Posted by Dinah on May 23, 2005, at 19:29:47
In reply to Re: or.... » gardenergirl, posted by so on May 23, 2005, at 19:18:45
> >How do you define "critical service"?
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> One example of critical service would be a service described as occuring in potentially clinical milieu in which people occassionally present with the complaint that "I might die in the next few hours if I don't get help."Of course this isn't a clinical milieu. And people are told up front that Babble is not going to provide that "help" and is not an appropriate place to seek it.
And we mean it. If people are suicidal, they are urged by fellow posters to get help IRL. We have no illusion that we are up to that situation, and Dr. Bob does not claim to provide that sort of service.
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