile devices. So it's on the to-do list, but low priority since it's just cosmetic. First I need to get it to work.

I need you guys to help me find issues with the new version of Breeding Zone. I'm simultaneously changing the underlying software completely (not just an upgrade), and changing the domain. [For those of you who are techies - I'm changing from vBulletin 4 to IP.Board 3 since vB 5 sucks and I need something more modern than what we have now.] The new URL is: https://breeding.zone There's discussion elsewhere on here about why I'm changing domains. Essentially shorter is better - especially on mobile. And all the old URLs will redirect when I'm done - so nothing's really lost. There are a bunch of things I know aren't working (more on that in a bit). But please read this entire thread before giving your feedback since I may already know about the problem. And realize, while you can (and should) do test posts to the new site, everything on that site will get deleted when I do the final migration. First the new, cool stuff… You can now login with Twitter! This means people don't have to register and validate their emails to join in the discussion. Current members who have Twitter accounts should link their account to their Twitter profiles. Then they can login with a username and password or with Twitter. Along those same lines there's now streamlined tweeting of certain things. For example the new site has the concept of "status" which is basically your current mood or what's on your mind (e.g. "Looking for a bottom to take my loads in NYC"). When you update your status you can also have it tweeted just by clicking a checkbox. Related to that I've added something so your recent tweets can show on your profile page. The new site has chat! Since chat isn't something that's saved, go ahead and start using it now. However, at this point I only have a license for 5 concurrent users. I'll add more when you guys start consistently hitting that limit (which will probably be soon). You can now have a display name that's different than your login name. This means you can change your own (displayed) profile name any time you want. You don't have to wait months for me to do it for you. Just realize your display name can't be the same as anyone else's login or profile name. The entire design is completely different. I haven't finished tweaking it yet, but it's "responsive" which means there's one set of code for everything from desktop to tablet to mobile. As the screen size gets narrower the layout adapts - some things are hidden, or moved around. If you're on a desktop computer you can see this in action just by resizing your browser. Bottom line is a better experience for mobile users. Or you can use Forum Runner or other apps if you prefer an app over viewing in a browser. The new look and feel also comes with some interesting bells and whistles. The big pics you see at the top of the page can be changed - there are 7 options available - just pic the one you like most by clicking the paintbrush icon in the top left corner. User profiles also have big changes. You can upload a background image. You can add "content blocks" on the side (haven't tried that yet). And the software support you designing completely different looks and feels - though I have that disabled. But if you're interested I can do a trial of it after the new site is launched and things are stable. There's now a slideshow feature for member gallery images. And you can rate images (though apparently not in the slideshow). There's also a like system for member comments (not just for the thread as a whole). As members write posts others like their score goes up. The new site has the concept of "follow this…" forum, user, etc. That lets you create a customized experience for yourself? For example, if you don't want to see straight stuff, then just follow the gay forums, etc. Now for the problems… The main migration was done on Sunday. Gallery images on Monday, and Groups on Tuesday. It's to be expected that stuff newer than that won't be in the new site. Another migration will be done when all the bugs are addressed. The current software has both profile pics and avatars. This confused a lot of people. The new software just uses one pic. I've migrated the profile pics since they were larger than the avatars. If you only had an avatar then you won't have anything. And I've noticed some cases where the profile pic didn't seem to migrate. Chances are we'll just live with that and people can upload new pics. Speaking of which - animated gifs are now supported, though I think I have it configured to only show the first frame when used in threads - but it will animate in your profile. Oh, and if you link with Twitter you can have it pull over your Twitter pic. The new software doesn't seem to have the ability for people to permission themselves to see certain things. [i've found an add-on for this, but haven't quite worked out all the bugs with it.] This means the chem sex and HIV fetish sections as well as Groups don't work properly. Of those the only thing you can access is Groups - and then only the ones you're already subscribed to, and at the bottom of the Forums page - going directly to Groups will generate an error, and you can't post replies or add new conversations. So a lot of work yet to do on those. Some of the multiple choice options I had as profile fields didn't convert properly (e.g. HIV status, Top/Bottom/Vers, etc.) I'll have to see if there's a fix for that. If not, then that info may need to be re-entered. Age display preferences didn't seem to translate over. This means everyone's birthday is shown. I gotta fix this somehow… Members' Locations didn't go into the proper location field. (Should be fixable) It looks like the default is that friend requests are automatically approved. That's the opposite of how things work. Worst case scenario is I set everyone to manual approval but new members will be automatic approval by default. I haven't added advertising on the site. I'll probably add that in the sidebars and at the bottom. I'm sure there are other things I should mention. I'll add them as I think about them. In the meantime check out the new site and let me know what you think. When you report bugs let me know what platform you're on (Mac, Win, iOS, Android) and what browser you're using (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc.) I'll assign a priority to different items. Cosmetic things can wait until later if the solution doesn't come quickly, but blocking bugs that stop you from doing things you need to do will be highest priority. Given the magnitude of the change some things may just not get supported or migrated. I'll try to keep those items to a minimum though.

I'm often up for it. Even had it in my profiles for a while, but didn't have many guys say they were interested. And some guys are paranoid about it - so I sort of avoid it most of the time unless the other guy brings it up.

The bottom line is that condoms are only about 92% effective as well. So if you think condom sex is safe sex, then sex on PrEP is also safe sex.

It won't be very visible from that position… That's when a tramp stamp makes more sense. Or a butt cheek tattoo - though I've never seen one of those I like.

In NYC guys NEVER ask status at sex parties. Can't speak for other cities.

I have no idea what you're trying to say… Not sure about a tattoo artist - though I know someone I could ask. Let me know if you find one in NYC who's OK with sexual overtones and tattooing in places like the taint. And yeah, I'd be up for fucking.

When I first went to the one in NYC I thought a lot of condoms were being used. Then I realized most of what I thought were condom packets were lube packets which had a similar shape and appearance. However, there are a few used condoms around, but only a percentage of those are from actual safe sex - I think some tops rubber up and then get refused by the bottoms. It's pretty rare when a bottom won't take my dick raw.

It's highly variable. Depends more on who fucks you than the number of loads you take. The research says that undetectable loads can't infect someone else.

So what will it say? Do you know what it will look like as well?

Last week I proposed a #BBBH tramp stamp tattoo. This week I saw a pic on Twitter that got me thinking (click the pics to see them larger)… I'd never thought of putting a tattoo on the taint - but it makes a lot of sense and it's pretty discreet. Unless you're legs are in the air, no one is going to see it. And when your legs are in the air is exactly when you want to send the top certain messages. I could see the #BBBH logo there, but then I started thinking - why not go further? So I took the logo for Cumdump Network and rearranged it so it was square, and then superimposed it on a pic of my ass from way back when (when I was in good shape)… Of course that also works as a tramp stamp, but you've gotta be incredibly "out there" to have a publicly visible tattoo that explicitly declares you're a cumdump. So what do you guys think? Of the rearranged logo? Of the idea of a cumdump taint tattoo?

I'm looking to get a regular group of guys together to fuck in Harlem. It'll be a small group so how people interact is critical. For it to be hot the guys need to be pigs - the kind of guys who will fuck any hole and bend over for any hard cock. I don't want the guys to be picky or have hangups - just get in there and fuck and get fucked. To that end I'm just looking for vers guys and tops. That will help insure that the vers guys leave with a load - hopefully multiple loads. And the other requirement is that guys be fit to stocky. I'm not looking for bears or chubs (though muscle bears are more than fine). If you're interested, let me know. This fall I'll probably have the parties on Tuesdays and Thursdays (though not every Tues/Thurs).

The Recon store is based in Europe (or the UK - I forget which).

I think most studios ask questions, but don't test. I'd venture that the only ones that test are the pretty boy studios that are a bit overproduced. Also, I know Bareback Place tests - but that's because the guys running it are neg and they're involved in the scenes.

Then educate the doctor. Take materials that explain the process of what needs to be done. It's not rocket science - it's just some simple blood tests to monitor. In other words, if you like your GP, ask them to step up and figure it out.

There was a major fire in the Meat Rack. 17 fire departments responded… http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/brushfire-being-fought-in-fire-island-pines-1.8993659 That's probably going to be a major blow to the sexual activity - especially since the fire is "suspicious". Now they're probably gonna say that sex in the Meat Rack = fires.

I suggest finding a GP who will prescribe it. I find it really useful to see a doctor every 3 months. Let's me deal with a host of little things that would otherwise get ignored. If the doctor you see is only there to talk to you about PrEP - that's far less productive.

These were changed… These names were not changed because the desired name was already taken…

If you think your current job is ending, or you're unemployed - sure go for it. Or if you can do it part time in addition to your regular job - no problem there. But I'm with the other guys - don't quit a solid job for what might be temporary.

Sounds like he's a long-term non-progressor. He may be better off not taking meds, but he should be monitored since even long-term non-progressors do, usually, progress at some point. Another possibility is that he's not, genetically, a long-term non-progressor, but may have a really mild strain of HIV that doesn't progress very fast (or ever). The trick is finding a doctor who would be comfortable with him not being on meds.