Vote for Private or Open Forum

[Mary Kay]

Somebody voted for the "I can't decide" I wonder if they joined? LOL

[Kate51]

To Mary
I've checked, and I guess there is a big lesson for me to re-learn, sometimes the people we think are most vulnerable and fragile are the very ones that know exactly the right thing to do, and it amazes me. I am the one who needs to get back to knowing the difference between living by the Tragedy or the Comedy. I used to teach that to my kids, and lived it to end a 19 year marriage. Everything looks fine, ordered.

[tribalmasters]

I voted open forum can I have my prize now?

[Walrus]

As I'm pretty open about both my physical handicap and other problems, as well as willing to discuss the mental issues I've had, it makes no difference to me. I understand why some folks would desire for access to be limited to those with common experiences. Whatever the group decides

Thanks, MaryKay... for all you are doing.

[Mary Kay]

Thanks for Voting!! Your gift from the prize patrol is below..enjoy!

[Mary Kay]

58 members and 14 votes..one of those isn't a member and one can't decide! This could take a while!

[Zofryer]

The biggest problem with closing a previously public forum is that it will eventually become an echo-chamber with no new perspectives and no new information making it through the wall of "us". Been there, done that. Best thing to do if the question posed in this thread even becomes worth asking, is to create a new private forum somewhere for the members of your in-crowd, and simply don't tell anybody about it you don't want there. Usually, at that point, the in-crowd starts ignoring the original forum completely, which allows new blood to make the original forum a great place again.

Hope This Helps

[Mary Kay]

Zofryer, Thanks for your input. I just have one question..just how Wreaked and Bonkers would you have to be to qualify to be in the In-Crowd? Just teasing.

Open or closed or at least a secret club house in here.

Well peeps, that puts a fine point on it, we are not alone in here so I would like Walrus to confer with the other Mods and Mr. Joe and see if we can have a sub forum to the sub forum added. You would have to be admitted by secret hand shake or something.

[Walrus]

Zofryer, Thanks for your input. I just have one question..just how Wreaked and Bonkers would you have to be to qualify to be in the In-Crowd? Just teasing.

Open or closed or at least a secret club house in here.

Well peeps, that puts a fine point on it, we are not alone in here so I would like Walrus to confer with the other Mods and Mr. Joe and see if we can have a sub forum to the sub forum added. You would have to be admitted by secret hand shake or something.

I'll ask, Mary, but I'm not sure it's possible. I wanted to do the same thing a long time ago with the Laboratory group... Of course, back then I wasn't a Mod so my PM to SJ probably got lost in the mix. I'll see what I can find out.

Oh... the vote count will be off by one. I didn't vote... as I mentioned earlier, it doesn't matter to me.

[DebiDoes2]

I didn't vote cause I just joined this group. I will go with what is decided.