[lizardlady]

There has been some ongoing fussing about the men-focused and women-focused forums. It seems that the women don't like the men reading the women's forum and the men don't like women reading the men's forum. Would it be possible to make both forums "member only" like some of the social groups? Set it up so a person would have to have permission to enter the forum or post?

For those of you who are offended by the topics in a forum - any forum - it's possible to make a forum not visible. I only learned that a few months ago. There were subject lines that disturbed or triggered me. Making the whole forum invisible solved the problem. Might I offer a suggestion that if a forum bothers you, you make it invisible, problem solved.

[Fuzzybear]

Excellent suggestion about triggering forums

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by lizardlady

There has been some ongoing fussing about the men-focused and women-focused forums. It seems that the women don't like the men reading the women's forum and the men don't like women reading the men's forum. Would it be possible to make both forums "member only" like some of the social groups? Set it up so a person would have to have permission to enter the forum or post?

For those of you who are offended by the topics in a forum - any forum - it's possible to make a forum not visible. I only learned that a few months ago. There were subject lines that disturbed or triggered me. Making the whole forum invisible solved the problem. Might I offer a suggestion that if a forum bothers you, you make it invisible, problem solved.

great idea but sometimes men that i know like reading about womens problems so that they can be better boyfriends\husbands and women like reading about men because this helps them to be better girlfriends\wives. even treatment providers will tell their clients to go online and read about men with a problem or read about women with the same problem as a way to get incite into their significant others problems. since this is a mental health website I accept that there are going to be men reading the womens forum and vice versa just like non Dissociative disordered people come read in the dissociative boards...which brings up another issue..where do we stop in censoring what each other can and cant read...example if we make the womens forum just women who must be members of that forum why not make the whole website full of forums gender specific and mental disorder specific and have to be a member of that board to be reading and replying on that board...

also this site does allow for people to make their own social groups so those who do not want the opposite gender reading their posts can create a womens only social forum and a mens only social forum. or they can take it to private chat so that others not given the password can talk about their womens issues or mens issues without the opposite gender reading...

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by lizardlady

There has been some ongoing fussing about the men-focused and women-focused forums. It seems that the women don't like the men reading the women's forum and the men don't like women reading the men's forum. Would it be possible to make both forums "member only" like some of the social groups? Set it up so a person would have to have permission to enter the forum or post?

For those of you who are offended by the topics in a forum - any forum - it's possible to make a forum not visible. I only learned that a few months ago. There were subject lines that disturbed or triggered me. Making the whole forum invisible solved the problem. Might I offer a suggestion that if a forum bothers you, you make it invisible, problem solved.

forgot to add...this is also the internet who's to say someone is actually a female...bottom line someone can claim they are female or male and still be the opposite gender reading opposite gendered posts. a man can claim to be female but in reality be male and reading the female members only womens membership board... short line there is no way to prevent opposite gendered from reading each others posts even if the forum is member designated.

[lizardlady]

amandalouise, I understand what you are saying about men and women learning about each other by reading the other forum. I confess I've read some threads in the men's forum to gain a better understanding of something.

There's been some discussion/complaining about one s e x reading the other's forum. I thought this might help solve that problem.