Posted by MidnightBlue on May 11, 2006, at 13:38:14
In reply to Was this where we left off on the topic?, posted by gardenergirl on May 9, 2006, at 12:42:02
Okay I have a dumb idea. I think part of the problem is that people don't realize what they are writing is a trigger. Or they are posting so quickly they don't think about it.
Would it be possible to write a computer program that would search for trigger words, then instead of automatically marking the message with a flag, ask the writer if what they are writing could be a trigger?
In other words, if I write something about suicide and I don't think (or don't care) that someone might be hurt by what I say, before it is posted, the computer would ask me if I have written something that might trigger someone else. I could still mark "no" and it would be posted, but that message might carry an invisible "flag" that Dr. Bob or the deputies could see that would suggest they might want to check it out. I could also choose to flag a message myself if I thought/knew it might be triggering.
This is what I see as one step "below" an automatic flagging system, and one step above letting the person choose to flag their own message. It builds in a step to help you think.
No, this wouldn't catch everything, but it might be a step in the right direction.
MidnightBlue
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