Mental Health Forum Guidelines

mirandaj · #1 05-21-2007, 07:19 PM

This is a community of mutual respect. You will see this reflected in our forum rules. We have tried to set a standard that will keep everyone feeling safe and comfortable. This forum is designed as a place of support and discussion. We are not trained or equipped to serve as a suicide hotline. If you are in need of professional assistance, please contact a suicide hotline, your personal physician, a hospital emergency room or your city’s law enforcement. If you give personal information to a moderator and later threaten suicide, we reserve the right to contact the appropriate authorities; however, no guarantee is made that someone will contact emergency personnel for you. As stated before, we are not equipped to handle crisis situations. We invite you to speak freely about your experiences and ask that you please respect members. Because this is a safe space, personal insults and flaming will not be tolerated. Posts containing abusive material or personal attacks will be removed. For your protection, please do not post personal information in this forum.

dirtyplotte · #2 06-08-2007, 08:09 AM

hey! report any harassing threads. it helps us lots to have clues as to where harassment may be. its hard going in each and every thread and analysing the flow of conversation. i think im missing a bunch of stuff.

kesh · #3 06-08-2007, 08:11 AM

what about tough love or whatever, where do you draw the line?

dirtyplotte · #4 06-08-2007, 08:14 AM

it depends on the situation. i try and be as fair as possible. ive been watching for a while and there are a few people who come in to ahrass people and those i throw out, but with reported posts, i try and look to see what transpired in the thread in particular, rather than sort out any history, if that gives you any clue?

mirandaj · #5 06-10-2007, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kesh

what about tough love or whatever, where do you draw the line?

Good question. I think it's a matter of being firm versus mean. For example, if a person continually talks about taking his or her own life, you might respond with advice or ask if he or she is attention seeking for a different reason, etc. If you respond with "Just do it" that's something I personally will delete as it is not constructive just provocative.

Kesh, I always feel your posts are in good taste