Fashion Consolidated

For those FashCon members who have been living in a glamourously decorated cave, the Fashion Consolidated Cafe group is a subsidiary group to Fashion Consolidated, free for all to join, which allows you to “opt-in” to chatting with your fellow FashCon members who like a good blab (like me).  Implementing this via two groups is a workaround until LL implement my JIRA at SVC-2820 to allow us all (and anyone on SL) to choose whether to participate in or mute group IMs without leaving a group – probably scheduled for implementation in about 2055 the way things look.  So the Cafe exists as somewhere where you can talk fashion freely with very few restrictions if you want to.

When I set up the Cafe aeons ago, I confess that I thought it would just be an exhaust valve for a few people who were frustrated that group IMs were forbidden (for practical reasons) in main FashCon. What actually happened was that 1000 people joined, meaning that it turns out that 10% of FashCon people love a good natter.  And what also happened was that it turned out to be a lovely community of itself.

This preamble is to explain to baffled newcomers what “the Cafe” means whenever people in FashCon refer to it.  To join just type “Fashion Consolidated Cafe” in the Group tab for Search, click the group name, click “View Full Profile” and click “Join” (yeah.. I’m thinking “One-click” too).  What follows under the cut is a seemingly unnerving rare notice I sent to the Cafe today to ensure that all remains harmony and light, and you don’t need to read it unless you’re a member. Don’t let it put you off – the Cafe is a lovely place.  Try it and see!
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