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This is my first journal with the new journal ratings and it feels weird. I also switched to the retro look thing on FA settings because I was one of the 4% who still used classic and whilst i really miss how comfy classic was to me, with the knowledge that this website isnt a democracy and no amount of appealling is gonna make them keep classic because its hard for them to maintain so for once I jumped before I had to be forcably pushed. Classic is going and I may as well just start getting used to the new stuff earlier rather than later. I don't like it, but equally I'm not gonna get upset or bent outta shape over it.
The journal rating thing feels weirdly oppressive to me I think because i've always just been able to type whatever popped into my head without trying to censor myself, but now as I type I notice in the back of my head a worry about whats appropriate to say or not. How many kids read my stuff. You can be 13 and have an account here and whilst I always had that in my head around the artwork and what i posted in that sense, for some reason it never applied in my head around journals. So that's gonna take some getting used to too, and I wonder how much extra work mods are gonna hafta do now they're also watching for journal content?
I'll probably be posting some mature themed journals in the not too distant future about some stuff that's been going around in my head around recent stuff that's been going on for me but i'm gonna leave that for a different day.
In a bit of positive news, I mentioned it on bsky but failed to say here that I got an email from my tutor to say I had graduated from my course and im invited to the graduation ceremony in January. I am waiting for my diploma to come through the post but yeah it feels safe/official enough to say that I have finally finished that chapter of my training and im officially a qualified counsellor. The type of counselling I do if non-judgemental/open minded/person centered and I am looking forward to setting up my private practice and start taking clients. The way the internet has been going recently I'm not sure how much longer a lot of stuff will stay around so i'm kinda grateful to my past self of 3 years ago who suddenly decided to do some training for a profession that can be done offline/face to face. Once I have my diploma I'll be able to register for a place on https://pinktherapy.com/ as well, I really want to attract GSRD type folk so need to work out the best way of doing that.
The journal rating thing feels weirdly oppressive to me I think because i've always just been able to type whatever popped into my head without trying to censor myself, but now as I type I notice in the back of my head a worry about whats appropriate to say or not. How many kids read my stuff. You can be 13 and have an account here and whilst I always had that in my head around the artwork and what i posted in that sense, for some reason it never applied in my head around journals. So that's gonna take some getting used to too, and I wonder how much extra work mods are gonna hafta do now they're also watching for journal content?
I'll probably be posting some mature themed journals in the not too distant future about some stuff that's been going around in my head around recent stuff that's been going on for me but i'm gonna leave that for a different day.
In a bit of positive news, I mentioned it on bsky but failed to say here that I got an email from my tutor to say I had graduated from my course and im invited to the graduation ceremony in January. I am waiting for my diploma to come through the post but yeah it feels safe/official enough to say that I have finally finished that chapter of my training and im officially a qualified counsellor. The type of counselling I do if non-judgemental/open minded/person centered and I am looking forward to setting up my private practice and start taking clients. The way the internet has been going recently I'm not sure how much longer a lot of stuff will stay around so i'm kinda grateful to my past self of 3 years ago who suddenly decided to do some training for a profession that can be done offline/face to face. Once I have my diploma I'll be able to register for a place on https://pinktherapy.com/ as well, I really want to attract GSRD type folk so need to work out the best way of doing that.
congratulations on finishing your courses, btw! i hope you genuinely feel fullfilled in this new line of work. it's a great cause, and going through counseling myself has helped me be more functional in life. it really is a game changer (:
I already said it over on Bsky but again congrats on graduating ^_^
I thought it was a bit strange having ratings for journals, but I suppose as FA is 13+ itvs a good idea. I don't think I've been too adult in my journals, other than the odd swear word when I felt my feelings validated it.
I know a few peeps who still use classic. Don't know how they'd feel when the new style is all they'll have 🐨
Looks like you've taken a giant step to success with your graduation. You'll definitely have a diploma to show it. Hopefully you'll meet interesting and amiable folk.
Have you thought about which direction you're going to take your practice? Given your background I believe you'd be really good at a specialty for kids, simply because you can relate. But starting out I'd also guess you can't be choosy and will have to be generalized.
Okay, forum themes, after all the faff from 2016 or thereabouts I think I escaped classic and can have the text in a font I can read better (yes I have difficulty with reading stuff) but while I understand those of you who prefer Classic, it has to be recognized keeping the smorgasbord coding for that was creating heaps of issues for developing this site.
I do get where those of you who feel on laptops and desk tops the layout looks inelegant I find that with many other sites redesigned for mobile usage.
Categories in Journals. In a way I welcome it here given 13yr olds can join and potentially read inappropriate content, although I'm sure you are mindful over what post although I do recognize it makes you more conscious of how what you may be thinking fits within the category you set and that may not be something you are comfortable with.
With much of the business around online activity in our Country presently it is probably as well for FA to do that.
I hate that every platform (and worse, govt.) is now pretending to be the 'Parent' and it's all the people creating content who now has to worry and fret over what something may be rated.
Good luck Star. I don't see this trend easing up anytime soon.