Under what circumstances is it okay to...

[Tx210boi]

agree in a way that ones personal live should stay private from hobby world but yet again depends on the provider. there are some providers on oh2 that i follow on instagram and they are cool with letting hobbyists follow,dm, and interact with them on pic comments. i think maybe its just another form of advertising? me personally i follow just to have another form of contact incase oh2 or eccie is down because i really dont have no interest to see pics of them out on date night with their RW S/O hubby or bf especially knowing what types of activities me and her have done in bedroom. But hobby life should be seperate from personal life

[britttany_love]

agree in a way that ones personal live should stay private from hobby world but yet again depends on the provider. there are some providers on oh2 that i follow on instagram and they are cool with letting hobbyists follow,dm, and interact with them on pic comments. i think maybe its just another form of advertising? me personally i follow just to have another form of contact incase oh2 or eccie is down because i really dont have no interest to see pics of them out on date night with their RW S/O hubby or bf especially knowing what types of activities me and her have done in bedroom. But hobby life should be seperate from personal life

Is it a hobby instragram? If it is under her stage name and has other hobbyists following i'm sure it's not her personal account and is dedicated to hobby work. Some of us ladies have hobby social media accounts like Instagram, twitter etc that are dedicated to the hobby for more intimate interaction Those are way different than trying to follow a ladies personal account that has their friends and family and their real world personal stuff on it.

[Tx210boi]

Personal account it does have friends and SO even pets on their page lol guess they are just more openminded

Is it a hobby instragram? If it is under her stage name and has other hobbyists following i'm sure it's not her personal account and is dedicated to hobby work. Some of us ladies have hobby social media accounts like Instagram, twitter etc that are dedicated to the hobby for more intimate interaction Those are way different than trying to follow a ladies personal account that has their friends and family and their real world personal stuff on it.

[MeetJadeRose]

I have been found before on my rw social media account by a client who was constantly trying to reach me again even though I told him we weren’t a good fit anymore, not cool. Then I was found on photography/other business type account on another site. I had someone who is very well known in the hobby social scene tell me he recognized me on there and complimented my photos, I figured out who he was based on some content in his profile that was linked with his content on the boards actually (complicated). He basically had alluded to his alias on that site combined with a few other details I knew who he was. It did make me super nervous to be contacted because I had my full name and some other social media links on there, and my real first name is NOT a common one at all. I asked him to please never mention my page to anyone else in the hobby. I will say also that I do have a couple very close clients who I have known a long time on my social media, we know each other’s names etc, our relationship is just different at this point, BUT I’m super careful about stuff like this. I def agree that you shouldn’t add or follow someone without their consent, or do it simply because you found them or can find them somehow.

[Passion2015]

I guess my puzzled question would be, why would you follow anyone from here?

That wouldn't even cross my mind.

[CubanAva]

I have been found before on my rw social media account by a client who was constantly trying to reach me again even though I told him we weren’t a good fit anymore, not cool. Then I was found on photography/other business type account on another site. I had someone who is very well known in the hobby social scene tell me he recognized me on there and complimented my photos, I figured out who he was based on some content in his profile that was linked with his content on the boards actually (complicated). He basically had alluded to his alias on that site combined with a few other details I knew who he was. It did make me super nervous to be contacted because I had my full name and some other social media links on there, and my real first name is NOT a common one at all. I asked him to please never mention my page to anyone else in the hobby. I will say also that I do have a couple very close clients who I have known a long time on my social media, we know each other’s names etc, our relationship is just different at this point, BUT I’m super careful about stuff like this. I def agree that you shouldn’t add or follow someone without their consent, or do it simply because you found them or can find them somehow.

My gosh Jade, that's truly terrifying. What grinds my gears the most is that we have no idea what some of the members of the board look like so they have free range over invading our personal lives. I've seen countless comments mentioning matching with providers on dating sites or seeing us in stores and such. It is a risk we take putting our faces on the boards but it should not be treated with so little respect. Like any other job, when we clock out, we are done with this world and should not have to worry that Tom dick or harry, is actually a hobbyist with a crush or fetish. I feel like that isn't very much to ask.

Also, I definitely get the having more personal relationships reasoning. There are a few hobbyists, well, 2, that know my RW data via my mouth ONLY, and it is certainly not an issue for me in these cases. It's not that I mind people knowing who I am, it is that I mind they are going out of their way to try to find out who I am, does that make sense?

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I guess my puzzled question would be, why would you follow anyone from here?

That wouldn't even cross my mind.

THANK YOU! EXACTLY!!! WHY?! Sounds alarms, doesnt it? *sigh*