I've been here since its inception, and I have been at the now "Message-Forum," daddy's site, for more than three decades.
The other day I posted about my second dining inside experience at one of my favorite restaurants in Monterey, CA and solicited short adventures of the like from others. Well, one writer posted about his jury duty experience. In huge red letters, I wrote that he'd hijacked my thread. Well, lo and behold, a few of the so-called loyals attacked me for having written that acknowledgment; they acted as if I'd violated the rights of the hijacker; they acted (from their words) as if the guy was "God's gift to humanity." My words were obvious, for I have been a positive person at that site as well as this one who has refrained from a senseless tit-for-tat in disagreeing as well as attacking any of the writers. My actions spoke for themselves.
A day later there was a flood of off-topics affixed to my commenting about the guy's being off topic or having hijacked my post. I fired back: "KEEP ENJOYING YOURSELVES" or some such wording. The guy who'd hijacked had apologized three or four posts up from the aforementioned; then today I saw that he'd written that I'd hijacked my own post.
Currently, I am all right and have concluded that there are some really bizarre males who post and read and interact over there, and I WILL NOT have any part in it. I don't need them in any way, and I really don't need that site as an outlet but will find it somewhat strange if I were to leave and forget it all together since I've been there for such a long time. For the most part, I have enjoyed reading and writing and posting in the various forums. ...have met about five to ten guys over the years (in person) when I've traveled to Brazil. ...even met my gay Brazilian (now deceased) travel agent and a couple of legitimate gay travel guides as well. Have enjoyed meeting a few guys in parts of Europe and the guidance that I have received as well prior to my travel adventures.
So, in the future, I'll continue to read and view and post and ignore any bizarre actions/comments on the part of some of the posters at "Message Forum," "at the other site."