Private messages

carg What you sometimes also see is that PM is only available between 'friends'

This is an option if it possible to realise.
As @Laura wrote the Moderator can contact member via PM for clearing any dispute or cal a warning. This should not visible to someone else.
If someone want to contact another member he can ask the member if it ok that @Laura send the email address. It worked fine in the past and prevented that it was asked lightly but only after careful consideration. Most of the conversation is still at the forum whereby some not suitable done in private.

Joh

actually i agree with you, everything that can be discussed outside the forum should be discussed via email. however, i would at least think if it is not an opportunity to close the offtopic topics (with reference to discuss everything else via PM), then it would also be easier for new users and they don't have to read through posts that have nothing to do with chastity.

Angelina
I don't see the necessaries to close all off topics. It is part of the forum and if nobody would enjoy it we had no posts their.

Might be we can separate this big forum to more smaller parts (like in others forums - for example https://www.musicbanter.com/) So the offtopics will be separated for first wiew,

Joh

maybe you're right, maybe you're not. i wouldn't make up my mind until it's been tested (if it is).

Laura We didn't want categories from the beginning

since i wasn't here at least at the very beginning of the forum and can't remember the discussion, may i ask why not?

Laura I can add categories, but then it will look like an old-style phpbb forum

well, i think that would be a decision the whole forum should make. i've been fine without categories so far

Laura A better search engine I can use boolean expression would be nice. Than I see no need for categories.

Laura ️

Joh A better search engine I can use boolean expression would be nice.

i don't know what "boolean" is, but i agree with you. it's sometimes a bit strange what kind of search results i get when i type in a word. although i have to admit that google can't do much better.

Angelina i don't know what "boolean" is

Made up of a bunch of "and", "or" and "not" relations.

I voted no. If private messages are added please also add the feature to turn them off.

@Laura I think the smartest way to implement it would be like on reddit.
Someone can write you a message but it is not shown until you accept the direct message.
That way users are protected from troll-DMs.

Laura

i have not been online for 2 days, is the private massage system now activated? is it possible to block individual users? i don't like to write with perverts (if they find the forum that is the big risk)