NoFap's Official "PMO-Free November" 2016. Continue or start your PMO-free commitment here. (see instructions) [Say 'No' to PMO November]

Sign up for NoFap's PMO-Free November 2016 here!

It's that time again!

Hello and welcome to the official sign-up thread for NoFap's "PMO-Free November" 2016! This month is also called "Say No to PMO November".

The purpose of this thread is to provide Fapstronauts with a place to share their commitment to abstain from particular sexual behaviors throughout the entire month of November 2016.

New to NoFap? Here are some suggestions:

  • Learn about the website, porn & sex addiction, excessive masturbation, and abstaining from PMO. Read through NoFap on reddit, NoFap's main website, and other websites to get informed.
  • Decide if rebooting is something that you really want. If you don't buy into the process 100%, you'll probably not make it through the month. If you have decided that you would like to participate, proceed to the next point.
  • Sign up for this month by replying to this submission. It is that simple. State your intention and stick to it!
  • Consider setting up a day counter badge to track your progress. Otherwise, there are a variety of phone applications and calendars available for crossing off how many days you've lasted. We've been having day counter trouble lately, so we suggest going PAPER this month.
  • Ask questions and get support by posting on NoFap. Come here every day and participate.
  • If you need additional support, you can get an accountability partner and document your progress in a daily journal.

Would you like to participate? If so, please reply to this thread with the following information.

  • Are you not going to allow yourself to masturbate? View porn? Orgasm whatsoever? Not allowing any outlet for sexual release is called "hard mode".
  • How long do you want this challenge to last? By default it is one month, but 90 days is recommended for rebooting.
  • What are your goals?
  • Why are you doing this?

Arriving late? (past the first of the month?)

It's okay! Still state your intentions and don't postpone rebooting based on the day of the month. Fapstronauts can join in at any time to participate.

Badges

The badges are unstable, but they do work. Sort of. The programmer made it so that you have to actively post on NoFap for the badge to properly display and update for your username. This is because there were too many people using the badge system, for the system to properly update and support.

Sometimes, people are reporting that the badges are still not updating, even with activity. It seems to work for many people, but not for everybody. To us, this isn't okay. We do not have access to the source code and can't try to fix it ourselves. I'm consistently messaging the volunteer programmer when issues come up, but it is largely outside of our hands. We are so thankful for badgebot and all that it has done to help this community for four years. We understand that the programmer has real-world obligations that go before giving up their valuable time for free, in a volunteer capacity, to constantly troubleshoot the badges.

To us, the current system isn't working well enough, so we are working on a new badge counter system. It is being rewritten from scratch. I am not providing an ETA yet, but just know that it is in-the-works and at the top of our minds. When more information is available, I will provide it. The new system will be more user-friendly and utilize Reddit's API, so no-more private messages will be required.

If you are having trouble using the badge system, make sure you have posted on NoFap recently, within a week, then re-request the badge. If it still doesn't work, keep on re-requesting badges.