Profiles/Blogs

One thing that would be great is if we could have blogs on the site. That way we could update others easily if we are going to be away for a while, post sexual musings, or even sexcapades. Does EF not have the bandwidth for this?

I know this has been requested before, but it would be great if we could link our wishlists or gift registries in our profiles.

Lastly, line breaks in the profiles would make them look neater. Only being able to have one large paragraph makes it look scrambled and disorganized. less

Eh, I don't feel the blog thing. Just my opinion. Many of us have blogs and we all do a pretty good job of keeping up with eachother despite the facts that our blogs are not all on one site. I don't know about the technical specs but when non-blog communities add the ability to blog, it usually sucks. Most people don't use them and those who do usually don't post anything of worth. If you want to blog, go make one? There are any number of topics around here with suggestions and several threads with everyones' links - plus, we can add our links in our profiles. less

Happy Lady made me think of a related point - what if we had (optional) letters or symbols that would show up on our reviews next to our author image/name/rank, that would help the reader know a little more about who is writing the review. They could be based on any number of things that we decide on as a community. Here are a few ideas I have, and feel free to put your own on here, too:

-Gender
-Orientation/preferenc e
-Kink experience/enjoyment
-Anal experience/enjoyment
-Vibe experience/enjoyment
-Age (not specific number, but brackets)

Again, these would not be required, so if you only wanted a couple icons or didn't want any, that would be fine. I thought it might help readers know the background of the reviewer. I'm not sure what the icons would be or what values they would have, but I'd like a quick way to orient myself to the person writing the review. Does anyone like this idea or think it could be useful? Feel free to give suggestions. less

Yeah, it could be. I know a couple of times I didn't know immediately what the person's gender was until it was implied within the review. It seems like the majority of reviewers on here are female, but it's not fair to always assume.

It's not like it really matters what a reviewer's gender is, but sometimes it changes the perspective on a toy which can be valuable.

So little icons might be beneficial. less

Happy Lady made me think of a related point - what if we had (optional) letters or symbols that would show up on our reviews next to our author image/name/rank, that would help the reader know a little more about who is writing the review. They could be based on any number of things that we decide on as a community. Here are a few ideas I have, and feel free to put your own on here, too:

-Gender
-Orientation/preferenc e
-Kink experience/enjoyment
-Anal experience/enjoyment
-Vibe experience/enjoyment
-Age (not specific number, but brackets)

Again, these would not be required, so if you only wanted a couple icons or didn't want any, that would be fine. I thought it might help readers know the background of the reviewer. I'm not sure what the icons would be or what values they would have, but I'd like a quick way to orient myself to the person writing the review. Does anyone like this idea or think it could be useful? Feel free to give suggestions. less

Yeah, I'm not trying to single anyone out or make people feel different/picked on for their qualities, whatever they may be, but I find myself wondering if a male or female is writing the review, and then sometimes I wonder about a partner's gender if it isn't specified. I'm not as much nosy as I am curious about who is using/enjoying the product being reviewed. less

I think these symbols/letters/whatev er would not be a healthy addition to our community.

There are many, many, many people who are active in writing reviews who will not fit into any category, no matter how many we try to identify.

Two proposed "category identifications" (for lack of better term) here are "gender" and "orientation/preferenc e."

I know of at least 5 quite active contributors who will not be able to answer what their "gender" is because they are genderfluid. And as far as "orientation/preferenc e"...again...too many possibilities to identify with symbols.

If you want to know about the reviewer and/or the person/people mentioned in the reviews, just click on the reviewer's profile. Most of us have at least some word written in for "gender" and for "orientation". If you don't know what a word provided in those answers means, just look it up. If it is me, feel free to send me a message and I will attempt to explain what I mean. less

I usually just look at their profile. Most have gender, orientation and age specified, many even have a blurb about their relationship status.

For example --

Lithaewyn is 19, female and straight, in a monogamous relationship.
You're a twenty something female with a male partner who hasn't specified your over all orientation.
I'm a 39 year old, heteroflexible female in a long term relationship
And Adriana is a 22 year old, married, bisexual female.

All of that is in our profile. More work for us to go find it but probably a lot less work and time than EF working out new coding and programming and whatnot to give us icons. less

I responded to some of this in my previous post (reply to Happy Lady). My original suggestion was meant to benefit review readers who were not affiliated with Eden, rather than contributors, since we are more familiar than the uninvolved public is with the site and its contributors. less

I usually just look at their profile. Most have gender, orientation and age specified, many even have a blurb about their relationship status.

For example --

Lithaewyn is 19, female and straight, in a monogamous relationship.
You're a twenty something female with a male partner who hasn't specified your over all orientation.
I'm a 39 year old, heteroflexible female in a long term relationship
And Adriana is a 22 year old, married, bisexual female.

All of that is in our profile. More work for us to go find it but probably a lot less work and time than EF working out new coding and programming and whatnot to give us icons. less

You know how when you sign up for netflix you have to option to rate your interest in certain genres, and give movies you've already seen a 1-5 star rating? Then you get suggestions based on your preferences & ratings of members with similar preferences as you. I think it would be cool if EF did something like that with sex toys, especially for new customers. I'm not sure how difficult something like this would be to configure, but I think it could be really helpful for new customers who feel completely lost, overwhelmed, and don't know where to begin, as well as those already familiar with toys, but looking for something new to try. less

I'm told that back in the day there was a "geek code" that accomplished something similar for computer nerds - age, gender, areas of expertise and interest. It would be easy enough to make one option for each category "it's complicated" or "none of the above" and one option "choose not to disclose"

I don't think it's necessary, but I do think it would be a good idea. less