Posted by Mair on June 4, 2001, at 17:57:54
In reply to Re: Dr. Bob, the Old-Timers board?, posted by Shar on June 2, 2001, at 23:12:40
> >This discussion is starting to make me uneasy because most of what has been said centers on the logistics of the board. No one has raised an issue of whether this is a good idea. When an old timers board was first discussed, I had not been on the board for very long and I felt both hurt and panicked by the suggestion - hurt because it did have an exclusionary feel, and panicked because getting support from people who had thought and written alot about depression was helpful to me. There is the obvious appeal that maybe people like Greg and Shar and some other old timers who have since disappeared, would participate more. But I think there are downsides and I'd really like to hear from "old timers" why the benefits outweigh the detriments, and I'd like to here from some newer people as to whether they even care, or as to what benefitsor detriments they think there are to not have as many participants on the regular PSB board. My recollection is that the idea arose because lots of people were tired of fielding the same questions about meds on PB. PSB is obviously a very different kind of board.
Mair
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