Well I for one now know where not to go for any additonal training or education. Especially about Gor or what it means to me to be a slave. Winks.

The Japanese have a very nice statement when it comes to such things.....

"Absorb what is of use, cast out that which is not"

Personally I think this site has been doing an incredible job in the education and training departments. Especially compared to other sites on the web!

We have plenty of experienced people who are regular posters in this forum who have helped a lot of prospective, novice, and intermediate practicioners of the arts of bdsm. (Heck my guess is even some of the OS people may even have learned a thing or two themselves, maby even disproved the old adage about new tricks)

Quality trumps over quanity imho anyway.

I learned a lot here myself by reading here in the forums, chatting and following the wonderful examples of those I consider to be worthy as my mentors. I would make a list here but you all know who you are (Looks up at a couple of them and smiles).

I guess the op didnt realize this since he is so new to the site in general and hasnt participated in the forums himself until quite recently.

I think we have all the bases covered that can be covered and still make the site an open and welcoming enviroment: between the tasking society, the womb, the great staff here and the sancturary as well as other user controled groups and the bdsm information packed sections of the forums> especially when it comes to educating and protecting new people.

If one is here seeking knowledge, there is more than an abundance of it waiting at their finger tips, and lots of knowledgeble people are practically standing at the ready to offer their help in finding it if one gets lost in their search (just look at all the links and cross links given to those who ask previously asked questions)

In any event, its one thing to sit back and ask what everyone else is doing, its another thing to do something yourself to contribute. Of course one may find if their contribution needs work or is lacking that, there are lots of people waiting to help one with that as well.

I would like to thank the OP for starting the thread, (even if I obviously disagree with most of his other opinions so far) but I would much rather like to hear from everyone (the OP included) as to what they think we should purpose to the staff and or the communitty in general to be done that would improve upon the sites allready extensive work as well as the countless individual efforts in the forums and chat that would be better or more effective "specifically" as opposed to scuabbeling over who is right or wrong about their ideas of what this or that is.