How did you find Empty Closets?

[Paul_UK]

A simple question - how did you find out about Empty Closets? Was it through a link on another site (which one), a search engine (what did you search for), a message from an 18+ forum that banned you, or what?

Also, which other sites etc did you go to before you came here?

And what would have made this site easier for you to find?

As you can guess, I am trying to find out what would be the best things to do to make it easier for those who may need this site to be able to find it.

Thanks!

[joeyconnick]

I found it through JustUsBoys, but not terribly directly. I found JustUsBoys because I was looking for a friend of mine who had disappeared from the Internet and Google found him mentioned on JustUsBoys. I signed up for an account to search and interact with the JUB forums and then got a newsletter announcing Empty Closets, so that's when I decided to check it out.

[lost]

I again found it when I stumbled across JUB, but I think it was someone mentioning it in one of the posts and so I came here to post rather than getting ejected from there.

[nisomer]

tell u the truth...i seriously dont remember! i THINK it was on JUB, same situation as lost. but then again it could have been from google. not sure.

[lloyd444]

i found this website at www.gayboysupport.nl

[Proud1p4]

Guilty as charged...JUB...and not for the innoncent reasons people before me have deviated (quit the charade people)...it was a phase, over and done. Anyone else wanna own up? :o

[popboy]

I used to get into JUB every now and then, though I've never posted anything there. I still find that crowded forum kind of ...overwhelming. One day read something about EC there and I registered immediately! It was exactly what I was looking for then. I thank all the moderators for their work! Now that my "coming out" fears are happily over I still come back and read the new posts often :-)
I'm only browsing Spanish-language sites lately so I don't think I could be quite helpful about new ideas for promoting this forum. Most gay/lesbian oriented organizations, magazines, bars, etc. have websites with link sections. Blogs also. I'm only talking about Argentinian and other Latin American/Spanish sites...
By the way, there is even a "coming out" blog here in Argentina! http://mycomingout.blogspot.com/
Great idea :-)

[LorenzG1950]

I used a search engine looking for "coming out resources". I found several with coming out stories, even a good one in German.

A link to various reputable monthly online publications would be useful such as: MAgay or GAB Magazin, BOX ONLINE, Trevor Project, PFLAG, CSD sites.

I must say that I find the forum useful and there are some very astute observers in the group.:eusa_clap

Lorenz

[hakeem_uk]

found this website at www.gayboysupport.nl (http://www.gayboysupport.nl/)

[Ginuwine]

I found this link on Chadzboyz.com in the support section after reading about it in a magazine.

[goratrix]

JUB sticky announcement... :) a while ago... i'm sure you remember me beating the 200 posts mark... :) (I was the first... ohh, I'm sooo nerd)

[teents]

i found out by my good friend hakeem_uk on msn thanks hak

[hakeem_uk]

no problem!

[imad]

For a while I used to browse the JUB forums, never posting. It was amazing to see that other gay people actually existed, and to see that many adults were going through the same things as me. I never posted there, feeling that it isn't right to post at a place I'm not even supposed to be at. I eventually found the thread that mentioned EC, and I was very thankful. Although JUB had good information and opinions, I always felt like I was intruding, so it was nice to find this place. It's also nice to have a site that's less porn-oriented.

[jman77]

JUB banned me and got the site threw them

[TriBi]

Well - I was one of the people (at that other site) that kept agitating to get this place up and running.

Then I started posting here - and Paul_UK "assumed" I was a Mod here ('cos I am there) - then found I wasn't and talked me into it.

I tend to sit back and let the people who are more in touch with what is happening here (Paul & Dave) do most of the work tho'...:lol:

[Micah]

I tend to sit back and let the people who are more in touch with what is happening here (Paul & Dave) do most of the work tho'...:lol:

/pat

There there, we love you TriBi.

[step49x]

JUB, like so many people here. I was there for a couple hours, found a link to this place, and I doubt I'll be on there again soon. This place just seems way more inviting and open then JUB...

[tired_of_lying411]

i also found it on JUB when i wasnt even looking
i was never banned, I just read it somewhere there.

But it wasnt for lack of trying! if googling "gay forum" had worked, i'd have found this place a lot sooner.

i was at one other place, never registered, it was a crappy site too.

THIS PLACE ROCKS!!

one question-- wheres the awesome pic that used to be on the splash page of the 2 guys holding hands?

i loved that pic!

[step49x]

if googling "gay forum" had worked, i'd have found this place a lot sooner.
I actually Googled "gay message board," which is how I found JUB.

Wow, so many JUB people here...

[tired_of_lying411]

im not sure if its easier to google it now, but it wasnt when I was looking before i joined.

[Gaz89]

There was an age thing on JUB few days ago and i said "dont you have to be 18 to use this site" and then few hours later i got a PM from someone telling me about this site, i signed up on here with my real age and then this morning i tried to log into JUB and i got banned because someone saw this profile. doh!

[Micah]

Hey! It happens to the best of us. Welcome to EC tho' :)

[step49x]

Yah, I noticed that when I signed up here, someone went and compared my info here and at JUB. My age was the same at both, I just didn't use my real birthday there. Interesting how they're checking things... :lol: Yeah, I used my same name, as well.

Don't worry, though. Ever since I found EC, I've just about abandoned my JUB account (mostly because this was the main thing i was looking for ;) ).

[Paul_UK]

Yah, I noticed that when I signed up here, someone went and compared my info here and at JUB.
Well the two sites are run by the same people, and under 18s are not allowed at JUB for legal reasons, so this sort of checking is expected.

[Gaz89]

Well the two sites are run by the same people, and under 18s are not allowed at JUB for legal reasons, so this sort of checking is expected.
Is it an IP ban? Or what? I'm 18 in april, i better get unbanned! :bang: That site was great, while it lasted LOL

[TriBi]

Hey! It happens to the best of us. Welcome to EC tho' :)

hehe - I can vouch for that (guess who doled out Dave's ban?:icon_redf)

Oh yes - Welcome Gaz:smilewave.

And I'm sure it won't be a problem for you to re-register there again when you turn 18...and April isn't too far away (Come to that, Dave's 18th is even closer).

A pretty close eye is kept out for people "returning" tho' - we post notifications of anyone banned in the Mod Forum there - and I see frequent references to "wxyz banned - reincarnation of abcd, previously banned as underage".:icon_wink

[Micah]

hehe - I can vouch for that (guess who doled out Dave's ban?:icon_redf)



You promised you wouldn't tell! :icon_wink

20 more days. Doubt i'll sign up tho - ec is so much nicer. :grin:

[TriBi]

You promised you wouldn't tell! :icon_wink

20 more days. Doubt i'll sign up tho - ec is so much nicer. :grin:

Hey! - I didn't promise anything (these young upstarts!!!).

Anyway - who was the one who was pushing for you to be an EC Mod?

Hey - Paul - can we sack the ungrateful bastard?! (J/K)...

Hey - how BIG is this 18th party gonna be, anyway?

[Micah]

Hey! - I didn't promise anything (these young upstarts!!!).

Anyway - who was the one who was pushing for you to be an EC Mod?

Hey - Paul - can we sack the ungrateful bastard?! (J/K)...

Hey - how BIG is this 18th party gonna be, anyway?

not too big -about 50 people. Its in my back yard...im moving all the couches outside. Should be fun. I've been working on the playlist for the past 2 days ;)

And btw - if you sacked me, that would mean you and paul would actually have to moderate (haha) :lol:

[TriBi]

Hey - Paul doesn't Moderate - he Administers.

YOU moderate.

I just sort of sit around and supervise...:lol:

[Paul_UK]

Ahhh - I was wondering what you did TriBi.... :lol: :icon_bigg

[step49x]

not too big -about 50 people. Its in my back yard...im moving all the couches outside. Should be fun. I've been working on the playlist for the past 2 days ;)
Are you calling 50 people small or something? My 18th birthday just involved family...

[Micah]

Are you calling 50 people small or something? My 18th birthday just involved family...

Well...yes I suppose I am :tongue:

Considering I'm not having any randoms, and only 2 members of my family...

Basically, it could have been 100+ people, but I wanted it to feel more social, and be a time where I'm just spending time with my close friends.

[Paul_UK]

OK, I'm reviving this thread so those who have joined us recently can respond. Please ignore the last 8 or so posts where TriBi, Dave and I completely derailed the thread :icon_redf , and let's go back to the original question: :icon_bigg

How did you find out about Empty Closets?

Thanks! :thumbsup:

[TriBi]

Oops....Mod hijack:icon_redf

(we're not supposed to do that :eusa_doh:)

As Paul said - "back to topic" - How DID you find EC?

[Proud1p4]

You promised you wouldn't tell!

Oh please Dave, like it's anything to be ashamed of...i'm willing to bet before the year is over we will have at least 20 more people admit to being deflected from JUB. No money of course as the Canadian Dollar sucks about everywhere else. lol

I can vouch for 2 referals (not bragging just putting something in the post relating to the topic lol). Tis interesting though, how ashamed we are of something so human as desire for sexual release.

[tinkerbell]

I don't remember, but the important thing is that I did find EC.

[Miaplacidus]

I found it through a friend I met in JUB (yeah, another JUBber here). So this forum is run by the same guys that run JUB. That explains some things.

[Will1975]

Search Engine.. I got lucky.. I was searching for Gay Online Support.. Kept getting PFLAG in New York.. Not what I was looking for.. Then I saw Empty Closets.. I don't remember the exact search terms I used, but I know I used Google...

Okay just tried search in google.. I think I got lucky finding Empty Closets..

[Half-Light]

I found it through getting kicked out fo JUB...lol...

[zeremonie]

I found it through getting kicked out fo JUB...lol...

well you're not the only one. :) :) :wink: :)

[mattyinphoenix]

I did a google search for "coming out online support".



:eusa_danc

[Edwin]

Yeah, me too. I found it through google

[jayden]

I found it through getting kicked out fo JUB...lol...

likewise! :grin:

[iluxsincerelyxme]

there was a link on myspace:icon_redf

first good thing myspace has did for me though(!)

[Jim1454]

I googled 'gay support' and it was one of the links that came up. I'm so glad it did!

[Kimi]

I saw a banner to here on JUB so I decided to join here.
Though that's why I got kick out from JUB. LOL

I was member of JUB but that's all.
I've never saw this site's name on any searching site though:rolleyes:

[OneBeKnown]

Through JUB like most people. :D Except I never signed up... I read the Coming Out % Support section hoping to find someone to relate to. It was only to satisfy my mind knowing that there were people like me. I found a post of someone who got banned and directed here, so I clicked the link and... here I am. *waves*

It needs to be more easily found though. Too many JUB-exiles. :D

[Kimi]

It needs to be more easily found though. Too many JUB-exiles. :D

I completely agree with that:eusa_clap Though I don't mind exiles...I mean I AM TOO:rolleyes:

[Paul_UK]

Since we have lots of new members over the past few weeks I'm bumping this one again.

Please let us know how you found out about EC.

Thanks!

[Gamer am I]

Unlike everyone one else, I didn't use Google nor did i find UC through JUB. I was browsing the GLBT articles on Wikipedia, and when I came to the page for "Coming Out (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_out)", EC was one of the "external links" on the bottom.

[Paul_UK]

Excellent! We have tried a few times to add that link, and finally they have decided to leave it there.

[Nicknikko]

I found it through getting kicked out fo JUB...lol...

me too LMFAO!

[Behling]

I found out about EC in a book

[Paul_UK]

Really - wow! What book?

I didn't know it was mentioned in any books, but I'm delighted that it is.

[Grof142007]

Yep I got Kicked From JUB but who need it anyways not me..
i was on gay.com and xy.com before i was here that and jub(Pfft)

Not sure what would make it easier

[Paul_UK]

It would be great if we came up on the first page (or even the second or third page) of Google when searching for "coming out" - that would certainly make it easier.

We do have the "sponsored link" on Google though (paid for by JUB, who also own EC), and the third link in the main search results is the Coming Out page on Wikipedia which has a link to here.

[Miaplacidus]

Yep I got Kicked From JUB but who need it anyways not me..

Indeed. I have an account on JUB but I haven't signed on in ages... I prefer EC.

[SpikySpice]

I found this website by just typed Gay Forum, and it just popped up in the first place on Google

and I saw the description as ten gay forum so I came here

well, it was liei 6 months ago or so taht EC was on the 1st page

[Behling]

Really - wow! What book?

I didn't know it was mentioned in any books, but I'm delighted that it is.

It is called Growing Up Gay In America

[Miaplacidus]

the third link in the main search results is the Coming Out page on Wikipedia which has a link to here.

I added that one. I also wrote an article about EC but they deleted it, bah. JUB has one.

[Evilmonkey]

i found it on google....
ive also seen the link on wiki though

[CrimsonThunder]

We do have the "sponsored link" on Google though (paid for by JUB, who also own EC), and the third link in the main search results is the Coming Out page on Wikipedia which has a link to here.

Yeah I noticed that when I typed in "Gay Support" or someting on google last night.

I found this place through JUB but I wasn't kicked, I saw it in a post. (I didn't even look for a gay porn forum till I was 18) *angel*

[CelebrityHead]

My brother's ex-girlfriend told me about Minus18
I checked out the website
Link to Minus18's myspace
Link to Dave's myspace
Clicked on the link to EC from there

[Micah]

My brother's ex-girlfriend told me about Minus18
I checked out the website
Link to Minus18's myspace
Link to Dave's myspace
Clicked on the link to EC from there

hahaha how random yet funny. The link for EC on my myspace is tiny as!

[Miaplacidus]

hahaha how random yet funny. The link for EC on my myspace is tiny as!

You should make it bigger.

Oops.

I should add a link to EC on my myspace in the first place.

[hideinyourshel]

google... can't remember what i typed though.

[beckyg]

A link from MySpace.

[CelebrityHead]

hahaha how random yet funny. The link for EC on my myspace is tiny as!

Hehe yeah I know :P
I think at the time I was looking for a site like this, so I was lucky it wasn't any smaller!

[MusicIsMyBoyfriend]

I found it through the lovely google!

[paul7836]

hmm. I cant really remember. I do remember lurking for a few weeks before signing up and posting. I think it was just after i came out to the first person. (whom im still good friends with)

[Sam]

I don't remember but at that time I was searching for a place where I could get support and information so I just randomly typed in a series of different words like glbtq resources and other words on google and went to websites and if it wasn't what I was looking for then I would go to their resources page and some way I ended up here I do know that it was a resource on one of the many websites I visited. I got really lucky when I found this place!

[MonsieurGodiva]

I'm another person who found this place through Google.

[austin0708]

i found a link to JUB from this random guy's myspace and didn't know it was porn (thought it was just a forum) and a message came up saying if I'm under 18 I should visit EC. so voila.

[Torture]

A link on MySpace.

[SFboy698]

jub, jub, jub.

I really like this site!

[Tom]

i found it the naughty way! i was lookin for sum porn :icon_bigg and it sed i shud visit here and so i did and its amazin!!!!!

[AlmightyFluffy]

I was looking for advice on the interweb, and I found this magical place! :3

[joem29]

Found this place through JUB. apparently, that was the first porn site that ever suggested for me to go to a site like this. yay!

[oneguy15]

I was also introduced here by JUB. Seems like an ok place...

(First post w00t!)

[MissyJ158]

I found a link to EC that someone posted in a thread on Gaia Online... Was it any of you people? lol

[canadian bear]

as alot of others here i got it from jub

[Time]

Yeah, I got the link from JUB too. I'm glad I found EC, because I kept thinking, "I want to have a nice forum to talk about stuff and ask for advice concerning sexuality, but I don't want to have to lie about my age."

I don't go there anymore BTW lol

[Double Dubya]

I searched for coming out resources and found this :)

[young92]

JUB haha
yeaa

[Nerdtendo]

I can thank a freind of mine for showing the site to me. Thanks, Gera-Kun. ^.^ I'll Hug myself here untill you come by and accept it.

[Revealed]

I googled 'gay support' and found it that way.

The majority of other sites were mainly dating services, or stupid links to porn sites. I think I went to about 4-5 other support websites, but I found that they were for men & there seemed to be very little information or support for women.

But then EC came up so I had a look. And I'm so glad that I did :thumbsup:

[Ilayis]

i found this site through googling gay websites i do believe and ran across it

[MalibuGuy]

Jub

[Latinokid]

Jub also lol

[Kat22]

I found EC through google.com. My mom has been awful since I came out to her, so I was looking for both support sites for her and for me. I found EC, which has helped me a ton!!!

[Level N Human]

I think I've found this place through a successive approximation of subconsciously-controlled wikipedia-clicking.

You know how that works: stegosaurus -> herbivores -> vegetarian -> animal rights -> human rights -> gay marriage -> LGBT community..

Something like that.

[greyundrstndng]

typed gay forums in msn. eventually found ec! and so happy i did!

[crimsonarcher]

i typed in "coming out resources" in google, and this was the first result....

[Tom]

level n human i love tht list of links, hu wud of fught searchin for stegosaurus cud end up here?? but im glad it did

[sngl]

I also found it through Wikipedia, at the end of the article about coming out

[Louise]

My son told me about EC, 10 days later when I had still not managed to find you, in exasperation he said "how do you look for things!!!" typed the words empty closets... with an S at the end and there you go, here I am.
He thought it might help me come to terms with his coming out. He was right you guys are great, thanks for unwittingly helping me... love cat attack!!

[Bromptonrocks]

I typed "coming out" into Google and there you were. The rest is history.

[biisme]

i don't even remember and it was only a few days ago. it was a link from anotehr site. i was on a lot of sited at that time though. i'm not sure exactly what i was looking for, but i found EC.

[Psych!]

:icon_redf

Yeah... JUB, JUB, JUB.
I was looking for a Coming Out Forum on Google and Yahoo, but I never saw EC there; that would have helped a lot.

So, browsing Google for a forum, I came across JUB (first page), saw that homepage :eek: , so I just browsed the forum a little bit, and saw (a sticky I think) a link to a thread about Empty Closets.
I came here, browsed the threads, and finally saw and Age that wasn't 61, 56, 48, 35, 24, or 18, 'cause those we're starting to get boring.
^^^ I think that was Dj (*hug*) ^^^

So, I joined, and now I'm here.

(&&&)

[EthanS]

When i started to care i was gay, I cant remmember the site name but i think i typed in msn brwose bar 'gay' cant remember, and i found a site then there were links and i clicked on EC, luckily i picked this forum ^_^, coz there were alot

[waitingsucks]

Guilty as charged *holds hands up* was at the 18+ warning part on JUB and thought i'd give EC a lookseys. Haven't gone on that website for ages now. lol.

[Paul_UK]

Hey, you're not guilty if you followed the link from JUB and came here instead of visiting JUB. That's what the link is for! :)

[xxAngelOnFirexx]

I don't really remember as it was many months ago. i beleive i was looking through gay websites for info to do a school project on gay marraige. then the teacher told me i couldn't do it on that but i kept looking through the gay sites being curious since i was still questioning my sexuality and was barely out at all. evantually i found this site, (and having quit the other support forums for mental disorders since they were too triggering, i wanted a better site to hang and help people) and i've been addicted ever since.

[Steam Giant]

i wanted a better site to hang and help people

A better site to hang people? :eek: :tears:

lol I know what you meant ^^

I followed the Google pay-per-click ad.

[simon]

i was looking at coming out stories and there was a link to emptyclosets so i clicked on it. and here i am

[Urman]

Jub(!) (!)

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[Levi]

Wikipedia.

[waitingsucks]

Hey, you're not guilty if you followed the link from JUB and came here instead of visiting JUB. That's what the link is for! :)
Yea I have to explain and incriminate myself more. I had been on that website b4 it had that message. don't go on any 18+ stuff after that though. I promise:)

[CrimsonThunder]

Hey, you're not guilty if you followed the link from JUB and came here instead of visiting JUB. That's what the link is for! :)
Yea I have to explain and incriminate myself more. I had been on that website b4 it had that message. don't go on any 18+ stuff after that though. I promise:)

You're only human. >_>

Plus I think its better to look at porn underage than going around having sex underage.


... Not that I did it or anything. :shifty:

[CanadianJeff]

Skypecasts

[MusicIsMyBoyfriend]

Pure and simply Google.

[Shoshanna]

My son.

[Shoshanna]

What is JUB?

[Paul_UK]

JustUsBoys - a gay forum and porn site for those aged 18+. The people that run JUB also run EC.

[step49x]

It's interesting to think that EC and JUB are run by the same people, considering they're completely different, content-wise.

[Samii]

I am making search on internet for place to be asking question. I am liking this place!

[Paul_UK]

It's interesting to think that EC and JUB are run by the same people, considering they're completely different, content-wise.

JUB is porn for 18+ and makes money.

EC is for all ages including under 18s (it's where people banned from JUB for being underage are referred) hence no porn, and doesn't make any money. It costs money (mostly for the Google advertising), which comes from the money JUB makes.

[pirateninja]

I found a link on Queeryouth.org or something

[davo-man]

Paul, does that mean that if JUB decide that EC is a waste of time (although it isnt) and decide to take the money spent on EC for themselves that EC would be closed, or would the advertising just be taken away. Are there additional costs like hiring a server in order to have it on internet. I know I cant see this happening in the foreseeable future, I was just wondering

[Paul_UK]

If the money became tight at JUB it would probably just be the advertising we would lose. In which case I would see what we can raise between some of us (those who are working and not skint) here to keep that going.

JUB have loads of servers and EC is on the same server as some of their other smaller domains (I think JUBsupport is on it for example), so hosting doesn't cost them anything. There is a $30/year licence/support payment for vBulletin which would be insignificant to their business.

If for any reason JUB decided not to run EC any more (extremely unlikely) I would do whatever I could to take it over. I would gladly pay for it if the other option was them closing it. I can't see that happening though.

I obviously don't know how they run their business, but I wouldn't be surprised if the costs are regarded as charitable donations which would save them paying tax on that part of the finances. Plus having the connection between EC and JUB known here would probably be regarded as keeping awareness of JUB once people here are old enough, which would help justify some of the costs. Also running this as a charitable thing is good for JUB's credibility.

Although he is busy with JUB, I know Seth is very enthusiastic about EC and is delighted that it is doing so well. So overall I am happy that EC is safe with JUB. :)

[Latinokid]

Whos Seth? And yeah me =Grow from EC to JUB =]

[Paul_UK]

Seth and JD run and own JUB

[Latinokid]

Coool never herd of them =[. But who ever made EC deserves a big round of applause!

[Urman]

I would also be happy to host the website on my vps server if it came down to it
Domain Expires on: 2008-01-02 00:00:00.0 its up for renewal soon they should do it soon so that they can secure the domain



---------------- Now playing: Shop boyz-Party Like a Rock Star (http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/-/track/shop+boyz-party+like+a+rock+star) via FoxyTunes (http://www.foxytunes.com/signatunes/)If the money became tight at JUB it would probably just be the advertising we would lose. In which case I would see what we can raise between some of us (those who are working and not skint) here to keep that going.

JUB have loads of servers and EC is on the same server as some of their other smaller domains (I think JUBsupport is on it for example), so hosting doesn't cost them anything. There is a $30/year licence/support payment for vBulletin which would be insignificant to their business.

If for any reason JUB decided not to run EC any more (extremely unlikely) I would do whatever I could to take it over. I would gladly pay for it if the other option was them closing it. I can't see that happening though.

I obviously don't know how they run their business, but I wouldn't be surprised if the costs are regarded as charitable donations which would save them paying tax on that part of the finances. Plus having the connection between EC and JUB known here would probably be regarded as keeping awareness of JUB once people here are old enough, which would help justify some of the costs. Also running this as a charitable thing is good for JUB's credibility.

Although he is busy with JUB, I know Seth is very enthusiastic about EC and is delighted that it is doing so well. So overall I am happy that EC is safe with JUB. :)

[Micah]

There are a lot of people out there who believe in the cause of EC and would be very willing to help out if we ever needed it. Fortunately that doesn't look like it will be the case, as the current owners are equally passionate about EC as we are!

[Miaplacidus]

If for some reason EC was closed, I'd be glad to use the Full Spectrum server to host EC as well.

[Paul_UK]

Hosting would be no problem on my server should that happen, but we have no reason to believe it ever will.

[Psychedelic Bookmarks]

a reply to original question:

searching on google. for "gay teenager" or "lesbian" or something. =]

[Zorn]

I found it through the almighty "Google" as well.

[Urman]

i didnt see it when i did a search

[Paul_UK]

You should get an advert like this

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if you type "gay coming out" or various other similar things into Google.

[excuseyou77]

I was linked from JUB

[MidnightPrism]

The other forum ;)

[Jonnnnn16]

I was with my cousin(crimsonarcher on here) and he showed me this place. i got interested and signed up!

[Hollywood]

When I first accepted that I was bi I went to JUB which I usually go for the free porn links haha. But I never joined because I felt out of place because everyone seemed so old...then someone posted a link to EC on one of the fourms and here i am!

[Paul_UK]

Bumped so some of our newer members can add how they found us.

[iPieman]

Also through JUB which I found because an online friend of mine told me about it.

[lostinthought9]

i found empty closets from JUB....hehe

[donkeyz12212]

Founded through JUB.

[Nodnarb]

Hmmm...I don't think I ever posted in this thread...

Anyways...I believe I found EC through Wikipedia. I don't think I was searching for anything in particular, just following random links that intrested me and I eventually ended up here!

[wantout16]

I found it while looking for coming out advice.

[ethene]

JUB, of course =P

[Nicknikko]

haha
I already said it though... but ya
JUB!!!

[Alexander]

You illegals!


...


hmpf.

[Wired106]

I found this site randomly when I was searching stuff up on google and just happened to click on it and its amazing cause this site has given me so much support and I've learned so much stuff from it and I spend tons of time on it now :)

[GunStarre]

I'm pretty sure I found this site on JUB. And I'm pretty sure my finding JUB wasn't an innocent accident. :rolleyes:

[Gustav]

All by luck, i guess. i was searching the web for nothing too particular, and this site poped up. i am glad to have accidentally stumbled on to it.

[chrisbrgstrm]

I was randomly searching on Google....and found it lol

[Simon69]

Jub ;)

[The Enigmatic]

I was looking through my old book marks, clicked on JUB and found this site more interesting at the time. Thank goodness for random clicking! (!)

[hawkeye685]

i found it through JUB, it banned me and gave me this. Glad it did though

[acorn7]

i found it the naughty way! i was lookin for sum porn :icon_bigg and it sed i shud visit here and so i did and its amazin!!!!!
Yeah, same here :lol: I lied about my age, spent a little bit of time on JUB, then checked out EC and decided it was more... nurturing for the mind. Glad I did :)

[Muzzy]

Yea, I came here when I got banned from JUB.

[Face Smasher]

I got here from the disclaimer on JUB. I've already been banned from a gore forum for being under 18, so I figured why run the risk. This place seems better than JUB anyway. Ageism still sucks though.

[namesake]

I was at a porn site, and then they were like "if you're below 18, come to Empty Closets" and so I did. (:

[CrimsonThunder]

Ageism still sucks though.

I agree.

[Paul_UK]

Ageism still sucks though.

I agree.

It's due to legal requirements at JUB though. If they knowingly allow under 18's to access the site it could get closed down.

EC allows and welcomes all ages. :)

[hilariOus]

I think i found EC on JUB ;D

[tehnathan]

I guess you could say Paul sent me!

I posted something on JUB which caught his eye and he asked that I post it here.

I eventually lost interest in that place and the rest is history.

[Brett]

I found it on the JUB disclaimer.

[mostashio]

I found it one day when i was looking at random myspace pages, and i came across Dave's.. and the rest is history

[Psych!]

EC allows and welcomes all ages. :)

Didn't you say that people under the age of 13 weren't allowed?
(For content and behavior in the Chat and Forums or something like that)

[Paul_UK]

Unfortunately by law (in the country where EC is hosted) anyone under 13 needs to have parental permission to access any social networking website. Since that is not going to happen at EC, it is set to decline anyone who enters a date of birth which makes them under 13. I wish we didn't have to do this, but sadly we do.

In practice I think these people will just enter a different date of birth which makes them appear old enough and will sign up. I am fairly sure at least three people have signed up at 12 and at least one at 11 by doing this. There are probably several more too. Indeed I "corrected" one person's date of birth for him when he reached 13.

If these people need EC, I and the mods have no intention of doing anything to detect or restrict access. We just conveniently don't notice or ignore it. ;) :thumbsup:

[Bader]

it was recommended to me by a friend ,i think his addy here is Azrael-something.

[Quitex]

The day I finally accepted myself I typed "coming out stories" on Google and the first result that really cought my attention was an EC thread... then I got hooked. LOL.

[divadarya]

Search engine(Google, probably) and "coming out"....It's very weird, I've always read eagerly about he Gay/Lesbian coming out experience because I think it's helpful, but trannies can be paranoid and insular about this stuff, and always seem to be reinventing the wheel....

[heatqueen]

I can't actually remember...must have been via google or something.

[JSG]

I found out from a PM sent to me on JUB

[Nicvcer]

JuB... was too lazy to enter in a birthday haha

[Zak]

I found out from a PM sent to me on JUB

Me too

[Paralyzer]

Google Search: 'Gay Support'
I was looking for statistics and whatnot to help me with my crush...
This place works just fine

[latinolover]

just us boys [guilty as charged] and wasnt there on accident!!!!!

[RENThead]

i was googling something.. like 'how do i know if im gay'
and one of the pages i was looking at had a tab in the corner for empty closets.
and i thought.. hey, thats a pretty cool name. and clicked it.

spent about 2 weeks reading... then signed up,
and hay presto. :D

[TriBi]

i was googling something.. like 'how do i know if im gay'
and one of the pages i was looking at had a tab in the corner for empty closets.
and i thought.. hey, thats a pretty cool name. and clicked it.

spent about 2 weeks reading... then signed up,
and hay presto. :D

...which kind of explains why you were so cool with the massive Walrus hijack of your intro thread...you'd probably gotten used to the lumbering beasties blubbering around all over the place by then :badgrin:

[interstella]

i think i googled 'coming out' or 'coming out stories' or something like that and i found this site. i'm glad i did!

[Jace]

JUB disclaimer... *looks around shiftilly* looolll

annnd i wasnt on there by accident eitherrrr loooollllllll :))))

[Paul_UK]

As long as you're not on JUB (while underage) now, that's fine.

[RENThead]

i was googling something.. like 'how do i know if im gay'
and one of the pages i was looking at had a tab in the corner for empty closets.
and i thought.. hey, thats a pretty cool name. and clicked it.

spent about 2 weeks reading... then signed up,
and hay presto. :D

...which kind of explains why you were so cool with the massive Walrus hijack of your intro thread...you'd probably gotten used to the lumbering beasties blubbering around all over the place by then :badgrin:

true true...
we should get a walrus play pen...

/jack
(there starting to rub off on me.. eekkk)

[CaptainTrips]

My friends biisme and Cerahwright pretty much forced me to sign up at gunpoint...at which point I gladly became a part of the community! it's a really nice place ya'll got here

[mark4444]

I found this website through stumble upon. for those of you who do not know what it is it is a program made for mozilla firefox(think they came out with one for IE) and it takes you through random sites in which you select the category.

[Myzou]

Since it was linked to in Dan's Thread =P

I found it through The Tyra Show website, while searching for some reason I can't remember o.O; There was a link to coming out resources, EC was one of them. I linked to the post on the tyra site in another thread... can't remember where =P

[Tyce]

I found this website through JUB,
I haven't actually looked at JUB. My friend from camp says he goes on there for support so I went on it. A popup or something like that showed saying that this sites only for 18+ and younger members should go to EC.

So I then joined EC and I've had a great time here.

[Urman]

guilty as charged on ***

[LOVEjames]

Yahoo! Answers in the LGBT section.
People were asking for a gay chat room, and I clicked on this link in a given answer just 'cuz I thought it might be interesting. :P But no one was in that chat room.
Little did I know that there was a forum. xD I prefer forums to chat rooms.