lets see the true numbers for singles

[sealkie]

Chickdiver ... I`m giving you a standing ovation - well said !

I can see why the boards mods do not want to run a singles forum - it is quite clear that what a number pf people want is a scuba internet dating forum - it`s Ok to want it - but personally - I don`t

 

[DennisS]

If it's a topic that would only interest singles, why not just preface it with "singles" and put it in the appropriate group.


Singles-Supplementary rate on Hotels

Singles-Beach babysitting

Singles-Buddy pair up ....etc etc

 

[sapphire]

DennisS once bubbled...
If it's a topic that would only interest singles, why not just preface it with "singles" and put it in the appropriate group.


Singles-Supplementary rate on Hotels

Singles-Beach babysitting

Singles-Buddy pair up ....etc etc

I would vote "yes" to a forum, but AOL wont let me vote in polls...

Again, the reasoning is that by having a separate forum, I could "subscribe" to that forum and read things of interest to me. When the threads are all over, I miss them, because of the mechanics of the "view new posts". If you log in to the Board, and do NOT have a chance to read all new posts, and then log out, when you log in again even the ones you have not read are not marked "new" to you. So you miss them and would have to search in each forum to see if there is something new there.

It is certainly not a matter of segregation or exclusiveness. All would be welcome, as in the Womens Forum

It is not a matter of being able to post inappropriate topics or use off-color language. That should never be allowed.

To me it is a simple matter of making it easier to use the Board to access topics of interest to a large number of people. It is an organizational area, not a "club".

I hope that makes sense,

sapphire

 

[Wreck Wench]

Ditto Sapphire and then add to that:

1. A warm, friendly, fun, banter filled place of single people who are talking about topics of interest to them.
2. Married people are free to post as yes they were single once and they have valuable insight (however the original idea was to have them identify themselves as married so as to not be confusing)
3. NO smut....NO lewd.....NO trashy talk or the post is pulled. No exceptions!
4. ALL members volunteer to police and report inappropriate posts or offensive posts and YES anyone can be the judge of that. We'll even find more mods for you if you need them!
5. In the course of all this fun, safe, and educational banter people get a chance to know you and perhaps PM you. So whether you are single and not looking or single and hoping or single and whatever....you can hang out knowing others just like you are hanging out too!
6. Via PM you can flirt....chat....or whatever and that's ok!
7. Now with this nice, safe, comfortable, clean singles forum...guess what...a few matches some even permanent might be made and then the SB family might have to have its first SB wedding! (At least the first I've heard of since being on the board!)

But then...I guess that would the perfect singles forum....but it sure is the one I thought we were asking for and voting on!

 

[smrtblnddiver]

sealkie once bubbled...
Chickdiver ... I`m giving you a standing ovation - well said !

I can see why the boards mods do not want to run a singles forum - it is quite clear that what a number pf people want is a scuba internet dating forum - it`s Ok to want it - but personally - I don`t

I would actually have to agree. Personally, if I want a date I look in my own backyard. I come to a scuba board to learn from others' experiences and maybe hook up for some group trips. I really don't care if the people on the trip are single, married, or anything else.

Yes, there are issues that are probably unique to single divers (or single travelers in general) but I don't see them needing their own forum.

 

[Uncle Pug]

... on developing a fool proof system that would allow us to keep a special forum for singles free from the internet predators that might be drawn to such a forum so that our singles can have a fun, safe and carefree place to frolic.

And you know the number one rule in Scuba.

 

[OneBrightGator]

don't dive with strokes?

 

[Scubakevdm]

Yes

 

[cliffdiver]

Here are my criteria for yes or no to new forum:

Can it be accomplished without adding a new forum? Clearly it can. As mentioned earlier, thread starters can preface posts with "Singles-..." and note single-related requirements in the post. So, I'm thinking we don't really absolutely gotta have a new forum. It's gotta be more a matter of....

Would having a "Singles-dedicated" forum make it easier for those interested in threads contained therein easier to locate and read and follow them, etc.? Uh... probably. Right? I suppose that if you logged onto the Board with the intention of checking out the singles threads, it'd be far easier to just click on that forum than do a little searching for such threads. This is a dedicated scuba diver board, and we do have discussion of who liked this or that movie in a "Non-diving related" forum.

So, here's my proposal: the fear of the Mods is that such a forum becomes quickly overloaded with inappropriate schtufff. Right? Create the new forum with the expressed understanding by all members that it is a 30-, 60-, or 90-day trial, and that at the end of that time, if deemed by the Mods and the Mods alone that it's not been running to SB standards, it's pulled, no questions asked or explanations required. If everyone makes good with it, then the Mods tell everyone, "Singles, you're off probation!"

 

[padiscubapro]

oops I would like a forum not a thread...

The poll should have read a singles forum.. most people who are for it proably will quickly answer yes by mistake, and you cant cahaneg your vote..