More feature journals would be lovely~

Master/Slave sounds good for me^^

I like the quizzes idea.

what do you mean community fave devices? what everyone likes gearwise?

Not that my opinion has merit, but...do those ideas mesh with the mission statement of this page?

Leashed is a page for those involved in romantic or casual ownership--say, an owner/pet relationship that has little to nothing to do with sexuality and is less associated with domination, and more about ownership for security and comfort.


This is more of a friendly / friendship master / pet group where the master and pet support each other. It should be different, not the same. It should feel unique. So the features citing masters who feel pets are "f#ck buddies" and the like doesn't really match this page's intent. While it's important to find a good match, this approach does not seem appropriate for a page based on the friendship between the master and pet. (I do not have any ill towards those who wish to use features, but they do seem more like personals ads to me. If used they should be adjusted to fit this group's niche.)

This page was founded on different principles from the others, and was the only one that held appeal to me, as well as others who didn't feel comfortable with the more commonly-shown side of master / pet, which is usually overtly-sexual and about dominating someone. That isn't for everyone who is a master or pet.

Leashed's mission statement is a major reason I even considered being a pet to someone at all, because it showed that there was indeed room for a different type of bond than people envision from all the art, negative publicity, and mental imagery usually associated with a master / pet relationship. It shouldn't become just like the others. They have their successes in what they do. This group should forge a different path.

I still checked this page while it was inactive compared to the others because I still hoped for its revival and continuing to be unique, and appeal to a different type of master / pet bond. I would hope this wouldn't become a cookie-cutter page to the others. They suit the reason they exist. So should Leashed.

Just my 2¢.

Also...while some may have interest in bdsm, again, it doesn't fit why this group exists in my opinion. Please take Leashed in the direction it was meant to go...not tag along with the others, simply because that's more common. Forge a different path.

Thank you for your time in reading my opinion.

(I apologize for my verbosity, both above and here. I tend to be a wordyfur when impassioned about something. I'm not trying to come off as brusque or harsh, just honest in my opinion...as rambling as it may be. ^^;)

While I do agree a group should provide content its members want to see, it also shouldn't become something other than what it was intended to be, plowing that under just to be more popular or active, lest it no longer serves the members who supported it for in the first place for being different from the pack. (I never watched because I was too shy originally and didn't want to be judged for my being a pet, but I kept coming back and care about this group...otherwise I wouldn't have seen a new journal.)

If a group duplicates other groups...in content, in what it does, what it stands for, who it serves...what sets it apart, makes it different, and makes it meaningful? If Leashed just goes along with the other groups...it may as well have not have been revived. I know that sounds harsh, but I'd rather see an inactive page stand for what it was intended, than become unrecognizable and leave people without a place they can "fit."

It isn't all about what the masses want. You can't please everyone, you said...so don't try to. Let the other groups please a section of the community. This one was different for a reason. Maybe not as flashy, but it had a different feel, served a different purpose. Let this one defy preconception about the bonds two people can share being master and pet...and be different and unique.

I'll be honest...I considered contacting the creator of this page myself several times (but was unsure I could have put the time into running a group, and was wary of putting too much of "myself" into someone else's page, changing it unintentionally, so never did) because I honestly thought this site could use at least a semi-active master / pet page that had a different focus, and was more palatable to people who might enjoy the idea of being a pet / master...but were turned off by the sexuality and "being bossed around without any choice." That's what I was told by someone who couldn't fathom why I was a pet. They were applying that to "me" and how they saw "me," and it did not fit me, nor what the bond I have is based on. There are misconceptions about what some enjoy...being the whole of everything about this type of relationship. I had pointed people to this page in explaining that "not all are like that." It was an example that there can be something different from the preconception the media has pushed, what this very site focuses on so much...that the other groups are more suitable for.

I understand you're trying to revive interest and engage members. But don't do so at the cost of the core reason the page exists in the first place. Please the base that isn't served by the other groups. Even if this page is only for people to identify with and say "This is me. This is more who I am, not like the others," there's nothing wrong with that. There's nothing wrong with Leashed being a different type of group from the others.

Again, thank you for reading and considering my input. I don't expect a reply, because you already did. This is just my impassioned plea and I'll leave it at that. Have a good day. :)