Wynkyn has learned some very valuable lessons since he first got introduced to the Internet...
Wynkyn has learned some very valuable
lessons since he first got introduced to the Internet...
He has listed them here so others can learn from his experiences...
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Wynkyn also learned that you do not have to answer every question you are asked... Wynkyn was surprised that many chats with new people could go on for a long time (to the enjoyment of both parties) and neither he nor they ever asked a/s/l (chat shorthand for age/sex/location)... It just never seemed to come up... Wynkyn decided that must show how really unimportant such things are... It made him wonder why so many people start off with that question... And if they knew how much they were missing when they thought the answer to those questions made any difference...
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Wynkyn
learned that if he treats people in a chivalrous manner and with
respect, he makes lots of friends here on the Net...
Wynkyn discovered you don't actually have to meet someone to become very
good friends...
Wynkyn learned an important lesson very early... He heard that when
chatting, it is common to pretend to be someone you are not... Wynkyn
tried this with the very first person he chatted with... But 15 minutes
later, he "confessed" everything and started again... He
learned that if a relationship isn't based on honesty, it is empty and
pointless... And not worth doing...
Wynkyn learned a curious thing... He learned that he cannot explain his
Net Friends to his non-Net Friends... No matter how carefully or how
enthusiastically he tried to explain, it failed to do justice to the
warm feelings Wynkyn had for his Net Friends... Eventually Wynkyn
stopped trying to explain...
Wynkyn learned that when he does not know what someone looks like, it is
surprising how many really nice people he meets... This made Wynkyn sad,
because he thought it should be that way in the Real World too...
Wynkyn learned a very sad lesson one day... He was talking with a gentle
free spirit he had just met, when another called him... Wynkyn left the
new friend to speak with the old friend... He hurt that first gentle
soul, and she has closed herself to him... He could not even
apologize... <sad>
He
learned a painful lesson from an elusive person. Some people
believe the Net is the perfect shield for treating others in ways that
Wynkyn would not do... He learned that if people are secretive about
their names and identities it sometimes says a lot about that person
and their intentions... Wynkyn felt sorry for the ones before
and the ones yet to come... 
Wynkyn was 'shocked' to learn that some people he met for the first time
had a powerful and immediate effect on him... Things just seem to click
right away, and it was as if he had known them forever...
Wynkyn learned that when people first meet on the Net, it is not
appropriate to share too much 'Real World' information about each
other... As you get to know each other better, there will be plenty of
time to share such things...
Wynkyn's Net Friends continue to teach him new things every day... And
Wynkyn appreciates their patience with him as he struggles to learn his
lessons... <smile>