Competition Thread.

[Sosic.420]

Helllo!
So i was thinking, since there are always so many competitions going on in the forum, I think it would be cool to have a whole thread, or page or whatever its called just for competitions, seeing as how whenever a competition is started in the anorexia or bulimia pages, the treads always end up getting lost and then people just stop posting and then the competition usually ends hahah.

So i just thought it would be more organized and easier to keep track of forum weight loss competitons!
pretty please :)

[Starlight53a]

I think that's a good idea. :)

[HoneyHeart]

Dunno if it will be allowed though, it can be really triggering. So it might not get its own section because of that!

[Elizabeth]

If they are allowed generally, then they should be allowed to have a section :/

[Ritesh]

Yeah, can't do this. weight loss competition? sounds like trouble to me. I would never heard the end of it!

[Emotional_Eater]

I think this is a great Idea. I understand your concerns Ritesh, however everyone in here has claimed to be of age, and because of that surely we can be responsible for ourselves?? Maybe if we make a rule that we can't compete on how much weight we lose, but on things like drinking enough water challenge or trying new foods challenge?? I don't mind regulating it if you need it done. :)

[Sosic.420]

Hm yah i could see how it could be a problem, but then again like Elizabeth said, if we have have competitions to begin with, i don't see how just making it more organized and having a section would be an issue.
Also yah like Emotional said, we could just have competitions that aren't like "Who can lose the most weight" etc, but maybe just like the fasting challenges, or challenges to see how long you can go without eating your biggest binge food (like mine is peanut butter hahah), just things like that.
so maybe not a "competition thread" but more like a .... CHALLENGE thread. so you aren't competing with others, but more challenging yourself.

[Starlight53a]

Yeah, can't do this. weight loss competition? sounds like trouble to me. I would never heard the end of it!

Well everyone's already having competitions anyway, so it seems... Couldn't you just make a section, and then just get rid of it if nobody likes it? :-/

[something-blue]

but as long as they're only in the sections we have already Ritesh could just say its some members getting out of hand or say we cant do them anymore if theres ever any trouble. Making a section for it may look like promoting, and given that everybody can see this site and the, pardon me, shitstorms that have come down on other sites if someone outsite thought they were "pro"...
Lets just not do anything that could get us in trouble, please? I really need you guys and WhyEat to stick around

[Jacklinger]

It stands to reason, that if stats and tips cannot be posted, then technically, competition threads should probably also not be posted. And while I've not been pressured to do anything with those threads, I don't see how they can be given their own section without implicitly violating rules.

Personally, I get the feeling that WE is a fairly tolerant place and that ultra-strict enforcement of all the rules would cause us to have to lock down quite a lot of the activity going on in the anorexia section, which would probably drive those people, a considerable portion of the membership, to other sites that actively encourage unhealthy behaviour. I believe that some questionable postings are ok to tolerate because at least those people are also being exposed to pro-recovery material that they may not see on other sites, but I really am against the idea of setting up a competition section. I have to agree with Ritesh on this. I hope you guys understand. I really care about you guys and would like to see you get better if you could. After all, you helped me get better. ^_^