I was thinking of creating a single sub forum.. do you guys think that would be a good idea? A place for all the single AF members to mingle. Good idea or no? Ideas? Suggestions? I welcome all feedback!

Yes please. I think it's a great idea. You are so sexy, Ben! I love you!!

Well, before you do this you should find mods, duh

Yup that's definitely on my list of things to do. Got caught up in a mix of projects lately. I'm going to be doing a huge update to AF in April.

Let me police people for once god

Sounds like a good idea. Works well enough at the other forums I go to.

Isn't that like 80%-90% of the people who are active on forums?

I'm wondering what kind of topics will go on in a singles forum. Personal Ad threads?

I don't know, but I can be a good regulator.

I'd imagine topics like:

• Why are you single?
• I'm 21 and a virgin, is that weird?
• Anyone want to do a San Francisco Singles Meet-up?
• Why did you break-up with your last bf/gf?
• I'm 21 and I've still never had a bf/gf, is that weird?

That sort of stuff.

Hmm there will probably be tons of those topics lol.. I was thinking more along the lines of people advertising themselves like they do on craigslist or like on a dating site.. I envisioned thread topics that goes like this: Single Chinese Male 25 Cali Looking for WF 20-27 lol

Is it possible to create an adult forum with warning begore entering. just for adult to discuss sensitive topic such sex and half topless pics cover by strabbery. so member would will complaint and get account suspend.

It's racism!

Your expanding your empire I see

Always

Haha! Well as long as you open the forum with a few threads along that ilk (Single ____ ____ ____ looking for __ ___ ___), or an introductory/rules thread discussing what sort of posts you want in the forum, and mods that'll enforce those guidelines you'll be fine, I imagine.

great idea, get all the baby-flirts into one place leaving the rest fo us free from all the lame pick up attempts

Yeah.. but i don't want to limit it to just those topics i guess. Feels too controlling. I'll let it play out and see how it goes. Each section seems to have it's own identity after awhile.

Yeah sure, go ahead Ben

Although I don't see how it'll really change anything since the majority of people on AF are single

You might as well create a couples sub-forum though that will only be filled by single people pretending to have boyfriends or girlfriends or insecure trolls

Then again, insecure trolls are what breathe life into AF so I guess they are a necessary evil

lol it's going to be one huge mack orgy up in there.

Sounds good. In all honesty I think it'd be pretty boring filled with only Singles ads.

hmmm i fail to see the point but it might be a good idea.

so vote yes

Yes sounds like a good idea, perhaps even seperate this section into multiple-sections. Those with current relationship issues (married or committed), those who are single and looking, those who have personal issues needing advice, etc.

Will we dissolve the L/R section here then?

but they already mingle in any area of this forum. its spring so its open season for flirtation. lolz!

Thats when the flowers bloom babee. I'd love to deflower.

Please do.
...and I don't want to mod the single section. I'd ban the ugly people.

Well I don't think it's either good or bad having those sub forums but I don't think AF is ready for such sub forums in a SERIOUS sort of way.

Peeps tend to play here too much so it's more or less having placing the cluttered topics in Love & Relationships into sub categories.

It's still junk and it will make junk look neat but in the end it will eventually become junk.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I'll create the sub forum this weekend.

no
there is a ton of e-flirting by tujue (lol) and others already
i've impossible to contain. there's even a e-flirting thread dedicated to e-flirting but it didn't work out

yep , you should. then af users can get laid

stop kissing up noob.

BABY FLIRTS!

thought about it more...

good idea but will get spammed right along with every other forum.

very good idea yo

yes i'd be more than happy to become one of the mod for this 'single forum' Ben

although i won't be present all the time, but when i do, i'll sure give it my undivided attention...

Exactly.

Most of single people here on AF are male.

Most of the taken people on AF are female.

There is no hope.

Hell yea it'd be awesome!

I would like to become a mod for it! What are the requirements for being a mod?

I wonder what kind of topics will the trolls post in that section

Sounds like a good idea, everyone here is single, so who knows it might work out well.. For what it's worth, Ill start it off, I'm single .

lol, a mod banning himself

^ and you shouldn't be in the single forum

I most often tend to head straight for the Active Topics list whenever I login here. There are times when different moods might seem me browsing through some of the love/relationships threads, but it does tend to be a little off the integral topic of the AF forum. More of a general thing. Usually it's more serious stuff that I'm looking for, especially when sober.

Now, where this is leading is, can it be done on the IPB system you've currently got, to split the active topics list into two separate pages. ie. the singles sub-forum having a completely separate active topics list. I'm sure that adding a second active topics hyperlink to the home page, and a couple of crossovers on the header of each list would be easy, but can IPB keep track of multiple active topics lists is more of the problem.

I guess it might mean that people could login sometimes for a laugh or a big sob story, and other times for the more political kinds of serious stuff, and simply click on the appropriate link to choose the genre depending on the mood or amount of alcohol comsumed at that time.

If the new sub-forum was still listed on the same active topics page, then I'm not really sure what it would achieve, but that might relate to my own style of web-browsing the one main page, whereas some others do seem to wade through the different topics on the main index page, as do I when something not recently active requires attention.

Also, there might be a conflict of interest with some of the current advertisers. That same old image for Asian Affection springs to mind. I wouldn't know what that other site is about, but wouldn't that have somethiong to do with single people, judging by the name and the portraits. From an advertiser's perspective, it might not be the ideal. Also, from the single lonely-hearts perspective, it must be as easy as a google to find solutions to such a problem.

I'm looking forward to seeing the improvements in April anyway. Neat as the forum is already, there must be enhancements possible.

Eat your mamon!

and it has been done! All Singles members.. start posting!

Here's an idea.. for singles who want to post personal ads.. create topic titles such with your info such as age, location, and what you're looking for.

I'm allways single

i want to buy a cat. with short fur cuz i dont like hair everywhere.

must be a very lazy cat.

This single section isn't turning out so well

Rather hilarious read from time to time though