We want to redo the Forum

Submitted by Marnia on
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First goal:
Create some major headings. What would you like to see?

Here's our initial list:

Karezza
Porn Recovery
Finding a Partner
Other Topics

Hi Marnia, My $0.02; these

Hi Marnia,
My $0.02; these seem like the right three topics. Could "porn recovery" also be named "re-booting experiences"? Are they the same thing? The re-booting blogs seem to range from simply kicking porn addiction to dropping PMO and recovering from ED problems.
Creating a bucket for "Finding a partner" posts seems like a good idea. I guess it is a natural next step from "porn recovery/re-booting" for many people.

self help ideas?

marnia,

sometimes we share self help links and ideas in the regular catagories of posts but what do you think about having a topic called "self help and techniques" section so that people could reference or talk specifically about things like hypnosis, meditation, breath work etc?

just full of ideas (lightbulb)

Marnia,

i just replied to the new post about dating and bringing up Karezza and i know some of us thought:
wouldn't it be cool if there was a karezza dating site.

However, what if we could have a link here that says something like:

karezza personals

so even if there were only x amount of people on here they could post a little description about themselves and if someone is interested they would have to private message them. since the community is attracting like minded people it would just be a matter of bravery and who is willing to put themselves out there. The private messaging would help people determine if they are close enough etc.
but someone could say:

40 something year old male looking for a relationship with a loving female companion who lives ___ miles from (whatever major city they live in)
if interested private message me and we can get to know each other etc. etc.

you could even put a headline at the top saying karezza personal rules:
please no phone numbers/ emails etc to be put in personals.
all private info only to be communicated through private messaging.

what do you think?

I think it's an excellent idea

We did that in an earlier version of the site. Called "Soulmate Search." But it was too frustrating for the people involved with so little traffic. Now, it's a bit more realistic. I think your title is also less loaded and therefore better.

It's on the list! smiley

you're awesome

i want to say that i appreciate your open mindedness and inclusion of us in your evolving of the website. I just wanted to tell you that i think you are grand smiley

Hi Marnia

I think your site is a great resource and can only applaud efforts to make it even better. Creating structure that enables everyone to find their topics of interest easily is definitely a good thing. I struggled a bit in the past to find items that interested me among the seemingly endless porn recovery threads before you separated the Karezza threads. I truly feel for those struggling with porn addiction and believe they need a place here but Sacred Sexuality and Karezza are so much more than that. I think your major heading list is good and you can add sub headings that follow the major themes. I am particularly interested in sacred sex practices and the science that backs it up. Very much enjoy interacting with like minded people here and sharing what works.

Yes,

we hope to do much better this time around. We're using YBOP as a model, so there will be lots of FAQs, featuring lots of insights from folks like you. smiley I just copied one of your posts onto the new "What do men say about karezza?" page, in fact. We'll plan to leave space for comments, too, so you can tell us what to update as new insights flow in.

Just wondering~

In the updated forum, will the karezza threads automatically get separated (instead of someone having to manually do it?).

It would make it easier on everyone if they could somehow automatically get tagged or marked~!

rediscovered

At the moment

we're thinking of a required drop down menu choice...with only about 6-8 choices. Preferably each will have a symbol, so that people could both sort and spot things by symbol. But we have to see what's possible when the site's updated. Right now we're trying to work out whether to update the current mess first smiley and then reorganize, or vice versa.

Any experts out there?

Library

How about a single library with all attachments and links in some organized manner. Can the site automatically build an index of some kind?

Related to that perhaps a sub-category that is a place for people to list books/e-books they are willing to lend either by posting or by e-lending.