umsami Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I remember VegSource!!! They look exactly the same as I remember. I also used to hang out on Mothering.com's boards. There's also (or was) amity mama? or something like that. (Yes, I wear birkenstocks and am crunchy. ;)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I remember VegSource!!! They look exactly the same as I remember. I also used to hang out on Mothering.com's boards. There's also (or was) amity mama? or something like that. (Yes, I wear birkenstocks and am crunchy. ;)) I do miss the community on the old MDC boards. They're not what they used to be at all. So many people had problems with the new format (or just hated it) that they left, then more people were up in arms over the new Facebook and marketing policies and they all left, and I think attachment parenting (and all its companion styles) just became more mainstream in general, so it seems to have stalled out on developing a significant user base. Those boards got me through a major time in life as a mom though. I don't know what I would have done without them. The WTM boards have filled that role for this stage of my life, thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrub Jay Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I do miss the community on the old MDC boards. They're not what they used to be at all. So many people had problems with the new format (or just hated it) that they left, then more people were up in arms over the new Facebook and marketing policies and they all left, and I think attachment parenting (and all its companion styles) just became more mainstream in general, so it seems to have stalled out on developing a significant user base. Those boards got me through a major time in life as a mom though. I don't know what I would have done without them. The WTM boards have filled that role for this stage of my life, thankfully. Yes, I loved MDC when I was pregnant with DD9 and her early years. I visited them a little bit when trying to get pregnant with DD1 but it's just not the same. The community and the crappy forum software. I did avoid WTM for a while, though, because of how anti many posters were about it on MDC. LOL But, as an eclectic homeschooler who takes what I like and leaves the rest behind, I got over that. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yes, MDC was a great, especially during my first and second pregnancy. I was sad when things changed…although I did learn a bunch from their homeschooling boards too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristyB in TN Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Thanks for the Doc link! It was good to read about her life again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I remember VegSource!!! They look exactly the same as I remember. I also used to hang out on Mothering.com's boards. There's also (or was) amity mama? or something like that. (Yes, I wear birkenstocks and am crunchy. ;)) I was there during my crunchy phase. Wasn't that board especially famous for diapers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I was there during my crunchy phase. Wasn't that board especially famous for diapers? I was active on MDC. I don't think it was big on diapers. I went to diaperpin for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I was active on MDC. I don't think it was big on diapers. I went to diaperpin for that. Not MDC (I never liked it or stayed because of the heavy NCP and Alfie Kohn tone). I got links to MDC a lot due to my parenting site. Amity's was the diaper place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Am I the only one who is a bit disconcerted that there was quite possibly more than one "diaper place?" ;) Hey, I know there are forums for all kinds of interests, but..... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Am I the only one who is a bit disconcerted that there was quite possibly more than one "diaper place?" ;) Hey, I know there are forums for all kinds of interests, but..... :D :lol: There was also Diaperswappers. It's still around, and still huge, I think. MDC was pretty big for diapers for awhile--any cloth I bought that wasn't new, I bought there. They had a very active Trading Post board for a long time. Then there were some problems with people not holding up their ends of deals, and the admins closed it. They finally reopened it due to popular demand, but by then it was too late. So many veteran users had left the board and so many new users didn't even know the Trading Post existed that it was never the same again. It's still there, but it's sloooooooooow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularMom Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Doc is actually a close friend of mine. She's doing very well, and was surprised to see so many hits on her blog from here yesterday. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooRho Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I remember the Vegsource homeschooling board! Does anyone remember when they started banning people based upon IP carriers until nobody was left to participate? Good times. yes I remember some of that. It was a wacky place at times. I vaguely remember the ban against the meat post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abeille Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I remember VegSource!!! They look exactly the same as I remember. I also used to hang out on Mothering.com's boards. There's also (or was) amity mama? or something like that. (Yes, I wear birkenstocks and am crunchy. ;)) Amity's! Wow, I'd forgotten that place. I hung out there a lot after my twins were born, for nursing and cloth diapering advice. Used to love all the co-op buys people put together, but the frequent dramas got old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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