Hi guy! Uh, there's a few things to keep in mind..

For example, security. (Please note - you will be warned by other posters here NOT to trust my security advice, and to even treat me with great suspicion as they will claim I am an LEO*, an "anti"*, a woman, etc.) First, is your name IRL* actually Luigi? If so, you have unknowingly committed a breach of your personal security, which could perhaps lead to personal disaster for you IRL. Second, have you logged onto this site from your home computer, without the protection of a proxy? Again, a breach of your security. Even a proxy may not be safe to use - they have been known to cooperate with LEO (often they must, by law, do so). For example, in the unlikely event that a warrant is issued for seizure of the server which is in an unattended (I believe) warehouse in Holland, and the LEO were to pour liquid nitrogen on the RAM chips, then most likely any disk-encryption employed by BC would be rendered useless, as the "live" RAM would contain the encryption keys, which could then be recovered, and the hard-drive copied, then decrypted, and from the site logs recorded on the hard-drive, your home IP address could be recovered. You should always use the TBB - Tor Browser Bundle. Google for it, download it, unzip it, and use the executable file to start the program. Third - the only way to "be friendly to all" is to never post anything controversial. And the way to never post anything controversial is to never post anything at all. Yes, reading/posting on a site like this is still legal, but it may not always be so. RE: "This awful secret" Most of us here can relate to that! If you want to "jump right in" and discover how and why your feelings have become "an awful secret" you can view this post: Newest update - books, better links [links] - martirwithacause 2012-October-10 21:29:48, Wednesday (9) http://boychat.org/messages/1318432.htm ... and download first, "Harmful to Minors", then read it, then download and read "America's War on Sex" next. These will make you feel better. Note: Using TBB, you will receive a security warning when attempting to download the books. Ignore the warning, click "continue" then choose to save the books to your local drive. This is safe to do. Careful here! There are genuinely crazy people here (some will claim that I am one of them - falsely, of course) and LEO and antis are monitoring the board for personal information on posters RL identities, in order to "out" them (or worse) IRL. So BE VERY CAREFUL! BC can be an interesting place. Don't expect too much from it - posters sometimes can be supportive, and other times not. It is - like real life - a jungle in here... Try to enjoy yourself, post links to (legal) boy-pic sites, check out Boylinks.org for lots of stuff, check out Ipce.info for educational stuff, try Newgon wiki - newgon.com/wiki/ and http://www.mhamic.org/ for other stuff. Remain calm and cool. Don't post while drunk. Ignore poster who "flame" you. Don't trust ANYONE here quickly! Not even me! Read about e-mail security, if you decide to e-mail anyone, but do NOT disclose in an e-mail anything that you would not post openly on the board. At least, not until you have assured yourself 100% that the person you are e-mailing is safe. That is impossible to do, of course, so - well, like in many things in life, "you takes your chances..." Good luck! marti * Refer to the FAQ for a glossary of terms and acronyms used here. Keep in mind that the FAQ has not been updated in 5 years, and contains inaccuracies and errors. http://boychat.org/faq.html [General welcom to noobies - v.1] martirwithacausesticky