I figure what better way than to make one up of like-minded people who see the world similarly. Maybe meet like once a month or something. The more I venture out into the world, the more it seems like I am speaking a completely different language than everyone else
I envision it being very structured so that everyone has a turn to speak and maybe others offer suggestions (if they have them) for what has worked for them. Maybe schedule block out kinda like an office hours of sorts so there is a known time when we meet and people can come and go as they please.
Last thing: Not sure if this a me thing, but the whole idea of this sounds very uncomfortable to me but perhaps that’s why my life has remained stuck in the same place- doing whatever possible to make sure I’m always comfortable. This might be a mistake
Let me know your thoughts and if there is any interest whatsoever, feel free to DM me and I’d love some help putting this together
This is kind of what the webfishing meetup was working as before and I’d be happy to keep that going while ReadFanon is taking a break. It can be other games as well.
Im going through a very heavy period of burnout myself so I’m not super down to organise something big but I’d be happy to copy the format and rules and put the server up at the right time.
Super! Was it previously done via discord or something similar?
https://hexbear.net/post/4063567?scrollToComments=false; https://hexbear.net/post/3879343
i think they were organized mostly on here before moving to the web fishing game
What’s the status of the web fishing game rn?
i think the user that was organizing them was taking a break from the site for a bit
I can share all of the systems that I have developed for the Webfishing server for yourself or @Stigsbandit35z@hexbear.net to use if you are interested.
I’m taking a break from everything due to poor mental health so I’m on light duties and it means my response time is usually at least a couple of days, so set your expectations accordingly.
It’s not that difficult to set up a server in Webfishing for this purpose but I did take a few steps to help with accessibility, like multi-modal ways of understanding the time it was scheduled (because of time zone conversion issues.)
In my experience the demands vary depending on what people need on the day. I’d say that it’s important to have a clear understanding in mind for how you would manage any disruptive or inappropriate behaviour (though I didn’t encounter any at all across the times I’ve run a server) and what you would do to maintain a safer environment (reminding people not to over disclose if they seem to be digging too deep into something that is raw and traumatic [i.e. where you would draw a line and guide them to talking with a support hotline or therapist instead], reminding people about being cautious not to give out too many specific personal details, and how you would respond if someone is in a mental health crisis etc.) This is probably overkill but there is a duty of care that you have when you set up a space like this.
Ensuring that you have the right self-care in place is also important, especially if you are newer to facilitating groups like this. Having your own support network to help you with debriefing and processing stuff is crucial.
Let me know if you’re keen and I’ll provide you with what I’ve got, just remember that it will probably take at least a few days for me to do it.
unfortunately i don’t think i’d be qualified to run something like this
i do not have this
The join code would be posted on hexbear and everyone was encouraged to obscure their identity as much as reasonably possible when joining.
Yeah I’d figure that it would just be usernames right?
I’ve been looking around and apparently these types of support groups do exist online for like hundreds of dollars a spot. Unfathomably stupid, like just have a waitlist