thelonedaisy wrote:
The novel is not “about junkies”, there is one character who is addicted to heroin but she is not part of the main story.
this is exactly what our forum, and the wider community here is like. being addicted to opiates is not “part of the main story” of this community (although its unfortunately happened to some of us here ) – the bulk of it is about more positive lifestyles.
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but I don’t think it was particularly fair to judge me when you do not know my views, my background, my writing or me.
it might not seem “fair”, but as this is a site which started out discussing unlicensed rave parties and many other activities in a legal grey area, it came across as you were judging “us” as a easy way of getting info for your project (and presumably disappearing once you had got it) like the rest of the media types who come here every so often.
we get lots of people who sign up here for a variety of reasons, not all of them particularly good. we’ve had the Police, the media, even the Forestry Commission look here for info! Stuff posted on here has been copied and misquoted in newspapers to increase negative perception against the rave scene.
its a shame everyone here has to be so cynical but people have abused our friendliness and trust before, and if you make a first post discussing the most negative aspect of the party scene everyone is bound to suspect you a bit and be less welcoming than normal.
Lots of seemingly friendly, but ambitious and persistent young ladies work for our muck raking tabloids and “investigative media”. First impressions, particularly those of a lady who clearly is articulate, intelligent, knows what she wants and how to get it, make a lot of impact. But if you aren’t that sort of person, and like music and other forms of art/culture why not stick around here and contribute to other threads?
