Recently, there has been a very heated thread in the Gatherings section of the forum regarding recent events in the West Coast Gatherings group.
One thing that has come up is that there is some confusion surrounding the name, nature, and purpose of West Coast Gatherings. The name strongly suggests that this is simply an umbrella forum/mailing list for all tickle events that take place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle with General Western Gatherings for events in central California, Nevada, Arizona, etc. As has become abundantly clear to those who didn't already know it, that is not the case. West Coast Gatherings is a private tickling group run by DVNC that happens to have a geographic focus in California, along the lines of NEST or Midwest NEST.
When I looking in the Gatherings section of the TMF, I see that there is a mix of private tickling group forums, and general geographical subforums. In some cases, the name is abmiguous, like "North West Ohio Gatherings", "Texas Gatherings", and "West Coast Gatherings". In some cases, there is a subtitle associated with these ambiguously named groups that make it clear that it is in fact a private tickling club, and not simply a geographic umbrella organization/forum.
Given the confusion that has arisen surrounding West Coast Gatherings, I strongly suggest that an appropriate subtitle be added to West Coast Gatherings forum title to help alleviate any confusion that may arise due to the ambiguous name.
One thing that has come up is that there is some confusion surrounding the name, nature, and purpose of West Coast Gatherings. The name strongly suggests that this is simply an umbrella forum/mailing list for all tickle events that take place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle with General Western Gatherings for events in central California, Nevada, Arizona, etc. As has become abundantly clear to those who didn't already know it, that is not the case. West Coast Gatherings is a private tickling group run by DVNC that happens to have a geographic focus in California, along the lines of NEST or Midwest NEST.
When I looking in the Gatherings section of the TMF, I see that there is a mix of private tickling group forums, and general geographical subforums. In some cases, the name is abmiguous, like "North West Ohio Gatherings", "Texas Gatherings", and "West Coast Gatherings". In some cases, there is a subtitle associated with these ambiguously named groups that make it clear that it is in fact a private tickling club, and not simply a geographic umbrella organization/forum.
Given the confusion that has arisen surrounding West Coast Gatherings, I strongly suggest that an appropriate subtitle be added to West Coast Gatherings forum title to help alleviate any confusion that may arise due to the ambiguous name.