To help you get started on NoMind, here is a comprehensive guide to the forum.
What is NoMind?
First and foremost, if you have no idea what this place is about, read this short topic.
Posting
(Make sure to read our very simple rules before posting!)
NoMind allows for quick (shit)posting but also for higher quality content; you can write long, readable posts using bold, italic or underlined text, you can also quote, insert code chunks, lists, URLs, images, gifs or even videos using the embed buttons right above the post!
You can also use the "Preview" button below to get a glimpse of what it'll look like; useful if you're unsure whether or not you've properly formatted your post or embedded images. Similarly, you can always edit your posts if you messed up somewhere, so no worries.
Quote Of The Week
Each week, one particular quote from any post or topic will be selected to be featured on the homepage for the whole site to see. A quote may be featured if it's particularly useful, funny, a hardcore truth bomb, etc...
Using AI to help formulate your thoughts
It's becoming increasingly common to see blatant ChatGPT posts on other platforms such as Reddit. When called out, the authors will usually say they used AI to help formulate their thoughts better.
Please, don't do this here! We want to keep this place free of AI junk. We'd rather read your messy thoughts than some soulless paragraphs full of em dashes.
Setting up your profile
You can customise your profile if you have a certain aesthetic in mind or if you want to give people a general idea of who they're talking to:
Go to User Control Panel > Profile > Edit profile to be able to set up your location, occupation, interests, main goal, or your NoFap counter. Of course, all these fields are optional, and only the ones you filled will be displayed whenever people see your profile.
Example:
For avatars, you can use pictures but also gifs. For new members, you'll have to wait until your very first post is manually approved (a short delay) to be able to change your avatar.
Members can have a signature that will show at the bottom of all of their posts. This can be a message, a picture, a gif, a video...
For safety and anti-spam purposes, new members will also have to wait until their first post is approved before setting up a signature.
Forums
NoMind has different subforums. Right now, you're in General Discussion. You will get a pretty good idea about what each subforum is about by looking through it. However, there are two "special" ones worth explaining :
Monthly challenges lists the many community monthly challenges. In there, you can sign up for a specific challenge pertaining to your goals and interests (NoFap, no social media, no sugar, working out consistently, etc) and log in your progress or your relapses. The community is there for you; you're highly encouraged to participate and ask questions! The ultimate goal is to find stability and accountability with the other members and to improve together.
Suggestions is for any suggestion you may have about the forum: adding or removing a feature, changing something, adding a new subforum if the demand grows for it, etc. You can ask for anything and submit things to a community vote! You're also encouraged to read through the suggestions and vote for the ones you would like to see.
And now?
If there is something you still don't understand, ask away in this topic! You can also always PM me if there's an issue you'd prefer to keep private.
Otherwise, I encourage you to come introduce yourself here! If you haven't posted yet, this is a good opportunity to validate your account.
Enjoy!