Faerydark,
This forum is monitored and watched by opponents. If we are to hash out strategies and game plans, it can't be on here! That's why SOFAR and RSOL state groups were formed, to keep vigilantes from knowing what we are doing and why.
We have kept this forum for support and advice for this reason.
Nothing that is discussed on SOFAR, SOSEN, RSOL or any other place should be brought in to this site.
I hope that helps you understand why we must keep this site for support and then offer other groups for activism and advocate work.
Hugs!
RWsMom

ok, yeah..that makes sense, but I'm with Nako, on the fact that those other forums are hard to navigate and SOSEN as far as I can see doesn't seem to see much action post- wise...other than "I'm new here"

NOt sure how many of you remember this but there is a site on here that was set up by Oneofthem... called Sex Offender Justice League... http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/sex-offender-justice-leauge

That site is perfect for what you want to do... it is for those kinds of things... but if you want to keep it secret then it needs to be a forum where the moderator can approve members rather than it is here where ANYONE can look at, read, view, etc everything we have on here...

I understand the frustration of finding groups online that are active activist lists... Could it be that they are out there contacting their representatives in their governments and don't have time to post? I wonder that... SOFAR I think is probably the best place to do things, I understand the learning curve when it comes to dealing with new sites and their forums, it can be frustrating and cumbersome until you get their 'system'.

I know some of you are looking for more 'action', if you are in WI, you can call into our weekly conference call, you could call even if you aren't, it is half business and half support group.. If any are interested please contact me privately and I can get you the information...

I would offer to build another site for activist things that is private... but there are so many out there already wouldn't it be more prudent to just start making noise on one of those and get those people re-involved in the cause again... As those of us know that have been doing this for any length of time, there are times you just want to step back for a while, which is what all those people could be doing...

it is one thing to talk about fighting for your rights in the context of support... but it is the manner in which a person presents the information, the advise and talks about the topics that isn't always supportive but more condescending in nature.

Things have gotten increasingly less supportive over the last month or so, I may not talk a lot these days but I do come out here and LOOK around... just like those that are our opposition... except they are looking for chinks in our armor and I am just looking to keep the place a civil place to come to talk about one's feelings on these issues... That is why I suggested your group cause your group you set up with exactly what we are discussing here in mind...

You are right, how to fight back, how to deal with, or even how to bear the weight of what is going on is all support... But to use this board as a place to organize something is like us calling up Perverted Justice and telling them all about it too... And I don't think that is what we are aiming to do here, is it?

Let's call a fucking spade a spade, Wisconsin. You know as well as I do what this is about. Red55 posted some bullshit that was extremely condescending to me saying that I didn't know what the fuck I was talking about and that if I had truly studied the law in "jail" that I should know what I was talking about.

When I effectively demonstrated (without being condescending or stooping to that level initially) that I was right by appropriately arguing my position backed with case law that clearly proved Red55 wrong that clearly upset this "person." So instead of continuing to try and argue their position he/she began an attack by telling me I was full of hot air and that he/she wished she had a hot air balloon or a kite or some such bullshit. He/she then accused me of spreading misinformation.

I simply stood my ground. Rather than calling Red55 to the carpet (since they are clearly friends and co-moderators) Wisconsin chose to call ME out. And then she started with the BS that "oh, this is a SUPPORT group not an activist group" "whine whine whine."

The truth is she has had a problem with me for months now.

That is fine. This is "her" group, so I'll bow out. It is sad though that a "moderator" stoops to the level that Red55 did and then I'm attacked for it. Actually - sad isn't the word for it - more like pathetic.

This place is just like an abusive relationship - the "moderators" are playing the role of the abuser.

Ya - only I'm the type of victim every abuser abhors - one who refuses to sit by and be abused. I stand up for myself.

I'm going to post http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/sex-offender-justice-leauge here then. Join me?
Since I'm an activist for my son's rights and I don't want to just tell someone that I feel their pain and hugs.. I need to be active in what's going on. When I see someone post here wanting to know what they can do I want to be able to help if i can.

Nak - you do realize that the "owner" of that group is the guy who was threatening to beat up his PO and the like?

ok are you and terry ever going to kiss and make up oneofthem you always seem to be butting heads so you two need to find away to work together also another thing is would wonder how you two would do in a poltical race i will say that would be very intresting

The thing I don't understand about Wisconsin's position about this as being a "support" only forum is that anyone can simply avoid any thread that they don't feel like participating in. It seems pretty simple to allow both. I agree with Oneofthem that activism on some sort is part of support for families of RSO's.

I just joined there too...didn't know about, missed it somehow

I just joined there too...didn't know about, missed it somehow

Terry, yeah that's kinda how I do it, I avoid any thread that is not of interest or doesn't pertain to me...well not all of them but I could

That other group has 63 members and their last post before today was mid-March. Major cricketville. This should be the group for both support and activism. Too bad it is run by two Nazi's.