Wildminds updating, opinions needed! - Wild Minds network2024-03-28T22:40:12Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/wildminds-updating-opinions-needed?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A364280&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThank you Sangoma, your opini…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-19:4661400:Comment:3681912020-11-19T20:13:47.496ZValeria Francohttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/valeria_franco
<p>Thank you Sangoma, your opinion is precious too! <br></br>I feel the same, my mind has always been wild, on fantasies but also on ideas, projects and so on.</p>
<p>It can't rest. I think MD happens when a mind is hyper-active, wild, and doesn't find another way of expression.</p>
<p>All that energy become... just dreams.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>The Sangoma said:…</cite></p>
<p>Thank you Sangoma, your opinion is precious too! <br/>I feel the same, my mind has always been wild, on fantasies but also on ideas, projects and so on.</p>
<p>It can't rest. I think MD happens when a mind is hyper-active, wild, and doesn't find another way of expression.</p>
<p>All that energy become... just dreams.<br/> <br/> <cite>The Sangoma said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/wildminds-updating-opinions-needed?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A368040&xg_source=activity#4661400Comment368040"><div><p>Hi. I'm New here so probably shouldn't have an opinion on this. But I think the name is cool. It's already known as wild minds to many daydreamers who used this site over the past years. And it's a beautiful accurate description. It's more effective in expressing our dilemma. Each and every one of us dreamers feel that our minds our wild, some of us as if we've lost control over them. And that feeling oftentimes becomes a lonely one because even tho we meet online, we still feel like outcasts in our own environment. So by coming to this site called wild minds, at the back of my head I know I'm not the only one. </p>
<p>It's just more expressive in general</p>
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</blockquote> Hi. I'm New here so probably…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-19:4661400:Comment:3680402020-11-19T05:26:00.110ZThe Sangomahttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Deeyoo
<p>Hi. I'm New here so probably shouldn't have an opinion on this. But I think the name is cool. It's already known as wild minds to many daydreamers who used this site over the past years. And it's a beautiful accurate description. It's more effective in expressing our dilemma. Each and every one of us dreamers feel that our minds our wild, some of us as if we've lost control over them. And that feeling oftentimes becomes a lonely one because even tho we meet online, we still feel like…</p>
<p>Hi. I'm New here so probably shouldn't have an opinion on this. But I think the name is cool. It's already known as wild minds to many daydreamers who used this site over the past years. And it's a beautiful accurate description. It's more effective in expressing our dilemma. Each and every one of us dreamers feel that our minds our wild, some of us as if we've lost control over them. And that feeling oftentimes becomes a lonely one because even tho we meet online, we still feel like outcasts in our own environment. So by coming to this site called wild minds, at the back of my head I know I'm not the only one. </p>
<p>It's just more expressive in general</p> Positiveness could not be alw…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-17:4661400:Comment:3671822020-11-17T19:25:12.991ZValeria Francohttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/valeria_franco
<p>Positiveness could not be always...positive, people need to be able to express their feelings.</p>
<p>I left the English as main language, actually it is the only way to know if others are following the rules.I thik in the past I did write in Italian sometimes, but actually if we want to be a community we need to understand each other.</p>
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<p>Positiveness could not be always...positive, people need to be able to express their feelings.</p>
<p>I left the English as main language, actually it is the only way to know if others are following the rules.I thik in the past I did write in Italian sometimes, but actually if we want to be a community we need to understand each other.</p>
<p></p> I think the rules should be s…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-13:4661400:Comment:3653012020-11-13T18:56:23.334ZTheaxehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Theaxe
<p>I think the rules should be short and sweet. Eliminate any personal feelings about things. It's a forum for many people who may want to express themselves in different ways. There are a lot of people who struggle with dark thoughts or expressing themselves in dark ways that shouldn't be suppressed. The point of the group is to help, and sometimes, in some cases, censoring is not the answer.</p>
<p>But back to short and sweet. People are smarter than this. They usually know why something…</p>
<p>I think the rules should be short and sweet. Eliminate any personal feelings about things. It's a forum for many people who may want to express themselves in different ways. There are a lot of people who struggle with dark thoughts or expressing themselves in dark ways that shouldn't be suppressed. The point of the group is to help, and sometimes, in some cases, censoring is not the answer.</p>
<p>But back to short and sweet. People are smarter than this. They usually know why something isn't allowed, they don't need the back up dialogue to reinforce <em>why</em> something isn't allowed.</p>
<p>I also agree that the home page should be less text, after a period of time when Valeria has made the administration transfer known to all. </p>
<p>More about the groups are in this blog: <a href="https://wildminds.ning.com/profiles/blogs/site-and-groups" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Site and groups</a> I think it's important that everyone sees what our groups are against right now as the site freshens up.</p> I didn't even consider the ru…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-13:4661400:Comment:3652032020-11-13T17:13:22.852ZDimmerhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Dimmer
<p>I didn't even consider the rules until Theaxe posted this XD... but yes, I agree, they need an overhaul. Almost all of them are awful in some way. In addition to what Theaxe pointed out I see no reason to require posts to be "positive" in nature. No reason to disallow posting a new discussion in favor of an old one. And no reason to require members to speak solely in English.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Valeria Franco said:…</cite></p>
<p>I didn't even consider the rules until Theaxe posted this XD... but yes, I agree, they need an overhaul. Almost all of them are awful in some way. In addition to what Theaxe pointed out I see no reason to require posts to be "positive" in nature. No reason to disallow posting a new discussion in favor of an old one. And no reason to require members to speak solely in English.<br/> <br/> <cite>Valeria Franco said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/wildminds-updating-opinions-needed#4661400Comment364980"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I totally agree on the rules revision. For two reasons: you can be very offensive and aggressive without swearing or the opposite, just use "profanities" just to stress your emotions. And because sexuality is important and we should stop to fake it isn't. Even if you decide not to have an active sexual life, that decision is something important. Let's just talk about it, freely and respectfully. We should definitly create a group for that. <br/> <br/> <cite>Theaxe said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/wildminds-updating-opinions-needed#4661400Comment364702"><div><p><span>Agreed. I think Valeria's post would have been good to be <strong><em>featured</em></strong>, replacing Cordellia's. Remove the old and bring in the new. The whole idea of making this a fresh start and lean toward a more polished look is for the best. Cordellia gave us the foundation of a good forum, but she's quit. (My opinion on anything more can be discussed in a private message.)</span></p>
<p><span>About groups, would it be fair to send an email alert to the group creators to tell them of the changes? There are some groups with great information from many users like the ones in Tips & Strategies that would be a shame to lose if the group is deleted. It puzzles me when a group says that the latest activity was Nov 5th, yet when you comb through the discussions and wall comments, there hasn't been anything written since December 2017. </span></p>
<p><span>I myself would like to start a certain group, but with two similar, existing, inactive groups, I'd hate to start a third and confuse members. I would be willing to take one over if one is deleted and the group's creator doesn't respond. (Which one, and any details of this can be determined in a private message.)</span></p>
<p>One more thing I want to suggest is about the site rules: it was widely criticized on what was allowed to even <em>type</em> on the forum as things were so strict. No swearing? No talking about sex? Most people who MD are expressive with many emotions and in some cases - words. I can understand <strong><em>not directing</em></strong> profanity at a user. I can understand <em><strong>not promoting</strong></em> sex. But what if someone wants to get help or discuss their daydreaming that includes sex? I think the mere mention shouldn't be censored. The site rules have not been updated, and again - just my opinion - it might be time to update and relax some rules. In my experience, relaxing those types of rules do not turn a forum bad. It only allows certain things to be expressed if the need to express it arises. Perhaps a suggestion that swearing and mentioning sex is allowed, but abuse of this will be reviewed, as it should only be used in context of what is being described, <strong><em>not directed</em></strong> toward other users, and certainly not abused otherwise.</p>
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<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/wildminds-updating-opinions-needed#4661400Comment364280"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>...I wouldn't mind seeing them all purged and new members creating new ones with a sense of ownership instead of taking over someone's abandoned project. <br/><br/>I like the new look of the site though I would maybe make the home page less wordy. Just get rid of the Cordelia part perhaps. And, if I'm being honest, the Valeria part too (though that may be important for a while longer, so returning members can feel informed about the change in ownership), imo it would serve us better to have facts about MD and a general welcome to the community in that text area rather than the owners personal qualifications and journey. Idk tho, that may not be a popular opinion. </p>
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</blockquote> I totally agree on the rules…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-13:4661400:Comment:3649802020-11-13T17:05:02.133ZValeria Francohttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/valeria_franco
<p>I totally agree on the rules revision. For two reasons: you can be very offensive and aggressive without swearing or the opposite, just use "profanities" just to stress your emotions. And because sexuality is important and we should stop to fake it isn't. Even if you decide not to have an active sexual life, that decision is something important. Let's just talk about it, freely and respectfully. We should definitly create a group for that. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Theaxe…</cite></p>
<p>I totally agree on the rules revision. For two reasons: you can be very offensive and aggressive without swearing or the opposite, just use "profanities" just to stress your emotions. And because sexuality is important and we should stop to fake it isn't. Even if you decide not to have an active sexual life, that decision is something important. Let's just talk about it, freely and respectfully. We should definitly create a group for that. <br/> <br/> <cite>Theaxe said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/wildminds-updating-opinions-needed#4661400Comment364702"><div><p><span>Agreed. I think Valeria's post would have been good to be <strong><em>featured</em></strong>, replacing Cordellia's. Remove the old and bring in the new. The whole idea of making this a fresh start and lean toward a more polished look is for the best. Cordellia gave us the foundation of a good forum, but she's quit. (My opinion on anything more can be discussed in a private message.)</span></p>
<p><span>About groups, would it be fair to send an email alert to the group creators to tell them of the changes? There are some groups with great information from many users like the ones in Tips & Strategies that would be a shame to lose if the group is deleted. It puzzles me when a group says that the latest activity was Nov 5th, yet when you comb through the discussions and wall comments, there hasn't been anything written since December 2017. </span></p>
<p><span>I myself would like to start a certain group, but with two similar, existing, inactive groups, I'd hate to start a third and confuse members. I would be willing to take one over if one is deleted and the group's creator doesn't respond. (Which one, and any details of this can be determined in a private message.)</span></p>
<p>One more thing I want to suggest is about the site rules: it was widely criticized on what was allowed to even <em>type</em> on the forum as things were so strict. No swearing? No talking about sex? Most people who MD are expressive with many emotions and in some cases - words. I can understand <strong><em>not directing</em></strong> profanity at a user. I can understand <em><strong>not promoting</strong></em> sex. But what if someone wants to get help or discuss their daydreaming that includes sex? I think the mere mention shouldn't be censored. The site rules have not been updated, and again - just my opinion - it might be time to update and relax some rules. In my experience, relaxing those types of rules do not turn a forum bad. It only allows certain things to be expressed if the need to express it arises. Perhaps a suggestion that swearing and mentioning sex is allowed, but abuse of this will be reviewed, as it should only be used in context of what is being described, <strong><em>not directed</em></strong> toward other users, and certainly not abused otherwise.</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Dimmer said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/wildminds-updating-opinions-needed#4661400Comment364280"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>...I wouldn't mind seeing them all purged and new members creating new ones with a sense of ownership instead of taking over someone's abandoned project. <br/><br/>I like the new look of the site though I would maybe make the home page less wordy. Just get rid of the Cordelia part perhaps. And, if I'm being honest, the Valeria part too (though that may be important for a while longer, so returning members can feel informed about the change in ownership), imo it would serve us better to have facts about MD and a general welcome to the community in that text area rather than the owners personal qualifications and journey. Idk tho, that may not be a popular opinion. </p>
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</blockquote> I like a clean and basic styl…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-13:4661400:Comment:3651642020-11-13T16:36:26.006ZValeria Francohttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/valeria_franco
<p>I like a clean and basic style too, but I was a bit concerned about deleting Cordellia's introduction, as I thought maybe people liked it as it was. Nobody knew me, so I thought I'd better come in with some respect and introduce myself. I'll put everything in a secondary page, so we don't lose our "history", but we move forward at the same time.</p>
<p>My introduction was meant to stay just for a while, that space is good information and news. So, I'll leave it for some weeks then it will…</p>
<p>I like a clean and basic style too, but I was a bit concerned about deleting Cordellia's introduction, as I thought maybe people liked it as it was. Nobody knew me, so I thought I'd better come in with some respect and introduce myself. I'll put everything in a secondary page, so we don't lose our "history", but we move forward at the same time.</p>
<p>My introduction was meant to stay just for a while, that space is good information and news. So, I'll leave it for some weeks then it will be useless.</p>
<p>Now I have reduced all groups to one single page, deleting most of them. The ones which stays, are they of some interest for you? Shall I put you as administrators to some of them? We can give some time to them, there's no hurry.</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Dimmer said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/wildminds-updating-opinions-needed#4661400Comment364280"><div><p>100% support deleting groups. Like... most of them... there are pages and pages of dead groups and who knows where they original admins are. I wouldn't mind seeing them all purged and new members creating new ones with a sense of ownership instead of taking over someone's abandoned project. <br/><br/>I like the new look of the site though I would maybe make the home page less wordy. Just get rid of the Cordelia part perhaps. And, if I'm being honest, the Valeria part too (though that may be important for a while longer, so returning members can feel informed about the change in ownership), imo it would serve us better to have facts about MD and a general welcome to the community in that text area rather than the owners personal qualifications and journey. Idk tho, that may not be a popular opinion. </p>
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</blockquote> That was really helpful, It t…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-13:4661400:Comment:3649772020-11-13T16:24:35.779ZValeria Francohttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/valeria_franco
<p>That was really helpful, It too me a while to understand how they worked, I was actually confused by all those "last activity" so recent.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Theaxe said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/wildminds-updating-opinions-needed#4661400Comment363885"><div><p>Hi Valeria, yes I understand about the tagline; no worries. I haven't gone through the groups, but I do know that even though they say something like "last activity 10 hours ago" it doesn't…</p>
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<p>That was really helpful, It too me a while to understand how they worked, I was actually confused by all those "last activity" so recent.<br/> <br/> <cite>Theaxe said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/wildminds-updating-opinions-needed#4661400Comment363885"><div><p>Hi Valeria, yes I understand about the tagline; no worries. I haven't gone through the groups, but I do know that even though they say something like "last activity 10 hours ago" it doesn't appear that someone has actually posted anything - that I can see. So in that regard, it's a bit misleading. Just when you think you are clicking on a group that is active, it may not actually be truly active.</p>
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</blockquote> Agreed. I think Valeria's pos…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-13:4661400:Comment:3647022020-11-13T00:42:38.958ZTheaxehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Theaxe
<p><span>Agreed. I think Valeria's post would have been good to be <strong><em>featured</em></strong>, replacing Cordellia's. Remove the old and bring in the new. The whole idea of making this a fresh start and lean toward a more polished look is for the best. Cordellia gave us the foundation of a good forum, but she's quit. (My opinion on anything more can be discussed in a private message.)</span></p>
<p><span>About groups, would it be fair to send an email alert to the group creators to tell…</span></p>
<p><span>Agreed. I think Valeria's post would have been good to be <strong><em>featured</em></strong>, replacing Cordellia's. Remove the old and bring in the new. The whole idea of making this a fresh start and lean toward a more polished look is for the best. Cordellia gave us the foundation of a good forum, but she's quit. (My opinion on anything more can be discussed in a private message.)</span></p>
<p><span>About groups, would it be fair to send an email alert to the group creators to tell them of the changes? There are some groups with great information from many users like the ones in Tips & Strategies that would be a shame to lose if the group is deleted. It puzzles me when a group says that the latest activity was Nov 5th, yet when you comb through the discussions and wall comments, there hasn't been anything written since December 2017. </span></p>
<p><span>I myself would like to start a certain group, but with two similar, existing, inactive groups, I'd hate to start a third and confuse members. I would be willing to take one over if one is deleted and the group's creator doesn't respond. (Which one, and any details of this can be determined in a private message.)</span></p>
<p>One more thing I want to suggest is about the site rules: it was widely criticized on what was allowed to even <em>type</em> on the forum as things were so strict. No swearing? No talking about sex? Most people who MD are expressive with many emotions and in some cases - words. I can understand <strong><em>not directing</em></strong> profanity at a user. I can understand <em><strong>not promoting</strong></em> sex. But what if someone wants to get help or discuss their daydreaming that includes sex? I think the mere mention shouldn't be censored. The site rules have not been updated, and again - just my opinion - it might be time to update and relax some rules. In my experience, relaxing those types of rules do not turn a forum bad. It only allows certain things to be expressed if the need to express it arises. Perhaps a suggestion that swearing and mentioning sex is allowed, but abuse of this will be reviewed, as it should only be used in context of what is being described, <strong><em>not directed</em></strong> toward other users, and certainly not abused otherwise.</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Dimmer said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/wildminds-updating-opinions-needed#4661400Comment364280"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>...I wouldn't mind seeing them all purged and new members creating new ones with a sense of ownership instead of taking over someone's abandoned project. <br/><br/>I like the new look of the site though I would maybe make the home page less wordy. Just get rid of the Cordelia part perhaps. And, if I'm being honest, the Valeria part too (though that may be important for a while longer, so returning members can feel informed about the change in ownership), imo it would serve us better to have facts about MD and a general welcome to the community in that text area rather than the owners personal qualifications and journey. Idk tho, that may not be a popular opinion. </p>
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</blockquote> 100% support deleting groups.…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-12:4661400:Comment:3642802020-11-12T21:12:07.005ZDimmerhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Dimmer
<p>100% support deleting groups. Like... most of them... there are pages and pages of dead groups and who knows where they original admins are. I wouldn't mind seeing them all purged and new members creating new ones with a sense of ownership instead of taking over someone's abandoned project. <br></br><br></br>I like the new look of the site though I would maybe make the home page less wordy. Just get rid of the Cordelia part perhaps. And, if I'm being honest, the Valeria part too (though that…</p>
<p>100% support deleting groups. Like... most of them... there are pages and pages of dead groups and who knows where they original admins are. I wouldn't mind seeing them all purged and new members creating new ones with a sense of ownership instead of taking over someone's abandoned project. <br/><br/>I like the new look of the site though I would maybe make the home page less wordy. Just get rid of the Cordelia part perhaps. And, if I'm being honest, the Valeria part too (though that may be important for a while longer, so returning members can feel informed about the change in ownership), imo it would serve us better to have facts about MD and a general welcome to the community in that text area rather than the owners personal qualifications and journey. Idk tho, that may not be a popular opinion. </p>