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  1. I have said this before, but I'll repeat it here for all you impatient... cowboys? queens? newbies... as it seems to have escaped the notice of some:

    Gaining privileges (i.e. advancing from New Member to Junior Member to Member...) is NOT just a question of how many posts you make. It is a function with multiple inputs. The exact nature of it is confidential (I don't know it either).

    What I CAN tell you for sure is that the quality of your posts matters. A thoughtful contribution to a meaningful or horny discussion will up your reputation more than a "me, too" or "that's hawt" response. Posting your own topic that spurs a new discussion counts for even more. So share something interesting! This is a discussion forum, not a monkey house (appearances notwithstanding).

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    Eros has announced that the new location is the old Bulldog Baths and once the permits are okayed it will reopen at 132 Turk

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    Oh dear... Right in the middle of the tenderloin. Getting off civic center at night is already an adventure... 

    Yeah, definitely a rough neighborhood. Well, their motto is (or used to be) "A Clean, Well-lighted Place for Sex". Perhaps they are hoping to provide a nucleus for gentrification? 😉

  3. 15 hours ago, sugarintheraw said:

    He doesn't want an open relationship but is open to having sex with others as long as we're both involved and it's safe.

    OK, he has told you his boundaries. Options are: You convince him to move them, or you move yours, or you cheat (with concomitant risk), or you pack up and get out of Dodge.

    My choice (and it's just my personal one) would be #4. It would hurt, but I've been there and it didn't get better - I kept it in my pants and he got all jealous anyway and the end was just ugly.

    But if you're inclined to #1 and/or #2, I'd look at his boundaries carefully.

    ...as long as we're both involved...  Probably that's not going to change, but if it does it will likely be a gradual process. I wouldn't push it.

    ...and it's safe... This is where I think you have some room to change things. Fact: There is no safety this side of the grave. You could be hit by a bus! (thanks Cher!) PrEP and vaccines mean your risk of getting something incurable and nasty from sex are really pretty low. Getting something curable is less likely with condoms, but as someone who has acquired STIs more than once while using condoms every time for anal intercourse, it's pretty easy to do anyway. Education may be your best strategy here.

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  4. 21 minutes ago, Njn0mc said:

    How do I get the privilege to like a post?

    I have been in this site for a few months and been active on it.

    Would love to like some of these postings!!!!

    All I can tell you is to keep posting. As of now, you should be very close to having it. The exact details of the algorithm that decides it are undisclosed to prevent spoofing. Even the moderators don't know them.

  5. 4 hours ago, Queenzlander59 said:

    Hi...how do I like or otherwise a topicor andwe  how do I make a littleheart thing? 

    Reacting to posts is a privilege, so you may not be able to do it if you are very new to the site.

    If you have the privilege, you will see a gray heart icon in the lower right corner of each post. Click that and it will open a slider of reactions for you to choose from.

    1 hour ago, Queenzlander59 said:

    And also...having read my gibberish above due to fat thumbs...how do I edit??

    You can only edit a post yourself for about 10 minutes after you post it. The "..." menu at the upper right corner of the post contains the edit option. If the edit option has timed out, you can use the report option to request that a moderator make the edit for you.

  6. I don't think that is correct, @BootmanLA  My understanding (based on personal experience) is that there is at least some ACA subsidy for all incomes less than 400% of the Federal poverty level, for people who aren't enrolled in Medicaid. Those subsidies cover most of the premium cost for "silver tier" plans at incomes below about 120% of the FPL, and special plans area also available that reduce co-pays, deductibles, and out-of-pocket maximums to the insured.

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  7. 6 hours ago, TheSRQDude said:

    Not to "me too" this thread, but this is something I've always found odd about the dark rooms I've visited: The big condom fishbowl at the entrance. Is this really something that they honestly expect to be used, or is this just meant to appease the public and health officials who'd otherwise want to shut down these places?

    Definitely the latter, but also a holdover from the '90s, when many people actually used them in that sort of situation.

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  8. 1 hour ago, PleaseBBmyass said:

    Right let me get this straight, you want us to participate so you know we are not spammers. But we are only allowed to send I think 5 comments a day, I don't get it how do you participate if you can't comment, I cant come on everyday...... sometimes I have to leave it for a week or more. Its going to take ages to get to being able to message other people!!! I'll be leaving the site soon if I can't talk to other people because what's the point otherwise. How many posts do you have to post and what level do you have to get to, to get to message other people??

    If you read the first page of the thread you just posted this in, there are several good explanations of why the system is programmed the way it is, including one by RawTop (the site owner, who makes the rules).

    Here's the TL;DR:

    1. It's not just the number of comments a day. Other parameters (including the responses to your comments) count, too. So making "me, too" posts will (probably) count for less than will constructive contributions to the discussion.
    2. The exact details are not disclosed TO ANYONE (including the moderators), in order to prevent spammers from spoofing the system, and for the reason hazarded by @TheSRQDude.
    3. The stated and intended purpose of the site is to be a discussion forum, NOT "to message other people". There are lots and lots of sites that do that already (BBRT is probably the best for people who enjoy BZ, despite its drawbacks).
    4. It really doesn't take that long to get out of "New Member jail". It just feels like it. There is at least one Junior Member (the second privilege level) who has barely been here more than three months, and whose total number of posts is less than 50.

     

     

  9. On 7/25/2021 at 2:07 PM, austin_submale said:

    This thread was started by a guest, I'm not sure if they've been back in years.  But there's always hope.

    If the author of a post is listed as "Guest Xxxxx", that is usually the system's way of labeling the posts of someone ("Xxxxx") who has ended their membership. If they come back, they may well have a different name. That said, I think iJoey was posting quite recently (as of spring 2022), so I'm not sure what happened to them.

  10. Thanks for all the welcomes!

    IMO this site is amazing and it's really cool that RawTop has been able to keep it flying as a place for all of us to discuss some pretty darn edgy topics for so long. Everyone on here who contributes is part of that. The other part of that is keeping it aboveboard and civilized (as much as such lurid content can be), so that we can keep having it in the future (despite all the people who are freaked out by it or want to ban such stuff). That basically means don't post banned stuff and post restricted stuff in the right place. So if you pretty please help us out by doing that, you won't hear from us unless we're chatting you up. 🙂

    Now I've said too much... *blush*

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