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Posted by Phillipa on September 14, 2008, at 21:25:40
In reply to Re: new newbie, posted by Dr. Bob on May 30, 2008, at 0:11:51
Dr. Bob no green flag? Phillipa
Posted by Dr. Bob on September 21, 2008, at 3:24:31
In reply to Re: new newbie » Dr. Bob, posted by Phillipa on September 14, 2008, at 21:25:40
> Dr. Bob no green flag?
You don't see one? They're in the previous archive now, but they should have one there. Those that still haven't been replied to are:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20080903/msgs/851306.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20080903/msgs/850675.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20080903/msgs/850870.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20080903/msgs/851388.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20080903/msgs/850799.htmlThanks,
Bob
Posted by Phillipa on September 21, 2008, at 18:45:02
In reply to Re: green flag, posted by Dr. Bob on September 21, 2008, at 3:24:31
Dr. Bob no I don't see one if the poster is the Kimmeth. And it's posted in August. Is that the person you mean in that thread? Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on September 21, 2008, at 18:54:07
In reply to Re: green flag, posted by Dr. Bob on September 21, 2008, at 3:24:31
Answered all but the first and no green flags arent't they for only new posts and not older ones? Do the flags disappear? Phillipa
Posted by muffled on September 22, 2008, at 11:17:39
In reply to Re: green flag » Dr. Bob, posted by Phillipa on September 21, 2008, at 18:54:07
Posted by Dinah on September 22, 2008, at 17:10:55
In reply to Re: green flag » Dr. Bob, posted by Phillipa on September 21, 2008, at 18:54:07
Are you clicking on the link and looking for the flags that way? I think I have some vague memory that they only show up on the main page of each board. The one with the thread listings. Once you click on a thread (or in this case, follow Dr. Bob's links) the green flag doesn't show.
Posted by Phillipa on September 22, 2008, at 20:46:26
In reply to Re: green flag » Phillipa, posted by Dinah on September 22, 2008, at 17:10:55
Dinah tried that and what I found was if the thread had a lot of responses and was old no green flag???? Love Phillipa
Posted by Dr. Bob on October 5, 2008, at 10:07:02
In reply to Re: green flag » Dr. Bob, posted by Phillipa on September 21, 2008, at 18:54:07
> Answered all but the first
Thanks for doing that. Could you or someone else also answer the first:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20080903/msgs/851306.html
and these more recent ones?
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20080903/msgs/851998.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20080926/msgs/854656.html> no green flags arent't they for only new posts and not older ones? Do the flags disappear?
On what page did you look for green flags? The yellow flags are for new posts, so they disappear, but someone's first post is always their first post, so the green flags stay.
Bob
Posted by Phillipa on October 5, 2008, at 19:47:21
In reply to Re: new newbies, posted by Dr. Bob on October 5, 2008, at 10:07:02
Dr. Bob answered all of them still didn't see green flags? Maybe I am colorblind just kidding. Love Phillipa
Posted by Dr. Bob on December 30, 2008, at 2:17:09
In reply to Re: new newbies » Dr. Bob, posted by Phillipa on October 5, 2008, at 19:47:21
> answered all of them
I want to thank all of you who keep checking on Newbies. Could someone welcome this new poster, too?
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/newbs/20080507/msgs/870987.html
Thanks,
Bob
Posted by Dr. Bob on January 1, 2009, at 23:30:02
In reply to Re: new newbie, posted by Dr. Bob on December 30, 2008, at 2:17:09
> Could someone welcome this new poster, too?
>
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/newbs/20080507/msgs/870987.htmlMuffled, thanks for doing that. Could someone welcome this new poster, too?
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/newbs/20080507/msgs/871385.html
Thanks,
Bob
Posted by Dr. Bob on January 6, 2009, at 3:18:07
In reply to Re: new newbie, posted by Dr. Bob on January 1, 2009, at 23:30:02
> Could someone welcome this new poster, too?
>
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/newbs/20080507/msgs/871385.htmlDeneb, thanks for doing that. Could someone welcome back this poster?
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/newbs/20080507/msgs/872461.html
Thanks,
Bob
Posted by Dr. Bob on January 8, 2009, at 1:28:09
In reply to Re: new newbie, posted by Dr. Bob on January 6, 2009, at 3:18:07
Posted by Dr. Bob on January 24, 2009, at 16:35:02
In reply to Re: new newbie, posted by Dr. Bob on January 6, 2009, at 3:18:07
Hi, everyone,
Could someone swing by Newbies to welcome these new posters?
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/newbs/20080507/msgs/874148.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/newbs/20080507/msgs/875144.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/newbs/20080507/msgs/875277.htmlThanks,
Bob
Posted by Phillipa on January 24, 2009, at 21:17:28
In reply to Re: new newbies, posted by Dr. Bob on January 24, 2009, at 16:35:02
Dr. Bob all three welcomed. Love Phillipa
Posted by Dr. Bob on August 8, 2009, at 10:33:52
In reply to Re: closing boards, posted by Dr. Bob on November 22, 2007, at 15:17:01
> a minimum of 1 [new thread]/week would mean closing 2000, Parents, Faith, Books, Eating, Grief, and Politics. I might consider 2000, Faith, and Politics to be exceptions and just close Parents, Books, Eating, and Grief?
I still do want to close some boards. FYI, here's the number of new posts (not new threads) per week in the current archive of each board:
Medication 610.0
Social 262.5
Administration 147.9
Withdrawal 96.0
Psychology 87.9
Neurotransmitters 15.5
Politics 12.9
Alternative 8.2
Health 8.1
Writing 6.9
Self-Esteem 3.8
Relationships 3.4
Substance Use 3.3
Newbies 3.0
Grief 2.6
Students 2.5
Faith 2.4
Books 2.1
Work 1.9
Parents 1.3
Eating 1.0
2000 0.6I'm thinking I'll close a board not by deleting it, but by automatically redirecting new posts to a different board. How does that sound? I think I now have Work redirecting to Social if you want to try it out.
Bob
Posted by Dinah on August 8, 2009, at 10:41:42
In reply to Re: closing boards, posted by Dr. Bob on August 8, 2009, at 10:33:52
Posted by GeneLady on August 8, 2009, at 13:09:11
In reply to Re: closing boards, posted by Dr. Bob on August 8, 2009, at 10:33:52
I could see "Social" as including things like politics, faith, books, work, eating and possibly others. It seems like "social" is a relatively all-inclusive type of term that encompasses just about any interaction between people. Perhaps it is supposed to be more "light hearted"? "Health" could be rolled into "Medications" or maybe hyphenate it - "Health/Medications." Just a thought.
> > a minimum of 1 [new thread]/week would mean closing 2000, Parents, Faith, Books, Eating, Grief, and Politics. I might consider 2000, Faith, and Politics to be exceptions and just close Parents, Books, Eating, and Grief?
>
> I still do want to close some boards. FYI, here's the number of new posts (not new threads) per week in the current archive of each board:
>
> Medication 610.0
> Social 262.5
> Administration 147.9
> Withdrawal 96.0
> Psychology 87.9
> Neurotransmitters 15.5
> Politics 12.9
> Alternative 8.2
> Health 8.1
> Writing 6.9
> Self-Esteem 3.8
> Relationships 3.4
> Substance Use 3.3
> Newbies 3.0
> Grief 2.6
> Students 2.5
> Faith 2.4
> Books 2.1
> Work 1.9
> Parents 1.3
> Eating 1.0
> 2000 0.6
>
> I'm thinking I'll close a board not by deleting it, but by automatically redirecting new posts to a different board. How does that sound? I think I now have Work redirecting to Social if you want to try it out.
>
> Bob
Posted by Dr. Bob on August 8, 2009, at 18:23:32
In reply to Re: closing boards » Dr. Bob, posted by GeneLady on August 8, 2009, at 13:09:11
> I could see "Social" as including things like politics, faith, books, work, eating and possibly others. It seems like "social" is a relatively all-inclusive type of term that encompasses just about any interaction between people. Perhaps it is supposed to be more "light hearted"?
I do think of Social as all-inclusive, but not necessarily light-hearted.
> > Self-Esteem 3.8
> > Relationships 3.4
> > Substance Use 3.3
> > Newbies 3.0
> > Grief 2.6
> > Students 2.5
> > Faith 2.4
> > Books 2.1
> > Work 1.9
> > Parents 1.3
> > Eating 1.0
> > 2000 0.6The above are all relatively inactive. Substance Use, Newbies, Grief, Faith, and 2000 are special cases in a way, I think I'll redirect the others to Social.
Bob
Posted by Phillipa on August 8, 2009, at 20:32:15
In reply to Re: closing boards, posted by Dr. Bob on August 8, 2009, at 18:23:32
Dr. Bob good idea but health and meds are closely tied in to me. Love Phillipa ie thyroid and depression and anxiety clearly tied in alone with chronic disease autoimmune in particular. Just my thoughts
Posted by Dinah on August 8, 2009, at 22:41:51
In reply to Re: closing boards, posted by Dr. Bob on August 8, 2009, at 18:23:32
I disagree about Grief. I've always thought that Grief should be part of Social. When someone is grieving, isn't the place to look for comfort the community? Not isolated.
Posted by GeneLady on August 9, 2009, at 0:01:59
In reply to Re: closing boards » Dr. Bob, posted by Phillipa on August 8, 2009, at 20:32:15
As I think about it, I agree. Also see the practical aspects of putting grief in with social. Both are excellent suggestions IMHO.
> Dr. Bob good idea but health and meds are closely tied in to me. Love Phillipa ie thyroid and depression and anxiety clearly tied in alone with chronic disease autoimmune in particular. Just my thoughts
Posted by 10derHeart on August 9, 2009, at 0:39:21
In reply to Re: closing boards, posted by Dr. Bob on August 8, 2009, at 18:23:32
> > > Self-Esteem 3.8
> > > Relationships 3.4
> > > Substance Use 3.3
> > > Newbies 3.0
> > > Grief 2.6
> > > Students 2.5
> > > Faith 2.4
> > > Books 2.1
> > > Work 1.9
> > > Parents 1.3
> > > Eating 1.0
> > > 2000 0.6
>
> The above are all relatively inactive. Substance Use, Newbies, Grief, Faith, and 2000 are special cases in a way, I think I'll redirect the others to Social.But not Politics, right? You would still consider it an exception as you said in your previous post in this thread?
PLEASE don't close Politics. Please remember why you created it.
Posted by Dr. Bob on August 9, 2009, at 9:42:00
In reply to Re: closing boards- PLEASE, Dr. Bob » Dr. Bob, posted by 10derHeart on August 9, 2009, at 0:39:21
> I disagree about Grief. I've always thought that Grief should be part of Social. When someone is grieving, isn't the place to look for comfort the community? Not isolated.
>
> Dinah> Also see the practical aspects of putting grief in with social.
>
> GeneLadyBut Social can be light-hearted, and people who are grieving won't be isolated if others swing by to visit them. Maybe posting links to Social would help?
--
> But not Politics, right?
No, only the ones I listed.
Bob
Posted by Dinah on August 9, 2009, at 10:15:41
In reply to Re: closing boards, posted by Dr. Bob on August 9, 2009, at 9:42:00
> > I disagree about Grief. I've always thought that Grief should be part of Social. When someone is grieving, isn't the place to look for comfort the community? Not isolated.
> >
> > Dinah
>
> > Also see the practical aspects of putting grief in with social.
> >
> > GeneLady
>
> But Social can be light-hearted, and people who are grieving won't be isolated if others swing by to visit them. Maybe posting links to Social would help?As you said, Social isn't always light hearted. Lots of things are discussed there. People post their feelings of hopelessness, sad things in their life, even their desire not to battle on. Why should grief alone be seggregated? I find the grief board very triggering because it's only grief - unleavened grief. But grief expressed as part of life on the board of the community, I think is appropriate. More appropriate than posters being told to take their grief to someplace they won't depress others.
How about changing the name to General or better yet Community?
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