Posted by Angel Girl on February 2, 2005, at 0:01:55
In reply to Re: new boards..... » Angel Girl, posted by Dinah on February 1, 2005, at 18:04:54
Dinah
Yes, since writing my reply to you I have read some of that very long thread and I feel I understand where most people's feelings lie.
Are the newbies allowed to post on any other forum other than the one designated to them? I have been to several psych forums and this is the *only* one that is set up this way. I see absolutely no purpose to this and if I were a newcomer then I would feel that I wasn't good enough to post with everyone else if I could only stay on that one forum. The whole thing boggles my mind and I see absolutely no good that can come out of this. What I see is a lot of hurt feelings from people who will not be included in these new small boards and a mass exodus. I for one just may follow fallen and leave. This is like separating blacks and whites all over again. Have we not learned from that to treat everyone as equals? Apparently not.... but as usual, Bob will do what Bob wants to do regardless of what anybody else has to say anyway. As a pdoc does he not understand the implications that can occur by going forth with this ridiculous idea????
AG
> I agree with you, which was what I was saying.
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> As it stands right now, unless you're a newcomer or official greeter you can't reach out to someone on the newbie board. You'll get smacked in the face with a notice that you aren't allowed to post on that board. I don't understand the rationale behind limiting the number of potential responders to a newcomer's post, but Dr. Bob apparently thinks it's for the good of the board.
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> Mind you, I think official greeters are a grand idea. I just can't see the point in not letting others respond at all.
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> But Dr. Bob does. Perhaps he could explain his rationale.
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