underminethewalls Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 This might be a good start to finding out how people are finding AVEN. Please make suggestions if there are any options I forgot. I surfed in on a link posted on a radical newswire/discussion forum. Mod edit: This thread was moved to Census Archive (2004) from Visibility and Education Projects forum. Link to post Share on other sites
Jayann Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 I Google searched my way through websites concerning celibacy and plant reproduction, trying "-sexuality" with different prefixes for "no." "Asexuality" was my jackpot, though I can't remember if it was a direct result of Google, or whether I found my way here through a link from another page I'd Googled up. Link to post Share on other sites
mindlife Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 I think I got here from morons.org Please don't be insulted. Finding AVEN was by chance in this case. I'm very grateful I did. Now my alienated feelings mean something and the bitterness and sense of brokenness in my life have gone away. Link to post Share on other sites
junie99 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 I found AVEN by a search engine. I think that I may have used Compuserve. I tried keywords like celebate, phrases like platonic relationships, etc. until :idea: the word asexual came to mind & I tried searching again. Thats when I found AVEN. juni321 Link to post Share on other sites
Gorax Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 I think I got here from morons.org That would be VivreEstEsperer's doing :mrgreen: Link to post Share on other sites
Cate Perfect Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 I got here from Kate's link on a Dan Savage column. Cate Link to post Share on other sites
Live R Perfect Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 I think I saw the term asexuality on another site, then used Google Search with the search terms 'asexuality -biology -reproduction -religion -priests' (after discovering that 'asexuality' alone tended to bring up pages about asexual reproduction and religious abstinence. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Honestly, I don't remember, but I think it was Google. :oops: Link to post Share on other sites
GaliGwogi Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 i used a search engine for the word 'asexual' i originally remember hearing the term 'asexual' ascribed to a person maybe 12 years ago; my mother, shrugging, said 'I guess he's asexual' when trying to make sense of the nature of a family member's relationship. so i kept that idea. Link to post Share on other sites
aury Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 i found this place through yahoo... just typed in "asexual discussion forum" & found aven. :D Link to post Share on other sites
bard of aven Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Somebody kidked away the rock I'd been hiding under for 27 years and dropped AVEN on me instead. boa Link to post Share on other sites
Cate Perfect Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Didja thank the person who moved the rock? Cate Link to post Share on other sites
bard of aven Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Oh yeah. boa Link to post Share on other sites
Worthless Poster Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 I got linked to it by a friend. Link to post Share on other sites
VivreEstEsperer Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 This rocks, I'm responsible for two of the people on this thread coming to AVEN :) :) :) Although I may regret it when you surpass me in posts, Cate *laughs* I think you make up for it in all the great reading material you've given me, though!! Mindlife, I didnt know you read morons.org :) Our own Docteur Qui who recently joined us is a writer for morons.org! I love that site. I got here by typing asexual into a search engine, ixquick.com, nearly a year after having been exposed to the word by a queer youth counselor and nine months after convincing myself I must be gay. Kate Link to post Share on other sites
JKReagan99 Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 I found out from Julie, at her presentation.... :D :D *still greatful ;) * Link to post Share on other sites
Jayann Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 *hugs the Josh* <3 :D Link to post Share on other sites
Kamikola Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 I found aven accidently while doing my research for school. Seek and you'll find. :D Link to post Share on other sites
aury Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 one reason why school can be good... 8) Link to post Share on other sites
davelwhite Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 I found AVEN 'cuz AVENguy came to my friendship page. I was under the misapprehension that there were no asexual websites until then (except for Leather Spinsters, but they're not 1/4 as good as AVEN)... Link to post Share on other sites
----------- Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 I found this via the livejournal asexual community. BOA, what name did you go by before you came across aven? Just out of curiosity XD Link to post Share on other sites
rose Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Vivre make that three. :) Link to post Share on other sites
Artemis Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 I found it on google. I was calling myself celibate at the time because I hadn't thought of applying asexual to myself until I saw the word used at a site called "The Celibate FAQ" and decided to search for asexual sites Link to post Share on other sites
fluffy_hime Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Oooh good idea undermine! I didn't see this topic before... I found AVEN because a friend linked me to the Nerve.com article. I didn't have time to read it right then so I bookmarked it and went back a few weeks later and was surprised how much I identified. I followed the link to AVEN, read up a bit on the site FAQs, and joined! Yay! Cookies all around! Link to post Share on other sites
anythingtestdead Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 i was searching one day on the internet.....i forgot what i typed in......but when i found aven i was very happy...............but god damn was my first post crazy...........i might have come off a little bit trollish......but ive changed alot since then,,,hehe........legolas yelled at me....... :) oh well i dont blame him.. i came off kinda crazy i guess...... Link to post Share on other sites
AVENguy Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 If I get time this weekend I might sit down and start fiddling with the forums php structure. Hopefully I'd be able to add that to the signup. Link to post Share on other sites
Live R Perfect Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 I found it on google.I was calling myself celibate at the time because I hadn't thought of applying asexual to myself until I saw the word used at a site called "The Celibate FAQ" and decided to search for asexual sites Ooh! Ooh! *Thrusts hand into the air* Ditto! I'm pretty sure thats where I first came across the term too :P Link to post Share on other sites
junie99 Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Sense there has been so many new members lately, I thought this thread should be revived. :) Link to post Share on other sites
LostDaemon Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 I found AVEN through the Asexuality 101 workshop at True Colors XI. David, Julie and Josh were presenting, and I asked if they have a website, and well...there you go. I've referred two of my friends to the site - my boyfriend, and a friend of his who seems to be asexual herself - hope to see them on soon! -LD Link to post Share on other sites
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