I’m not really sure if I want to do this or not, but here goes…
As there seems to be more than just a little misinformation out there, both subtle and gross, about pedophilia, I wonder if there is interest in a “Pedophilia 101: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Pedophilia But Were Afraid To Ask” thread?
Essentially, if you have a question regarding pedophilia (i.e., “Why are people pedophiles?” “What does boylover/girllover mean?” “What’s your phone number?” 
), post it here, and I (and hopefully other pedophiles like Sqtto and OrlCub, for example) could post our personal experiences and knowledge on the subject. No, I’m no “expert” on pedophilia, but I do know what it’s like to be pedophilic, so between my personal experience and factual data I can cite, I think it might be useful for some people even to have one pedophile’s point of view. (I used to do these things in sociology, social work, etc. classes in college - basically it was, “Hi, I’m a pedophile - any questions?” and people would grab baseball bats and tire irons and beat us to a bloody pulp.)
Now, I am not a foot fetishist, animal lover or necrophilic, but if questions are asked regarding these topics, I could answer to the best of my ability, seek others who could from a personal perspective, or cite from other sources.
Now, a few rules I’d like to see followed:
No flaming (other users, that is); that’s what the Pit is for.
No religious debates; there are adequate other threads in GD for that.
No civil rights debates; there are adequate other threads in GD for that, too.
Opinions should be expressed in a non-abusive way (at least try not to be offensive, and assume what you’re reading isn’t intended that way, either).
If you are expressing an opinion, do not state it as fact, unless you have the cites to back it up.
(Yeah, yeah, I doubt people will stick to it, but it’s worth a shot.)
So, basically, I’ll open the floor… any questions?
Ronald
(Be kind, O Great Moderator!)