Posted by Greg on November 27, 2000, at 8:03:57
In reply to Re: So many questions, posted by Dr. Bob on November 27, 2000, at 0:00:51
> What kind of problem?
Actually two that I can think of.
The further impact on your time. Having an additional board to monitor cannot be an easy thing to have to do. I do appreciate it though.
And the division of the members here. I recently looked around the PB and PSB boards and could identify only three cross-over members at the time (posters to both boards). I must admit that I very rarely look at the PB board these days. I didn't like the idea of PB being split up originally (and still don't to a certain degree). I felt that we could all interact socially and medically on a single board. And now we have a division among the posters on the PSB board. I spoke over the weekend to a friend who runs a board similar to yours (he asked not to be identified here and I will respect that). He runs an abuse survivor board. We talked about about all of the fighting and arguing taking place here and he just chuckled. His comment was that, historically all boards, especially those dealing with health issues go thru this type of thing during this time of year (Sept thru Feb). It is an extremely stressful time of year for a lot of people and is to be expected. He handles it by monitoring conversations, giving warnings to those who go over the top, and banning some members if necessary. But he tries to give as much latitude as possible in letting people work out their problems on their own. He says that most usually do. And many become very close friends by working out their problems on their own.
I guess that my concern is, if the boards continue to be split up, how are we ever going to learn to get along together? I hate to think that more and more of us will set up camp against those who we perceive to be "enemies" and that we will be given a forum to do exactly that. Although I'm sure that was not your intent, it may seen that way by some. We need to be brought together, not pushed apart.
I know I'm being a bit dramatic here, but there is a lot at stake.
Greg
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