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Hi Rick,
Thanks for coming in and explaining. What you’ve done here is fabulous and you have made a huge difference to a lot of people with your vision and energy in keeping this site running and progressing. It’s great and the last thing any of us wants is to be critical of you, or of your ambition for the site. What you have here is great.
We also know that you need funds to keep it going and to develop it further. I fully support your vision and understand the need for some dosh. This site is streets ahead of all the other ADHD sites that I have seen so far.
So I ‘get’ the CONCEPT of ‘insiders’ and I ‘get’ the NEED for it. However, we are already signed up members of the club – we’re members of TotallyADD. We are already in that club of like minded people – right now. I feel part of a community of people all of whom have similar quirks and issues as me. For the first time, I have found kindred spirits.
I am happy to pay a contribution for access to webinars etc. and to help support the site. BUT I am with the others and dislike the term ‘insider’.
I think your wish to bring us into the fold of insiders is a kind and honest one, but the terminology is wrong. You need to be careful how you promote this – for example, in your post above you say:
“Now we are trying to create a space for ADDers that offers the same safe refuge, where the discussion can be more sophisticated, elevated.”
Err – the discussion is as good as the contributors. So even here offence can be taken even though none was meant. Sorry Rick – I just want to highlight that if someone is feeling sensitive and picks up on something then it’s hard to put out the flames once they take hold.
Rick – in short – you have my support in making an ‘extras’ bit of the site which we have to pay for – as long as the videos and forum remain available for free. It’s daft to think we can have something as good as this for free. That is not in question at all (at least not for me). But I do question the term and urge you to listen to peoples’ comments about the name.
Regarding the coupons – I can see how that could be an issue. I am sure that these people could be directed to an insiders logo and then onto the real deal whatever that will be called. Think of the great publicity you could have – a site that listens and makes changes. That’s what friends do – so what better advert for any newbies.
Thanks.
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