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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?
Posted by Sigismund on August 9, 2009, at 16:23:42
In reply to Re: closing boards » Dr. Bob, posted by Dinah on August 9, 2009, at 10:15:41
>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.
Yeah, I agree.
Posted by 10derHeart on August 9, 2009, at 16:47:31
In reply to Re: closing boards, posted by Sigismund on August 9, 2009, at 16:23:42
Posted by MidnightBlue on August 10, 2009, at 0:10:55
In reply to Re: closing boards » Dr. Bob, posted by Dinah on August 9, 2009, at 10:15:41
I like the name Community better than Social.
Posted by Deneb on August 10, 2009, at 12:19:34
In reply to Re: closing boards, posted by MidnightBlue on August 10, 2009, at 0:10:55
I think closing those boards was a good idea. Now people won't be overwhelmed with too many boards to visit and now it might make the boards we do have more active.
I think it might be a good idea to have a section in information that links back to the old boards, just so people can find them for the sake of having complete archives.
It's not needed, it's just an idea. I was able to find the old boards no problem by changing the url. Parents was a little tricky to find, but I tried "child" after about the 5th try and was able to find it.
Oh and I was able to find the 2001 board by using the Wayback Machine. It was neat. Lots of Slinky's posts are there.
Posted by Dr. Bob on August 10, 2009, at 18:11:49
In reply to Re: closing boards, posted by Deneb on August 10, 2009, at 12:19:34
> I think it might be a good idea to have a section in information that links back to the old boards, just so people can find them for the sake of having complete archives.
I agree, see:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/general.html#Boards
Bob
Posted by Dr. Bob on March 25, 2010, at 21:21:25
In reply to Re: closing boards, posted by Dr. Bob on August 8, 2009, at 18:23:32
Hi, everyone,
Here's an update. Again, the number of new posts per week in the current archive of each board:
Medication 587.9
Psychology 69.9
Alternative 51.8
Social 49.6
Neurotransmitters 15.9
Administration 12.6
Newbies 10.7
Withdrawal 7.8
Health 6.0
Writing 4.5
Faith 3.5
Substance Use 3.1
Grief 1.2
Politics 1.0
2000 0.4I'm thinking about "closing" Withdrawal and Writing. They and their archives would stay where they are, but new threads wouldn't be able to be started and follow-ups to existing threads would automatically be redirected to Medication and Social.
Let me know what you think,
Bob
Posted by Phillipa on March 25, 2010, at 21:27:21
In reply to Re: closing boards, posted by Dr. Bob on March 25, 2010, at 21:21:25
I think a good decision. As withdrawal ties into meds. Phillipa writing? I've maybe visited a few times?
Posted by GeneLady on March 25, 2010, at 21:57:54
In reply to Re: closing boards, posted by Dr. Bob on August 10, 2009, at 18:11:49
Perhaps have some sort of a pop-up or shadow (not sure what it's called) that says the board is closed and related topics can be seen at such-and-such a place ?
> > I think it might be a good idea to have a section in information that links back to the old boards, just so people can find them for the sake of having complete archives.
>
> I agree, see:
>
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/general.html#Boards
>
> Bob
>
Posted by Dr. Bob on April 2, 2010, at 15:16:40
In reply to Re: closing boards » Dr. Bob, posted by GeneLady on March 25, 2010, at 21:57:54
> Perhaps have some sort of a pop-up or shadow (not sure what it's called) that says the board is closed and related topics can be seen at such-and-such a place ?
I'm going ahead and closing those boards. I'll add something to their introductions saying where those topics can be discussed now.
Bob
Posted by BayLeaf on April 5, 2010, at 13:10:06
In reply to Re: closing boards, posted by Dr. Bob on April 2, 2010, at 15:16:40
Bob, you want us to post to this thread, but its too damn long to figure out if something has already been discussed.
I strongly suggest you close the grief board and consolidate it into the social board. I posted on there in 2009 and can speak from experience. The low volume of posting there is worse than having no grief board at all.
Bay
Posted by Dr. Bob on April 6, 2010, at 17:50:23
In reply to Re: closing boards » Dr. Bob, posted by BayLeaf on April 5, 2010, at 13:10:06
> I strongly suggest you close the grief board and consolidate it into the social board. I posted on there in 2009 and can speak from experience. The low volume of posting there is worse than having no grief board at all.
Maybe it'll be next. Did you post a link to Social?
Bob
Posted by gardenergirl on April 6, 2010, at 20:14:27
In reply to Re: closing boards » Dr. Bob, posted by BayLeaf on April 5, 2010, at 13:10:06
I agree 100 percent. Why isolate expressions of grief but not other feelings, anyway?
Posted by Dinah on April 7, 2010, at 7:01:46
In reply to Re: closing boards » Dr. Bob, posted by BayLeaf on April 5, 2010, at 13:10:06
I also agree. Very strongly.
I've never been in favor of removing grief from the community, to isolate it on a board that is nothing but grief, and therefore may be too overwhelming for some people (or many people) to visit regularly.
It might help if "Social" was changed to a more inclusive name. In practice it seems to be "everything else" but the name "Social" implies something a bit different. Maybe "General" or "Community" or something? I *like* "NOS" but I'm afraid newcomers might not understand that.
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