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pt_tangles) wrote2007-04-25 01:58 pm
pt_tangles) wrote2007-04-25 01:58 pm
New Forum Idea
As many of you know, PW is sinking again, and I am not entirely certain that I am going to make the effort to save it. Most have jumped ship, and those who remain are infrequent posters at best (except of course for the ever verbous LadyK).
And I am sure that most of you have seen me complain about PC, which has become and will continue to become nothing at all like I wanted it to be (already it has failed to provide a place where Mysteries can be discussed without someone or other comparing those trads to dangerous and useless cults). Honestly, and without any sour grapes, I just don't think that there is enough in common between the creators/maintainers' vision and mine to make it a place where I could feel at home.
This makes me long for TT. I miss it. I miss everyone who was there, and I miss the Witch-focussed conversations that we had. I was thinking a bit about the idea that was tossed around the first time I was bucking at the core concepts of PC - creating my own forum. I have some time on my hands, and I could create a place that could strive to fill the hole TT left in me.
I was even thinking of names (names help to cement concepts for me), and what sort of tribute I could make to TT. I came up with Wickets. Simple word smooshing. I looked it up, just to make sure that there weren't any meanings that I didn't want associated with the site (I knew about wickets in cricket and croquet), and I found this: A small door or gate, especially one built into or near a larger one.
I think that is about the perfect image for what I am going for here (we all remember what the front page image of TT was ... Wickets made me think of This). I will have to do some research on what I will need in the way of software and hosting, but I think that Wickets has already had the first breath of life breathed into it. I am excited to see what this brainchild will become.
--Phae
And I am sure that most of you have seen me complain about PC, which has become and will continue to become nothing at all like I wanted it to be (already it has failed to provide a place where Mysteries can be discussed without someone or other comparing those trads to dangerous and useless cults). Honestly, and without any sour grapes, I just don't think that there is enough in common between the creators/maintainers' vision and mine to make it a place where I could feel at home.
This makes me long for TT. I miss it. I miss everyone who was there, and I miss the Witch-focussed conversations that we had. I was thinking a bit about the idea that was tossed around the first time I was bucking at the core concepts of PC - creating my own forum. I have some time on my hands, and I could create a place that could strive to fill the hole TT left in me.
I was even thinking of names (names help to cement concepts for me), and what sort of tribute I could make to TT. I came up with Wickets. Simple word smooshing. I looked it up, just to make sure that there weren't any meanings that I didn't want associated with the site (I knew about wickets in cricket and croquet), and I found this: A small door or gate, especially one built into or near a larger one.
I think that is about the perfect image for what I am going for here (we all remember what the front page image of TT was ... Wickets made me think of This). I will have to do some research on what I will need in the way of software and hosting, but I think that Wickets has already had the first breath of life breathed into it. I am excited to see what this brainchild will become.
--Phae
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Wickets is cute, but not sickly-sweet cute. And it being Witchy as opposed to "everyone who has an interest in even the mildest form of watered down Paganism" is still, sadly, a niche not yet filled.
And yeah - P/W is going downhill fast. (Went?)
P/C will probably grow, but threads will continue to be like the initiation one - endless explaining, defensive manuevering, and someone in particlular being purposefully obtuse and dragging in tangents. That has its purpose, also, but it is not a primary focus that I have right now - I hate having to be repetitive unless it is due to a lack of clarity. There seemed to be no lack of clarity from the people answering. See the difference between one Osthein who asks successive questions based on previous answers and one IG who asks the same over and over no matter how many times she is answered? Even Jenett got peeved! Wow.
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Really, the Witchy focussed board was what I was looking for with PC. I get that not everyone else was. And rather than try to force my will or create a niche within the PC community, I would prefer to create something that will benefit everyone. Somewhere if people like IG show up, we can answer them once, but fall back on 'I am not going to justify this practise to you, if you don't like it, go somewhere else'. And maybe provide a link to PW - LOL
--Phae
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Bwahahaha!
I originally thought that PC was going to be different than it is. I understand it fills some people's needs. I also understand on some days and in some ways it fills mine since I don't want to be completely cut off from "those not like me". Like you, though, I want more without the hassle.
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Because they don't know me, they don't understand where I am coming from, and they assume that I am automatically attacking something/someone/whatever, when I am simply discussing it.
I would rather be able to be comfortable on a forum instead of having to make sure that I write in a proper 'business' tone so that no one decides to be offended because I think that religion is more than a point of view.
That sort of effort to have a conversation with people (half of whom I have no interest in conversing with) is really not worth it for me. I want somewhere that is for us. Like it used to be.
Somewhere were even if something doesn't come out right, folks still generally know what you mean, and seek to help you develop ideas rather than just shooting them down.
--Phae
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