I'll say that the growing season (mid-March through October) has me too busy to spend any meaningful time in chat, and I often don't feel like I have much to add to threads.

Checking the active topics is part of my morning routine, with oatmeal and coffee.

It's worth saying that the quality of discussion and topics here is high. Other similar forums are sort of trashy, gotta wade through a lot of flotsam to get the kernels of knowledge or worthwhile discussions. I guess The Attitude & standards associated and the member questionnaire & promotion system are difference makers.

Glad to be here, will try to participate more, even if it's just lurking a little louder.

New members are always welcome as long as they're not incorrigible idiots .

How this might translate into sustaining a reasonable equilibrium number of members to keep the chat interesting, I'm not sure. There are (very) occasional videos on Youtube where people take a look through the Nexus forum although they seem to attract very little attention. It's not something that the YT algorithm pushes to the top in any case.

On that note, I don't particularly foresee us maintaining an 'official' presence on Twitter or any of the other usual social media platforms either, while I get the impression that perhaps MAPS, for example, does. Perhaps this raises the question of whether the forum, along with the chat and the wiki, suffice as our sole presence in the world.


The point about time zones is also relevant to me. Being an English-speaking forum, it's not so surprising there's a bias towards the American side of the Atlantic - in Europe there's a wider choice of languages and thus one more barrier to engagement, however slight.

I think to a certain extent we simply have to accept the marginal nature of a curated forum on psychoactive plants. It would be wise to consider what the contingency might be if the 'ebb' exceeds the 'flow' by too great of a degree - and sometimes it looks that way to me too. At a baseline level my suggestion is to make an effort to include as much up to date news on psychedelics as we can. This should help us in the act of seeming to be relevant to the modern day seeker.

JustB612's recent suggestion elsewhere on the forum of tidying up some of the topics (e.g., Phalaris information) ties into this. If we're presenting reliable information about psychoactives it requires an ongoing input of curation. That ultimately falls back to us moderators and we'll do what we can in that respect.

If any Nexus members are willing to prepare specific and detailed lists of topics that require curating, moving, merging and otherwise tinkering with, that would be immensely helpful.

I just realized (kindaish) that I somewhat use this place as a reason/excuse to allow a lot of my life to revolve around psychedelics

That said, I'll be glad to help plan and execute a lot of these plans and ideas.

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As some other user's have mentioned, the barriers to entry on this site do contribute to a reduced (but higher quality) user presence. There is also no monetization on this site, which keeps away advertising and marketing riff-raff.

Beyond that, however, the stigma and legal aspects of this site also contribute to a smaller user base, and the nexus naturally seems to attract a more cautious bunch of people. It's not like there aren't other psychoactive communities with high levels of activity, such as FB groups and bluelight, but nexians seem a bit more. . . invested?

I'm not sure if that's the right word, but most of the stuff on here is very detailed tutorials, serious grow operations, sourced information, and a culture of some formality, honesty, and even-handedness.

Without bashing too much on "social media", it doesn't take much for someone to realize that the nexus is atypical when compared to other sites. Well sourced, level headed, non-monetized content with people who treat each other with dignity and respect? Lot's of those communities in person, but not so much on the internet.

I like to think that the world is moving towards a more accepting position on psychedelics, and believe that de-stigmatization would lead to more growth on here, but there is no telling what else may come along with that. The monetization of the psychedelic experience is the most dreadful direction I can see it going, but legalization will inevitably push some people that way.

To some degree, I guess it already is. Businesses sell the "trippy" ideals, and the entertainment industry has undoubtedly capitalized on the wave of people experimenting with psychs. I'm probably just venting because the same thing happened with weed, but I'll be damned if it didn't loose some of its magic once it was legalized and I saw it everywhere.

The nexus has been around for a while, and perhaps its role as a semi-mysterious forum of rare information and psychedelic-minded people will weather the culture shift towards acceptance of entheogens.

Today had a good amount of very active interactions

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Hello dear people,

well, I have never really introduced myself.
So, after years of lurking, I feel this thread is a nice occasion to sneak in here.
I am a male in my early forties and am quite experienced with psychedelics.
I have quit a long-time amphetamine abuse some years ago. DMT helped me a lot with this!

Here in Europe most people do not know what this psychedelic stuff is all about (drugs - bad). Others are abusing drugs - and psychedelics are just another way to get high. These groups would certainly not be of much benefit for this community as active members.
The people who live a "normal" life and do know "what it all is about" usually keep their mouths shut because of ... reasons. And I would be happy if more of them would contribute here.

When a de-stigmatization happens, we should also welcome the fact that the number of new members would be going to rise. I also think the questionaire and the attitude here already have prepared us quite well.

I hope I will find the time to contribute more myself.

I personally adore the size and quality here. I'm active on many other digital formats as well, but the level of respect and desire for genuine knowledge here is unparalleled. That'd get ruined fast if the member gates were left wide open. There's always going to be a resource for discussion out there. Just because this one doesn't get you an instant reply doesn't necessarily detract from the quality. If anything, it adds to it because the ethos of the board requires a response to be well thought out.