Posted by mair on June 7, 2002, at 8:07:47
In reply to Re: All these stinkin' sites confuse me!, posted by Dr. Bob on June 6, 2002, at 19:19:35
Bob
I almost hate to wade in here because I feel that I gave it my best shot at expressing disatisfaction with multiple boards when the creation of an OT board was being discussed.
I do think we have some superfluous boards and that there is legitimate confusion over crossing the lines between one board and another.
I think it makes sense to have a meds board (perhaps named something other than PB) for those people who really just have meds questions.
I hated the idea of the 2000 Board but don't want to go there again - that board should stay.
I don't think many people on the 2001 board would care whether it stayed or went.
I actually think the faith board is a good thing. It's my observation that babblers there are communicating with one another in a way that wouldn't be comfortable on other boards and would probably be off-putting to many.
My big beef is with the bifurcation of PSB and PPB. Let's say you meet someone on the street and stop to chat and you talk very socially for awhile and then you ask your friend how things are going and your friend launches into a big explanation about her depression. I've never thought that PSB was "just social" although there are some threads that are just that. But how do you separate out a discussion about how genuinely lousy you feel without talking as well about therapy issues - maybe not discreet issues about a therapist or about the efficacy of specific types of therapys, but certainly what you're trying to work on and address in therapy? There's alot of overlap, and if you look at PSB there are several threads that hardly fit into the category of social chitchat.
I'm not doing great at the moment and have considered posting about some of what's been going on with me. But like many others here, asking for help or support doesn't come anywhere near as easily as offering support to others. Getting over this hump is made much more difficult IMO when you have to decide (in your already confused state) where to post. People do want to post where they're most likely to get a response and that enters into the decision as well. In my case sometimes it's just easier not to bother.
Maybe you should get rid of a few extra boards (at least temporarily) and institute a rule that no post will be redirected if it at least partially involves the subject matter of that board. This might address Shelli's conundrum.
Mair
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