The core of this community is obviously experienced LL patients that post informative diaries and help out us prospects with info, reality checks and advice. Some of the most valuable users are MDoW, KiloKahn and RGKEY but when I joined, just a few months ago, there were several more including Wannabegiant, Sweden, OBG, Shyshy, Polycrates etc.
Of course we can't expect veterns to waste their time on here helping us but unfortunately we seem to have a weak influx of quality posters with experience. There are some promising ones like Yellowspike, programdude and Itsmylife but overall I feel like our demographics are going the wrong way. My ll journey is still a year away at least, and while I promise to make a complete diary, I would like to have more people share their experiences before then.
Not only that but the forum is also less active than just a few months ago, what's going on?
Do you guys think this is a problem and if so, what causes it?
Taller, you wrote that you were beginning to overcome your height insecurities. Are you still planning to do the surgery?
Anyway I hope you're wrong about people leaving because of immature posters but I would lie if I said I haven't thought the same thing. What we really need is mature, well-prepared people who continue to update their diary till the end and are active in other threads by sharing their knowledge and experience.
123 You should make a thread where you line up your advice and information so we've got it. It would be sad if what you know was lost just because people didn't listen. Of course you should also tell us where you learned of it and link sources if possible.
I agree that a lot of people on here are strange though and when I read stuff like passive-agressive threads about women, weird discussions about being "alpha" ,that would fit right in on 4chan or the MISC, and topics on everything from sperm samples (!) to people talking about theoretical procedures -then I too feel this isn't a serious website about surgery but more of a playground for short social outcasts.
I know I sound harsh but if we want this forum to continue having merit we need stronger norms about etiquette, i.e no insults, not going too much off topic (even in the off topic section), more emphasis on facts and less on opinion and more focus on actual limb-lenghtening rather than the perils of being short.
Exclide
1-Fair enough, I suppose the number of users fluctuates. Still worrisome that the quality of discussion has decreased.
2-True, only his sense of altruism and maybe they too might need advice even after the surgery.
3-Highly doubtful and there is always new issues that arise.
Quote from: crimsontide on February 08, 2015, 08:29:19 PMthere are 2 main issues
1-new guys never listen to those that have had the surgery, so why bother
2- some of these threads are inane... the alpha male threads in particular
I think you're on to something, definitely agree on how ridiculous the "alpha" threads are.
Quote from: Taller on February 08, 2015, 11:42:31 PMThe problem is that few veterans come back to tell us that they are healthy and are living a completely normal life. Surely the majority of the veterans haven't forgotten about the forums they once participated so much in. Something else keeps them from returning.
Like what?
Everyone, dameon posted in the dr. Monegal topic that he will talk to the moderators about clearer rules -particularly about rude comments and trolling.
I think it's gotten better since I made this thread actually. Especially Dr. Monegals appearance was a giving, if brief, high point.
It's true that we haven't gotten much new material lately though, we especially lack new info, pictures, videos and freshly started diaries.
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