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<blockquote data-quote="Mominator" data-source="post: 647370" data-attributes="member: 18745"><p>As a newcomer, I'd like to say a couple things.</p><p></p><p>I understand both sides of this issue. I'm a techie, so I understand the need to change the acronyms to increase the chances this website will be discovered by parents in need. I also completely understand where SuZir is coming from. My thought processes tend to follow along the same lines... All technology has both good and bad <u>possible</u> uses. Some of us automatically "sense" where something could turn bad if it is being used or controlled by people with other than good intentions. That is not the case here.</p><p></p><p>That said, I'd like to propose the following options...</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The acronyms can be changed with the exception of difficult child and easy child - they can be left the same OR</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The acronyms difficult child changed to SNMC (Special Needs Minor Child) or SNAC (Special Needs Adult Child) and easy child changed to TNMC (Typical Needs Minor Child) or TNAC (Typical Needs Adult Child)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If neither of the above will work, perhaps a statement can be permanently placed at the top of the FORUMS page briefly explaining the situation. I'm not great at wording these things so it would have to be tweaked, but something along the lines of:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"ATTENTION MEMBERS, NEWCOMERS, AND VISITORS: As of 1/30/2015, certain site specific acronyms that were deemed obscure to search engines were replaced throughout the website. For example, <u><strong>G</strong></u>ift <u><strong>F</strong></u>rom <u><strong>G</strong></u>od was replaced with the term "difficult child" and <u><strong>P</strong></u>erfect <u><strong>C</strong></u>hild was replaced with the term "easy child". The administration of this site understands that neither the terms nor the acronyms accurately depicts our members' emotions nor describes the level of love for family members. We acknowledge the change may, under certain circumstances, change the connotation or lead to some confusion of posts made prior to 1/30/2015. However, we felt the changes would work to attract larger numbers of "battle weary parents" in need of support so that we may provide them "a soft place to land". Thank you for your understanding."</li> </ul></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mominator, post: 647370, member: 18745"] As a newcomer, I'd like to say a couple things. I understand both sides of this issue. I'm a techie, so I understand the need to change the acronyms to increase the chances this website will be discovered by parents in need. I also completely understand where SuZir is coming from. My thought processes tend to follow along the same lines... All technology has both good and bad [U]possible[/U] uses. Some of us automatically "sense" where something could turn bad if it is being used or controlled by people with other than good intentions. That is not the case here. That said, I'd like to propose the following options... [LIST] [*]The acronyms can be changed with the exception of difficult child and easy child - they can be left the same OR [*]The acronyms difficult child changed to SNMC (Special Needs Minor Child) or SNAC (Special Needs Adult Child) and easy child changed to TNMC (Typical Needs Minor Child) or TNAC (Typical Needs Adult Child) [*]If neither of the above will work, perhaps a statement can be permanently placed at the top of the FORUMS page briefly explaining the situation. I'm not great at wording these things so it would have to be tweaked, but something along the lines of: [LIST] [*]"ATTENTION MEMBERS, NEWCOMERS, AND VISITORS: As of 1/30/2015, certain site specific acronyms that were deemed obscure to search engines were replaced throughout the website. For example, [U][B]G[/B][/U]ift [U][B]F[/B][/U]rom [U][B]G[/B][/U]od was replaced with the term "difficult child" and [U][B]P[/B][/U]erfect [U][B]C[/B][/U]hild was replaced with the term "easy child". The administration of this site understands that neither the terms nor the acronyms accurately depicts our members' emotions nor describes the level of love for family members. We acknowledge the change may, under certain circumstances, change the connotation or lead to some confusion of posts made prior to 1/30/2015. However, we felt the changes would work to attract larger numbers of "battle weary parents" in need of support so that we may provide them "a soft place to land". Thank you for your understanding." [/LIST] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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