whats up ?

[MakersDozn]

Hi Marley,

We're glad that you want to become active in our community.

To clarify this site's history: In the 1990s, one of the first and most successful online communities for people dealing with dissociation was a site called Divided Hearts. In 1999, the site's founder decided to move on to other endeavors, and she turned over the reins to a dedicated group of site volunteers. These volunteers worked hard to give the site a "facelift" and reopen it in August 1999 as Mosaic Minds.

Since then, with the hard work of volunteers, Mosaic Minds has continued to thrive as one of the most enduring and successful (if not the most successful) sites for the dissociative community. Members and volunteers may come and go, but there remains a dedicated core group, including several of us who have been around since the days of Divided Hearts.

Of course, as time progresses, so does technology, and the need to keep up with technology resulted in the second "facelift" of the site in 2011-2012. This update to our design and technology has enabled our community to attract a whole new wave of participants.

As a member of the site staff, we/MDs can point out two things about the member tally seen at the bottom of each forum. One factor is that no matter how many members join, the vast majority of any online forum will read but not post. It's just human nature.

The second factor in the membership total involves a limitation in the forum software. The total that is shown also includes applicants designated as spammers and denied active membership. These deactivated spammers comprise about half of the total number displayed.

The community is what we make it. We've found that the best way to engage in a discussion is to start one. And we're glad that you've started this one, because it enables us to clarify the nature of this community and how it operates.

Thanks,

MDs, MM Admin