I've been a part of MomCentral since March of 2005. I was here even before the "ugly" peach forum was created when it was just a white page and we chose what head we wanted to use when we posted. It was alot different back then with all of the crazies and fetish sickos. Needless to say, I was happy to see the peach forum!! It was organized chaos at times but it worked. We were able to log on and find advice, support and friendships. I miss it....

So this new forum has been created and the old one is gone. There is no doubt in my mind that the old forum is missed and I understand that business has become a part of the board as it inevitably does with most things these days but do you guys see what has happened to the board? I just looked at the posts from the past 24 hours and there were only EIGHT posts the entire day!! I do not understand how this "new" site is supposed to be good for MomCentral.

What I'm really confused about is that MomCentralInternMatt posts dilemas from unknown people and then NEW first time members will respond in depth answers. Then we don't hear from them again. The bonding on MC is missing. I don't understand why this is being done and I'd like to have an answer if someone could explain it to me. I've been on this forum long enough to know that people will come on, introduce themselves, feel out the board and then start responding. This isn't the case anymore and it seems very unreal! Because it's online.. we need a level of comfort and I no longer feel that on this board.

I'm sure one could say.. "If you don't like it.. leave" but I am finding that difficult to do. I have many long standing friendships and I don't want to throw them away. Many of us have started having our second or even third babies. These women are important and special and I feel like because of the board changes.. they have all been thrown away because "big business" has stepped in. I miss seeing all of the pictures of the new babies. Late night chats, posting the funny stuff about our families and marriages... even the drama that comes along with it would be better than this. We have watched our babies grow and become toddlers and some are even starting school. We have given other moms hope and cried for them... This is hard.

The promotions are also on my mind. We had the first promotion on the "old" board.. Word World. I don't know why promotion needs to be done on the board... Us moms can promote!! I know I told anyone and everyone I knew about Word World and thought it was awesome to receive DVD's and then to see the merchandise in Target. Why can't we do that now?

On the old board we celebrated something like 1000 members.... where did they all go??

I miss the way it was too. Not that I don't appreciate the members we have now. I still like to keep in touch on here but so many are MIA. I remember our late night chats and posts.

I know there was some drama, but once it went away and settled down, it was something to look forward to getting back on the boards again. I loved midnight postings - so much support. And "it's not just the internet!" LOL. I have met a few people on here and talked to others on the phone, exchanged books, and emails, ordered products from their companies I really like that it wasn't just the internet, it was a mom networking group.

I feel like Lisa does, can't leave it. I would love to help promote the products that are featured here. I thing word of mouth is great and no one passes on word of mouth better than us moms. But, in trade, we would like to have the boards back the way they were. So we could keep making friends and stay in touch with the old ones.

I know I have given this one a try- and it's ok. It's just not what it used to be.

Is there anything that would make MC change it back for us? Anything we could do as members?

I miss all my old friends that can't get on here. I miss not seeing their names posted. I miss not seeing 101 replys to a post. I miss the laughing late at night from the silly moms or the feeling at ease because they have already been through it.

I know I personally posted pics of a moms new baby- sent to me by her family for her - she wanted it posted right away on MC - everyone was waiting in the MC waiting room for the delivery of the baby. Others have done the same thing.

So, we aren't just passer by's we are here to stay for the long run and can make the boards what they used to be- and help MC promote - if that's what it takes.

I'm brand new to the forum. For me, I joined in order to work with Mom Central. No offense what so ever to you who have been here before me, but I was expecting this to be a board about just that, how to get offers, write about them, etc.

I had no idea this was more of a friendly chat place. I wish I had time to stay and get to know you all better. You sound so nice and caring, but with all of the work I do, I can't. So that may the issue for the other people that have joined & disappeared. Their expectations may have been like mine.

I'll continue to pop in now and then but I can't commit to more than that.

I pray that you get feedback and what you want! This reminds me of when I belonged to eBay groups that slowly fell apart. I formed real friendships and then all of a sudden those people were out of my life. I'm so sorry.

Blessings,
Connie

BUMP

That was a nice reply to my post. I was trying to be polite and nice.

bump means to bump the topic back up to the the top of the page with hopes of the admin seeing it, not an insult to you.