Is it just me....

[jeffychubchaser29]

or have there been an influx of "aam's" joining? Honestly it's a little sus.

[Aqeuous_Firmlength]

Definitely seems so. I was personally surprised by their population due to this being a "MAP" forum, and considering raid attempts that I recall being somewhat recent, its hard to imagine they are not at least semi-organized.

[Fragment]

We don't want to turn anyone away without grounds, in case they are legitimate. But we do recommend everyone stay vigilant and remember that if a story seems too good to be true, it probably is.

[mrlolicon93]

There may be some trolls/bad actors but i feel many minors feel attracted towards adults but because age gap relationships and attraction is more stigmatized now than it has ever been before perhaps many minors feel that they can't express their true feelings so a place like this is somewhat of a safe place to do so.

[aeterna91]

Considering how popular "predator catcher" content is, yeah, I'm 100% sure that, statistically, at least some of them are baits.

Which I think is very good news, because I assume every MAP on this forum will follow the rules.

So, every so-called "predator catchers" who are posing as an AAM:

-Will be completely wasting their time, because no MAP on this forum will want to set up a date with them with sexual intentions, nor will they ask them to send them PIM.
-Meanwhile, they'll be exposed to a constant stream of messages that make it clear that MAPs mean no harm to AMAs, and to all sorts of evidence, both anecdotal and scientific data, that points to the fact that most of the harm caused by AMSC is actually due to legal persecution and social stigma, so all these efforts to "protect" minors from sex cause more harm than they prevent, and anyone truly concerned about the well-being of minors should be working to make the laws less restrictive and to reduce the stigma around AMSC.

Who knows? Maybe some of them will even change their minds

So even if we can't distinguish legitimate AAMs from bad actors, it's all good. Treat everyone well, play by the rules, and it's all good.

[FairBlueLove]

Considering how popular "predator catcher" content is, yeah, I'm 100% sure that, statistically, at least some of them are baits.

Which I think is very good news, because I assume every MAP on this forum will follow the rules.

So, every so-called "predator catchers" who are posing as an AAM:

-Will be completely wasting their time, because no MAP on this forum will want to set up a date with them with sexual intentions, nor will they ask them to send them PIM.
-Meanwhile, they'll be exposed to a constant stream of messages that make it clear that MAPs mean no harm to AMAs, and to all sorts of evidence, both anecdotal and scientific data, that points to the fact that most of the harm caused by AMSC is actually due to legal persecution and social stigma, so all these efforts to "protect" minors from sex cause more harm than they prevent, and anyone truly concerned about the well-being of minors should be working to make the laws less restrictive and to reduce the stigma around AMSC.

Who knows? Maybe some of them will even change their minds

So even if we can't distinguish legitimate AAMs from bad actors, it's all good. Treat everyone well, play by the rules, and it's all good.

you made a good point here!