"to be able to find assignments in the product search that need reviews. There some with one review or two that can't be found in the "products without reviews" option. "

what a grrrrreat idea.

sam, please let me know if you guys need help with any of this. believe it or not, i work with computers, and though i loathe and occasionally maim them, i'm good at organizing shit. holla atcha gurl.

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I can definitely see how this would be at least a little bit useful, but I also feel like it might deter people from posting in the forums in general because what gives us the right to decide that this post about blowjobs or anal sex is less worthy than other ones? Idk, that's kind of how I feel about it. less

There are many posts that clearly ask the exact same question for the millionth time. Plus, a moderator could help "train" the community to use the search function by constantly reminding it's there. I also think a good moderator would do this without insulting or turning off newer members. It's all in how they explain it. less

There are many posts that clearly ask the exact same question for the millionth time. Plus, a moderator could help "train" the community to use the search function by constantly reminding it's there. I also think a good moderator would do this without insulting or turning off newer members. It's all in how they explain it. less

There are many posts that clearly ask the exact same question for the millionth time. Plus, a moderator could help "train" the community to use the search function by constantly reminding it's there. I also think a good moderator would do this without insulting or turning off newer members. It's all in how they explain it. less

There are many posts that clearly ask the exact same question for the millionth time. Plus, a moderator could help "train" the community to use the search function by constantly reminding it's there. I also think a good moderator would do this without insulting or turning off newer members. It's all in how they explain it. less

I love the way certain forums are organized, I forgot what it was called, I think it is vBulletin.

Those forums are very organized and easy to navigate. Ours is just kind of all over the place!

I second the moderator idea as well.

I think the biggest issue is the SPAMMING and point farming, but there isn't much we can really do about that as contributors except flag the posts we see. less

A clubs update!


Clubs suggested:
-Time zone issues have been brought up time and time again. A suggestion of making the meetings later in the evening, up to 11pm Eastern has been brought up, but there wasn't a big enough call for it that anything was done. Changing the time of meetings is a possibility if enough people call for it.

Clubs we've implemented:
-Community Gives Back. This started with the holiday families and became Eden Gives Back. Participation in Eden Gives Back has dropped, and EGB might be moved back to the Community Planning Meetings.

-An erotica writing club was brought up. This wavered back and forth between people wanting to read/write erotica and people who wanted to read/write non-erotic things. Eventually this turned into Eden Lit.

-Birthday club was suggested at meeting 6. In January we started having monthly threads announcing members birthdays.

-Holiday parties were brought up. We planned the first holiday party in this meeting, and then later on formed the Holiday Party Committee. Committee was dropped from that title and now we have Holiday Party Planning meetings.
-Contributor of the Month was brought up at the second meeting. It was put into place shortly after that, and by meeting 8 was open to everybody to nominate, not just members of the 'committee.'

-Blogger club was announced. While not an initial idea of the CPM, this meeting did help give that club ideas for improvement.

-A cooking club was suggested. A lot of potential was brought up with this club, and it sat around a while as an idea before becoming a fully formed club. While the first manager of the club is no longer with us, the club will have a replacement manager and will go on.

-Sewing club, or something similar. This was brought up around meeting 9. A general art club was also brought up, featuring all mediums except photography since we already had started a photography club. At this point the closest thing we have is our upcoming Eden Arts and Crafts club. This can cover art in general, but also crafty things like sewing or knitting.

-Photography club was brought up by Gary and I in one of these meetings. Gary started a thread to check for interest, and shortly thereafter the Eden Photographers club was born.

-Movie club. While initially meant to be something where people could get together and animate small movies, we eventually developed a different movie based club; Eden Flicks.

-Not a club, but the idea of adding clips of people reading from book club selections was something that was brought up here and was also done for Naked Reader. You'll need to email Laurel (laurelb@ edenfantasys.com) to figure out if you can add one to a Naked Reader book's page.

Clubs that have only been brought up:

-Music club. It wouldn't have to be like the clubs we have now, but at least a thread here and there for the musicians of the site to get together, try stuff out on each other, and talk about music in general. It was brought up a few more times, but never went anywhere.

-The idea of having a non-erotic book club was suggested. Somebody stepped up to show some interest in managing the club, but it hasn't gone anywhere.

-An anime/otaku club. It could be culture, cosplay, or hentai. This only got brought up once and hasn't gone anywhere. less

There are many posts that clearly ask the exact same question for the millionth time. Plus, a moderator could help "train" the community to use the search function by constantly reminding it's there. I also think a good moderator would do this without insulting or turning off newer members. It's all in how they explain it. less

A clubs update!


Clubs suggested:
-Time zone issues have been brought up time and time again. A suggestion of making the meetings later in the evening, up to 11pm Eastern has been brought up, but there wasn't a big enough call for it that anything was done. Changing the time of meetings is a possibility if enough people call for it.

Clubs we've implemented:
-Community Gives Back. This started with the holiday families and became Eden Gives Back. Participation in Eden Gives Back has dropped, and EGB might be moved back to the Community Planning Meetings.

-An erotica writing club was brought up. This wavered back and forth between people wanting to read/write erotica and people who wanted to read/write non-erotic things. Eventually this turned into Eden Lit.

-Birthday club was suggested at meeting 6. In January we started having monthly threads announcing members birthdays.

-Holiday parties were brought up. We planned the first holiday party in this meeting, and then later on formed the Holiday Party Committee. Committee was dropped from that title and now we have Holiday Party Planning meetings.
-Contributor of the Month was brought up at the second meeting. It was put into place shortly after that, and by meeting 8 was open to everybody to nominate, not just members of the 'committee.'

-Blogger club was announced. While not an initial idea of the CPM, this meeting did help give that club ideas for improvement.

-A cooking club was suggested. A lot of potential was brought up with this club, and it sat around a while as an idea before becoming a fully formed club. While the first manager of the club is no longer with us, the club will have a replacement manager and will go on.

-Sewing club, or something similar. This was brought up around meeting 9. A general art club was also brought up, featuring all mediums except photography since we already had started a photography club. At this point the closest thing we have is our upcoming Eden Arts and Crafts club. This can cover art in general, but also crafty things like sewing or knitting.

-Photography club was brought up by Gary and I in one of these meetings. Gary started a thread to check for interest, and shortly thereafter the Eden Photographers club was born.

-Movie club. While initially meant to be something where people could get together and animate small movies, we eventually developed a different movie based club; Eden Flicks.

-Not a club, but the idea of adding clips of people reading from book club selections was something that was brought up here and was also done for Naked Reader. You'll need to email Laurel (laurelb@ edenfantasys.com) to figure out if you can add one to a Naked Reader book's page.

Clubs that have only been brought up:

-Music club. It wouldn't have to be like the clubs we have now, but at least a thread here and there for the musicians of the site to get together, try stuff out on each other, and talk about music in general. It was brought up a few more times, but never went anywhere.

-The idea of having a non-erotic book club was suggested. Somebody stepped up to show some interest in managing the club, but it hasn't gone anywhere.

-An anime/otaku club. It could be culture, cosplay, or hentai. This only got brought up once and hasn't gone anywhere. less

Oh, I also thought of two things I'd like to see:

An "online/offline" indicator on contributor profiles (that can be voluntary) so that we're able to see if someone is online if we have a question for them. It also has a lot to do with my idea about having a chat function. This would be incredibly beneficial for mentors and students as well. less

speaking of moderators, i've recently noticed a few political threads being posted by one member in particular...
am i wrong or are these not frowned upon? they've gotten out of hand once and i see the potential for offense indefinitely. i thought i'd read somewhere that political / religious debates in threads were inappropriate.
i could be wrong.


if nothing else, i simply don't want to see it. too much room for fighting. also. who cares. less

Oh, I also thought of two things I'd like to see:

An "online/offline" indicator on contributor profiles (that can be voluntary) so that we're able to see if someone is online if we have a question for them. It also has a lot to do with my idea about having a chat function. This would be incredibly beneficial for mentors and students as well. less

Oh, I also thought of two things I'd like to see:

An "online/offline" indicator on contributor profiles (that can be voluntary) so that we're able to see if someone is online if we have a question for them. It also has a lot to do with my idea about having a chat function. This would be incredibly beneficial for mentors and students as well. less

speaking of moderators, i've recently noticed a few political threads being posted by one member in particular...
am i wrong or are these not frowned upon? they've gotten out of hand once and i see the potential for offense indefinitely. i thought i'd read somewhere that political / religious debates in threads were inappropriate.
i could be wrong.


if nothing else, i simply don't want to see it. too much room for fighting. also. who cares. less

Oh, I also thought of two things I'd like to see:

An "online/offline" indicator on contributor profiles (that can be voluntary) so that we're able to see if someone is online if we have a question for them. It also has a lot to do with my idea about having a chat function. This would be incredibly beneficial for mentors and students as well. less

A clubs update!


Clubs suggested:
-Time zone issues have been brought up time and time again. A suggestion of making the meetings later in the evening, up to 11pm Eastern has been brought up, but there wasn't a big enough call for it that anything was done. Changing the time of meetings is a possibility if enough people call for it.

Clubs we've implemented:
-Community Gives Back. This started with the holiday families and became Eden Gives Back. Participation in Eden Gives Back has dropped, and EGB might be moved back to the Community Planning Meetings.

-An erotica writing club was brought up. This wavered back and forth between people wanting to read/write erotica and people who wanted to read/write non-erotic things. Eventually this turned into Eden Lit.

-Birthday club was suggested at meeting 6. In January we started having monthly threads announcing members birthdays.

-Holiday parties were brought up. We planned the first holiday party in this meeting, and then later on formed the Holiday Party Committee. Committee was dropped from that title and now we have Holiday Party Planning meetings.
-Contributor of the Month was brought up at the second meeting. It was put into place shortly after that, and by meeting 8 was open to everybody to nominate, not just members of the 'committee.'

-Blogger club was announced. While not an initial idea of the CPM, this meeting did help give that club ideas for improvement.

-A cooking club was suggested. A lot of potential was brought up with this club, and it sat around a while as an idea before becoming a fully formed club. While the first manager of the club is no longer with us, the club will have a replacement manager and will go on.

-Sewing club, or something similar. This was brought up around meeting 9. A general art club was also brought up, featuring all mediums except photography since we already had started a photography club. At this point the closest thing we have is our upcoming Eden Arts and Crafts club. This can cover art in general, but also crafty things like sewing or knitting.

-Photography club was brought up by Gary and I in one of these meetings. Gary started a thread to check for interest, and shortly thereafter the Eden Photographers club was born.

-Movie club. While initially meant to be something where people could get together and animate small movies, we eventually developed a different movie based club; Eden Flicks.

-Not a club, but the idea of adding clips of people reading from book club selections was something that was brought up here and was also done for Naked Reader. You'll need to email Laurel (laurelb@ edenfantasys.com) to figure out if you can add one to a Naked Reader book's page.

Clubs that have only been brought up:

-Music club. It wouldn't have to be like the clubs we have now, but at least a thread here and there for the musicians of the site to get together, try stuff out on each other, and talk about music in general. It was brought up a few more times, but never went anywhere.

-The idea of having a non-erotic book club was suggested. Somebody stepped up to show some interest in managing the club, but it hasn't gone anywhere.

-An anime/otaku club. It could be culture, cosplay, or hentai. This only got brought up once and hasn't gone anywhere. less