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Hi
I have done a quick search on this and cant a similar thread, though if there is I’m sure I’ll get told and quickly biggrin
I was having a discussion at work today about whether or not technology always makes things better, and I got to thinking about swinging (obviously not out loud smile )
15 years ago the internet (if born, not sure?) was at least in its infancy and not widely used, I had never heard of Swinging, so (and I'll admit this is a bit of an assumption) that swingers were a close lol knit community and again although not sure I think there was a specialst magazine.
So my question is do you think that the Internet and all the trappings i.e. webcams, chat rooms and forums has been for the better for swingers or....
Do you think it has led to More of the less desirable (we all know what these are and this is not that thread please) attributes to the swinging community
Reacher
I had better say this is in no way a dig or moan about SH, My own view is if treated with respect, and common sence it's a great tool for just for meeting people out side of my "normal" circle of friends
But i dont know about the dark ages before internet biggrin :D
Yes and No ........ or is it No and Yes? :confused2:
Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sorry - I agree the technology aspect is an interesting topic - but since you said we can't discuss the "less desirable attributes" , I can't get past wondering what you mean by this.
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Hi Cherry
Ok good point, If anybody would like to discuss the pros and cons please be my guest, but please do not make them personal
I would like to say and this is a personal point of view(and i'm not just being a brown nose lol ) that when there has been issues or trouble makers in the chatrooms the Mods and Ops have been quick to respond.
Reacher
It's OK ............ feel free to totally ignore my post .......... I won't be offended! :smug:
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Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
well from my point of view technology with regard to swinging has been a great help.
Before the internet was widely used the only way I knew of getting in touch with like minded people was via contact magazines.
Not something we ever did and we didnt realise there were swinging clubs. :doh:
Anyway with regard to the internet it has been great for us we've now got a wide circle of social contacts and although we no longer play we still like to socialise. Something i don't think would have been possible if it wasn't for the internet, also you have the opourtunity to get to know potential playmates before you meet them this to me made the whole thing a lot safer than meeting up with strangers who had no accountability to anyone for any of there actions and lets face it there are some very strange people out there.
Another great peice of technology I have to say is satnav I'm sure many swingers will agree lol.
So for me yes
Has it been good?
Well, it has for me!
lol
Nola x
Sorry Sam did not mean to ignore you
smackbottom i'll take that smack on the bottom biggrin
Reacher
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Sorry Sam did not mean to ignore you
smackbottom i'll take that smack on the bottom biggrin
Reacher

It's OK I am not upset :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
If it wasn't for technology and the t'internet how many people out there would have experienced the pleaseure of a "Jag's slap"?
bolt
At best it's a bloomin' miracle, you get in touch with people you'd have never found pre-internet!
well my bank balance would be healthier for a start redface tinternet means i have to travel more cos i get invited to more things :twisted: thank goodness for overdrafts
We had our very first (disastrous) meet nearly 20 (!!) years ago, off the back of someones ad in a "Mucky Mag" with a personals section.
We got in touch by letter (no phone) and had an unsealed reply pushed under our door.
We were living with my parents :!: :shock:
So yes- T'internet, and the wealth of contact options that can be kept private, have been bluddy brilliant!
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We had our very first (disastrous) meet nearly 20 (!!) years ago, off the back of someones ad in a "Mucky Mag" with a personals section.
We got in touch by letter (no phone) and had an unsealed reply pushed under our door.
We were living with my parents :!: :shock:
So yes- T'internet, and the wealth of contact options that can be kept private, have been bluddy brilliant!

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Hilarious!
But, yes Winchy, I agree!
Once upon a time there were contact magazines that relied on box numbers and snail mail. Then along came Loot with voice mail ads towards the back, we had lots of meets out of there. The internet (SH in particular) has certainly been a boon for swingin and setting up meets often within hours of a first contact.
well how shall i put my answer...
YES YES YES
it has been great for swingersa nd dont forget the good old sat nav system as well (the best sex
toy in the world )..
how else are the swingers gonna find each other in the country..
they can stop a someone in the street and ask for mrbigdick(made up nickname)..a
and dont forget the good old police scanner for the doggers when they are out....
i remember years ago when we first started swinging was talking to a couple we used to meet and they was telling us about when they first started some 15 years ago and they used to do meets thro contact mags where you write to people via a po box number sending pics then had to wait for them to send pics back then you sent phone numbers then you had a chat and then you meet, one meet could take 3 or 4 weeks to arrange and then you could end up not even liking them after all that, so i think pcs have helped, the chat rooms are fantastic in my opinion, we have only been swinging about 7 years but even in that short time things have come on, i have lost count of the amount of times we met people who looked nothing like their pics due to aging and weight gain that they forgot to mention confused lol so to me the cam rooms are adeal, im not interested in watching people have sex on them but just to see what they look like and you know its really them now and not a pic of them 10 years ago, plus meets can be arranged so much quicker than they used to be, you can go in a chat room, look at a profile, chat to them and be viewing their web cam in a matter of a few mins and prosses that used to take weeks.
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15 years ago the internet (if born, not sure?) was at least in its infancy and not widely used...

Sorry guys but i have to be a bit of a nerd here. The internet was actually born in the later part of 1969.
To answer your question, even though i'm new here and haven't met anybody technology has made it a lot easier. As stated in the posts above a Sat Nav will get you anywhere and no more letters or weeks of waiting; simply log on, start chatting and choosing.
Yep technology has been good for me.........not saying anymore though biggrin
I think it's probably enhanced it slightly but swinging has been going on for years, take a look back to the 70's with the classical 'car key' parties cool
In King Henry VIII's time there were often stories of 'shared' sex amongst royalty and servants.
But now I'm rambling.. what was the question again? wink
Don't forget Digital cameras biggrin
Although we did used to own a polariod which apparently we're called swingers
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Love that add gonna be humming the tune in me head all day now tho lol
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It's OK ............ feel free to totally ignore my post .......... I won't be offended! :smug:
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Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

It is Yes and No, but in blue.
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Don't forget Digital cameras biggrin
Although we did used to own a polariod which apparently we're called swingers
:shock:

rotflmao :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Love that add gonna be humming the tune in me head all day now tho lol

Ha Ha.i wondered when poloroids were gonna be mentioned!!!
I remember them too! Tinternet couldnt have made my life more better is all I'm saying !! :twisted:
I'd say yes with reservations.
We've been away from the scene for almost 10 years (kids etc) but have found it to be much harder to meet genuine couples now than it was then.
As far as I remember we only had Compuserve, but we managed to find, chat and play with couples from all over the UK with very few problems.
Today, although there are more sites, it is much harder to find other genuine couples (have to say we haven't had similar problems with single guys). Maybe you had to be really keen back then to find other similar couples, while the proliferation of sites means that any dreamer can post or reply now with no real intention of seeing things through, then move onto other sites.
Digital cameras on the other hand.....I really can't think how we managed before biggrin
Kirsty
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Looks like we're in the minority here; but we preferred the scene before the internet in one big way...there were a lot less timewasters ad w***ers around...at least in our experience. Yes it took longer to arrange a meet (we used to use the ads in Trade-It...a SW version of Loot!), but we NEVER had a no-show!
I'm new here, but have to say the internet has been a good thing.
Firstly if it wasn't for the internet I wouldn't have found this site. I have seen other sites but this seems more genuine. And yes you get idiots, but that happens in everything you do in work or play
The internet is like the windows of a department store. You get to look in without buying and then you find you have a local store, if you get my drift.
Without the internet the swinging scene wouldn't be as big.
lol for me answer is yes technology has been greatly appreciated.
For one am here :thrilled:
Am meeting and chatting and perving a far wider array of delightful bodies and souls with glee. Yes there are time wasters but you gonna get them anywhere. Digi cam/vids and mobile fones are excellent too we all love and use them :twisted: before them were polariods lol and yes you were condsidered pervy for having one. I used to have chat to some cpls on the CB lol now thats giong back redface
so yippyayayyay for technololgy
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Its been for the better for us as we would probably not ever got into swinging if it wasnt for the internet and being able to set up what we want from the comfort of our own home.
louise xx
well, it's just so easy with the net isn't it, snap a cpl of pics, write some words and you're away!
Suppose it does it make it easier for people who aren't 100% to dip their toe in and then pull back but it must be easier for committed people than waiting for the post lol
J x