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actually, not to be funny - I have also been addicted (physically) to nose spray. I now pay attention to were it says "do not use for more than 3 day"

If the 12 step thread devolved into whining - crying threads then I might not want to be part of it, but I have been to many "meetings" where it did NOT turn into self pity parties. Those types of meetings are the exception and not the rule (in my experience)

"Okay now I am going for real."

With nearly a year, you would probably agree that recovered/recovering folks consider their sobriety a matter of life and death. In other words, they take the twelve steps and their programs seriously .

If, at a year, you have studied the twelve traditions of AA, you'll know that such a forum would need to be focused on recovery; eg. not debates over drug legalization, over the twelve steps, politics, cults, other recovery methods, etc.

You will also know there are open and closed meetings. I have nearly ten years sober in AA, and any time someone has tried to disrupt an AA meeting (very seldom) we asked them to be quiet, or leave.

So to conduct "online meetings" in a wide open forum, like FR, is pretty tricky.

Anonymity would be not much of a big deal, for most folks. However the "discipline" may turn out to have challenges.

Having said the foregoing, count me in, and let's see how it goes. You should get the owners permission, to use his resources, should be prepared to check traditions, if problems arise.

Where two or more are gathered...maybe a life will be saved. It appears you are the first Secretary. A Liturature person could put some links on their FR pages, to 12 step resources (AA, NA, CA, MA etc.)

As Dr. Bob said: "Keep It Simple."