Posted by DR on July 05, 2005 at 20:31 [67.83.76.91]
In Reply to: Re: (DR is a fellow New Yorker?) posted by L.E. on July 05, 2005 at 20:00
No L.E. I'm not interested in recruiting for SIDNY here on this board. My earlier comment about getting NY folks from this board together is simply about getting together. I'm a part of many groups and have founded many groups, and yet I have friends who are members to none of the above -- but I've no interest in mixing the two. Folks can make their own decisions.
As for SIDNY, I'll invite whom I like, and allow others to apply through the SIDNY website. Those who meet my criteria will be offered membership, for which they will have to pay a modest annual dues.
The entirety of those annual dues will fund our educational meetings, parties, other events, and our website. In return for their paid membership, members will receive discounts at SIDNY parties and meetings. I'm also working on creating discounts for our future members through reciprocity agreements with sister kink groups and fetish shops in the NYC area.
Many BDSM groups have successfully used this model for years and years. I'm simply bringing the idea to a diaper desires support group, and its long overdue.
Frankly, I no longer wish to run a group of several thousand disinterested participants, all of whom -- save a handful -- feel no allegiance, no committment to their fellow group members. That's not me. I'm not going to work my butt off for people who are only marginally interested in what I'm offering and who contribute even less than that.
Rather, I prefer to have 20-25 devoted participants who actively contribute: to the group, to our collective information, and to having the most fun, best parties and events ever. Those people who understand the value of this model won't care about the small annual dues, but will instead see it as a way of separating the wheat from the chaff.
So no, I don't think I'll have any difficulties in finding those people. Some may be here, some may not, but my interest in the folks on the Daddys-Girl messageboard is completely divorced from SIDNY. I simply like to chat with smart people who are passionate about their ideas, whether here, on Wetset, through the many Yahoo groups to which I belong, through my local BDSM groups, and through SIDNY. As you may infer, I've found many smart folks here, which is why I choose to remain. :)
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