Our goal is to create a supportive, respectful, and intelligent atmosphere in which people can feel free to tell stories and discuss whatever is on their minds, whether they choose to do it in chat, during the broadcast, on our mailing list, or on our boards. This FAQ is a work in progress, a philosophically defining document that should stretch and fit the needs of the community as it changes and develops new ideas. If it sounds reasonable, we can put it in. The adventure of how the philosophy will grow is the journey into the unknown, which is the life blood of any community. Web Sociology occurs when folks discuss topics like gender, religion, sex, politics, personal growth, etc., online, with people from all over the world, all ages, male and female, parents and non-parents etc., and actively work to achieve synthesis by listening to different perspectives, disagreeing perhaps, and then learning from them.
Members are free to wonder about things, whether they be issue-oriented or personal in nature.
You can talk about what is on your mind and discover new ways of looking at things. That process of discovery is more important to me than the topic of conversation. And the emphasis is on the things people can discover when they treat each other's feelings with respect. I am fascinated by the thoughtful interaction that takes place between people who meet by chance in an online environment. RFM is mostly a chat community, where members communicate with the characters in the broadcast studio.