VSN: A place where Vampires can exchange services!
I am STRONGLY endorsing this project and i wish it WELL!
I personally believe that the community needs this service and i'm proud to see that Fury has done the work to make it happen.
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About the VSN
Category: Jobs, Work, Careers
Throughout the sometimes turbulent six years that I have been a part of the OVC, I have drawn the conclusion that while there may be an underlying need for a "united" community, it's highly unlikely that we will ever acheive a vampiric utopia. I have not yet seen a community, religion or country who are all truly united, and I don't think it's going to start with the VC. We are so much in disagreement about the little details, and personal squabbles that we often cant see through to the bigger issues at hand.
Vampires are individuals and as such, have individual needs. If we're going to be honest, we're all a bunch of self-absorbed, dramatic, and moody individuals. In our endeavours for unity, we constantly fight and struggle against the tides, bashing our head against the rocks, when perhaps it's time we embrace our nature, and swim with it.
We can be open to the fact that being a vampire means many different things to different people, and house a searchable network to let them find what suits them best, for their own individual needs. Whether that's a house, a clan, a mentor, donor or just a vampire friendly business that they can utilise in their every day lives.
Which brings me to the implementation of the Vampire Support Network.
I intend the VSN to be an ongoing international community project. I built this Support Network in the hope that we can develop a central resource system for all vampires out there who would like to collaborate ideas and goals, or plainly feel just a little bit lost. This can be a place for people to come and find mentors, donors, support groups, safe houses and other trustworthy information, instead of trolling through the hoards of unreliable and sometimes dangerous resources found elsewhere on the internet.
I hope that through this construct we will be able to build and maintain a co-operative and forthcoming entity working for the unification of the vampiric community.
I have based VSN on the Ning network and it can be found at http://vampiresupport. ning. com/.
The Ning registration process is a simple one, and on applying to the VSN there are a couple of profile questions which are helpful but not mandatory.
I have utilised both the Forum and Groups settings on Ning to fuse the available resources into a cohesive entity.
The Groups Menu acts as a directory. I have made groups into categories such as Donor/Mentor etc. This is where an individual registrant is able to list their services in the appropriate category. Cataloguing their resource should be considered their first priority after joining, which I am trying to emphasise on the site.
The Groups found in the Group Menu are not for posts of a personal nature. For discussion on other topics, I have opened a basic forum, again categorised group-specific, so that Mentors can discuss mentoring issues, and likewise Donors can discuss Donoring issues.
I feel that this will be an important resource and of value to the community as a whole. I ask all those who are able to register, so we can build together a network that will be beneficial to not only each other but also newcomers to the OVC.
I hope this will lead to the vampire community becoming more self-reliant, resourceful and co
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I will be registering my own boards and services including the Sanctuary service that we offer here at our home.
I hope everyone will do the same
CG.
I personally believe that the community needs this service and i'm proud to see that Fury has done the work to make it happen.
*******************
About the VSN
Category: Jobs, Work, Careers
Throughout the sometimes turbulent six years that I have been a part of the OVC, I have drawn the conclusion that while there may be an underlying need for a "united" community, it's highly unlikely that we will ever acheive a vampiric utopia. I have not yet seen a community, religion or country who are all truly united, and I don't think it's going to start with the VC. We are so much in disagreement about the little details, and personal squabbles that we often cant see through to the bigger issues at hand.
Vampires are individuals and as such, have individual needs. If we're going to be honest, we're all a bunch of self-absorbed, dramatic, and moody individuals. In our endeavours for unity, we constantly fight and struggle against the tides, bashing our head against the rocks, when perhaps it's time we embrace our nature, and swim with it.
We can be open to the fact that being a vampire means many different things to different people, and house a searchable network to let them find what suits them best, for their own individual needs. Whether that's a house, a clan, a mentor, donor or just a vampire friendly business that they can utilise in their every day lives.
Which brings me to the implementation of the Vampire Support Network.
I intend the VSN to be an ongoing international community project. I built this Support Network in the hope that we can develop a central resource system for all vampires out there who would like to collaborate ideas and goals, or plainly feel just a little bit lost. This can be a place for people to come and find mentors, donors, support groups, safe houses and other trustworthy information, instead of trolling through the hoards of unreliable and sometimes dangerous resources found elsewhere on the internet.
I hope that through this construct we will be able to build and maintain a co-operative and forthcoming entity working for the unification of the vampiric community.
I have based VSN on the Ning network and it can be found at http://vampiresupport. ning. com/.
The Ning registration process is a simple one, and on applying to the VSN there are a couple of profile questions which are helpful but not mandatory.
I have utilised both the Forum and Groups settings on Ning to fuse the available resources into a cohesive entity.
The Groups Menu acts as a directory. I have made groups into categories such as Donor/Mentor etc. This is where an individual registrant is able to list their services in the appropriate category. Cataloguing their resource should be considered their first priority after joining, which I am trying to emphasise on the site.
The Groups found in the Group Menu are not for posts of a personal nature. For discussion on other topics, I have opened a basic forum, again categorised group-specific, so that Mentors can discuss mentoring issues, and likewise Donors can discuss Donoring issues.
I feel that this will be an important resource and of value to the community as a whole. I ask all those who are able to register, so we can build together a network that will be beneficial to not only each other but also newcomers to the OVC.
I hope this will lead to the vampire community becoming more self-reliant, resourceful and co
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I will be registering my own boards and services including the Sanctuary service that we offer here at our home.
I hope everyone will do the same
CG.