Posted by shellie on February 8, 2001, at 23:08:26
In reply to Re: board for oldtimers, posted by Dr. Bob on February 8, 2001, at 22:23:16
> Good questions... The main purpose, from my end, would be to provide some sort of perk or reward for participating (so the definition would probably be number of messages posted or something like that).Many people who post a lot have given a lot of support and knowledge to the board; others who post alot have simply found a sounding board. Therefore to count amount of posts as a "reward" seems kind of strange to me.
My take on psychbabble is that besides the few people who ask specifically for scott, or johnL, or andrew; people who started out as receivers of information then become the next group of givers of that information. Maybe the old timers need not accept the responsibility of answering repetitive posts--and if a newby receives no reply, someone can simply direct them to the archives or the individual folders.
What is your expectation (or hope) of how long someone participates on this board? Especially someone who is no longer depressed. For me it seems a good thing for those who are getting less depressed to spend less time on this site, and move on to other aspects of their life. There is only so much time in a day.
So the concept of rewarding "staying" is also interesting to me. I think that as I get less depressed I respond less on the board because I spend more time doing other things. I still like to check in, but not as much as six months ago. This has more to do with my interests expanding than with problems on the board. I think I will always in some way relate to psychobabble and social-pb. I see it as a group of people who understand how depression (and/or mania) feels and are sharing and asking questions because they truely want to get better, with really very few exceptions. My depression has lessened (not gone away), but I am also keenly aware that what is working for me now may not be working next year; this board also helps me see "what's out there", concerning new meds and new combinations.
I guess what I am really saying is that I don't want to either be rewarded or penalized for the amount of time I spend on this board. Shellie
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