So, something HAL said in the other thread got my brain a-turning and I wanted to get everyone else's thoughts before I went to Mr. Phantomhive and Belldandy with the idea.
Basically, have a set of subforums that are accessible to our tenants as well as ourselves.
This would do a couple of things. For one, it would provide our tenants with an online space where they can vent and 'be themselves'. For another, this would give them a channel to socialize and commiserate with people in the same situation. It helps that many of us are housing multiple groups, but expanding the pool of contacts can't hurt much.
At least I would hope it doesn't. This is something that would need to be carefully moderated so anything going in a bad direction can be quashed quickly without ruffling too many feathers. Some of our charges are not in the best mental states, after all, and the sudden change in scenery and circumstances isn't helping much... (Though in some cases it's exactly what they need.)
So, what do you guys think? Feel like you'd be up to the task?
PS: I'd nominate HAL to be a sort of majordomo of the system, that way he can let us know the moment something fishy comes up and also handle the more mundane stuff like password resets and the like.
PPS: Also, making this a poll so I don't have to go through and count all the nays and yays.
Basically, have a set of subforums that are accessible to our tenants as well as ourselves.
This would do a couple of things. For one, it would provide our tenants with an online space where they can vent and 'be themselves'. For another, this would give them a channel to socialize and commiserate with people in the same situation. It helps that many of us are housing multiple groups, but expanding the pool of contacts can't hurt much.
At least I would hope it doesn't. This is something that would need to be carefully moderated so anything going in a bad direction can be quashed quickly without ruffling too many feathers. Some of our charges are not in the best mental states, after all, and the sudden change in scenery and circumstances isn't helping much... (Though in some cases it's exactly what they need.)
So, what do you guys think? Feel like you'd be up to the task?
PS: I'd nominate HAL to be a sort of majordomo of the system, that way he can let us know the moment something fishy comes up and also handle the more mundane stuff like password resets and the like.
PPS: Also, making this a poll so I don't have to go through and count all the nays and yays.