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23rd February 2006, 02:12 PM | #121 |
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Thank you, Kevin.
The thread is back on track and great things are happening. People like me and others in my place get an infusion of hope when people like you and the JREF members are willing to do things that make a difference. Even what one might think as a little thing, such as hanging a poster, can make a dark day brighter. |
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Does anyone know if you can get an equal number of hits by having the name of the site, as opposed to the domain name, include "missing persons"?
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23rd February 2006, 02:20 PM | #125 |
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www.missingpersons.org is taken.
www.missingpersons.com and www.missingpersons.net are taken but don't look like they are being actively used. |
23rd February 2006, 02:22 PM | #126 |
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First comes the information architecture. That depends on the content. Then, the design is done.
No worries, I know what I'm doing. We will brainstorm with Kelly, and we'll reach a consensus on what the site should contain. Hmm....if you want it to be a single-missing-person site, sure. But if you want to reach a broader audience, it should be more general. But definitely hard-hitting. Let's not mince words here. Don't worry about that. There are ways (ahemn) to ensure a high Goggle-hit. |
23rd February 2006, 02:24 PM | #127 |
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This is good, too, however, I ask that we refer to the missing as "missing persons" rather than just missing children. There are literally a thousand resource sites for missing children, but few for the missing in general and/or missing adults. That leads to the desperation factor, as LE, media, and orgs provide less, and sometime no help at all.
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I also want to reiterate that aside from CFLarson's site we should definately have a forum on there where the families of missing persons can create a community base.
Also, if you loko through my stupidly high post count, I relish in beating down woo trolls. Best of both worlds. |
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How about something like...
PleaseComeHome.com / net / org DB |
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Luke has a good point and is is something we should ponder. I do also agree that in the end, they'll come anyway, just as Wanderin came here.
There could be a separate place for them to post so they would not pollute the other threads/subforums. The privacy of the families (if they were to post there) should be protected at all costs. I would not want them to be PMing family members, etc. That would be awful. Let's think this through. |
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It's all in the membership agreement we come up with. We can explicitly state that this is not a forum to offer services or prove psychic abilities. When that's violated, they're gone and the post buried. ETA: Except for something akin to a flame wars section where they can duke it out. A sort of subforum. |
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what about
www.twicevictims.org - referring to that quote posted about how these people are being victimized twice? |
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The last thing the family of a missing person needs when they come to a website designed to help them avoid predators is to be pounced on by a pack of wolves like Wanderin.
The name should say it all. www.secondwavepredators.com, or .org. And anyone who solicits should be immediately banned. |
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The last two names presented by Luke and Meg are worthy.
I'm thinking....... Edited to say I agree with Claus. Editing to further state that perhaps it should be left clean, meaning that it's a place to present the info to the families, period. Psychics could be referred to this forum to do their sparring.That may be the best option. Family members who want to observe this here could as lurkers if they wish. |
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Sure you are. Chck your private message for my email and phone #. you Claus and I can talk more about this and work the whole thing out. I have no problem being a forum admin for this site and aggressively enforcing that we do not tolerate trolls like wandering. Plus, I've got the time and the motivation. |
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Having a set of at least 5 strict moderators will be required no matter what name you take.
Speaking of which, I volunteer for modding. It's about the only thing I can contribute with, and I have the spare time for it. Of course, don't bother thinking too much about that kind of detail yet, as it's still a bit far in the future. Edited to clarify post. |
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www.psychicpredators.com ?
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I'll try you again in a bit.
So many good ideas flowing here. I'm still a bit torn between having a clean site and the forum since this one exists. I believe that I have caught up on older posts with questions for me or other items I need to comment on. If I forgot one, remind me, and accept my apology. I'm taking a break from the PC...been on it all day long. I'll be back later on. This is what it's all about...working together for a common cause. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. (not literally, of course!) |
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