As a group of people who regularly go spelunking in the HPFF queue, I think the staff here was happy to finally meet someone who deals with things more disgusting than we do on a daily basis and still retains a semblance of her sanity. (It gives me hope, anyway.)

When I first realized that I was associated with a site large enough to, at least perhaps, lure the likes of PEEJ into our midst for an educational chat, I have to admit, I was nervous (and feeling a wee bit irresponsible for not trying to do it sooner). And after my first e-mail – incorrectly sent – went unanswered, the nerves only increased, but I gave it another try and was pleased to hear from Del Harvey herself, the woman behind so many of the faux-fifteen year olds her participated in the now infamous Dateline/PEEJ “To Catch A Predator” stings. If you took a moment to read her interview, posted here earlier this week, you’ll know that she’s warm, friendly and a little goofy – just like the rest of us. Incidentally, I wonder if she has some spare time to pitch in a bit in the queue….

While we don’t recommend reading the PEEJ conviction reports as they are graphic, disgusting and we’re really not sure how she does it, a visit to their website is never a waste. Their FAQ's are a good place to start your journey and will introduce you to a lot of the common questions and basic information you were after. You will probably also want to visit The PeeJ Guide (For Parents and First Time Visitors). This page provides information and resources for parents and their children on online safety and the very real threat that exists in cyberspace.

To supplement these guides for our users, HPFF has composed several of our own guides that will be available before the end of the month, including reporting agencies, quizzes, guidelines and much more for the US, UK and several other countries.

The HPFF staff all like to think that the work we do here is important – that there are children and adults alike who find sanctuary from the woes of the real world in the fanfiction we host and parents who are able to feel comfortable allowing their children to explore the many wonders of the internet in a safe environment but, most importantly, we hope that reading and writing these stories can inspire creativity and increased writing skills that will help them in all aspects of their future. Still, for as important as we hope the work we do here can be, the work Del and her peers do with Perverted Justice is even more far reaching and, to my mind, far more important.

All in all, everyone here at HPFF wanted to take a moment to thank the staff of PEEJ both for what they do everyday and for the time and service they are providing to our members this month,

Remember, we''ll see you all on the HPFF forums on August 17th...right? ;)