A Gentle Note of Caution
Jan. 5th, 2024 07:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
narya_flameTis the season for making fannish friends and exploring new journals and communities, via the Snowflake challenge and through other means. Wonderful! I've met some amazing people this way, and continue to do so.
However, the anonymity of the internet does unfortunately afford protection to the small minority of folks who are not quite as they seem. I'd encourage anyone reading this and happily engaging with new acquaintances to have a look at this post byelwinfortuna . Neither Elwin's post nor this one are intended as scaremongering, but - once bitten, several times shy. Trust your instincts and take care out there, gang.
However, the anonymity of the internet does unfortunately afford protection to the small minority of folks who are not quite as they seem. I'd encourage anyone reading this and happily engaging with new acquaintances to have a look at this post by
elwinfortuna . Neither Elwin's post nor this one are intended as scaremongering, but - once bitten, several times shy. Trust your instincts and take care out there, gang.
