Posted by Dr. Bob on July 25, 2003, at 21:39:29
In reply to Redirected: Redirects, posted by Dr. Bob on July 25, 2003, at 19:54:40
> how does one sort that out, really? I mean, I am thinking about whether or not to pursue the Effexor thing, and exploring all this new stuff, and people who have experience. and I don't WANT to go off somewhere else...
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> Daphnis> For us to suddenly be told to "compartmentalize" our talk -- when our posts flow in the same post back and forth between Effexor and other drug issues, side effects etc to the broader issues we're dealing with that are "psychosocial" would, in my opinion, be artificial and frankly impossible.
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> I would feel overloaded by having two separate sites to check and monitor and then have to monitor myself to make sure i only talked about Effexor here and related topics somewhere else.
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> I urge you to respect and even I would hope take satisfaction in seeing just what a wonderful support group has evolved
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> zinyaI know it's not as natural, and not as easy, sorry.
And I do think it's great that *two* wonderful support groups have evolved. :-)
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> Why was my post deleted?
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> Yankeegirl> are you sure it was deleted? At least once, i forget to hit the second 'submit' that says "confirm" ...
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> zinyaI didn't delete it, I didn't even move anything until tonight...
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> Soma amazing things going on here. Like: "Whose internet is it?"
> And the site rules.
> and the legitimacy of that, but the control issues of womens free discussion. I see some gender issues here. You can't delineate and prioritize the freedom and inclusiveness of womens conversation. that's sort of a male model.
> At the same time, the forum is provided, and that's great. We may need another meeting place in the event of revolutionary freedom and growth.
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> DaphnisHmm, I never thought of it as a male model, but maybe you have a point there. But in women's clothing stores, they keep different styles in different areas, too, don't they?
> I think Dr. Bob just wants this site to be a resource to people who are experiencing side effects and need support with the drug. With all of us talking about other things...a person who may come to this site looking for answers, could turn away as they will not find the information they are looking for.
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> willieExactly!
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> I always post myself babbling here in the effexor site about nothing & everything and now I'm really just embarrassed.
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> CherC68There's no need for any of you to feel embarrassed, and none of you are in trouble. Your discussion just evolved beyond the scope of that board, that's all. Sorry if I should've explained things more at the time...
> Dr. Bob wasn't banishing you from the site. Psycho-Social is just a separate board on this site...
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> DinahThanks again for helping out...
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> if you go to the top of this page, under the Shark picture, you'll see a list of all the boards Babble has to offer. One of them is Psycho-Social Babble. If you click there you'll see the whole board.
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> DinahAlso, each page with a post has at its top a link to the board it's on...
Bob
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