about caning

[Donatien]

[QUOTE=bdsmbill]Come on, why use an obscure word like "algolagnics" instead of the more common sado/masochist? Do you make a distinction between them? Anyway, I think those in 24/7 situations would be much less likely to switch than those who live vanilla much of the time and play now and then. "OK, let's play this weekend. Whose turn is it to be top?"[ QUOTE]



I agree. I used the term " painlovers" rather than sado/masochist with the very distinction that you have described in mind. thanks for making my point clearer than I did . On reflection though; should we as a community allow such a precise descriptive term as 'ALGOLAGNIA' to become more obscure than say 'OXYMORON' ? Surely we need to preserve it if only for fine descriminatory purposes such as I was attempting !

Donatien