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[Loki]

The Admin here would like to have a short (1 - 2 lines) header for each board describing what that board is.  I personally think that Adoption and Fostering is pretty straight forward, but I'm not a member of this board.  I want to leave this up to everyone here.

Is there something that y'all would like to have as a quick little board description?

[drl]

Share your experience and get information on adoption and foster care. All members of the triad welcome

[grannypantiesrock]

I wish the entire board was a little broader. Like if we had our own place on the board index instead of just falling under the blanket of adoption and infertility. It actually bothers me a little that the two are grouped together. There are so many specific boards that could fall under adoption. Infant adoption, transracial adoption, special needs adoption, international adoption, domestic adoption, closed adoption, open adoption fostering, foster-to-adopt. I know that the community is small at the moment, but I feel like have specific threads would make the community better organized and more likely to attract members who are looking for others sharing their experiences. I spent ridiculous amount of time searching for an active adoption forum and this is by far the best, but it has potential to be even better.

[pinkie]

I 100% agree that the adoption board doesn't belong grouped with infertility. Some people choose to adopt who have no issues with fertility.

[shemarie82]

Feb 12, 2015 16:23:42 GMT -5 drl said:

Share your experience and get information on adoption and foster care. All members of the triad welcome

I was thinking about this, and, when first finding this group on TB, I would have had no idea what the triad was.

[Loki]

I will pass your request for having your own place within the index on to the Admins.

Since it looks like quite a few people like what drl wrote, I'm going to send that in as well.

[shemarie82]

Thank you theophania!

[gnomesweetgnome]

I think for now I would maybe add a Foster Care board under the heading, and leave all the adoption stuff together. I'm afraid if we break it out into individual topics we won't get as many replies.

[spooko]

I personally don't think we have enough traffic to split the board further. And as much as there are differences depending on what path you're pursuing, I think there's a lot of overlap where people with different backgrounds can answer.

[gnomesweetgnome]

Feb 16, 2015 11:16:56 GMT -5 shemarie82 said:

Feb 12, 2015 16:23:42 GMT -5 drl said:

Share your experience and get information on adoption and foster care. All members of the triad welcome

I was thinking about this, and, when first finding this group on TB, I would have had no idea what the triad was.

This is a fair point.  I added a bonus post to the FAQs regarding the adoption triad just now, so hopefully newbies will read through all the FAQs!

[roxy]

I agree with spooko, we don't have enough traffic to split up the board any further. I think that there is mutually beneficial information whether you are fostering or adopting.

[grannypantiesrock]

I don't think we need to break it up just yet. Maybe if volume increases in the future. I'm happy to have our own heading. Thanks!!!!

[pinkie]

Love the new placement and agree there probably isn't enough traffic to split off a foster board.

[wishuponastar]

Feb 16, 2015 17:17:27 GMT -5 pinkie said:

Love the new placement and agree there probably isn't enough traffic to split off a foster board.

Agreed! Plus- I dont want to lose 1/2 of our friends!

[redandblue]

I kind of agree that it might be nice to split into some specific boards. I do however agree that there does not seem to be as much traffic here, but I wonder if the boards were a little more specific, if there might be more traffic? I know I felt on TB that it seems a bit broad And I did not always feel comfortable posting because I had no clue where everyone was in there process. Maybe one of the weekly threads or check ins could be a chck in on where people are at with their process? Like training/home study/ placement /finalization or something. Just a thought.