I mentioned it in my OP but didn't emphasize it, but the board in question would also be for hobbyists needing info or direction on whatever issues they were having. As for your second point, if a girl starts down that path, like anyone else abusing drugs or booze, she has to decide to stop, then do so. She would have to reach out and ask for direction. I was not proposing an ambulance service or Coast Guard rescue-like thing. The individual needing direction would be the one to solicit it. Helping someone who asks for it is one thing... foisting your assistance on someone is another.
Originally Posted by spa999
Again, I totally get your post and the heart behind it. You are proposing, ideally, a system where men and women help each other at the most base level. And you're exactly right. It happens all the time here--as it should--but I think largely out of sight and off the board. Most of the gentlemen I've met personally in the hobby are pretty good about ID'ing and giving to ladies needs. Likewise, most of the ladies I've come to know are also good at reading the needs of a man and contributing to those. Humanity is what I call it. And it works pretty well.
Good posts. You're making people think.