It is in the title so why?. Just yesterday a topic was started and this does happen often. Members here type a reply on the home page , so what scares you so much that you cannot just click on the link and respond in the topic?. The home page is there for temporary items and here they stay for others to respond to.
The point of a forum is to have debate or offer support ect. A response on the home page is fine but it will be forgotten tomorrow. There is nothing to fear here and the forums are the major part of this website along with its members.
The forums here are under used but can help so many other people. To you it maybe a small thing but to some it can be big and help. You can offer some support or just share your experiences. However small something may seem to some it may just give someone the answer or just give them a lift if things are not going well.
Thank you and take care , Julia xx
Well I am pleased I am not the only one it baffles Lucy. I see comments on the topic on the home page but there is only so much that can be said before the characters run out so the response has to be short.
The one thing I had thought of is that some members think the home page is not visible to non members . Although Katie has now made the forums more secure a lot of the home page can be viewed by non members.
I have thought that because this a public forum may be some want to remain anonymous! If that is the case and they think someone they know may be looking at it then they have to ask themselves this, Why are they looking? Not looking for a new TV that would be Currys.com or whatever. Others looking in on this from outside have some reason for wanting to look but they are not looking for family friends ect. If they are looking to learn from us then I can only see that as a good thing , it is in a way awareness.
These forums are far to much under used and some headings may aswell be removed completely. the Transgender music forum has died .The Cooking forum? Dead , maybe everyone eats takaway , I think my Whisky cake was delicious! Okay maybe not but I believe that was the last topic posted there! Or was it the boiled egg? .That was way back and is under the name of Former Member but it has my name in it.
The forums can help people , they can be fun or serious , which ever it is there is nothing to fear about them.
Thank you for your response anyway Lucy.
Take care , Julia xx
I wouldn't say I was afraid to post on a forum, it's just that I don't have the experiences most have here and can find little of use to say.
Sarah xx
The forums used to be used far more bu the current FB style of homepage seems to negate them somewhat, which is a pity. It's pretty hard getting to know someone's charachter when all they do is 'like' something rather than give their opinion and experience on it instead.
I do feel that like Sarah, there are probably quite a few girls who feel they lack the experience so cannot comment, to those I would say, YOU CAN, we want to hear your take on the subject just as much as anyone else's. The TG world is constantly evolving and we have members from around the globe so everyone has a different viewpoint.
The forums have always been used by a small group of people who are often sharing their thoughts on a given subject so it is easy to see that newer members might feel a little intimidated by this. There is no reason to at all, we all had to submit our first post and let others see what our take on the subject was.
Please, ladies, don't be shy, be more involved.
Some of us, like to share what we have learned in life, it might help others,, there are forums here where you can learn things, have a laugh in the fun forum, vent your spleen in the Polytics forum, we all have lives outside of being transgendered. If you find some thing you never knew, just add a thanks or a never knew that, great stuff, that was funny, have you heard, did you know, just join in. everyone has their own opinions, take on things. or just go to the procrasination thread. cheer up.