Changes to MAP Forum (next 4-8 weeks)

[BLueRibbon]

I'm asking that because you mentioned that you are attempting to provide an alternative to Virped, an anti C faction.

I just want to make sure that advocating decriminalization and social acceptance of AMSC, commonly known as pro-C, is still a welcome ideology to promote here.

I plan to be heavily involved in the new forum, and I am staunchly pro-c.

Don't worry. We'll welcome the VirPed users, but not with VirPed rules.

[Fragment]

My friend Arden posted this description of VirPed:

Virtuous Pedophiles (VirPed) – Virtue signaling as a profession. “Have you even considered that maybe not all AMSC leads to harm? You are not welcome!” … “What’s that, you’ve read research that backs up your point? BANNED.” There is no nuance and you can’t voice any contact stance opinion that isn’t “All AMSC is always morally wrong and is always harmful, no exceptions.”

That said, VirPed is very active, and actually has a lot of normie MAPs who aren’t incapable of reason. I’ve met people there with much more nuanced opinions, but they can’t openly voice those opinions on VirPed. The members are more chill than the mods/admins.

VirPed is probably the most accessible gateway into the MAP community, especially for people with internalized shame. People often start there.

VirPed is filling a valuable role in the community, but unfortunately doing it in a rather harmful way.

You can be a good (and virtuous) MAP and break the law. You can be a bad (and unvirtuous) MAP and never break the law. Helping people find strategies to life safely is a goal we can broadly agree on. But loving yourself should go beyond "I promise never to break the law".

[Jim Burton]

Apologies again for the delays in the restructuring of the forum.

I do realize there are huge flaws in the design of the forum, and it needs more admins, more peer support functionality with clearly demarcated private areas to be popular and successful.

Unfortunately, I am not a phpBB admin, have not found any admins and can not carry out these changes myself. This is the brutal reality.

I am still committed to the plan to move the forum into community ownership, rebrand it and grow its size.

[Officerkrupke]

Apologies again for the delays in the restructuring of the forum.

I do realize there are huge flaws in the design of the forum, and it needs more admins, more peer support functionality with clearly demarcated private areas to be popular and successful.

Unfortunately, I am not a phpBB admin, have not found any admins and can not carry out these changes myself. This is the brutal reality.

I am still committed to the plan to move the forum into community ownership, rebrand it and grow its size.

What I’ve noticed personally is that we get new members for a few days who post, then they drop off and rarely return. Probably due to lack of activity they observe. I will invite some people from Virprd and VoA here if possible.

[Liyowo]

What I’ve noticed personally is that we get new members for a few days who post, then they drop off and rarely return. Probably due to lack of activity they observe. I will invite some people from Virprd and VoA here if possible.

I also think it's because it's kinda scary posting here considering how harsh society is with pedophilia so people may gather the courage to post for a few days but then reconsider

[Jim Burton]

This is why we need a clearly navigable private peer support experience.

[BLueRibbon]

Structural changes are planned for Tuesday, around lunchtime (CET).

The board will go into maintenance mode for some time. Don't panic!