Thread:Hilo2/@comment-29954643-20180318043725/@comment-28482541-20180319155455

Ancient Alien Astronaut wrote: The Special Times and Events forum was created to incorporate those "special times" that the members experience, such as birthdays, weddings, graduations, etc. And the "events" portion was to address life's events such as death, sickness, etc.

It's purpose was to keep the game's achievements separate.

I could go for that forum name to be changed and I am open to Pull Up A Chair (but with a succinct description, otherwise it could turn into a catch all.

The very title Special Times and Events, and because the word Special is first, leads one to think special events too, not just times. And neither lends themselves to condolences or other sad or difficult topics. For example: when I went to post about my family’s beloved Simba and the finding of his cancer and subsequent decision to send him over the rainbow bridge, it did not seem right to put it in the “Special” forum. Quite frankly, the wrong kind of special. Also as a chronic illness and pain person, that is not a good place for those conversations either. I think this is why many were discussing making one of them “fun” and the other more serious.