Notice some changes to the Forums? We have been upgrading the homepages! ⭐️

Tagging our Community Guides, as I think you might be interested in these changes!

@Anastasia @AussieRecharger @BPDSurvivor @Faith-and-Hope @HenryX @jem80 @Judi9877 @NatureLover @outlander @Shaz51 @ShiningStar @Snowie @MDT @wellwellwellnez @Zoe7 @Aniela @Boo13 @CrazyChick @maddison @pinklollipop15 @Eve7

Thanks @Daisydreamer . Great work SANE team. Welcome change🙂

Way to go @Daisydreamer 😀❤👍

Not a fan of some of these changes @Daisydreamer but can see the intent behind them. There seems to be more being added to an already 'busy' homepage which in itself can add confusion and be a deterrent to navigating through the forums. Not sure how to overcome this but for me the less 'navigating' I have to do the better. When we used to have 'Forums' as a header alone on the home screen banner it was much easier. Now the process to get to the forums (when not logged in or a member especially) takes several steps - wondering how much of a deterrent this now is to new members?

@MDT

I understand your concerns re privacy, but this is a public forum. Being public means the information on here is more accessible for people who want to find it. This can help people to get mental health support on topics that interest them through searching with google.

But that does mean that people need to be careful with their privacy - selecting an appropriate username, not mentioning real names, locations or other identifiable information etc. If someone accidentally includes things that they no longer want to share publically, they can edit your posts to remove that information. Or there are other ways that the Sane Community Managers can assist with privacy concerns for individuals if needed.

The first thing I saw was lived experience. Well done.

Hi @AussieRecharger @outlander @CrazyChick @Zoe7 @MDT thank you all for reaching out to let us know your thoughts! 🙂

When we are catering for the hundreds of thousands of people who access SANE's Forums every year, these changes may not be for everyone, but we do hope that it helps us improve the member experience over the coming months 🙂

The question about privacy is a really important one. Last year we did make a change to ensure that profiles couldn't be found via search engines directly, and without being logged in, you can't see a person's posts on their profile. I can also enquire further in our team to see if there is more we can do 🙂

Hi Forums Community,

We are excited to announce another change that you will see around the SANE Forums; you will now be able to make a new discussion from the homepage!

This will mean, you won't need to navigate to a topic space to start a new discussion 🙂

We hope this will help new members to be able to get posting quickly 🙂