INTRODUCTION:
I have to say this first: I first met my Nick on SoEmo.co.uk in August last year, and it's been the best 8 months of my life so far. Nick is my boyfriend and I met him on the same day I used this forum for the first time. This forum grabbed my attention immediately when I first saw it; I landed on it by mistake. I was browsing SoEmo.co.uk as usual when I saw they had forums. Of course, I wondered how I hadn't seen the link before, because I had been checking out the website for a while. Anyway, I was super lonely at the time and very depressed, so I just clicked on it and checked it out. It turned out to be one of the best decisions I've ever made. The moment I landed, I knew I was in the right place. The forum was more than 100% emo, no questions asked. Signing up was fast. I had an account in minutes, and then it was time to check out the forums. If you haven't met welcoming folks in your life before, if people have always run away from you, it's the opposite. I was literally welcomed into the 'club'. Maybe I happened to check in on a good day because I had over 15 responses welcoming me. Even when I checked out the other forums, there was lots of discussion going on. SoEmo.co.uk has over 10 different forums to check out, so it was fun to go jumping from one to another. It was in one of these forums that I met Nick, who was immediately deep and smart and talked about T.S. Eliot's poetry.
ABOUT:
SoEmo.co.uk is a forum found on one of the UK and the internet's leading platforms for emo people, soEmo.co.uk. It's designed as a hangout for emo people and emo lovers, as a place where they can talk, discuss, share their fears, meet new people, seek advice and do more. The site has been active for nearly decades now and in that time span, it has accumulated its fair share of members and guests, most of the members of the emo community. The forums on SoEmo.co.uk are some of the liveliest ones might ever take part in, especially when many people are online at the same time. The members here are often sharp, smart, opinionated and from different corners of the world, so there are lots of views to listen to and argue against. SoEmo.co.uk is for emo people first and foremost, in both its content, its membership and its site design. It features sections on understanding emo, the culture and more; it also features a section on safety for emo people, especially against bullying, depression, mental health and other major social issues. While its current design is not as sharp as newer ones, SoEmo.co.uk maintains a look that's familiar to its members, a look that balances avant-garde with vintage design. But ultimately, SoEmo.co.uk is more about the emo community, and it does that so WELL! Unlike many other emo forums on the internet, this one doesn't shy away from its other purpose, which is helping single emo people meet similar-minded
FEATURES:
-Only emos allowed to join the forum; mainly emo stuff discussed
-Site is part of the larger website soEmo.co.uk, which also offers links to other resources such as webcams
-Membership required to access all the site's services; membership is free and requires opening an account
-Forums are divided into the main things that define emo culture; music/bands, poetry, fashion, sexuality, hair and more.
-The forum features dedicated page for resources on emo culture, dissecting what emo culture is, what emo people do and more.
-Site members are free to post new topics, comment on old ones, report inappropriate topics and edit their account information; they also have access to a page designed just for their account
-Simplistic yet modern design and layout; page layout features different sections for smaller content such as bands to watch out for and main blog-style layout for the topics/forums
-Menus and other tools available all over the forums and the website for easy navigation around the website.
-Inviting color palette for the whole site; it features easy maroons and bright browns with black influences
-Site uses numerous icons for different links; all icons are uniquely designed and easy to understand
-Site features gallery for posting photos; every user is allowed to use the gallery if they so wish
-Forum has a site model program, which features users that are willing to model for the site.
-Forum has a page dedicated to resources for emo people; resources include websites, toll lines and video links on internet safety, bullying, emo survival and depression-
-No credit card information required from users at any one point
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