Regional Forums

[OrbitaL]

Hi mods!!

I was wondering if possible could we please have a sub forum placed somewhere preferably somewhere obvious where we could have regions.

For example the forum itself then broken down into;

Northern Ireland
London Area
Northern England
Scotland
Wales

etc etc

So that users can have a place to talk to members that are close by them, make new friends they can maybe meet up with etc and just to show and see how many people near them there are on here.

I know personally I would find this an amazing forum, to try find new people and sort meets out.

[mustang]

I think this is a really good idea - it's great to be able to post loads on here but sometimes I also wish I could meet people for a coffee or something and whinge about p face to face.

I'd love to know who lives near to me and would be up for some real life support meet ups.

Any chance Mods?

[OrbitaL]

You could break it down into the different regions of england then, the other uk countries, NI, Scotland and Wales. Could help build more local support groups and get people meeting up, I find it so much more comforting and reassuring there are people near me going through the same thing, and I find it hard to find that on here not knowing where people are etc...

[bjm]

I never realized this forum has a nationality..

i though we were all in this together ..and our disease was beyond boundaries...silly me 

well, if that's the case...i would like to see an Irish,Norwegian,Finnish room!!    

[OrbitaL]

Think you have taken my idea the wrong way, sorry to see that...of course we are all in this together, however I think getting to know people in your own area and being able to meet fellow sufferers would be of great help to many people, besides I was only giving ideas for regions, I am sure more could be added as requested for people!!

[mustang]

I don't think the forum needs to be broken down but it would be good if there was a little thread for different regions so people could post in there if they wanted to meet with others...

of course this place is to UNITE all members but that works online - it would just be good to be able to transfer some of the support into face to face meetings.

[bjm]

hi orbital...i understand what you mean ...how does one meet babes with P that may live near..!!...

I'm just being silly...

I have never thought of this as a british forum...although i certainly do like the brits... i would like to see more input from people of other countries...and have asked quite a few here why this isn't so...perhaps  fluency in english is a deterrent? or its their ethnocentricity..or ours?..as an  american. we may look at nationalities differently since most of us are a mix and often don't even think of ourselves as american but 1/4 this, 1/2 that. and 1/8 this.. ...i have never understood not having more interaction with people of other countries while within the forum. Perhaps it's a false observation on my part.

There are many guests that visit but seldom comment..i assume many are from other countries and I would like to hear from them..their experiences, results..I do get quite a bit of email from other countries via my blog...which is nice. The way I see it,  i have about 20 years of existence left..and i'd rather not be simply talking with only my next door neighbor.

 the way of the future is beyond borders and that we all are one..while celebrating our unique qualities...

regards and good luck    ......bj ....and goooooooo obama!

[OrbitaL]

any chance mods?

would love to see a section of regional forums

[SJ]

First off, I personally see it as a good idea for the reasons you and Mustang put...whether it is possible is down to Michael, the techy expert.

We have an 'offshoot' board on the Alts Forum (they are called 'child boards', don't ask me why, I know nothing about these things).

Perhaps this is a viable solution...?

On the other hand, we could just have fixed threads in another board for the purpose. This may work better...if all you want to do is see who lives in 'wales' for example, people could post their areas and speak off-board, via IM.

One downside to the idea is it could detract from the forums as whole, although this could be minimised with a thread idea?

I suppose it goes without saying that PHO cannot take responsibility for what happens if you meet up with a psychopathic axe murderer you met online here and went for a coffee with them in a local high street!!!!

I will point the mods in the direction of this thread. Be patient though...we all have to discuss things like this and it can take a week or so for all to put in their tuppence worth.

SJ

[SJ]

hi orbital...i understand what you mean ...how does one meet babes with P that may live near..!!...

I'm just being silly...

I have never thought of this as a british forum...although i certainly do like the brits... i would like to see more input from people of other countries...and have asked quite a few here why this isn't so...perhaps  fluency in english is a deterrent? or its their ethnocentricity..or ours?..as an  american. we may look at nationalities differently since most of us are a mix and often don't even think of ourselves as american but 1/4 this, 1/2 that. and 1/8 this.. ...i have never understood not having more interaction with people of other countries while within the forum. Perhaps it's a false observation on my part.

There are many guests that visit but seldom comment..i assume many are from other countries and I would like to hear from them..their experiences, results..I do get quite a bit of email from other countries via my blog...which is nice. The way I see it,  i have about 20 years of existence left..and i'd rather not be simply talking with only my next door neighbor.

 the way of the future is beyond borders and that we all are one..while celebrating our unique qualities...

regards and good luck    ......bj ....and goooooooo obama!

I don't see as PHO as 'British' either...I see it as an online community. Online communities by their very nature are 'global'. And we do have the odd jolly foreigner on the boards ( ).

But I have to admit the vast majority are from the UK, bjm. Perhaps it is because we have a 'UK' in the address...perhaps it is language...perhaps people prefer to locate communities in their own country? I really don't know. Certainly the 'nuances' of our healthcare system over here tend to preclude many non-Brits in some of the forums?

And I don't think PHO is unwelcoming to anyone...well, perhaps anyone who voted Dubya last time and McCain this....

SJ