Posted by Mair on May 17, 2002, at 22:34:27
In reply to Coping with not hearing from people, posted by Fi on May 17, 2002, at 9:21:20
People used to come and go and you never knew why they disappeared. It's entirely possible that some of them committed suicide and we would have no way of knowing. With the advent of the PSB Board, I think some connections are stronger and many more people now seem to exchange email addresses, and we all seem to know bits and pieces about other Board members. I think maybe we get to feel a little more "invested" in one another's well being although in this forum we don't have usually have the means to check up on someone who simply won't respond.
Finding out about Sar's death was probably unique, but it did sort of highlight the limitations of internet connections. I wish people wouldn't post crisis type messages unless they're willing to respond to the replies, and I wish people wouldn't leave the Board without letting people know that this is a choice they've made. Like others, I really do worry about people, and I'm still worried about some people who disappeared without warning before Sar died, and others, of course, since then. Before I heard about Sar's death I was worried about her because her posting absence was longer than usual, and she hadn't responded to an email message. Obviously i was right to be concerned, but really I don't think I knew enough to have been able to track her down. This is pretty much true of everyone else I know on the Board.
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