Drum roll please...Results so far.. re: Adults ONLY Message Board — Page 10

Naturally my icon just got deleted by Jose'. Apparently it was a waste of bandwidth. Which this thread, you know, isn't.

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"Thank you, all, for your private messages."

"Support for pay-to-access Adults ONLY board increases."

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Updated On: 2/26/05 at 12:33 AM

Craig, I say we blame José for the fare increase.

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No, not giddy...more like overwhelmed with an emotion of WTF?

I've avoided commenting since I haven't had time to read the entire thread until now. The concept of a third board isn't a new one. It has been floating around in various forms since shortly after the creation of the OT board.

I favor the creation of a third board, but not necessarily one which prohibits anyone from participating. Whether the third board would be dubbed a Student Board, an Adult Board, or a Retirement Home, I like the idea of creating a third place which would give posters a greater choice of where to gravitate and congregate. Were there a Student Board, for instance, I would still be inclined to glance at the threads and perhaps participate in threads where I had something to offer. I would not feel as inclined to be irritated by or comment upon, say, threads complaining about mean parents not allowing ______ (fill in the blank), as I am when they show up in large volume on the OT board. (I am stating my gut level reaction to such threads, not making a judgement as to whether they have a right to exist...).

I see the idea of a third board as something that could actually nurture a greater sense of community among the people who gravitate there. The Adult Smoking Thread was an example of the type of phenomenon to which I refer. I was never active in that thread, but from casual observation, it seems that the people who were inclined to post there created a community of adults. That is not to say that all adults on the board chose to post in that thread, nor is it to say that no "kids" were welcome there. It just created an environment where certain people from a certain demographic were inclined to settle in.

I believe that if there was to be a Student OT Board (or a Young Adult Board...whatever) and an Adult OT Board (there *has* to be a better name that doesn't have that lingering connotation of potential sleaziness...) where no one was prohibited from participating on any board, would just serve to enrich the variety of the experience available on BWW.com. Just as I am now more of an OT person than a Main Board person, I still read and participate on both, but I am most "at home" when OT. The same phenomenon would happen were the OT board to subdivide... posters would settle in where they are most comfortable, but could still be a presence in the other places.

My vision of this suggestion is NOT to imply that older adults are better or more interesting than young adults (or younger) because that just isn't true...each group just tends to have a different focus. I see no harm in creating environments which create a comfort zone for different groups to discuss OT topics.

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Updated On: 2/26/05 at 10:04 AM

I don't trust any polls done via private messages. You can never verify the results.

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On Monday, 2/21, I posed the following question.

If you are over 18 years of age, here's an informal poll question for you...

Would you be willing to pay a nominal amount, annually, to access an Adults ONLY BWW message board? Payment would be via verifiable valid credit card…

…Please email/PM your response to me. There is no need to go public with your personal preference.

This is my own idea, and it is not endorsed by BWW.com, at least not yet anyway!





Well, as of this morning, here is where polling stands:

For: 21
Against: 22

It's not clear that all of the "Against" votes are age eligible to have their votes recorded.

Polling will continue for an indefinite period.

If you haven’t voted yet, but would like to, please post on the poll thread, or send a PM to me.

If you are one of the underage posters (or those who love them) who repeatedly posted your opinions, please be advised that the quantity of your posts has no value in the poll. If you haven’t noticed, you’ve made you point.

The closeness of tally to date tells me there is sufficient interest among the adults to explore a pay-for-access message board for folks of legal age.

Rob, I'll be sending some revenue-generating ideas to you shortly.

Plumsie,

1. Yes, all the "for" votes are over 18.

2. Yes, you've already said more than your share.

Just sent you a PM, Jose. Thanks.

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It's true that under-18 posters will be affected, but I still understand the age limit on poll voting. Under-18 kids are affected by real voting, too. Under-18ers have almost no interest in voting "yes"- they can't use the new board if they do. People over 18 can go either way, so it's appropriate for them to be the voters on this plan.

And I bet I can guess Ga's vote...

Updated On: 2/27/05 at 01:16 PM

Jose' did you know that im 18?

Jose'- A lot of people in the industry and fans are just "lurkers" and don't register for the site. This means they won't be able to access your adult only board. I still don't get the point of this board. What are you going to talk about? Having sex with actors??!!! I still vote NO!

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