i agree......what people need to realize this is an open forum and well u should be able to express ur self good bad or indefferent....anger is part of the depression....and we are all at different levels...not every one is so leveled headed all the time

Thats right but it seems that the minute people see what they dont want to on here, they report it. How is anyone treated fairly when they are reported for having a different view to someone else? I have seen someone reported merely for posting on the same thread as someone that they didnt get on with, its ridiculous. Anyway, bmoney youre a star for seeing that people shouldnt be kicked into the ground especially after apologising :)

thanks guys! i am really touched that you think this way! i try to stay calm all the time but as i am human i am not perfect either. i have let my temper go before and have tried to learn from that, that it isn't always what we say but usually how we say it. i hope we can all just keep trying to support each other even when we don't agree on everything. if we all did agree all the time how boring would that be? luv you guys!!!!!!!

While DS does not (thankfully) have a babysitter-type of monitor, the reported abuse is carefully considered by DS administration. People are warned or in severe cases banned when they have violated terms of service. These terms of service are clearly posted and they don't have the slightest thing to do with "different views." They have everything to do with vulgar language and personal attacks.

And even in the multiple cases where people have been banned, they're usually back on the site with a new name within 5-10 minutes.

We must all be personally accountable to the way we express ourselves in the public forum. Many of the posts on the depression board are better suited to private journals and private messaging. And if someone does not welcome your private message, there's a clue that you have overstepped boundaries.

this is true. i just hope we can all keep trying to answer in a responsible polite manner even when we don't see eye to eye. guy paul and i have felt the brunt of it when we disagreed with ppl before and that alone helps me to try to stay calm and try not to let things get nasty and out of hand. and i will not be bullied (that happened too much when i was a kid)so not speaking my mind isn't an option for me.

Way to go, bmoney.
Got yer own thread.
You're a SUPERSTAR!

well its nice to know there are people who can have different opinions and not run off on a witch hunt. i know what threads you're talking about and I'm so glad to know there are people who care enough to consider others feelings before their differences. Go bmoney xx

wow...what happened panty? i am sorry you were attacked like that!

ok...now i am getting sniffly. thanks guys! i am really touched and honored that you guys feel i am a good person. makes me want to keep trying harder.

i am sorry for this...but i have to bump this once last time. I am just so tickled someone posted something this nice about me! thanks!!!!!!! luv you all tons!!!!!!!!!

Its cos you are a star sweetie xxx

i really needed something like this today. thanks again! hugs to all of you!!!!!!!!!

Amen!!!!