topic Re: We need another category called Good News in Community Chat

We need another category called Good News

agb80 — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:32:47 GMT

There is some good news that we can be happy about. Please consider a new category moderators. Can someone do the @ signal for them? Thank you.

Re: We need another category called Good News

MrsSB — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:39:37 GMT

Reminds me of my favorite Ann Murray song, "A Little Good News".

Re: We need another category called Good News

deepwaterdotter — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:43:03 GMT

I welcome "Good News" in any category.

Re: We need another category called Good News

SandySparkles — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:43:24 GMT

@agb80 I think that is an excellent suggestion!!! GOOD news is always welcome.😊 Perhaps listing this in the Suggestion Box would be helpful as well, or starting a thread that addresses this great idea to the attention of the moderators. I know I would visit. Good luck!🤞😊

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

Re: We need another category called Good News

mom2four0418 — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:43:28 GMT

@agb80 wrote:
There is some good news that we can be happy about. Please consider a new category moderators. Can someone do the @ signal for them? Thank you.

They are not adding any new categories.

Re: We need another category called Good News

Greeneyedlady21 — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:48:10 GMT

I have tried to post positive threads in community chat. Some posters always seem determined to take them down and have succeeded in doing that, so I no longer do it.

Re: We need another category called Good News

KingstonsMom — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:50:30 GMT

@mom2four0418 wrote:
@agb80 wrote:
There is some good news that we can be happy about. Please consider a new category moderators. Can someone do the @ signal for them? Thank you.
They are not adding any new categories.

@mom2four0418

You're correct.

The Mods have responded to this request many times, saying that no forum changes would be made anytime soon.

Re: We need another category called Good News

rms1954 — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:55:46 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
@mom2four0418 wrote:
@agb80 wrote:
There is some good news that we can be happy about. Please consider a new category moderators. Can someone do the @ signal for them? Thank you.
They are not adding any new categories.
@mom2four0418

You're correct.

The Mods have responded to this request many times, saying that no forum changes would be made anytime soon.

Wonder why???

Re: We need another category called Good News

catter70 — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:59:02 GMT

I guess if you can't do it here, you can go to the good news website. That's all it is.

Re: We need another category called Good News

agb80 — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:00:38 GMT

Ok. The blue light coming off my screen is killing me. Bye for now.

Do me a favor and heart this as I want to see if I win the highest number.

Re: We need another category called Good News

Greeneyedlady21 — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:02:03 GMT

@catter70 wrote:
I guess if you can't do it here, you can go to the good news website. That's all it is.

I follow good news pages on Instagram. It's good for wellness.

Re: We need another category called Good News

Porcelain — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:03:20 GMT

There is nothing stopping us from creating our own community hash tags.

We could start titling threads with good news as GOOD NEWS and then the title. "GOOD NEWS - I Just Won a Million Dollars."

I'd also appreciate a SAD ANIMAL STORY or COMPLETE DOWNER and GROSS IMAGE ALERT tags as well.

We can't stop contrarians and perpetual-bad-day-havers from doing their usual thing. But that doesn't have to mean we can't post the topics we think are positive or uplifting.

I'd also say that we all have our personal biases and blind spots, some known and some unknown to us. So what I find positive and cause for celebration might really offend and irritate someone else, even if the content was completely within the rules of the forum. And that person might very well show up in what I considered to be my sweetness and light thread and let me know how wrong I was, feeling completely justified in their views.

Re: We need another category called Good News

KingstonsMom — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:05:46 GMT

@rms1954

Probably because their current contract with their IT provider doesn't include any forum changes.

Re: We need another category called Good News

Johnnyeager — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:09:15 GMT

It would never work here for many of the reasons cited.

Many people, for example, would consider welcoming a baby into the world to be Good News.

But here you inevitably get "I hate her, she's trashy, she's a bad parent, they won't raise that baby up proper...."

It happens every day here, to the extent anything new is ever posted.

Re: We need another category called Good News

shoesnbags — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:32:30 GMT

@Greeneyedlady21 wrote:
@catter70 wrote:
I guess if you can't do it here, you can go to the good news website. That's all it is.
I follow good news pages on Instagram. It's good for wellness.

@Greeneyedlady21

Me too! goodnews_movement

Re: We need another category called Good News

occasionalrain — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:13:45 GMT

Good News threads belong in the Among Friends forum.

If the good news concerns children, grandchildren, they belong in the Mom to Mom forum. We don't need more forums.

Re: We need another category called Good News

Love my grandkids — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:13:52 GMT

@KingstonsMom What makes you think that? I'm asking seriously as we really have no idea, do we?

Re: We need another category called Good News

KingstonsMom — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:20:39 GMT

@Love my grandkids

Did you miss the first word of my post???

It was "probably"........

Re: We need another category called Good News

suzyQ3 — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:27:09 GMT

We don't need a "good news" forum. If you want to post something that you think is good news, we have two perfectly fitting forums for that.

Re: We need another category called Good News

Cakers3 — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:35:00 GMT

There have been many good threads and there will continue to be many good threads.

As far as posters trying to "take down the thread" - that is perception.

Some cannot stand an opposing pov and will accuse said poster of always chasing or being mean to her etc. etc. etc.

Then along will come a "back up" to announce that the poster with the opposing POV is the nastiest person on this forum with the advice to go back and look at her posts. Just happened last week.

Those are the issues that take down good threads and even contentious threads. Taking posts on such a personal level causes the feuds, not opposing pov's.

Differences in how one views any topic is ok. The name calling dooms any threads, and nothing else.