Spam
Posted May 08, 2021 12:11AM UTC
Since the start of the year, we’ve welcomed nearly 900 new friends to the site. Along with this growth spurt, we’ve welcomed our first serious round of spam. It ramped up in the last couple of weeks, first with messages targeted at our demographic, then with generic spammers who didn’t read the room and posted pictures of themselves as large-breasted women in American flag tank tops shooting rifles.
We’ve banned the spammer accounts as we’ve found them, and I believe I just found and fixed the bug that was letting them post so many messages at once. This fix shouldn’t affect any legitimate messages you try to send, but let us know if you run into a problem. In the coming days, I’ll be making several other changes that should greatly reduce the chances that spam will reach you here.
In the meantime, this is a good reminder to follow basic online safety practices. Don’t share your personal information...
🦸♂️ Something At Last 🙂
Posted May 02, 2021 12:13PM UTC
My partner’s pacemaker surgery went well. They decided to keep him overnight, but he’s been healing at home since and requiring less immediate care each day. I even walk into the living room and fin...
🦸♂️ Broken Record
Posted Apr 20, 2021 6:05PM UTC
Two months since I last wrote you. I intended to write you once a week with an update on what’s been happening with the site. That seems laughable now. And, as you’ve by now been conditioned to expe...
COVID Vaccine Resource
Posted Mar 16, 2021 2:17PM UTC
The Fort Lauderdale Prime Gentlemen alerted us to a company that matches people who want a COVID-19 vaccine with providers who have unclaimed doses in danger of going to waste. If you’re having trouble getting vaccinated, it only takes a moment to sign up for their text alerts. We hope everyone who wants a shot gets it soon, and we’re back out in the world together this summer.
Coverage in the New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/health/covid-vaccine-leftover-doses-dr-b.html
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🦸♂️ Where Does The Time Go?
Posted Feb 14, 2021 5:25PM UTC
Well, this week, it went to the urologist’s office. Then back there again. Then to the hospital for a planned visit. Then the urologist, then the unplanned hospital return to cap Friday night.My par...
🦸♂️ 24 Years
Posted Jan 24, 2021 10:17PM UTC
OlderGay.Men turns 24 today.At least that's what I told everyone. And I believe it. It's just that, between you and me here in the rarified Patreon atmosphere, I don't quite know why I believe it. T...
Happy Anniversary!
Posted Jan 24, 2021 8:14PM UTC
Today makes 24 years of OlderGay.Men (in its various forms). Thanks to all of you for being a part of it, and here's to a long future of friendship together.
Ask The Lawyer
Posted Jan 11, 2021 7:45PM UTC
One of our members is a lawyer who has kindly offered to start a column in which he'll answer questions about legal issues related to older gay men and their partners. The usual disclaimers apply — this isn't a substitute for legal advice specific to your situation — but we hope it will be of interest and use. If you have a question to ask, go here:
Click through to his bio and disclaimer (https://oldergay.men/law/disclaimer/), and you can submit your question at the bottom of the page.
🦸♂️ Places And Problems
Posted Jan 11, 2021 6:48PM UTC
We've started the year with a couple of new features. First, when you look at a collection of members (like https://oldergay.men/users/), you'll now see a national flag for anyone who has share...
🦸♂️ Rounding Out A Once-In-A-Lifetime Year
Posted Dec 28, 2020 9:54PM UTC
It has to be, right? We can't do this again.Looking back on OlderGay in particular, I'm proud of what came together this year. We moved here from sfpix.net last February, and while there are many ro...