Considering Private Neidan Subforum

[forestofclarity]

As you may see, we are considering establishing a private neidan subforum. Unlike most of the TDB, the contents on this forum would only be viewable by TDB members with 20 posts, would be limited to neidan discussion (based on well-recognized texts, established schools and lineages). In other words, it would be a semi-private place for neidan based discussion. The forum title would be visible to AI and general non-members, but posts and comments would not.  

 

Before proceeding down this path, I wanted to open up to community thoughts and feedback. Let us know your thoughts/concerns/issues. 

[DynamicEquilibrium]

19 hours ago, forestofclarity said:

The forum title would be visible to AI and general non-members, but posts and comments would not.  

Would there be some features making impossible copy/paste of the content? 

[Antares]

It depends if there will be good administration so that qigong or people with esoteric mind - set can't come there and ruin it with their musings and ideas. They can bring forward original texts but interpret it the way they like it. So the discussion will be ruined anyway I am afraid   

[Master Logray]

Why not give it a try?  at most we are back to where we are now.

[Antares]

1 hour ago, Master Logray said:

where we are now.

And where are we now?

[-ꦥꦏ꧀ ꦱꦠꦿꦶꦪꦺꦴ-]

22 hours ago, forestofclarity said:

As you may see, we are considering establishing a private neidan subforum. Unlike most of the TDB, the contents on this forum would only be viewable by TDB members with 20 posts, would be limited to neidan discussion (based on well-recognized texts, established schools and lineages). In other words, it would be a semi-private place for neidan based discussion. The forum title would be visible to AI and general non-members, but posts and comments would not.  

 

Before proceeding down this path, I wanted to open up to community thoughts and feedback. Let us know your thoughts/concerns/issues. 

I think it is a good idea, as long as we stick to what is generally accepted as neidan, not everyone’s personal interpretation of it.

 

Accepting the differences of each specific lineage or text’s definition of neidan is fine and healthy, but when it becomes everyone’s individual idea of what they think it is, things will get messy.

[Master Logray]

45 minutes ago, Antares said:

And where are we now?

 

The good thing is there has never been so much interest in Neidan.   

[Antares]

57 minutes ago, -ꦥꦏ꧀ ꦱꦠꦿꦶꦪꦺꦴ- said:

Accepting the differences of each specific lineage or text’s definition of neidan is fine and healthy, but when it becomes everyone’s individual idea of what they think it is, things will get messy

It is bcoz neidan methods differ, sometime greatly - in some sects there is more emphasis on Xing, in some on Ming so there can be a confusion of ideas. But people who practice same sects methods can come to constructive discussions. I think in most cases it will be Longmen northern methods discussions 

Edited 1 hour ago by Antares

[Master Logray]

A sub-forum could be useful in dealing with crawling bots.   But it won't be that private as so many already have 20 posts.  And it would not be effective vs. trolling, spamming, bashing and so on.

[Antares]

Just now, Master Logray said:

many already have 20 posts

yeah, one can make 20 jokes or just write some short posts with few phrases and then troll the sub-forum discussion

it where we are now

[Taomeow]

20 or 200 or 2000, I don't think it will help.  What might help would be applying a special rule to that forum:  only those who could reference their neidan teacher and lineage would be qualified to post.  Pipe dream of course.   But what passes for neidan discussions otherwise is akin to a plumber teaching a neurosurgeon that the internal carotid arteries supplying blood to the brain should be tackled exactly like the water pipes supplying water to the toilet.  After all both carry fluid (or as the case may be in current neidan discussions on the board, "breath"), and therefore there's absolutely no reason to call a neurosurgeon when one needs to regulate blood supply to the brain -- a plumber is fully qualified.