I don't see a huge issue with it considering there are sub sections of the forum for topics unrelated to sex. For instance "social" section, "gaming" section, etc. I actually enjoy a lot of the non sex related discussions.

i agree with you. I enjoy getting to know other contributors/mentors/a dmins through other talk other than sex toys and such; of course i enjoy that talk too and polls.

I agree. i enjoy to talk to people. and meet new people

Amen, sistah. I'm a human sexuality student and a sexuality educator and a sex-positivity activist and a sex toy reviewer and a lover of sex in general...But I still have a billion other interests, like photography, dogs, running, children's books, gardening, cooking, etc, etc. I really appreciate the community aspect of EF. It's not just about sex. It's a big, extended family

Yes, true.

Good point.

EXACTLY. There are different sections in the forum for non-related sex topics. I personally like having other topics to talk about.

That's why Eden changed it from a 'sex' forum to a 'community' forum...maybe you weren't here yet when the change happened.

...and this one time, at band camp... LOL

That's a good way of putting it Ryuson!

exactly. it doesn't matter how much of a part sex toys play in our lives, it's not the entirety. If the forum wasn't split into so many forums, I'd agree it's off topic, but in social? no. this always seemed like the catchall forum where almost everything under the sun is applicable.

The variety really makes the forum welcoming to everyone. I agree.

I think that you're right Stormy. I agree that there ARE some things that are a bit overkill. But, I think that getting to know the members within the community is awesome. You can see polls and discussions that show what kind of age groups there are, what folks like and dislike, who are we as people in general on a day to day basis. That is what makes this community A COMMUNITY. Somethings that are posted are just nonsense and might be point farming, but some polls and discussions are types that require some sort of feedback and create actual discussions. We help each other solve problems in our day to day lives, things with our kids, parents, friends and family. Some people post about personal things that maybe we can't talk about with family or friends-but we still need answers. Beings that we can remain "anonymous" here, its easy to put our problems out there because no one knows who we REALLY are in R/L and there is very little retaliation or drama caused within our R/L.

So, I think in a way, yes this has become a "facebook" type setting, but that is what the "Social" section is for. To be SOCIAL lol.

On another note, when I first came here, I was posting things in social that were all totally sex related. I started to think "Man, I don't have anything really else to talk about in that area" or maybe it was becoming too dull for me to just talk about sex or adult related things. When I started to realize that I can talk about whatever I pleased, it allowed me to open up more and gave me more things to discuss here. Somethings that I posted, I realized that I was getting very helpful tips on, and it was great.

I'm guilty of this, Sorry Rin. lol. Sometimes though, I am not sure WHERE to post it. Sometimes my discussion topics may fit into several different topics and its hard to know WHERE they would best be suitable to be posted. Sorry about that!

Problem is, I know that several different topics or sub topics are not visited often. Here in "Social" everyone is here mostly. If I post to something that has very little posted to it, or something that isn't often visited, then my question might not get answered for a week or so, or at all. So its hard to know where to post

Me too. I LOVE that we can talk about anything (well pretty much anything) here. I'm a big people person so I'm happy to see just posts about everyday life. I love the sex stuff, but you can only ask and discuss SO much sex before it becomes the same ol' questions over and over again. If there were only sex-talk, we'd be repeating the exact same things everyday. Most of my talking here is not sex related. That's because all sex talk has been done. I highly doubt there's a thread about ANYTHING sex that has not been created here. Sure I adore those talks so much, but I like everyday talk and advice talk and just daily happenings. It makes it easier to get to know the other contributors and share. I also think it's a really good way to work on our social skills. For instance, I don't have "girl talk" with any of my female friends and most people here are easy going so talking about whatever is on your mind really allows me to see contributors as more than just a screenname. I am usually glad that they want to share some of themselves and put themselves out there.

As for the same darn vague, everyday "what's your fav color" or "what's your fav position?" questions, I am so bored and tired of seeing millions of them everyday. Still, the social section has actually brought me very close to some of the lovely people here. What would I do if we weren't allowed to discuss books, sex and pets here?! I'd go crazy. I like it. I think it gives personality, uniqueness and variety to the community and to me, being able to relate and form relationships (even if it's just a simple messaging relationship) is kind of important.

Point farming is a different story. That is kind of disgusting. If someone has something to say and puts an effort to go into SOME kind of detail about it, that's great. But "what's your fav color?" is point farming when it's been asked a million times.