Thanks for sharing this. I’ve frankly been consistently surprised by the low proportion of content on the forum that currently relates to animal welfare. For example, most of the EAs I know—even those who aren’t focused on animal advocacy as a cause area for activism/career—are vegetarian or vegan, yet I’ve only rarely encountered content here that’s related to dietary choices. It seems to me that encouraging more engagement related to animal welfare and advocacy would be a great place to invest some time and energy!
However, I’m not sure if a sub-forum would be the best approach to that. I’m not inherently opposed; rather, I’m not sure if it would be the ideal first step. I think it would come down to identifying why it is that there isn’t more engagement: are online EAA discussions happening elsewhere, such as in FB groups? Is it a vicious cycle of the current lack of content furthering further disinterest/lack of engagement, as you suggest? A better sense of that could inform solutions: perhaps a sub-forum, as you suggest, or perhaps weekly posts on EAA topics, or concerted efforts to move discussions to here from existing forums. Just a few thoughts; thank you for raising this topic!
Thanks for sharing this. I’ve frankly been consistently surprised by the low proportion of content on the forum that currently relates to animal welfare. For example, most of the EAs I know—even those who aren’t focused on animal advocacy as a cause area for activism/career—are vegetarian or vegan, yet I’ve only rarely encountered content here that’s related to dietary choices. It seems to me that encouraging more engagement related to animal welfare and advocacy would be a great place to invest some time and energy!
However, I’m not sure if a sub-forum would be the best approach to that. I’m not inherently opposed; rather, I’m not sure if it would be the ideal first step. I think it would come down to identifying why it is that there isn’t more engagement: are online EAA discussions happening elsewhere, such as in FB groups? Is it a vicious cycle of the current lack of content furthering further disinterest/lack of engagement, as you suggest? A better sense of that could inform solutions: perhaps a sub-forum, as you suggest, or perhaps weekly posts on EAA topics, or concerted efforts to move discussions to here from existing forums. Just a few thoughts; thank you for raising this topic!