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[soc_puppet]

If I were to create a positivity community here on Dreamwidth for Ace, Aro, Intersex, Nonbinary, and/or Genderqueer folks (with occasional visits to binary trans folks, multisexual/Bi+ folks, and anyone else who could conceivably date a straight person, as needed/appropriate), would anyone be interested in, like, posting things to it? At all? 'Cuz I've got a potential name already picked out, I just don't want to be shouting into the void. And I think it would be nice to have an uplifting, positivity/solidarity community for folks here, where it's also easier to deal with any potential jerks.

IDK, any thoughts

Edit: The name would potentially be Inclusionists, Inc. Because I think it's cute, and it could also be shortened to Inc^2.

Edit 2: I've got some ideas going for what I think would be nice to have in this community over here, for anyone who wants to take a gander; as for me, I'm home from work, but wrestling with my computer now 9_9 I'll reply to more comments as soon as I can!

Edit 3: A poll for possible community names is up over here! Go check it out!

Edit 4: Potential community rules, a maaaaajor part of this community working, are up for review. Please take some time to go over them and offer input if you have the time!

Edit 5: The poll has settled, and the final name is queerly_beloved, which is now open! Please come visit and play :)

Comments

[heron61]

I got here via mecurtin's dw, and as a non-binary person, I'm vastly in favor of this idea.

[soc_puppet]

Yay! \o/ I've got a new post up (linked above) discussing some of what I want to do with the community in more depth, as well as posing a possible name, and would welcome any input (suggestions, requests, concrit, etc) if you care to look it over :)

[mesotablar]

you can post things to groups?
I thought you had to be a moderator or leader or something to do that...

[soc_puppet]

Yep! The moderator decides who has posting access, and most comms set it to Members Only, which means that anyone who joined the group can post. Some are that, but posts have to be moderator approved, some are open to everyone, and some are moderator only. The last sort is good for folks who want a separate place to keep their writing, for example, without having to sign in to a separate journal. This one would probably be Members Only.

[mesotablar]

how did I not know this? ahhh I am still such a newbie here and slow at figuring stuff out

[soc_puppet]

No worries :) Even if you're following more communities than just the default News and possibly Maintenance, which are locked to Staff/Mods, Dreamwidth is still a lot less active than, say, LJ in its heyday. Some communities may only be hanging on at all because their moderators post. And it also depends on the types of communities you follow; a lot of fan and writing communities will have things like posting guidelines, but they may not come up in crafting communities, for example.

I'm happy to answer any questions you have about this sort of thing, BTW, and there are also communities dedicated to helping newcomers figure stuff out, if you'd be interested in anything like that :)

[mesotablar]

I think I just got confused because the Aromantic group I follow has everything everyone posts in the 'members posts' section and I figured that was just how members got their stuff done while mods/staff got to post on the main pages. But members pages are not really 'posting to' anything, but I have now found the button on the post page that actually does 'post to' stuff.

[shy_magpie]

sounds interesting!

[soc_puppet]

I think it has a lot of potential! And it's something that I think would do really well on Dreamwidth, especially as a refuge for people who are being harassed off of Tumblr for being something exclusionists don't like. I hear tales of how Tumblr had a really vibrant community and support network for aros and aces back in the day, and I'd love to at least start building groundwork for that sort of thing here.

[blueraccoon]

here via mecurtin and as a newly-realized ace person I'm interested.

[soc_puppet]

Hooray! \o/ I've got a new post up discussing some ideas of things I want to go for in the community, so if you want to take a gander and offer any input (suggestions, requests, concrit, etc), you would be quite welcome to do so :)

[redsixwing]

Hm! Definitely interested, although I'm more likely to lurk than contribute.

[soc_puppet]

Lurking is welcome! Also welcome are folks who only comment on something once in a blue moon, etc :3b

[raven]

Yes!

[soc_puppet]

Awesome! :D I've got a new post up, linked above, talking about the kinds of things I think would be fun to include in the community/build it around; if you feel like poking around in it and offering any input (suggestions, requests, concrit, etc), it would be most welcome :)

[feast_of_regrets]

I would love to have a welcoming community. I will even learn how to Dreamwidth better to make it happen. I can't promise a lot of help right now, because depression has been dragging me for a while, but I will do what I can.

[soc_puppet]

I totally feel you on that; I've got a nice suite of mental illnesses myself, with ADHD front and center, so I'm promising myself that I won't bite off more than I can chew with this, as much as I might feel I should.

Once the community gets up and running, something that can make a big impact for a relatively small amount of effort is leaving comments on posts people leave. Even something as simple as "Cool!" or a bunch of heart emojis can make someone's day. That said, lurkers will always be welcome at this comm, as long as I have any say in it, so if you're not up to comments, that'll be fine, too :)

Are you here at Dreamwidth via Tumblr? If so, here's a collection of links you might find useful; and here's my Dreamwidth tag on Tumblr, which should also have some useful stuff. I'll do my best to answer any questions you have, as well!

And, most importantly, welcome :) I know we can build something great together!