Wow, the crying forum is less active than it used be back when I used to be a regular member.  Is there another site where crying discussion is more frequent? 

I do see unregistered lurkers here whenever I Iog in.  I remember back when the Crying Videos section used to be blocked to the public in an attempt to get more people signed up, but I don't think more registered users resulted in more discussions.  I used to belong to another fetish forum where you were actually required to make a minimum number of POSTS before the administrators would even let you into the best parts of the site.  Now I've lost my password to that forum (like I did with this one), so assuming the rules are still the same, if I want full access, I'll have to start all over again with a minimum number of new posts!  It seems strict on the face of it, and at first, I will admit I found the concept a bit manipulative?  But I can't deny the fact that they are a vibrant, thriving community!!  I'm not sure if that's why or if they would be regardless, but I personally suspect it's a big part of the reason.  Even the quality of the content of the initial posts are judged (or at least they used to be) before you would be granted full access... that meant you couldn't just cruise through the site and reply with "LOL" or emojis on 100 posts or whatever.  Admins were actually watching to see if you were serious about the group.  To their credit, I think their technique worked.  By the time people made it through the whole process, they found themselves wrapped up in the community and truly enjoying it to the extent that they willingly kept up with regular posting afterward.  

It takes the participation of everyone to make a good community.  Not to sound judgmental, but I think, as in real life, some people just want to take.  They aren't interested in giving back (at least without a carrot dangling in front of them).  It's sad, but hey, it's human nature, right?  So I think there are more of us out there than there may appear, but the community is sort of scattered and many people are going it solo, I guess.  And that works fine for some people.  Personally, however, I like discussion groups.  So like I asked at the beginning of the post, does anyone know of another place online where there is more heavy participation in crying discussions?  I just am hesitant to post a bunch of soul-searching monologues here for a bunch of annonymous lurkers, if you know what I mean.  I guess when choosing to explore the depths and intricacies of my fetish (which I'm interested in doing right now), I find it helps to be in dialogue with others! 

Thanks for any tips!!
 

Last edited by Diana (February 9, 2016 5:04 am)