Posted by ClearSkies on August 20, 2007, at 7:25:45
In reply to Board names/descriptors, discussion??)Bob)Babblers, posted by muffled on August 19, 2007, at 23:28:08
> I think Maxime brings up a good point.
> I think the names of many the boards can be misleading.
> I wonder if it would be possible to have some discussion re: the names and descriptions of some of the boards...
> I am really tired right now, but mebbe if there's any interest, then I can input more.
> MuffledI mentioned in a post on the Eating board about the dual purpose activities on the Substance board - where those with substance abuse issues post alongside those who are looking for advice on how to best use substance for which they don't have prescriptions. Seemingly at cross purposes, though I feel that the board works well overall. It seems a shame that the Eating board can't find the same, larger community, without causing harm to its members.
I'm presuming that the idea of the Eating and Eating Disorders board use is inappropriate based on the response it got. Fair enough.
How about untangling the threads, though, as Maxime suggested, and redirecting the diet topic threads to the Health board; and adding some verbage to the board description to encompass "healthy eating habits" so that these threads get the attention they deserve?
I realize that Dr Bob is out of town - heck, out of the country at the moment - but can one of the deputies do the redirection in the meantime to keep the temperatures down on these threads? I'd hate to think that people are going to be PBC'd or worse, blocked, because The Man is away from his computer. Volatile situations wait for no Administrators, isn't that what they say?
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