Posted by wendy b. on April 3, 2002, at 11:30:20
In reply to Re: More on Old Timers Board, posted by Dr. Bob on April 2, 2002, at 19:37:48
> [quotes below from the thread starting at http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20020325/msgs/21221.html]
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> > I chalked [the change] up to turn-over rate in those who post...
> > IsoM
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> > It may be in part because there are many more posters than there were 2+ years ago...
> > Greg
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> > 1. the board has grown so it's tougher to know each other
> > 2. dr. bob has had to respond to that growth by "policing" more.
> > the board can be broken into another piece or two.
> > - kk
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> > I wish whole-heartedly that a lot of the "old timers would come back.
> > I do think I know what is missing now that we had a few years ago, a sense of family. I miss that a lot.
> > Greg
>
> The above made me think again about this idea of a separate board for old-timers. Other, even earlier, threads in which this has been discussed:
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> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20000630/msgs/39641.html
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20001124/msgs/601.html
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20001124/msgs/619.html
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> What do you think? Give it a try? A more general version might be a limited-membership board without specific (well, with different) membership "criteria"...
>
> Bob
Dr. Bob and others:Here's something I said under a different alter-ego, from a while back (under the third url Dr. Bob gave above), as "Ms. B" -- and I still agree with it...
Wendy
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"Also, I actually don't like the idea of an old-timers board, being something of a new-timer myself. Isn't it possible for people to ignore the postings on P-Babble (meds) that you don't want to read, and do a search every so often on the meds you are concerned about? Also, if some old-timers suffer from burnout, that may be part of the group-therapy dynamic we get on this web site -- learning from the interaction of the group when and how to say no, or when to simply ignore, in order to save oneself from doing too much. Perhaps a lesson that needs learning?However, I really do like the idea of "chat with the expert" or, "submit your questions, and an expert will answer a few" type of addition to the site. I think Dr. Bob has enough contacts who would do a little pro-bono work to keep it interesting, and give the old-timers something new to participate in, because the "experts" could be encouraged by Dr. Bob to answer the esoteric or more highly informed questions. For newbies with basic "Will Celexa cause me to gain weight?" questions, the moderator can simply refer them to the "search" function on P-Babble. Right?
Just my thoughts, here, I don't mean to offend anybody. Thanks for listening...
B. "
poster:wendy b.
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URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20020308/msgs/3774.html