Generally location sharing is very frowned upon. I wouldn't even recommend it with PMs for those who ask. Though most people here probably aren't vandals, there are people without accounts who in fact are here. Not only that, property owners, police, and more all come here. So if you give the name of a location out, all these people would be able to see this post on the internet with the right key words and it would get it. Since there's still a chance for people to know, sharing specific entry details is also frowned upon. But that's something I think people are more willing to share on PM if one already knows about the place. What I recommend is finding who you can trust first. I like how you care for the enjoyment of other explorers, but many of us find plenty of locations on our own, so doing so isn't really needed I don't think. Also, I've never had anyone PM me directly for location details. What helps is finding local explorers on here and getting to know them a little. A few very helpful ones in my area have provided extremely helpful tips, websites, and even have given the names of a few places to get me started. In short, namedropping and giving entry details is possibly one of the most frowned upon things on the site, but it's easily avoidable and someone will usually correct your fault and you're always welcome to modify the post to just get rid of the name. Now for where to post. If you click on the forums button you'll see a map at the bottom. You'd probably want to post your exploration photos and location specific questions and stuff in the Mid-Atlantic region since you're located in VA. For most rookie questions, the rookie forum would be good for that. A lot of people just post their explorations, questions, stories, etc on the main forum. Nothing wrong in doing that(I was apprehensive of doing that when I began). I hope this helped. If you have more questions feel free to PM me and any other explorer that seems like they have some experience(I don't have that much real exploring experience compared to others since I'm young and it's hard to get out, but I've kind of gotten the hang of things around on this site). In my case, everyone I've spoken to was very kind and helpful, so you'd probably get your questions answered or directed to the right place to ask them.
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