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Please suggest ways I can make NoFap more awesome!

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Administrator Account, Apr 27, 2014.

  1. NotAfraid

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    I have an idea.

    I don't know if this has already been said, because I don't have enough superpowers to read through all 5 pages.

    My idea is something like a monthly spotlight. You know those "employer of the month"-pictures in restaurants?(I don't really know if they have them in restaurants for real, I've just seen it in a couple of american movies.) Well, this has basically the exact same principle.

    What I have in mind, is a wall of fame above (or below) the forum. It would look like this:
    "<title> of the month: <username>"
    It would have titles such as: moderator of the month, mentor of the month, thinker of the month, encourager of the month, inspirator of the month and motivator of the month(those three last ones are basically the same, but nevermind). You get the idea.

    I have no clue how it's supposed to be done practically, but at least the idea is out there.

    Sorry, if it was too incoherent. English is not my native language and this is one of those rare occassions, when I have difficulties to form sensible sentences.
     
  2. galaxim

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    Good idea! This thread remembers me Seinfeld's episode "The Abstinence" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Abstinence): once that you stop PMO/MO, ideas start flowing, for all of us.

     
  3. galaxim

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    Closely related to NotAfraid's idea: we should have a "thread of the month", with the best discussions and/or insights.
     
  4. galaxim

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    Suggestion 1: The artists of the community could make inspirational drawings and share them. Afterwards we could vote for the best picture of the month (or not). I don't draw, but I have a few ideas waiting for an illustration: "The Relapse Monster"; "The Chaser", "The fight against addiction/pornography".

    Suggestion 2: We shouldn't be able to rate our own threads.

    Suggestion 3: Please make a filter to keep out the black indian magician guy (spammer) who keeps coming to the site in the evenings.
     
    Last edited: May 26, 2014
  5. Blackmilk

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    Fantastic! Love to help, sign me up.
     
  6. stygian

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    +1 for the chat room idea.

    Thanks for the relationship forum.

    About the spammer, I started a post about this in off-topic. It is a difficult problem because the perpetrator uses different IP addresses. So one cannot just ban IP addresses. In addition, if they are using library or other places to access it, then legitimate IPs start getting banned. Maybe a ban based on the frequency of the posts could be done. No one makes 20 posts within a couple minutes.
     
  7. NotAfraid

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    This thread is overflowing with great ideas. I would like a chatroom too.

    I didn't come back to this thread empty-handed though. I have an idea:

    What if we categorize journals into ages just like they are now, then into the nature of the challenge.
    They should be categorized into the ones doing hard mode, doing only NoFap, doing only not using porn, doing NoFap and not using porn with allowed orgasm with partner, doing other challenges and the ones that are uncategorized.

    Examples:
    Ages under 20 ---> Hard mode Journals --> Hardmodeguy's journal
    Ages 20-24 ---> Other challenges --> No alcohol for 30 days - NoMoreDrinking's journal

    Do you understand what I'm saying?
     
  8. IGY

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    I agree with Abel because, as it is, the site is so beautifully simple to use. I like the diverse mixture anyway. You end up reading points of view about things you might not have selected, but are nevertheless interesting.
     
  9. NotAfraid

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    Ah, yes. Abel's idea is much better.

    And instead of having to write the tag yourself, there could be a radio box like:

    What is the challenge you're doing(Choose one below):

    [ ] Hard Mode(No P, M or O)
    [X] NoFap + not using porn (No P or M)
    [ ] not using porn (No P)
    [ ] NoFap (No M)
     
  10. galaxim

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    Does anyone here knows how to make models for 3D printers? Because we could make special gifts for those who reach a certain amount of days: 10, 30, 60, 90. When the person reaches the day, we could send him/her the design, so he/she can print it in a 3D printer cafe. Like the carved stone in "Thanks for Sharing". It could be a medallion, a ring, a keychain. Just a simple design: the NOFAP logo, a rocket, the phrase "I'm Alex and I'm proud of you"... I don't know.
     
  11. stygian

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    I don't know about 3D printing but that sounds like a terrific idea. It would be great to have some kind of reminder that one achieved a certain number of days, like 30.

    What about a journal for hard mode? I think there is more in common with the goal someone is trying to achieve than the age forums. So just like how someone can now post in the age forums or in the women forum, one could choose to have a journal in hard mode instead of the age forums.
     
  12. galaxim

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    A simpler idea -following the same line-: a special drawing, you print it (with a regular printer) and you plasticize it, as if it were a card. Next, it could be keychain; it could be a photograph with a frame that you could have next to your computer ("this is my biological family and over there you can see my fapstronaut family"). The only requisite would be that only those who have reached a certain point could have access to it. That means that you'll have to work to gain the price. It shouldn't be of public access, to make it more interesting.

    I second your motion, chancellor.
     
  13. stygian

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    Edit: meant to say "I don't know much about 3D printing." I think the idea of 3D printing itself is a good one. It would have to be something vague enough so ppl don't know what it is referring to. I don't know where one goes for 3D printing or how much it costs.
     
  14. supergolum

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    Maybe create a forum section accessible only to people who reached 30 days, and another for 60 days and another for 90+... but I don't know what kind of conversation you would find there..

    Or maybe someone on the forum writes a story and the further you progress on your nofap journey, the more you can read (For exemple, you PM a mod who sends you the next chapter when you reach 60 days)
     
  15. galaxim

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    I've never gone to a FabCafe, but we should give it a try, if someone has a design for it.
    http://www.aserm.net/2014/01/16/ahora-fab-cafe-en-barcelona-tokyo-taipei/
    Perhaps a little astronaut with the letters NFP?
    Or something like St. George and the Dragon: https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rj_i1hn_...AAAJkE/NKPdISTbPVc/s1600/Tableau.StGeorge.gif
    "The Dragon" would be obviously the addiction. Could be an astronaut killing a TV screen with a spear.

    http://www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcelona/20140327/54404173205/fabcafe-abre-publico-barcelona.html
    (In Spanish)
    "The price ranges from 8 to 30 euros, from 15 minutes to one hour of use of a 3D printer".

     
  16. AnythingIsPossible

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    Been looking on vBulletin forums and there is some talk about badge systems, but would there be a way to implement this, either below the avatar, or at the very least in a sig, to give someone an emblem or symbol if they complete a NoFap month after signing up? Perhaps even badges for completing set number of days.
     
  17. galaxim

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    You have my positive vote on this.

     
  18. galaxim

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    It could be optional: those who want it, could have a badge.

     
  19. MockNot

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    I'd enjoy a section automatically updated to notify the forum when users have attained to their automatic counter goals.

    It would also be fun to have a section listing the top 5 automatic counter records for each category like hard mode, no edging, no PMO and so on.

    I believe in friendly/brotherly competition as a means to bettering any skill :).
     
  20. AnythingIsPossible

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    Edit: removed as antagonising :D
     
    Last edited: May 31, 2014

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