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Making AFF more presentable - Ivar T - 05-16-2008 08:09 PM
I make this thread in reaction to this thread.
Think we need some ideas to how we could make AFF more presentable and organized with those few things we can easily do - like making stickified threads that could eg give information of general misconceptions about our stands - this would also be for those who want to give a shot at advocating for neurodiversity, I've seen abit of mud-slinging from those...
RE: Making AFF more presentable - hyke - 05-16-2008 10:37 PM
Think we need some ideas to how we could make AFF more presentable and organized with those few things we can easily do - like making stickified threads that could eg give information of general misconceptions about our stands - this would also be for those who want to give a shot at advocating for neurodiversity, I've seen abit of mud-slinging from those...
You're post is stuck into my thoughts now. I can't really comment now. Way to chaotic in my brain to come up with something constructive. I think it's a good question. The opening page is of course allready giving much good information. I like the new version. But you might be right that it could be more.
Maybe becoming more 'presentable' is possible in 'presenting' ourselves more. e.g. by letters sent by members and signed by members. Not 'presenting' these letters allways as the vision of AFF, but as a vision shared by many members of AFF.
Coming up with something big representing us all is allmost impossible imo, because we all are so different from each other. And it is the difference we are celebrating on AFF. There are a lot of subjects were there's no consensus of all members. The introduction on the opening page is what is inviting I think.
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Ivar T - 05-17-2008 01:37 PM
I said stickified threads cuz I know there's been alot of work into the opening page lately.
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Sat_Chit_Anand - 05-17-2008 03:42 PM
This is very sensible. I think that it would also be of benefit to impose restrictions on posters who troll.
This is just an idea, but other forums have this, and if we all worked to the same rules then the forum would improve in quality.
RE: Making AFF more presentable - windy - 05-17-2008 11:51 PM
Maybe the threads would just all drop off the main page - sue to inactivity - if no one came on and bumped them = maybe some topics should just drop off the screen - or maybe some important topics should be given a priority rating so that the page with the active threads always shows them...or shows them for a particular amount of days - and any posts that come on and are off topic - on those priority threads - the ones meant to be serious or to be forwarded or disseminated around for advocacy or awareness purposes would be held up to higher standards - as far as language use (foul I mean) and focus on topic....
RE: Making AFF more presentable - windy - 05-17-2008 11:53 PM
I meant to say but did not finish the thought - that on some priority threads - posts off topic or with foul languange would be deleted or somehow it would be known not to "play" there - and if someone does mess with a thread - they would be temp banned or something and then the mods would delete? (I know nothing of computers)
RE: Making AFF more presentable - nathanww - 05-18-2008 02:51 AM
I think this forum allows deletion of posts, so this is technologcally feasible.
I think we need to resurrect the wiki. For the casual visitor, it's a much better source of information(either that or start a new wiki, but it seems a shame to lose the data in the old one)
RE: Making AFF more presentable - ῦ - 05-18-2008 03:13 AM
Gareth still has a the wiki, he just needed someone who knew, I think it was PHP....
[ding-dong]
Paging Gareth to thread 13145. Gareth, Please come to thread 13145
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RE: Making AFF more presentable - Marcia - 05-18-2008 03:16 AM
What is a Wiki?
RE: Making AFF more presentable - ῦ - 05-18-2008 03:18 AM
a Wiki, such as Wikipedia is a way of presenting information in a form that is easily editable, and editable by anyone (if no restrictions are applied).
another example is the Wookiepedia
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Marcia - 05-18-2008 03:25 AM
So it would be an AFF created reference source? Yeah? Sounds good!
RE: Making AFF more presentable - ῦ - 05-18-2008 03:26 AM
yes, that is exactly what it would be.
or I should say, was.
Gareth mentioned that he still has all the files from it, but something needs doing.
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Marcia - 05-18-2008 03:28 AM
Better keep paging him then!
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Alias Pseudonym - 05-18-2008 03:52 AM
You could get a better logo...
RE: Making AFF more presentable - windy - 05-18-2008 04:02 AM
The logo (and the word freedom)called to me and spoke to me - that is the symbol my husband and I have alwasy used - I have a necklcae my husband had made for me with the - pika what did you call that math symbol? anyway to infinity and beyond - with a twist!
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Alias Pseudonym - 05-18-2008 04:08 AM
I didn't mean the symbol or message, I meant more the way it's presented. It's petty cool as it is, but the colours are a bit dull and the staticy background might be improved on...
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Ivar T - 05-18-2008 12:24 PM
Maybe just take away all the background noise noise in the logo.
RE: Making AFF more presentable - ῦ - 05-18-2008 03:43 PM
maths symbol...?
you are going to have to elaborate on that. do you mean ʎ?
RE: Making AFF more presentable - nathanww - 05-18-2008 07:07 PM
Infinity sign? Mobius strip? Sideways 8?
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Gareth - 05-21-2008 02:13 PM
or I should say, was.
Gareth mentioned that he still has all the files from it, but something needs doing.
is
http://aspiesforfreedom.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Ivar T - 05-21-2008 02:43 PM
WATCH TIS SPACE
RE: Making AFF more presentable - ῦ - 05-21-2008 03:19 PM
sweet! its back up!
Gareth is on a roll, I see.
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Ivar T - 05-21-2008 04:54 PM
Not really, the wiki on aspiesforfreedom.org has been online for quite some time.
RE: Making AFF more presentable - windy - 05-21-2008 05:20 PM
Mobius strip - thank you - I had forgottne the word I thought I had mearned! I thought it was you pika that "schooled me" on that term - a couple of weeks back. I don't remember learning it before. I like the AFF logo, the AFF name, I looked up AFF on google and got a single or swinger web site among others...
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Sat_Chit_Anand - 05-21-2008 06:16 PM
Aspies for sexual liberation?
Why fool ourselves that the forum is ever going to be subject to quality moderation?
People will continue to swear, troll other's thread, troll their own threads and flame each other, and the moderation will do nothing to stop it because they ARE IT. 
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Gareth - 05-21-2008 06:18 PM
I see only one person trolling here
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Gareth - 05-21-2008 06:19 PM
As for AFF on google, AFF also stands for "Adult Friend Finder" aside from "Aspies for freedom". The other AFF seems to be a random singles site.
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Sat_Chit_Anand - 05-21-2008 06:44 PM
Well, if you cannot beat them, join them.
Oh, you were not referring to me were you?
At least I have now made the desicion to sink to the lowest common denominator, make irrelevant posts and embrace relativism. I would have thought that you would be delighted - I am fluffy!
RE: Making AFF more presentable - windy - 05-21-2008 08:17 PM
Adult FriendFinder - The World’s Largest Online Adult Personals ...The World's Largest Sex & Swinger Personals Community.
or Arab
Arab Film FestivalBringing the best in Arab Cinema to the San Francisco Bay Area.
http://www.aff.org/ -
AFF - Equipamentos Desportivos2002 AFF-Equipamentos Desportivos. Todos os Direitos Reservados. Web Design: Malojamentos. Ultima Actualização em: 09/11/2006.
http://www.aff.pt/ - 2k - Cached - Similar pages
AFF - Automated Flight FollowingAutomated Flight Following (AFF) is a system that automatically tracks the location and velocity of specially-equipped aircraft and other mobile assets, ...
aff.gov/ - 5k - Cached - Similar pages
AFF: The Advanced Forensic FormatBy Open, we mean that the AFF format is clearly documented and that it may be used without the payment of royalties or license fees. ...
http://www.afflib.org/ - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
There are alot of AFF's, most don't have AFF in the web address, like the ASutin Film Festival most are not bad - the first one that comes up though is the swinger one.
Why does the name AFF say aspie and not autie?
RE: Making AFF more presentable - Flardox - 05-21-2008 08:30 PM
Gareth is on a roll, I see.
I've never been on that wiki actually!
oh and congrats on becoming a "activist"
how'd you do it?
RE: Making AFF more presentable - ῦ - 05-22-2008 11:15 AM
Gareth is on a roll, I see.
I've never been on that wiki actually!
oh and congrats on becoming a "activist"
how'd you do it?
http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=13210