WP vs "NT" Forums

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The Asexuality Visibility and Education Network - http://www.asexuality.org - is very welcoming to new members.

I totally agree.

One amazing thing about this place is that everyone sticks to the topic, and if anyone argues, then no-one makes personal or malicious remarks- everyone just says it how it is.

I like it because it is so welcoming, and I can say anything I want knowing that I won't get socially pounded- it's like a haven <3

I think it depends on the forum, and can be effected by the topics it focuses on, how well moderated it is, etc. Way back before ABC took it over there was a public parenting board associated with Go that was really lovely. The moderator knew how to work with people who were having trouble getting along or understanding each other, and was always able to smooth out any conflicts. She also knew the topic inside and out. But, after all the ownership changes, ABC didn't see the value in keeping her on payroll for just that one forum (yes, she was actually paid, can you imagine?!), and shortly after that closed the parenting boards completely, and eventually went to auto-moderation for most of their other discussion boards (posts get deleted if enough readers click on "report." Easily manipulated by gang behavior).

I still belong to some private boards that are really nice, but you have to survive the public boards first, build relationships, and then get invited (assuming someone on the public board is interested in creating the private one). In the world of twitter and facebook, however, many of those are closing up or getting stale, however.

Other places are never as interesting as this community, however. People here see things in a very different way; I've learned a lot from it.

I participate in a couple small NT forums, with maybe 15-30 regular posters, and those are very welcoming and friendly. Some large NT forums can get quite distracted or even hostile...a discussion might turn into a long off-topic conversation or deteriorate into a series of personal attacks. For its size, WP is very friendly and civil. I feel more free to be myself here.

It is totally an aspie thing.

When an aspie asks a question, it's because they want to know the answer.

When an aspie answers a question, expect a blunt brutally honest answer.

When we discus things, we are actually interested in the subject. No BS, no mindless water-cooler chit-chat to pass the time.

No social bull-crap where everyones trying to inch there way up the social hierarchy by putting others down. No herd mentalities pretending to be interested in whatever is trendy for the moment just to trying and impress others.

If your special interest is a bit freaky your still welcome here. We understand that we don't have to understand. It's your special interest and if it makes you happy more power to ya.

I don't really like using the word ''NT forums'' because they aren't just for NTs - they are for anyone. But I will just call them ''NT forums'' for quickness because I don't know what other words to use.

I can't read the NT forums because they are aways using slang, which I can't read properly on the computer.

There are a lot of jerks online who just want to mess with people. Or else they are bullies who want to "win the Internets." Also, if you go to sites that skew younger, you get a lot of teenagers who post in slang and just talk about clubbing wit Da gIrlZ.

My favorite blog at the moment is actually a baseball blog. As you might know, baseball has been taken over by math nerds, so I suspect a lot of people on there are on the spectrum. Most of our discussions go off-topic into subjects like the actual mechanics of Quidditch and the merits of grass Pokemon. You know, important stuff.