New Forum Idea

[pt_tangles]

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

Comments

[pjvj.livejournal.com]

And .... one more thing! I think this bears mentioning though. I do not think PC is bad place, nor do I think it will fail miserably as it is set up with the people there. I do however feel strongly it is not the forum I was hoping for. Wickets would fill the TT niche. PC will fill the TC niche (without the mod drama that occurred at TC). I guess there are very good reasons those two split in the first place. They do fulfill differing needs and those needs differ by quite a margin.

I am disappointed that PC cannot fill both niches, but I think they are too divergent to bridge that gap. The reason I don't think PC is a bad forum is because it does fill others' needs, just not some of mine. That saddens me, but I can go to both places for differing needs - Wickets and PC.

[pt_tangles]

I am undecided if it is a 'bad' place. I think that that is too strong a description. I think it is new and I think it is fumbling, but I imagine that it might work out for a few years at least.

I doubt that it will erupt into flames (I think that fire was safely put out early enough), but I won't say that I don't think that it will peter out the way that a zillion other forums do. I think it is in the precarious position of driving anyone who is not Gwyddon or atheist away, and that is something that needs to be fought against if it is going to survive in the long run. KWIM?

--Phae

[pjvj.livejournal.com]

I believe if it continues to tilt too heavily to "All Gwyddon/Atheist all the time" it will not only not be what it was intended to be by the majority, but it will peter out.

[vicki-sine.livejournal.com]

I think the problem is almost always level of discussion.

If you have people with an elementary level of understanding trying to communicate among people who are advanced in understanding , there will be hurt feelings among the newbs and impatience and aggravation among those who would like to take the discussion to a different level.

It is almost predictable.

Reality is most folks can not take the conversation to a higher level without touching on oaths.

Even if you keep the conversation at a mid level, there will be those who are lost in the semantics and just don't, won't or can't get it.

Very hard for people who are in the don't get it stage to moderate those who are walking the path.

Throw in a wide open field for topics and you have a recipe for a troll fest. which can be fun, in a perverse way...if that is what is desired.

I personally have better things to do.

[pjvj.livejournal.com]

I understand what you are saying. When the "I just don't get it" crowd starts to bluster, they can go bluster in their own thread. Maybe it isn't possible to serve as many needs as we are trying to over at PC, but I think we can serve more of them than we currently are. And still have another forum that though we don't automatically boot out atheists, we clearly give them no reason to hang around.