[FAQ] SSS FAQ 5/5: Usenet and spanking-related resources
Pablo
SOC.SEXUALITY.SPANKING Frequently Asked Questions, PART 5 of 5
Revision date: February 27, 2000
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This document serves as a repository for information and advice
relating to the Usenet newsgroup soc.sexuality.spanking (SSS). It is
posted weekly to the group, and is also available from the SSS
Resource web-site <http://www.amythest.com/sss/>:
The SOC.SEXUALITY.SPANKING FAQ:
<http://www.amythest.com/sss/resource/TO-BE-DECIDED>
Other documents posted regularly to the group, and also available at
the SSS Resource site, include:
The SOC.SEXUALITY.SPANKING Charter:
<http://www.amythest.com/sss/resource/charter.html>
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Credit is due to *many* people who contributed to this document in all
sorts of ways, and to the alt.sex.spanking FAQ which preceded it. This
FAQ is currently maintained by Pablo <Pablo....@newsguy.com>.
Please send all comments, questions, suggestions, criticisms, and
surplus chocolate supplies to this address.
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PART 1: General questions about Usenet and SSS
1. GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT USENET
2. GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT SOC.SEXUALITY.SPANKING (SSS)
3. GETTING ACCESS TO SOC.SEXUALITY.SPANKING
4. POSTING TO SOC.SEXUALITY.SPANKING
PART 2: Composing posts to SSS & archiving/anonymity issues
5. COMPOSING A POST TO SOC.SEXUALITY.SPANKING
6. ARCHIVING, ANONYMITY AND COPYRIGHT ISSUES
7. ODD STUFF THAT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE ELSE
PART 3: Questions about spanking and spanking play
8. QUESTIONS ABOUT SPANKING AND SPANKING PLAY
PART 4: Labels, abbreviations, acronyms and glossary
9. LABELS USED TO IDENTIFY POST TYPES
10. KEYWORDS USED TO LABEL STORIES
11. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS COMMONLY USED ON
SOC.SEXUALITY.SPANKING
12. A GLOSSARY OF USEFUL DEFINITIONS
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* 13. GENERAL USENET INFORMATION RESOURCES
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* 14. USENET & IRC SOFTWARE RESOURCES
* 14a. News-reader software
* 14b. Usenet services
* 14c. IRC software and networks
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* 15. SPANKING-RELATED BOOKS AND PUBLISHERS
* 15a. Spanking-related books
* 15b. Spanking-related publishers
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* 16. OTHER SPANKING-RELATED USENET NEWSGROUPS
* 16a. General BDSM usenet newsgroups
* 16b. Spanking-related binaries newsgroups
* 16c. Spanking-related personals newsgroups
* 16d. Other relevant newsgroups
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* 17. SPANKING-RELATED INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SUPPORT GROUPS
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* 18. SPANKING-RELATED WEB-SITES
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* 19. SPANKING-RELATED IRC CHANNELS
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* 20. SPANKING-RELATED MAILING LISTS
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* 21. PLACES TO POST/READ SPANKING-RELATED PERSONAL ADS
* 21a. Usenet newsgroups for spanking-related personal ads
* 21b. Web-sites for spanking-related personal ads
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* 22. PLACES FOR DISCUSSION OF SPANKING WITHIN PARENTING
* 22a. Parenting/spanking newsgroups
* 22b. Parenting/spanking web-sites
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Disclaimer: Inclusion within this FAQ doesn't constitute any formal
endorsement of a company or product. Caveat surfer! All accompanying
text comes from the web-sites themselves. Resources are listed in
alphabetical order within each section.
13. GENERAL USENET INFORMATION RESOURCES
Address Munging FAQ: Spam-Blocking Your Email Address
<http://members.aol.com/emailfaq/mungfaq.html>.
"This FAQ is intended to be a concise discourse on 'spam-blocking'.
Otherwise known as 'munging', or breaking one's email address, this
is usually done when posting to Usenet, for the purposes of
avoiding junk email. It is very important to 'mung' in ways that
minimize possible damage to third parties."
The Big Eight Newsgroup Creation Process
<http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/big-eight.html>
"The following documents the process to create, rename, remove, or
change the moderation status of newsgroups in the Big Eight
hierarchies (those newsgroups with names starting with comp.*,
humanities.*, misc.*, news.*, rec.*, sci.*, soc.*, and talk.*)."
CIAC Internet Hoaxes
<http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html>
"The Internet is constantly being flooded with information about
computer viruses and Trojans. However, interspersed among real
virus notices are computer virus hoaxes. While these hoaxes do not
infect systems, they are still time consuming and costly to handle.
At CIAC, we find that we are spending much more time de-bunking
hoaxes than handling real virus incidents. This page describes only
a small number of the hoax warnings that are found on the Internet
today."
The Copyright Website
<http://www.benedict.com/>
"Welcome to The Copyright Website! This site endeavors to provide
real world, practical and relevant copyright information of
interest to infonauts, netsurfers, webspinners, content providers,
musicians, appropriationists, activists, infringers, outlaws, and
law abiding citizens."
How to create an ALT newsgroup
<http://nylon.net/alt/newgroup.htm>
"How to create an ALT newsgroup ('Anarchists, Lunatics,
Terrorists')"
Internet FAQ Consortium
<http://www.faqs.org/>
"This archive contains Usenet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
postings in Hypertext format and in FTP archive textual format."
Lost in Usenet
<http://www.faqs.org/usenet/>
"Usenet References: What is Usenet? General Usenet Resources.
Usenet Moderation. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). Usenet
Netiquette. Usenet Software."
News.Announce.Newusers Official Archive
<http://www.netannounce.org/news.announce.newusers/>
"Advertising on Usenet: How To Do It, How Not To Do It.
Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet.
Hints on writing style for Usenet..."
News.Newusers.Questions Official Home Page
<http://web.presby.edu/~nnqadmin/nnq/>
"This is the official homepage of news.newusers.questions, a Usenet
newsgroup whose purpose is the dissemination of questions and
answers about Usenet and the internet. This site contains
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), links to many helpful sites and
newsgroups, and news.newusers.questions policy and administrative
documents."
10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained
<http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html>
"An attempt to answer common myths about copyright seen on the net
and cover issues related to copyright and USENET/Internet
publication."
Urban Legends Reference Pages
<http://www.snopes.com/>
"The San Fernando Valley Folklore Society's Urban Legends
Reference Pages."
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14. USENET & IRC SOFTWARE RESOURCES
14a. News-reader software
Agent News and Mail Reader
<http://www.forteinc.com/agent/agent.htm>
(For Windows 95/98/NT & Windows 3.1)
"Agent is the newsreader for you if you are looking for enhanced
newsreading functionality, kill and watch filters, sorting, support
for MIME/Base 64 encoded attachments, fully integrated email
capabilities, and access to the Agent Support Team."
Free Agent Newsreader
<http://www.forteinc.com/agent/freagent.htm>
(For Windows 95/NT & Windows 3.1)
"Free Agent is your guide to news, fun and information in the
Usenet newsgroups. And it's FREE!"
Microsoft Outlook Express
<http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/oe/>
(For Windows, Macintosh & Sun Solaris)
"Outlook Express is the award-winning, Web-integrated e-mail and
news feature that's easy, personalized, and complete."
Netscape Communicator
<http://home.netscape.com/computing/download/index.html>
(For Windows, Macintosh & UNIX)
"Full Download of Communicator 4.7. If you're new to Communicator,
choose either the Windows 95/98/NT or Mac PowerPC (OS 7.6.1 or
later) version."
NewsReaders.com
<http://www.newsreaders.com/>
"A site about newsgroups and software related to them."
PINE
<http://www.washington.edu/pine/>
(For UNIX, MS Windows & DOS)
"Pine - a Program for Internet News & Email - is a tool for
reading, sending, and managing electronic messages."
YA-Newswatcher
<http://macsupport.berkeley.edu/Text/Software/YA-NewsWatcher/>
(For Macintosh)
"YA-NewsWatcher (or Yet Another NewsWatcher) is a USENET news
reader for the Macintosh. Using YA-NewsWatcher, you can read and
post messages to news groups, save messages to a file, save lists
of commonly read groups and keep track of messages that you've
read, filter and/or kill messages (based on headers such as sender,
subject text, etc.) and keep track of messages read."
Yahoo! Computers and Internet: Software: Internet: Usenet
<http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Software/Internet/Usenet/>
14b. Usenet services
Deja
<http://www.deja.com/>
"Deja.com, formerly known as Deja News, was founded in 1995 to
provide a user-friendly interface to Usenet, the original Internet
discussion network."
MyDeja
<http://www.deja.com/register.xp>
"Register for a free My Deja account and take advantage of many
special features, such as joining online communities and
discussions -- plus get your own spam-free email address!"
Newsguy
<http://www.newsguy.com/>
<http://extra.newsguy.com/>
"Usenet News - Basic Newsguy members have access to over 7,500
Usenet discussion groups, and Extra Newsguy members have access to
over 25,000. Our newsgroups are kept virtually spam-free by our
Spam Hippo, the most widely used de-spamming software we wrote and
distribute free of charge to international and national telco's,
ISP's and other news services."
Remarq
<http://www.remarq.com/>
"Welcome to RemarQ! RemarQ makes it easy to access over 30,000
active discussion communities covering almost every topic
imaginable. Each community is focused on a particular topic of
interest."
Yahoo! Business and Economy: Companies:
Internet Services: Usenet Servers
<http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Internet_Services/Usenet_Servers/>
14c. IRC software and networks
ircII-EPIC
<http://www.frenzy.com/~bhauber/epic/>
(For UNIX)
"EPIC is a variant of the ircII client that contains countless
enhancements, while retaining partial backward compatibility with
ircII version 2.8.2."
Ircle
<http://www.ircle.com/>
(For Macintosh)
"Ircle is a Macintosh program to use IRC (Internet Relay Chat). IRC
enables you to talk with typed messages, in realtime, to other
Internet users around the world. IRC is organized in channels on a
specific topic. You can also talk privately with someone. On
average there are about 20,000 users and 5,000 channels online on
the big IRC networks."
IRC Clients
<http://www.wildstar.net/irc/clients/>
"This site is the most comprehensive IRC client archive on the
Internet."
mIRC
<http://www.mirc.com/>
(For Windows 95/98/2000/NT & Windows 3.1)
"mIRC is a shareware IRC client for Windows. It is developed and
copyrighted by Khaled Mardam-Bey. mIRC is a highly configurable IRC
client with all the goodies other clients on UNIX, Macintosh and
even on windows offer, combined with a *nice* and clean user
interface."
The Undernet IRC Network
<http://www.undernet.org/>
"The Undernet is one of the largest Internet Relay Chat networks in
the world, with an array of servers that spans three continents and
links an online community of over 30,000 people every day. We
provide a complete assortment of services for both the new and
experienced IRC user, and we invite you to explore this site and
see all that the Undernet has to offer."
Yahoo! Computers and Internet: Internet:
Chats and Forums: IRC: Software
<http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/Chats_and_Forums/IRC/Software/>
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15. SPANKING-RELATED BOOKS AND PUBLISHERS
15a. Spanking-related books
The Bottoming Book: Or, How To Get Terrible Things Done To You By
Wonderful People [ISBN: 0-963-97631-1]
The Topping Book: Or, Getting Good At Being Bad [ISBN: 0-963-97635-4]
by Dossie Easton & Catherine A. Liszt
<http://www.bigrock.com/~greenery/topbotm.htm>
"'The Bottoming Book' and 'The Topping Book', by the inimitable
writing team of Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt, are the
groundbreaking books that take a realistic look at what motivates
tops and bottoms - what turns us on, what gets us off. Laced with
funny, exciting personal anecdotes, they examine the joys and
frustrations of being a bottom or a top - physically, emotionally
and spiritually - and give you lots of realistic ideas about how to
get more of what you want. Perfect for tops and bottoms of any
gender or orientation. Don't miss Fish's hot, funny, fabulous
illustrations!"
The Compleat Spanker, by Lady Green
<http://www.bigrock.com/~greenery/cs.html>
[ISBN: 1-890-15900-X]
"Sit down and read this one... while you still can! Everything you
always wanted to know about consensual erotic spanking - anatomy,
warm-up, implements, positions, troubleshooting, tricks and tips,
and much more."
DIFFERENT LOVING: The World of Sexual Dominance and Submission,
by Gloria G. Brame, William D. Brame, and Jon Jacobs
[ISBN 0-679-76956-0]
<http://gloria-brame.com/diflove.htm>
"DIFFERENT LOVING is the first and only mainstream book to explore
and demystify the worlds of BDSM, sexual power relationships, and
fetishism. Drawing on extensive scholarly research and interviews
with hundreds of consenting adults, DIFFERENT LOVING has been
called 'the Bible of D&S' and has been critically acclaimed as a
ground-breaking study into who we are, what we do, and why we do
it."
Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery
of Sadomasochism
by Philip Miller & Molly Devon
[ISBN: 0-964-59600-8]
<http://www.mysticrose.com/>
"A thorough guide to sadomasochism by two experienced players. This
unabashed, entertaining book strips away myth, shame, and fear
revealing the truth about an intense form of eroticism too long
misunderstood and condemned."
15b. Spanking-related publishers
Blue Moon Books
<http://www.bluemoonbooks.com/>
"Erotic literature for the mind and heart."
C.F. Publications
<http://www.cfpub.com/>
"Some of you may not know CF Publications, we are into spanking.
And we're into stories. CF Publications has grown into the world's
largest publisher of spanking stories."
Greenery Press
<http://www.bigrock.com/~greenery/>
"READING FOR THE SEXUALLY ADVENTUROUS" "Reading that's informative
and sexy...outrageous and eye-opening... responsible yet exciting
...that's the Greenery Press mission!"
Janus
<http://www.januslondon.co.uk/>
"The famous Janus Bookshop in the heart of London's Soho has been
in its current location for over 30 years. Since 1982 it has been
licensed by Westminister City Council, and has become the mecca
for all aficionados (and aficionadas) of erotic and recreational
discipline."
Nu-West/Leda Productions
<http://www.nu-westleda.com/>
"This is the web site for Nu-West/Leda Productions. We are the
world's largest producers of material on Discipline, Corporal
Punishment, and other Fetishes."
Pink Flamingo Publishing
<http://www.pinkflamingo.com/>
"Take away the inhibitions and the taboos and dive in....From the
sensuous to the extreme...From steamy erotic escapades, to bawdy
spanking tales, to provocative adventures into the variations of
S&M, these novels and short stories will tantalize your
imagination."
Scarlett Hill
<http://www.scarletthill.com/>
"Scarlett Hill is devoted to real people and real spanking, not
glitz and glamour. All of the products in our extensive catalog
are inspired and created by genuine spanking enthusiasts and so
capture and supply the deep, secret passion true devotees crave...
not in a single paragraph, passage, image, or sound bite, but in
glowing bounty on each and every page of our acclaimed
publications, and every inch of audio or video tape."
Shadow Lane
<http://www.shadowlane.com/>
"Shadow Lane spanking erotica caters to a wide variety of esoteric
tastes within the corporal punishment genre. Our original spanking
videos are mischievous and uniquely romantic in the scene, designed
to appeal to women as much as to men. We edit and publish the
sophisticated spanking magazine Stand Corrected and distribute a
number of other high quality spanking publications which are all
but impossible to find in stores."
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16. OTHER SPANKING-RELATED USENET NEWSGROUPS
16a. General BDSM usenet newsgroups
soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm
<http://www.unrealities.com/adult/ssbb/faq.htm>
"Soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm is a Usenet discussion group, or
newsgroup, about various topics including sex and bondage. This
FAQ list is my set of answers to some of the most common questions
in that group. You may find it interesting whether or not you've
encountered s.s.b-b itself.
soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm.femdom
<http://www.tpe.com/ssbbf.html>
"CHARTER: soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm.femdom. To provide a safe,
open, pansexual forum for support, discussion, socialising and
general interchange concerning the various aspects of female
erotic and sensual domination of persons of any gender."
uk.people.bdsm
<http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/links/upb.shtml>
"uk.people.bdsm is a newsgroup for BDSM discussion and
announcements related to the UK in some way."
16b. Spanking-related binaries newsgroups
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.bondage
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.spanking
alt.binaries.spanking
16c. Spanking-related personals newsgroups
alt.personals.spanking
alt.personals.spanking.punishment
uk.people.bdsm.personals
16d. Other relevant newsgroups
alt.parenting.spanking (Parenting/spanking issues only. Unmoderated.)
alt.sex.bondage (Now mostly abandoned. Unmoderated.)
alt.sex.spanking (Now mostly abandoned. Unmoderated.)
soc.sexuality.general (For general sexuality issues. Moderated.)
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17. SPANKING-RELATED INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SUPPORT GROUPS
The Castle Realm D/s Resource Center
<http://www.castlerealm.com/>
"The Castle Realm D/s Resource Center is dedicated to bringing you
the most comprehensive and useful information on the realities of
D/s relationships. All at no charge, unlike other sites. It
represents Lord Colm's and jade's contribution to the education of
the D/s community as both a public service and a labor of love."
The Eulenspiegel Society
<http://www.tes.org/>
"Welcome to the Official TES Web Site. TES is a not-for-profit
organization which promotes sexual liberation for all adults.
Especially for people who enjoy consensual SM."
Informed Consent - the leading UK BDSM website
<http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/>
"Welcome to Informed Consent, the leading UK BDSM website, focusing
on consensual Bondage & Discipline, Dominance & Submission and S&M
and Fetish in the UK."
Kink Aware Professionals (KAP)
<http://www.bannon.com/~race/kap/>
"The resource for people who are seeking psychotherapeutic,
medical, dental, complementary healing, legal, financial, and
computer professionals who are informed about the diversity of
consensual, adult sexuality."
munchltd.com
<http://www.munchltd.com/>
"This site contains adult-level information about sexuality, bdsm,
spirituality, personal relationships, abuse, and mental health."
The Society of Janus
<http://www.soj.org/Main.html>
"The Society of Janus is a non-profit, San Francisco-based
education/support organization devoted to the art of safe,
consensual, and non-exploitative power exchange. Twice-monthly
meetings feature a variety of BDSM topics."
The SSS Resource Page
<http://www.amythest.com/sss/>
"Click on the links to find the FAQ, Charter, and other valuable
information about the SOC.SEXUALITY.SPANKING newsgroup."
18. SPANKING-RELATED WEB-SITES
This section is *not* intended to provide a complete list of spanking
related web sites. It includes only a few of the oldest and most
respected sites. Ones that will give you a good place to start. There
are many other sites other than those listed below (both commercial
and non-commercial) that are devoted to various aspects of spanking.
Some are devoted to stories, some to pictures, and others to being a
centre for spanking resources and related links. Visiting the sites
listed below and exploring the links they have to other sites, the
spanking enthusiast can embark on a journey through hundreds of sites
spanning the breadth of cyberspace. Happy hunting!
Adam and Gillian's Sensual Whips and Toys
<http://www.aswgt.com/html/a_g_main_menu.html>
"Implements of Affection." "Because we craft everything in our own
workshop, the charge for customizing a catalog item, or creating an
individual design to your specifications, can be quite modest. CALL
to discuss your requirements."
Castle Handyman
<http://www.demesne.org/Castle_Handyman/welcome.html>
"Castle Handyman is known for its amazing parties, esoteric
research and for the extraordinary hospitality extended to lawyers
in our dungeons. We are also known for our interest in spanking and
sex."
Laura's Spanking Corner
<http://www.goodkitty.com/spanking/>
"Welcome to Laura's Spanking Corner, an archive of stories and
other information related to erotic spanking."
Maggie's World
<http://maggiesworld.net/>
"What is this site all about? It's about passion and playfulness;
obsessions and fascinations; reflections and meditations. It's
about things that are meaningful, and it's about frivolous and
ordinary things, too. It's a few pages of exhibitionism for the
interested voyeur."
SSS ROSTER
<http://www.kinkybondage.net/sssroster/>
"PURPOSE - This roster serves as an extended introduction or
'de-lurk' for some of the people who read and/or post to
soc.sexuality.spanking. The only requirement to list in the roster
is to be a reader of s.s.s. and have a sincere interest in the
subject of erotic spanking."
Uncle Jan'S M/M Spanking Site
<http://home.worldonline.nl/~janvv/uncle.html>
"Reading spankingstories is fun. Looking spankingpictures is
exiting. But the reality of spanking - as a spanker or as a
spankee - will give you the ultimate kick!"
The Unofficial Soc.Sexuality.Spanking Webring
<http://members.xoom.com/sss_webring/>
"Who's allowed to join this webring? Pretty much anyone who
participates in soc.sexuality.spanking is invited. Is this webring
part of soc.sexuality.spanking? Nope. It's just a group people who
have soc.sexuality.spanking in common. That's why it's unofficial."
Yahoo! Society and Culture: Sexuality:
Activities and Practices: BDSM:
Caning and Spanking
<http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Sexuality/Activities_and_Practices/BDSM/Caning_and_Spanking/>
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19. SPANKING-RELATED IRC CHANNELS
#overlap
<http://www.ubu.net/overlap/>
"#overlap is an IRC spanking channel on the Undernet. Here people
get together to talk about the fine art of adult spanking. We are a
friendly channel, and we look forward to meeting you."
#pantsdown
<http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Andes/5459/>
"This is the homepage for #PantsDown the Undernet Age/Roleplay and
Spanking Channel."
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20. SPANKING-RELATED MAILING LISTS
DOMestic
<http://www.mschristine.com/domestic.html>
"DOMestic is a moderated mailing list. It is free to subscribers
and is currently sent out in a digest format. The subject is
DOM/sub of a DOMestic nature between consenting adults."
ONElist
<http://www.onelist.com/>
(Search for 'spanking'.)
"ONElist, home to the world's liveliest email communities, is a
free email community service that allows Internet users to explore
topics, share ideas, and connect with people around common
interests."
Overlap
<http://www.onelist.com/community/Overlap>
"Overlap is a discussion list for people who are friends of or
participate in the IRC undernet channel #overlap. This is a
discussion group for people who enjoy consensual spanking play,
consensual role play, or D/s relationships that center around
spanking."
S_Ds
<http://www.onelist.com/community/S_Ds>
"S_Ds is an e-mail list for dominants and submissives who love
spanking. The intent of the list is to provide a friendly,
nonjudgmental place for open discussion, growth, fun, and support.
We are looking for members who believe in discovery and that the
meaning of D/s is ultimately up to whatever the people in a
relationship determine is right for them."
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21. PLACES TO POST/READ SPANKING-RELATED PERSONAL ADS
21a. Usenet newsgroups for spanking-related personal ads
alt.personals.bondage
alt.personals.spanking
alt.personals.spanking.punishment
soc.personals (Moderated)
21b. Web-sites for spanking-related personal ads
BDSM personal ads
<http://www.mindspring.com/~frites/pers.htm>
"One of the most common questions is, "Where can I place a BDSM
personal ad?" Well, one place that's not right is the newsgroup
soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm...There are also some web sites that
offer free personal ads. The following is a list of sites I've
been told about."
#BDSM-UK Personal Contact Adverts
<http://come.to/bdsmuk/>
"These pages are made available as a free service by myself, Master
Aegean and my collared submissive pandora{Aeg}, for people in the
UK bdsm scene to be able to place adverts for partners."
Catholic Guilt's BDSM Personals
<http://www.bdsmpersonals.com>
"Members can post their own personal ad. An anonymous remailer
feature is also free to users to reply to ads."
Dark Planet Encounters Underground Personals
<http://members.aol.com/odawuinna/altper.html>
"Build your very own FREE Personal Ad in the Ad Workshop, where you
will find everything you need."
D/s Kiosk: Power Exchange Resource Center
<http://www.cuffs.com/nforum/index.htm>
"This is a web based bulletin board system that allows you to post
and respond to messages in a variety of topic areas such as BDSM
Personals, Announcements, Dominant's Isses, Submissive's Issues,
BDSM Lifestyle General, Suggestions and Ideas, Toys: Techniques
and Safety, and Creative Writings."
Informed Consent: UK BDSM/Fetish Personals
<http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/personals/>
"Placing an ad is free, but you must be in the UK and into BDSM or
Fetish. First you need to become a member of Informed Consent
(which is also free) and then enter your personal ad in the
Members' Centre."
Jaguar's D/s-BDSM Personals
<http://www.jagworld.com/pers/jag-pers.htm>
"Find your D/s-BDSM Significant ... or insignificant as the case
may be [smile] ... Other. Check out the personal ads and reply to
those which may be of interest to you, or post one of your own."
Maggie's World
<http://www.maggiesworld.net/>
"Who are you seeking? Men seeking women, women seeking men, women
seeking women, and men seeking men. All are welcome here, and it's
free."
Moonkissed Personals
<http://moonkiss.users.netlink.co.uk/>
"This service is free. Simply send an e-mail with the text of your
ad (maximum 50 words please) and the classification you would like
it to be placed under in the Subject line."
ONElist
<http://www.onelist.com/>
(Search for 'spanking personals'.)
"ONElist, home to the world's liveliest email communities, is a
free email community service that allows Internet users to explore
topics, share ideas, and connect with people around common
interests."
Paddles
<http://www.paddles.net/>
"Paddles Personals feature hundreds of ads from men and women who
want to meet or chat with you. Our automated system allows you to
respond on-line, so what are you waiting for? Posting an ad is FREE
but replying to an ad costs $5US."
POWERotics Classifieds
<http://www.powerotics.com/powerotics/classads.htm>
"Everybody can place a free BDSM-related Maledom/femsub personal
ads on POWERotics. Personal ads however are published in the
members-only Private Dungeon and can only be viewed by POWERotics
and La Societe Libertaine members."
Shadow Lane
<http://www.shadowlane.com/>
"The fee for becoming a subscriber to Shadow Lane On-Line is $10.00
per month and includes a free on-line ad to run, as a part of your
subscription, for as long as you remain a member."
Stephen's BDSM Page
<http://www.sandm.com/main.htm>
"Looking for the perfect partner(s)? Use the form on any of the
Personals Ads pages below to send me your ad. I'll place it here
for free. This service is open to anyone over 18 years old who is
interested in BDSM or fetishes."
#submissionUK Personals
<http://www.submissionuk.org/personal.htm>
"Creating your own personal ad is easy. And the best part of all
this is that it is FREE. Just fill out this simple form and we'll
have your personal ad online in no time!"
Uncle Jan'S M/M Spanking Site
<http://home.worldonline.nl/~janvv/uncle.html>
"Finally persons interested can have their own - non commercial -
spanking contact advertisement placed under the heading 'Seeking
contacts...?'."
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22. PLACES FOR DISCUSSION OF SPANKING WITHIN PARENTING
Discussion of spanking as a parenting tool is *not* appropriate for
soc.sexuality.spanking. The forums listed below are places where the
discussion of parenting and spanking is welcomed.
22a. Parenting/spanking newsgroups
alt.parenting.spanking
22b. Parenting/spanking web-sites
Project NoSpank
<http://www.nospank.org/>
"A resource for those who believe that children's optimal
development occurs in nurturing, violence-free environments and
that every child has the right to grow and learn in such an
environment."
Yahoo! Society and Culture: Families: Parenting
<http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Families/Parenting/>
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