The-F-Word.org

Back before I got into blogging, I was a total messageboard fanatic. I moderated a rather large graphic design community and I’ve always liked the coffeehouse nature a messageboard provides. So, I started one as part of the Grand Master Plan for this site.

The messageboard link is here: www.the-f-word.org/discuss

I get lots of emails from folks who suggest great and interesting topics for me to blog on - ideas that I don’t always have the time or energy to follow up on - and a messageboard allows you to start topics on those tidbits and get feedback from both me and others. You can discuss news and current events or chitchat off-topic. You can also share recipes, talk about your favorite books, or show off some of your more creative works of art. One of my favorite forums is The Boutique, where members are encouraged to discuss fashion trends, and also to swap clothes that don’t fit and flatter their bodies for clothes that do.

I’ve also included support forums for those with eating disorders and caregivers of people with eating disorders, along with forums to get advice on self-esteem issues and relationship problems. There are forums to discuss women’s health related issues, like pregnancy, infertility and PCOS; HAES-inspired fitness and nutrition; or to talk about mental health issues like AD/HD, Asperger’s Sydrome, Autism and self injury or physical health issues like thyroid deficiencies, diabetes, digestive disorders or physical trauma.

Please read the board rules first before introducing yourself in the Introductions forum and joining in on the conversations. And if you’re interested in becoming a moderator for the site, please send me a note at Rachel (at) the-f-word (dot org) telling me a bit about yourself and why you’re interested, along with a brief recap of your online experience with messageboards and communities. Preference will be given to those with blogs and/or other established presences elsewhere on the ‘net.