(September 22, 2018 at 10:06 pm)Aliza Wrote:(September 22, 2018 at 9:59 pm)Shell B Wrote: I'd like to hear more about the pedo fiasco. I hate myself like that.
Tartarus Sauce (also a defunct member here) told me all about it. Apparently out of a desire to promote "free speech" the TTA leadership was allowing pedophiles to openly talk about their views on pedophilia.
Free speech doesn't mean that people have to listen and I'm sure people on the forum didn't want to be a part of the pedo culture. The fiasco was brought to a conclusion with what was probably an epic ban-fest.
Actually, one of the first pedos to show up and later reveal his tendencies is still a registered member of the forum. I think he is the one who tested the waters, found that the staff was open to their presence and others showed up. Whether they were led there by the first one or if it was searches that brought them in, I don't know. It was an ugly time. The owner of the forum finally had to get involved for anything to be done. It was an unpleasant example of what happens when a forum team is dysfunctional.