01-14-2013, 06:59 PM
I think there's another upside to this as well Tenet.
It seems that the forum is losing alot of its interest and actual communication, at least from the open boards.
Is this because there is so much going on behind the scenes, as you say, with members having discussions via PMs and private chats?
I don't have a problem with that. If that is how people want to communicate that is their choice, but it doesn't do the board any favors.
With regard to the gossiping and the little groups that support each other and probably spend more time judging someone who thinks differently than they do, I think that those types know who they are, and also know how that really is not the loving, sharing face of harmony and light;nor is it open minded. But let's face it, it is as natural as peeing in the toilet. If they do it in the PMs here and lose that option, they're just gonna be emailing each other with the same sort of gossip and judging.
I don't have any hopes of changing that behavior, but I do think that your proposal would go along way to having more discussions held on the boards to keep it a place of lively discussion, rather than have the board slowly disappear into the oblivion of nothin' left to say.
It seems that the forum is losing alot of its interest and actual communication, at least from the open boards.
Is this because there is so much going on behind the scenes, as you say, with members having discussions via PMs and private chats?
I don't have a problem with that. If that is how people want to communicate that is their choice, but it doesn't do the board any favors.
With regard to the gossiping and the little groups that support each other and probably spend more time judging someone who thinks differently than they do, I think that those types know who they are, and also know how that really is not the loving, sharing face of harmony and light;nor is it open minded. But let's face it, it is as natural as peeing in the toilet. If they do it in the PMs here and lose that option, they're just gonna be emailing each other with the same sort of gossip and judging.
I don't have any hopes of changing that behavior, but I do think that your proposal would go along way to having more discussions held on the boards to keep it a place of lively discussion, rather than have the board slowly disappear into the oblivion of nothin' left to say.