I whittled down the list and ended up liking this one the best.
So far this is my fav-

* Healthtalk Central

www.healthtalkcentral.net/

or

www.healthtalkcentral.org/

these don't go anywhere when i seach for them- so they must be free


.com is taken

healthtalkcnetral.com is open when I google it.
what did you bring up?

Is BT2 drifting away from it's original forus of Neurology?
 

Hi, Doody. Well, outside of subtopics of Prostate & Breast Cancer, plus any other cancers that can be clumped into the parent forum (none of which I can understand), I see the strong neurological component to all the illesses, conditions and syndromes that are featured under the HEALTH CONDITIONS categories.

Well, maybe I spoke too fast. I still don't understand the connection with metabolic diseases but I'm sure there must be one - at least for some of them. Maybe the ones that count could be mentioned in the descriptor under the forum name?? Anyone -- can you teach me here?

And while I find that Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Diabetic Retinopathy definitely count, too -- I do think they both should have a strong mention in the descriptive or be part of the actual forum title - IE, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy & Retinopathy. Or something. But Diabetes as a whole? That I'm not really comfortable with. So generic Cancer the entire spectrum of Diabetes -- I worry of what direction we are headed in.

The point of this forum is not to please every last person who arrives here with inverted n1pples or outie belly buttons. :D Every forum addition needs to pass the relevancy test before they are created.

But headaches, depression (and suicide secondary to that) and fibromyalgia ARE neurological disorders!!! Ever hear of NeuroPsychiatry? :) And a medication forum is necessary so people know where to go to get advice if there is no one in their home forum(s) who can answer those questions with authority.

You should feel confident and secure that none of the existing forums are likely to disappear - tho I think generic cancer and generic diabetes should have a second bit of scrutiny. But the reason for Caretaker Support and pets and grieving and all the rest are important and vital to the creation of a all-encompassing home for our family. Even computers, for how else can we stay connected? It is wonderful that those who can share solutions with us.

- Theresa

All links in the current domain will redirect to the new site's name, automatically. No links will be broken; it will seamlessly go to the new domain and post. So nobody will get lost from the old domain.

It's not important if the new domain is available so much as the new name doesn't infringe on someone else's trademark or online community. For technical reasons (easier to manage on our end), I may just create the domain as a subdomain on .psychcentral.com, so it could be something like brainmatters.psychcentral.com, neurotalk.psychcentral.com, or something similar. We would still try and get a regular domain as well; I haven't quite figured out how I'm going to do it.

In general, to everyone, I wouldn't get too bogged down with a specific component of the name and whether we cover more "neuro" or more "health." We cover what we cover and a name should definitely try and reflect that, but I think people finding us will do so no matter what the name might be.......

John

bizi is right -
healthtalk.com came up as in use

not
healthtalkcentral.com

just my thoughts again:

there's a lot of feeling that we are a "copycat" community that has somehow betrayed OBT by jumping ship, for that reason I would like to avoid BT2 in the name or anthing that could be seen as similar. Let's make this TRULY ours, and a fresh start.

Second, i think there's a real danger of spreading ourselves TOO thin, at least starting out. BT didn't start with all the forums it ended with, it started small. If we try to encompass ALL health conditions we'll run out of mods fast, and have lots of empty forums as well. I think our main focus has always been neuro, while adding those forums that members see a need for.

But we gotta grow by baby steps. And I don't think we can be everything for everyone, that's an impossible order.

good points Beth :) and yes, I think it has been agreed that we should leave any hint of BT behind, altho I think many will continue to use the BT2 nickname

I still like the combination of neuro and health best

keep it open
 

let's don't try to just focus on neuro - everything is neuro whether we know it or not. the mention of diabetes is a good example. it's not just that diabetes has a neural component. it is also, as we are finding out in the Parkinson's forum, that neural conditions can have a very real "diabetic" component. endocrine disorders in general play hell with our neurotransmitters. let's don't make the mistake that so many doctors have made and dismiss wholistic approaches. open the doors and make this the place to come for knowledge and support. each individual forum is actually self-contained. 100 is no more trouble than 10.

I just think Health is WAAY too broad - encompassing everything from preanatal and baby care to chickenpox and ear infections, athlete's foot, sports injuries, mono, appendectomies, gynecology, podiatry, yadda, yadda, yadda - health and medicine covers a HUGE spectrum and we can't be "all that" as my daughters would say.

A good web site, like a good business, has a mission, and a focus. It can't be too broad. I accept it shouldn't be too narrow, that's why we do research, and new forums are added as applicable.

If you are speaking of chronic conditions, that is a focus in itself, just trying to clarify. :)

Color Scheme
 

I'm sorry......no energy to think up names but I ran across this site today and loved the colors. Check it out at:

http://www.spiesonline.net/

It's purples and yellow. I think even those that don't like purple might like this. Maybe???

I'll be watching to see what our name and colors will be. Then it will be time for picking out the cheerleading uniforms and mascot.:D

ss