I received an invitation to check out the new gluten free network at GlutenFreeNetwork.com, so I rushed over (well, turned up a bit late, actually, because of Easter and all) to check it out for you.
Looking good! Richard and Lindsey have developed a forum with a lot of different categories for discussion which you might be interested in: everything from recipes through restaurants, specialists, related problems and treatments, and even how to handle pregnancy if you’re gluten free. I really like the colours and images – and the name is a real find. I can’t believe that domain name was still available (duh! – another opportunity missed).
The forum is a bit light on discussion at the moment, but then it is BRAND NEW, so there’s lots of time for that to change. I know that people find this kind of resource invaluable, particularly in the early stages of diagnosis, so I wish this new forum well.
The difficult thing with a forum is always the getting-it-started part, so what they really need is for lots of you to go over and join in! I recognise two of the names on the Member list already – and I know you’ll know them too (if you don’t, check out my list of further reading on the right hand side, and see if you can find them) – so come on over and let’s talk gluten free …
Thank you so much for the post. You are right, starting a forum is very hard as people see it when it’s slow and go elsewhere (just over a week old now I believe). We are lucky though as we already have a few dedicated members trying to answer as much questions as they can to keep it going strong while it grows. I am going crazy myself :P
I look forward to any new members that join the forum and don’t ever hesitate to contact me personally on the forum for any help as I am always available to answer anything you need, or just to chat. Well, whenever I am not working at the real job… Blah!
Thanks again Lucy,
Richard
GlutenFreeNetwork
Hi Richard – I’ll bet you’re busy! Exciting times, though. Good luck with it.
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I am in Australia and my wife is gluten intolerant. Thank you for your blog. I have been reading the posts for over an hour now and wanted to let you know I enjoyed them and have book marked your blog and have emailed the link to my wife Jackie. Regards, Ross.
Ross, delighted you enjoyed my blog … come again soon!
Hi! I’m LJ, the new owner of GlutenFreeNetwork. I’m working on lots of new things for the site. The forum has a new spiffy look and some fun features, so I hope those who visited before will check us out again.
Thanks! :)
Hi LJ – I wish you the best of luck with the forum. I was very tempted myself when I heard Richard was selling it, as I think it has a lot of potential.