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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
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Originally Posted by
CamWhore
I SHARE enough info to TAKE info. I wish it was less freeloaders.
This is part of what I don't care for about allowing lurkers on forums.
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
I'm also really grateful to this place because I've learned a lot more about how the behind-the-scenes part of the adult industry (namely camming) works.... Things that the studio and camsite owners don't necessarily tell you upfront. Like,
STUDIO=BAD!!!
Hahaha jk ::)
But seriously, I have learned about how to protect my privacy, protect myself from possible legal ramifications, and been equipped with enough knowledge to the point where, if I had the time and energy I could become an independent camgirl and be my own boss instead of working my butt off only to give a huge chunk of my $$$$ to studio-pimp-wannabes who don't really do anything to deserve it. The fact that I have learned enough here not to have to depend on anyone else for a successful career in camming but myself, is very liberating! :D
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
Its a continual learning process for me....whether its tips and tricks, a new software or website, warnings, info, updates, industry news etc... The industry in all areas is ever changing, and the main way Ive been able to keep up is through word of mouth ie SW.
Theres no way I could list what Ive learned on here because its far too much to list or name.
Im not into gossip, but I also do appreciate the personal life stories, jokes, musings, etc...and through the self reflection, sense of humour and random thoughts of others, Ive been able to gain something valuable to apply to my own life on a personal level...
..and I can only hope that what Im able to contribute does the same for someone else too.
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
I came here to step of my stripping hustle. Eventually, I learned about camming and started that. There is some helpful information here, but I really just like reading other people's experiences. I've learned about all I needed to. I try to help every now and then. Some of us have the same answers to everything, so I sit back.
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
This site has helped me a lot. I just started dancing and getting myself together for it (mentally and gear-wise lol) was a lot easier thanks to some of the gals on this site. Besides getting questions answered there is a wealth of information that I've snooped through and learned from.
However, I have realized that personal stuff should probably be left off of this forum. Some members have very narrow views and seem to think they're experts in all areas of life, and if they disagree with another person's view they get all crack-whore stripper crazy on you.
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
I've learned coding ( html) from some helpful girls on here, learned screening from the escorts, learned which sites to stay clear of , and most importantly , learned what utter bitches we are when we get going :-) Jokes jokes.
Interesting thread.
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
i will say both but that's makes the forum the best ! because you find out things by talking with people with same interests ! When you work in an office you have co-workers and company will send you to all kind of events so you stay updated ! when you are a webcam girl most likely you are freelance and is not so easy to stay up to date with all that's new and happen on this field , and here is where the forum help !
One can be the smartest but will never know everything ! sharing helps
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
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Originally Posted by
BlkSharpie
Its a continual learning process for me....whether its tips and tricks, a new software or website, warnings, info, updates, industry news etc... The industry in all areas is ever changing, and the main way Ive been able to keep up is through word of mouth ie SW.
Theres no way I could list what Ive learned on here because its far too much to list or name.
Im not into gossip, but I also do appreciate the personal life stories, jokes, musings, etc...and through the self reflection, sense of humour and random thoughts of others, Ive been able to gain something valuable to apply to my own life on a personal level...
..and I can only hope that what Im able to contribute does the same for someone else too.
This.
I'm a Fetish High Heels model, not a dancer, so I haven't learned anything that I could say has helped me in my business.....which in all honesty, is what I came here for in the first place.
However I stayed here - and since then, what I HAVE learned is that we are all the same whatever we do and whoever we are. This Forum has helped me have more tolerance and understanding of others, and it has helped me realise me that no matter how irrelevant I may think something is when I post - there will always someone who can take something from it.
Above all - this Forum has helped me be more honest and less self-centred. There is always someone with a more painful problem than me - so if I can help then I do.
I has also reminded me that we girls can be seriously dangerous when we all get together.....!!;D;):-*
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
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DevonSantos
What have YOU learned from SW? Or are you one of the ones that think you know everything? I'm just trying to get a summary of what's being taught around here lately? Enlightened me!
I find your tone aggressive and condescending, along with your posts. Why should I have to enlighten you about "what's being taught around here." Do a search and find out for yourself.
When I initially joined SW it was all love and much more helpful than alot of what's been going on lately, but I refuse to label it a gossip site and find it to still be very informative.
Thanks to SW, I've learned from other members... (to name a few things)
How to hustle
The importance of DancerWealth
The business model of dancing
That my challenges and triumphs are shared with others
What clothing sites give SW discounts and are best to use
What others feel about the business
What others feel about the economy
What others feel about currrent events
How to be supportive of other industry workers I've never even met all in the name of what this site was originally designed to do, support strippers
This site is still supportive and informative. All it takes are members, like myself, that are commited to continuing to be supportive and informative. I'm here to learn. I'm here to help and I'm here to share. This is why I joined and this is why I'm still a member.
Any questions? :O
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
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Originally Posted by
BeBe
I find your tone aggressive and condescending, along with your posts. Why should I have to enlighten you about "what's being taught around here." Do a search and find out for yourself.
When I initially joined SW it was all love and much more helpful than alot of what's been going on lately, but I refuse to label it a gossip site and find it to still be very informative.
Thanks to SW, I've learned from other members... (to name a few things)
How to hustle
The importance of DancerWealth
The business model of dancing
That my challenges and triumphs are shared with others
What clothing sites give SW discounts and are best to use
What others feel about the business
What others feel about the economy
What others feel about currrent events
How to be supportive of other industry workers I've never even met all in the name of what this site was originally designed to do, support strippers
This site is still supportive and informative. All it takes are members, like myself, that are commited to continuing to be supportive and informative. I'm here to learn. I'm here to help and I'm here to share. This is why I joined and this is why I'm still a member.
Any questions? :O
Stop starting drama BeBe and stay on topic please! ;)
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
Supportive, informative - but then again, I wish freeloaders and that couldn't be here.
I wish there was some form of verification for the "others" to get gone.
I think overall - no matter how bad any of us hate or like each other - at the end of the day in this business we are all different and have different opinions - but I think we all do stick together regardless of the case. Sure there are some bad apples - but where aren't they anymore?
I think this site is a great thing. It's a community - not a dictatorship. We are a family here and each of us donates our own qualities - bad or good.
This is for all levels of the game - starter, intermediate, advanced, well-advanced, etc.
I think it's a beautiful thing that the majority of women can stick together.
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
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Originally Posted by
DevonSantos
Stop starting drama BeBe and stay on topic please! ;)
Wow! Since you took the time to quote my post, why don't you read it first before making negative comments.
My post was very on topic and quite clear. If there's any drama being started, DevonSantos, it's with you so stop it. Your cattiness isn't an attractive trait...
Next! ;)
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
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Originally Posted by
BeBe
Wow! Since you took the time to quote my post, why don't you read it first before making negative comments.
My post was very on topic and quite clear. If there's any drama being started, DevonSantos, it's with you so stop it. Your cattiness isn't an attractive trait...
Next! ;)
WTF are you talking about girl? You are coming off as a fucking weirdo right now! I don't play that catty ass back and fourth bullshit! This thread was made in reference to any other thread: Whatever topic I felt like discussing. If you don't like me, then just don't fuck with me! That's all!
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
Oh jesus effin christ....
*throws pancakes*
Shut up - no need for it.
Girls are caddy - it's what we do. If you are girl, you are just as caddy for responding...enough already. Be comfortable enough what your female-ness and know that you caddy and you proved the point BeBe she was making about you.
Keep the ball rolling already...like she said - if you don't like it - don't fuck with it.
Onward with the AWESOME thread before it turns into a distraction and something I have to jump in on because I am too impulsive that I can't help myself in stripper olympic trials.
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
And furthermore, I don't even fuck with SW if it doesn't really have anything to do with MFC, which is the site I am on. I have business affiliations that I discuss with other ladies on here so I do my part but fuck no! I don't gossip and start stuff. That's not my style. You better ask somebody! Now I'm ignoring any and all other bull throughout this thread.
*Moving forward*
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
*agreed. High five and bump bump fucking bump.
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
I learned through SW how to get started as an independent escort, how and where to advertise my services, how to get pro pictures taken for my site, domain registration and building my own site, screening clients, and etc. I now have about 8 generous regulars that provide me with all the income I need and I don't need to advertise anymore.
I also learned I could cam on the side for a little extra money. I learned sites like MFC are for serious cammodels (IMO), and easy sites like streamte are for models like me, whose focus is not camming, but who can cam every now and then when they feel like it for some extra $.
I like reading SW most importantly because I see many girls saying they make x amount... it's motivating. Also, if you have specific questions about some things it's very easy to find which person to pm and ask. Usually the girls get back to you and sometimes they don't.
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
I've actually been apart of this site for a few years now {2002 i think}, under another name of course.
When i found this site i was interested in stripping and this site was my special place to learn about it. I learned many things, from beauty tips to how the industry really works.
Fate changes, door closes but i still stayed here. I made "e-friends" and felt welcomed here. I enjoyed certain people and feared other. Even though i still never got to dabble in the industry i was still welcomed and learned.
Last year i decided to venture into camming and i learned quiet a bit from the "Other work" threads. From what sites are good, simple starting advise and the comforts in knowing i'm not the only one having troubles/bad days. Motivation and of course drama.
Eventually the catty, mean behavior took over the site, pushing me out, cause well... i'm not a fighter. So i erased my profile and moved on. BUT I still kept in touch with a few girls from here cause they truly were good friends.
Now i'm back. I've recently been learning about the "SD/SB" life style and enjoying the information between BlkSharpie and Touringgirlfriend. I lurk now cause i know better and I still find this place still like a home.
{I hope that answer the questions}
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
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Originally Posted by
DevonSantos
WTF are you talking about girl? You are coming off as a fucking weirdo right now! I don't play that catty ass back and fourth bullshit! This thread was made in reference to any other thread: Whatever topic I felt like discussing. If you don't like me, then just don't fuck with me! That's all!
Wow! Not sure why you're being so defensive and find it necessary to use profanity and insulting language just to get your point across.
The only thing we've established here is that you're unprofessional and your behavior is classless and unnecessary. I didn't swear at you, nor have I sworn at anyone on SW.
I responded to your post in an appropriate manner and stated my intial opinion on your demeanor and you've proven me correct. Your tone is aggressive and the frivolous banter is not supportive in the least bit.
I don't appreciate the ignorance and I will not tolerate the verbal abuse.
:thanx:
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
Oh boy. So let's try to get back on topic ladies. No fighting.
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
Honestly I feel like SW is losing its value as a "resource" to me, and is slowly becoming more of a text-based soap opera. When I first came here several years ago, I was a baby stripper and very inexperienced. Back then the site was so helpful. At this point I'm going to be honest and say that SW is entertainment and yes, gossip.
I've never been interested in escorting or being a real sugar baby, and I'm sure lots of value is in those two areas, but it doesn't apply to me.
Should I become a dancer again I feel like it will once again become relevant. But as a cam girl, no. Every other thread completely implodes and it's like a train wreck. Then it's like the same newbie camming questions get asked over and over again. Then on website reports, shitty site owners come in and try to defend their crappy sites and recruit more models. I'm sorry but I don't really see how threads about Agent99's antics (while very entertaining) help anybody learn to do a damn thing.
Furthermore, girls read about how awful sites are, go sign up for them anyway, then come back and whine about their horrid experiences. So many threads about "should I tell my mom/boyfriend" blah blah blah... interesting, but not helpful to me personally.
I've made a few friends off of here that I share/trade tips with and site info and I'm super grateful for that, but beyond those select partnerships where true value is generated, SW has become useless in terms of me "learning".
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
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Originally Posted by
RoxyHart
I've actually been apart of this site for a few years now {2002 i think}, under another name of course.
When i found this site i was interested in stripping and this site was my special place to learn about it. I learned many things, from beauty tips to how the industry really works.
Fate changes, door closes but i still stayed here. I made "e-friends" and felt welcomed here. I enjoyed certain people and feared other. Even though i still never got to dabble in the industry i was still welcomed and learned.
Last year i decided to venture into camming and i learned quiet a bit from the "Other work" threads. From what sites are good, simple starting advise and the comforts in knowing i'm not the only one having troubles/bad days. Motivation and of course drama.
Eventually the catty, mean behavior took over the site, pushing me out, cause well... i'm not a fighter. So i erased my profile and moved on. BUT I still kept in touch with a few girls from here cause they truly were good friends.
Now i'm back. I've recently been learning about the "SD/SB" life style and enjoying the information between BlkSharpie and Touringgirlfriend. I lurk now cause i know better and I still find this place still like a home.
{I hope that answer the questions}
*jumps up and down excitedly* OMG, it's Lil' Sis! :P How have you been?! 8) Welcome back!
What I've learned:
Lots of ideas for MFC (TONS of MFC tips on here), gotten info for AW, have gotten hooked up with daily pay (Yeeeaaahhh, PrincessJenny!), learned that on AW it's best to have your price end with a 9 instead of 0 (ex: $1.99 instead of $2.00), gotten info on eBanned/Clips4Sale, which I'm just beginning to try out. Etc...
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Re: Are forums such as SW really informative or is it merely just a gossip site?
To be honest, I scroll down the new threads and click on whatever catches my eye...
I tend to get really bored with drama really quickly...I dont watch soap operas or reality tv or any of that :D I just dont have the attention span to watch an argument unfold. Generally when a thread goes downhill, Ill just exit left stage or if there are still useful comments in the thread, Ill skim over the heated posts and pay no mind.
Whether I agree or not, and side or not, or whatever...Ive just never felt compelled to contribute when a thread takes an ugly turn. Also, its SUPER hard to take a comment personally from someone who doesnt know me on a personal level. Even with as much as Ive shared on here...someone only knows me of what Ive written, not only myself but everyone..we are far more complex than a few posts on a board, no matter how in depth the messages may be, theres more to all of us than what can be put into words.
Sooooo yeah, after saying all that, I forget what my point was and have no closing statement. :D