18 February
2007 Chatmag News.
Thassa.com, a
new IRC (Internet Chat Relay) Network, has become fully operational. While
primarily Gorean themed, Thassa also welcomes pre approved BDSM themed
chat channels.
An initial preview
of Thassa.com by Chatmag Staffers indicates that Thassa.com will become
the premier Gorean IRC network. Thassa.com has in place a capable and technically
professional network staff, with a friendly #help channel for both IRC
network and IRC software assistance. In addition to the help channel, a
separate channel for Gorean assistance is available, #GorHelp.
The Gorean channels
available on Thassa.com offer a wide variety of Gorean philosopy and culture,
including online role play, real life participation, and combinations of
both themes.
According to the
Thassa.com web site:
"Thassa.com was
designed as a home for the Gorean community with an open door policy to
any and all BDSM participants that sought a new home. For many years,
Gorean and BDSM rooms have co-existed on IRC servers. Many Goreans
first discovered Gor through BDSM and found the ritualistic nature of the
Master/slave relationship to be more in keeping with their personal philosophies
after a thorough examination of themselves within the structure of
the Dominant/submissive relationship. I have always viewed online
communities to be important in the pursuit of self discovery and meeting
other people of like minds. In keeping with that, all policies that
will be defined on this server will be designed for the safety, security
and emotional well being of all participants. Regardless of your
personal preferences, all interactions through an online venue are entered
into by willing and consenting participants.
Thassa is designed
to be a free chat venue. No fees or dues will be required to participate.
Every person that creates a room on the Thassa server will be expected
to run their room within the confines of our policies. Every effort
will be made by room owners to keep underage participants off the server.
No room owners will be allowed to run Bot-Nets, Clone-Clusters, Open Proxy
Systems or provide child pornography through DCC File servers. Any
participant on the Thassa server that issues real life threats or acts
in a manner that is inconsistent with the ideals of safe consensual interaction
will be banned from this system, and in some cases all pertinent information
will be forwarded to law enforcement agencies. Each room owner will
have complete autonomy in running their rooms without outside interference
from the system irc operators as long as they do not break system policies.
There will be
an equal amount of IRCops selected from both the Gorean Community and the
BDSM Community, in order to insure a balanced representation from both
groups. I know that many of you have suggestions and concerns, and
I welcome you to sign up in our forum and voice those issues as you wish.
Every system operator agrees that once they have assumed the role of IRCop,
that they no longer belong to any individual room or school of thought.
Their one common goal is to provide a safe community that welcomes people
from any walk of life wishing to make their home here.
I look forward
to meeting each and every one of you. This effort would not be possible
without the cooperation, support and efforts of many people. I am
grateful to all who have jumped in to lend a hand and get this venture
off the ground. In the coming days you will see many changes in this
web site and the forums, and I encourage all of you to participate in building
this home.
To reach our server,
point your irc client to irc.thassa.com or use the web chat applet provided
on this web site." -Thassa_Admin-
External Links:
Thassa.com
Web Site.
Thassa.com
Forums.
