World Hunger & Poverty Discussion

[Scott Hughes]

Compared with the amount of visitors we get, not many people join and talk. It seems people don't have too much interest in discussing issues such as hunger, poverty and disease. I suppose I can understand, because these topics come across as depressing and very serious, and people generally like light-hearted and happy talk.

I see this as unfortunate, because we need to address these serious problems to have any chance at solving them. I see open discussion as the most important step in successfully fighting hunger, poverty, AIDS, and such. To successfully fight hunger and poverty, we need to raise awareness and come up with new methods, because the old ways have not worked. Open and rational discussion meets those ends. We can share our ideas, and brainstorm to develop well-thought-out plans to successfully end preventable social ills such as hunger, poverty, homelessness.

We cannot afford to ignore these issues any longer.

I do not see these as sad or depressing topics. On the contrary, we can approach it with hope and passion, by realizing that we can successfully fight these social problems. I created these discussion forums not for useless whining, but rather for productive discussion.

Through such discussion, we can put our minds together and figure out effective ways to make positive changes to our society, thus making the world a better place for all. We can do that!

First, how can we get more people to join these important discussions in these forums?

How can we show people that these forums contain practical hope not fruitless despair?

I intend to put on my thinking cap, but please post any suggestions you have.

If you have not already, please join the Hunger & Poverty Forums, and please share your thoughts.

(Click here to join the forums for free.)

Thank you,
Scott Hughes
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[LJEsposito]

I too see open discussion as a critical requirement for success.

But what will be the catalyst to get such discussion mainstream?

Until it becomes mainstream I'm not sure it can generate the inertia that it needs to succeed.

I think that organization and marketing are also key to that success.

Thanks,
Larry Esposito

[ScotHTH]

More and more people are in need every day. My wife and kids volunteer at the local food shelf on produce day. It is a day once a month where they give away produce that stores have donated. This month there was only one 50 pound bag of onions (that was almost to rotten to use) and a 50 pound bag of small potatoes to give away.

The saddest part is that the lines of people were never longer. The more people there are in need the less resources there are to go around. There still is a lot of waste in this country. We need to get more efficient in reusing and redistributing.
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[ScotHTH]

Maybe you could have a little contest for the last three months of the year. The forum could donate a hundred dollars to the charity the person with the most posts chooses.
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[Gribaldes]

contest would help also make it easier to join - and give a reason for people to join - contest with cash prize or something to give away will attractt people.

maybe remove google ads for now - it scares away visitors.
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[equator]

I have a feedback related to why this forum is very slow going.

I am a new member and I find it discouraging that I am not allowed to link any URL to support what I try to say until I have I think 25 posts.

This feature may be to discourage spammers. But why as many as 25 posts before allowing linking any URL. This is excessively strict.

I suppose many other genuine new members would get a bit fed up, and may not come back.