Hi backstage. So this is something I've been thinking about and something that has been mentioned several times before. What constitutes a creepy comment or message, and how should I approach people who make audios. There have been a few posts on this, mostly from the ladies, but I just wanted to talk about a few things and give a few opinions of my own.

But first off, some background. I've been posting on GWA for around a year and a half. I don't consider myself to be very popular poster, with most of my posts only getting handful of comments and a smattering of upvotes. So I do admit this will color my perception of this issue somewhat, as I'm sure that the very popular male posters have a rather different experience on GWA than I. With this in mind, I'm not going to try to make some overarching statement on what is proper and what isn't. Instead I'm going to use my experiences to just give a few view points that some of you may not realize.

My last audio received one top level comment and one PM. The audio before that got three top level comments. Both of them received 20 upvotes, one has over 1000 listens on soundgasm, the other over 800. My top voted post of all time has 30 points. I've never gotten more than 10 top level comments on an audio. I give you these figures just to give you a little background of what a lot of guys mean when they say that they don't get much feedback, and how different our experiences can be from that of many of the ladies who post on here.

Every PM I've received, I think from my last look at my inbox it was around 10, has begun in some way or another with "I hope this isn't creepy," followed by some of the nicest compliments someone who posts here could hope to get. I always rush back to say that no, you saying that I have a nice voice, or that my audio was really hot, isn't creepy at all. Now of course what is creepy and what isn't varies from person to person, so that's not really what I'm trying to get across. Simply that when contacting a guy that posts on GWA, try not to make your whole comment be centered around the idea of not being a creep. Simply be nice, sincere, and polite, and I can guarantee it will make that guys day.

Lastly I just wanted to give one more example. A little while ago I made a comment on a user's audio, saying something about how great it was. And they commented back saying thanks and that they loved my work as well. Both of us had been on GWA for over a year, and this was the first time they had ever spoken to me. Up until this point, I had no idea they ever knew who I was, never mind the fact that they had listened to my stuff and enjoyed it. So I simply want to end with something that has been said before, but probably can't be said enough. If you like something from a user, go tell them! They have no way of knowing that you enjoy their voice, or their moans, or the way they talk dirty if you don't tell them. And for guys like me, whose comment counts often linger in the single digits and whose inboxes are often empty, that one little message or comment can make their whole day and maybe provide the encouragement they need to keep making more audios.