BREAKING NEWS: Because of the gender issue and other issues people have raised with proboards, I will be moving the forum to another platform, probably phpBB. Just give me a few hours! I’ve locked the proboards forum down in the meantime. Post below with any thoughts and/or advice.
You asked for it – well, a majority of those who took the poll did. You got it! The Man Boobz Forum is open for business. Right here, right now.
I hope the discussions here on the blog will remain long and spirited and sprawly, but now you guys have a place to go to discuss, well, whatever you want to discuss, actually (within the limits of the forum’s comments policy, which you should all read). Raise you own issues, link to Man Booby stuff, link to off-topic stuff, link to your own blog, talk about books, talk about Magyck the Gendering cards, plan get-togethers, you name it. One bit of warning: I’m going to try to keep discussions on the forum a little more civilized than they tend to be here on the blog; this means I will be more stringent about the commenting rules and much quicker to ban offenders, temporarily or permanently.
I encourage everyone who regularly comments here (and who wants to post on the forum) to register there using the same nickname you use here. Also, please post a comment here after I approve you (just to verify that it’s really you behind both accounts). If you’re a regular commenter here and you’re interested in being a moderator of the forum, let me know.
Note on gender: Not everyone here identifies themselves as male or female. Unfortunately, proboards requires you to check either “male” or “female” when registering. The good news, for those who don’t fit the gender binary or who simply don’t want people to know what gender they are, is that you don’t have to display your gender in your profile or posts. (Go to your profile, and click “modify profile” and you’ll find a way to “hide” your gender as well as other ways to customize your profile.)
Post any feedback you have about the forum here or on the forum itself.
And enjoy!
So let’s switch now 🙂
I like being nebulous
Well, I don’t.
So don’t.
Ami, I appreciate the suggestions but I don’t have the time, money, or technical savvy to set up software on a separate web host.
My suggestion is this: how about EVERYONE on the forum “hide” their gender on the forum, just as a way to acknowledge the issue and show solidarity? I’ve hidden mine.
We should all write notes to the proboards folks as well.
Proboards is kinda clumsy, various problems as noted above (and having used them, I personally dislike them) AND there’s the gender issue for at least 3 ppl (who have posted above) and perhaps more (we have a lot more lurkers than we think, some of them talk to me on Facebook xD )
I think we should switch now, cuz it’d be easier than switching later and losing all the posts, or worrying about exporting posts, or etc etc :] It’s not like signing up again is this terrible deal, and as I said, if you need help, David, I’ll help :3
I don’t think it’s necessary to switch now or anything. A lot of communities start on Proboards because it’s easy to use and simplistic to set up. Just know that if you get big enough, you might have a few issues.
I’m putting off registering until after this gets sorted out. For the record, I don’t care.
http://www.freeforums.org/
http://www.freeforumhost.com/index.hs
Ami, I don’t get it. Why don’t you just identify as female? It’s not like the Proboards police is going to come over and interrogate you.
http://www.forumotion.com/en/create-forum/
Ami, I can set up private boards. The easiest way would be to set up boards on specific topics that are password protected, then give the password to a limited set of people. (I can keep track of just who is allowed on which boards and regularly change the passwords to keep them secure.) There may be other ways to handle this; I’ll look into it.
Post here if you like the idea; email me if you’d like me to set up a private board on a specific topic.
If it’s an issue of effort, I’ll sign up and set it up right now :3
MRAL, I don’t get it. Why don’t you just leave her alone? It’s not like it’s affecting you directly or indirectly. It’s a problem you don’t understand. Either try to understand it, or just don’t bother bickering about it, because you don’t get a say in it.
MRAL I DO (you’re the one who thinks I should ID as male by what you said above -_-)
It’s the others above, I’m trying to accommodate 🙂
I never said you should identify as male, I don’t give a shit what anyone calls themselves, unless it’s “USian”.
Alright, fine. I’m not trying to be a douche. Forget I said anything.
I just don’t see the problem if you can choose whichever you want.
But some people can’t. Some people don’t see an option which they feel is an honest reflection of who they are. What do you want those folks to do, lie?
All right. Let’s hold off for a bit. I’m going to look into some of the options that Ami has suggested. I have a few other things to deal with at the moment, but should be able to get back to it in a couple of hours.
In the meantime, I’ll lock the new forum down.
The proboards forum that is.
this is bullshit.
Ami, could you hold off on the new forum? I’d prefer to set it up myself. I’ve locked the proboards forum down, and will get a new one set up sometime this evening.
ok
no problem
i was planning to turn the forum over and change the password and give it to you :]
after i did the hard stuff at the beginning :3 that way you wouldn’t have to do too muc and you could still customize the whole thing yourself
i’m not trying to usurp your power, just trying to help the comm and you :] i am sry for being overzealous…
MRAL-being respectful of others is never bullshit. That is why we still treat you fairly decently despite your complete lack of deserving.