nevergiveup Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I enjoy seeing the Social Groups pop up and I know there is a way to follow them, but would it be beneficial to make a sub category to The Chat Board for the Social Groups, sort of like the Special Needs Board is a sub of the Learning Challenges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garddwr Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I think they've been working on getting real social groups up and running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfatherslily Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Yes, that is my understanding, too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Which means they won't be part of the board at all, right? They'll have their own area of the website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Yes. They will be mini sub forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevergiveup Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Cool! Thanks, ladies. I will be looking forward to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I think that's a fantastic idea for the interim while they work on getting the social group website up and running. Not to be a complainer, but I'm not a fan of having these threads on the chat page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I think that's a fantastic idea for the interim while they work on getting the social group website up and running. Not to be a complainer, but I'm not a fan of having these threads on the chat page. Why? I mean, I scroll through all sorts of stuff I have no interest in (because no one can be interested in everything) and social group threads aren't really any different. Or is it a privacy issue? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Idk. Visual clutter? Also, there seems to be a drama/clique factor connected with them that wasn't present when they were private/off the grid. I'm not lodging a complaint or anything, I can definitely live with things the way they are. But if given a choice, I'd prefer not to have them popping to the top of the chat page all the time. It's just a preference- no drama attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Interesting. I haven't felt any clique factor, but I can see how it could feel like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Why? I mean, I scroll through all sorts of stuff I have no interest in (because no one can be interested in everything) and social group threads aren't really any different. Or is it a privacy issue? Just curious. Interesting. I haven't felt any clique factor, but I can see how it could feel like that. :iagree: I may be in the minority, but I kind of like having the social groups on the Chat board, because I'll never bother to look at any of them if they're in a different forum somewhere. I can understand why group members would prefer their threads to be easier to locate, though, and I'm sure they tend to get lost on a busy forum like the Chat board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I think that's a fantastic idea for the interim while they work on getting the social group website up and running. Not to be a complainer, but I'm not a fan of having these threads on the chat page. Most of us in the groups (at least in ours, I can't speak for others) would rather be off the main chat board, too! We keep getting whispers of the social groups returning and then nothing seems to happen. We just keep hoping! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Interesting. I haven't felt any clique factor, but I can see how it could feel like that. I don't actually spend enough time/energy here to feel left out or anything, but when there's drama back and forth between the groups to the point that it requires a moderator sticky note and it bleeds into other threads, that's when I get annoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I don't actually spend enough time/energy here to feel left out or anything, but when there's drama back and forth between the groups to the point that it requires a moderator sticky note and it bleeds into other threads, that's when I get annoyed. I have no idea what you are referring to. I saw a moderator sticky about remembering not to post anything too private. But, I tend to try to stay out of anything too dramatic and controversial, so maybe I just didn't notice the drama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I have no idea what you are referring to. I saw a moderator sticky about remembering not to post anything too private. But, I tend to try to stay out of anything too dramatic and controversial, so maybe I just didn't notice the drama. I must have missed it, too. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I think I did, too. I'm sure the mods probably get all manner of complaints about offensive things - from just disagreements to actually offensive posts - and since social groups tend to have more leeway as far as controversial topics, I can imagine their inboxes have been full. Hence the sticky. If I recall, the note cautioned to not read social groups where the topic would be irritating to you... I don't really have interest in reading social groups I don't belong to. I mean, if I had interest in the group's main purpose, I'd probably belong to it, right? But they fly by my radar just like the LCHF meal threads (I don't eat low carb/high fat), and the horse threads (1 dog, 2 guinea pigs), etc. There's no annoyance or offense for me there, either. Know what I mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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