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Remodeling "The Gray Area" (Poll)


scarletlatitude

  

  1. 1. Should The Gray Area have a sub forum for sex and kink related discussions? (i.e. Threads that directly discuss sex, sexual acts, kink, BSDM, more explicit sexual discussion, TMI, etc. will be moved to the new subforum.)

    • Yes
      28
    • No
      1
    • Abstain
      6


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scarletlatitude

Dear members,

It has come to our attention that The Grey Area, Sex and Related Discussions Forum has become double-functioning: it functions as a place for members to talk about sex, but also as a "home" for greys and demis. The admod team has been discussing splitting those two purposes into two separate forums; one for sex talk and kink, and one for the grey area (eg "am I demisexual?" type posts). The poll above is non-binding, but is meant to get some feedback from those of you who use this forum.

Vote away, and give us your comments! If you have specific comments, including but not limited to ideas for the name, feel free to vote and post (the current favorite for the name is "The Sex Talk").

If you are confused about what "subforum" means, see how the forums are organized in Meetup Mart: http://www.asexuality.org/en/forum/12-meetup-mart/. We would have something similar ;)

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just another fangirl

From a sex-repulsed grey-a, yes please and thank you!

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I abstained from voting because I'm not grey-a myself and I almost never venture into the Grey Area forum. However, I do think this could potentially be a good idea. There have been discussing recently about how it can sometimes be hard to navigate AVEN as a sex-repulsed person, and I'm sure the separation would be extremely helpful to those who want to know more about being grey-a without discussion becoming too explicit

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Yes, I think it's a good idea as they're 2 completely different things.

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Hello all :)

Requests have been sent in asking for a separate area within this forum specifically for sex discussions, kink, BSDM, etc. One idea that we've come up with is creating a subforum within The Gray Area. Threads that directly discuss sex, sexual acts, kink, BSDM, more explicit sexual discussion, TMI, etc. will be moved to the new subforum. Threads that discuss what it means to be grey, "am I grey", etc. will remain in the main forum.

This could be a good idea because people who are sex repulsed can still visit The Gray Area without feeling unwelcomed, while people who want to discuss sex topics can have their own space.

My first thought is that it sounds like more topics may end up in the "subforum" rather than the main forum. :blink:

I'm in this forum a lot and I would like those discussions grouped together in a way, so I'm not opposed to having a sub-forum but I'd like to see how many threads would be going into it versus what would be considered "main forum" material especially since this forum was renamed to encompass those sex discussions in the first place (from what I remember about the last more generalized forum reorganization) so I think it's a bit odd to shove all of those into a sub-forum. Especially considering it's the "Gray" area for more than just asexuality... which means sex was going to come up (actually it was going to come up even with just gray-aces being the focus).

In other words, if someone wouldn't mind the exercise, if you were going to go through and sort the first page or two of current topics which would you put into the sub vs. main forum? :) I know nothing is set in stone, but I'd to get an idea of just what/how many threads would go each way.

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scarletlatitude

Threads like these would go in the subforum:

http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/105805-kink-bdsm-and-cake/

http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/122855-random-erections/

http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/123145-guilt-over-sex-possible-root-of-bdsm-fantasies/

http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/119280-sex-dreams-is-that-really-a-thing-tmi/

Threads like these would stay put:

http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/122516-do-you-considerlabel-yourself-asexual/

http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/111850-do-demigray-aces-wear-the-black-ring-on-the-right-middle-finger/

http://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/122894-what-do-you-think-of-heb-or-hebensexual-in-refering-to-non-asexuals/

Ultimately as the mod I would let the thread stay wherever it was posted unless it was obvious that it belonged in the other area. :) Obviously threads can stray. It can start as a post that is not about sex, but overtime as people respond it becomes about sex. In that case I do have the option to move the thread or to split the thread and move the sex part to its own thread, if necessary. I could also ask members for input -- if you see a thread that needs to be moved, or if you accidentally put something in the wrong place, you can pm me and I'll check it out.

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Grumpy Alien

Yes, I think that would be beneficial to all.

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scarletlatitude

This poll will be open until Sunday, 9 August. If you have any input as to what should happen in TGA, please add it by then.

Next week we will create the new subforum (if that's what is voted for) and I will start moving threads around. If your thread is moved I will pm you to let you know.

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Everyone here's made a really good case, and I always feel a little awkward, like I'm never sure if I'm oversharing. I dig this idea. It'll make the lines a lot clearer :D

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scarletlatitude

Final total:

Should The Gray Area have a sub forum for sex and kink related discussions?

Yes 28

No 1

Abstain 6

Thanks to all who participated! Look for the new subform to appear very soon! :D

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