Posted by Partlycloudy on September 9, 2008, at 14:56:43
In reply to Re: deputies having information/acting » Dinah, posted by 10derHeart on September 9, 2008, at 14:31:21
I suppose I should clarify my own comments about implied responsibility and access to poster information. I was only a deputy briefly; however, I had the experience of being on chat at a time when another participant was actively suicidal. The members of the community who were also on chat at the same time expected me to take action, and told me so. I did what I could (though Dr Bob was actually not reachable at the time with the channels I had to use). Things turned out OK that time, but I was frustrated by the expectations of the community (in the chat room at that time) of me as a deputy, and my inability to have any real consequence - my deputy hat meant essentially nothing. I resigned the next day.
I haven't been quite right since then.
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