Post by Eclair on Sept 9, 2014 11:58:04 GMT -8
About
Founded September 8th, 2014. This forum was inspired by (1) trolls, (2) those who we thought would be helpful and encouraging but made us feel worse, and (3) an overabundance of politics-minded folks who put "the other guy" down in the same way that "the other guy" puts them down (on Twitter, but no doubt this happens at many other places). Also, it seems as though 90% or more of Twitter is populated with people (not including the businesses) who have only one interest: for you to be a thing that looks at their stuff and buys their stuff. They do not interact with anyone and expect that their followers like being nothing more to them than a source of free ads, and income. So, this is a place for those who wish to have a haven from all that.* It's a place to actually interact in 140 characters or more. It's a place for the improvement of mental and soul health.
Rules
1) Be nice and encouraging, or
2) Be neutral
3) You can express your concerns and depressions and all that in order to receive encouragement from other members - just don't be mean in your expressions or ventings.
4) You CAN discuss controversial issues here. We don't want to discourage anyone from being a member. The point is to have a place where discussions can take place in a mature way, where people can feel like they can actually discuss something without feeling threatened with a punch in the face. We all want to feel respected. Discuss to learn and share, not bully.
5) As can be seen from the thread description, not all swearing is disallowed. We understand frustration. However, most swear words are filtered and are replaced with more fun words. Enjoy.
Member Ranks
If asked, we can also make "groups" that have a their own name and certain individuals would be allowed in that group. Also, regular members who have achieved the "People Love Me" rank can post their own site urls in the board for that at the bottom of the forum.
* Proboards has their own ads, but we don't know yet how that will affect this board - how they will look. As time goes on, we may either pay to have them removed out of our own funds - which are nonexistent right now for "extra" stuff - or ask for donations for such a purpose. Having our own barely noticeable ads is another possibility, with any income from those going to maintain a forum free of proboard.com ads.
Founded September 8th, 2014. This forum was inspired by (1) trolls, (2) those who we thought would be helpful and encouraging but made us feel worse, and (3) an overabundance of politics-minded folks who put "the other guy" down in the same way that "the other guy" puts them down (on Twitter, but no doubt this happens at many other places). Also, it seems as though 90% or more of Twitter is populated with people (not including the businesses) who have only one interest: for you to be a thing that looks at their stuff and buys their stuff. They do not interact with anyone and expect that their followers like being nothing more to them than a source of free ads, and income. So, this is a place for those who wish to have a haven from all that.* It's a place to actually interact in 140 characters or more. It's a place for the improvement of mental and soul health.
Rules
1) Be nice and encouraging, or
2) Be neutral
3) You can express your concerns and depressions and all that in order to receive encouragement from other members - just don't be mean in your expressions or ventings.
4) You CAN discuss controversial issues here. We don't want to discourage anyone from being a member. The point is to have a place where discussions can take place in a mature way, where people can feel like they can actually discuss something without feeling threatened with a punch in the face. We all want to feel respected. Discuss to learn and share, not bully.
5) As can be seen from the thread description, not all swearing is disallowed. We understand frustration. However, most swear words are filtered and are replaced with more fun words. Enjoy.
Member Ranks
If asked, we can also make "groups" that have a their own name and certain individuals would be allowed in that group. Also, regular members who have achieved the "People Love Me" rank can post their own site urls in the board for that at the bottom of the forum.
* Proboards has their own ads, but we don't know yet how that will affect this board - how they will look. As time goes on, we may either pay to have them removed out of our own funds - which are nonexistent right now for "extra" stuff - or ask for donations for such a purpose. Having our own barely noticeable ads is another possibility, with any income from those going to maintain a forum free of proboard.com ads.