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Poll: which boards would you like to see in the Feminism topic?

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HillaryFTW · 29/10/2016 06:50

Currently there are five boards: Chat, Activism, Book Club, Theory and Support. Chat is far and away the most populated.

MNHQ have said on Site Stuff that they are rationalising the boards in the near future. So I thought it was worth asking which boards posters here would like.

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meditrina · 29/10/2016 15:27

Fewer topics the better.

I'd go for just chat.

But remembering the history if the FWR wars, I think it might be better to leave them exactly as they are.

SenecaFalls · 29/10/2016 15:23

Chat and Reading for Feminists. The current topics in activism and theory are all topics that would and have been discussed in chat, except that, for the most part, they have few posts. I am especially concerned that people new to MN post something in Feminist Support and then get no response. A lot of support happens in chat.

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HillaryFTW · 29/10/2016 14:16

Good idea Vestal. Reading for feminists might be a good title.

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VestalVirgin · 29/10/2016 10:16

Book Club should stay. I would also like it to be a forum for books feminists can read without allergic reaction, not just explicitly feminist books. After all, feminists want to read literatute, sometimes, too.

LassWiTheDelicateAir · 29/10/2016 09:32

I agree with Thatstoast Other than the topics in Books which are about books there is no obvious difference between the contents of the other threads and Chat.

I can't see anything in the first page of Theory which would not fit in , and indeed has not been the subject of, threads in Chat.

The existing threads could be archived rather than deleted.

thatstoast · 29/10/2016 09:10

Just feminism. Maybe with a sticky explaining that if you can say "i believe women should be equal to men" without adding a but then you're good to post.

Xenophile · 29/10/2016 08:13

Chat, Activism, Theory and Book Club.

Chat has become the place people come to for support.
Activism bit has a few important long running threads that would just get lost in chat.
We probably should use theory more to stop people getting all sniffy about being too high brow, whatever the fuck that means.
Book club also has useful info that would also get lost in chat.

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HillaryFTW · 29/10/2016 06:51

I would like to keep chat and activism and rename book club as "feminist books" or "feminist reading".

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