Depression Support Group
Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.
hi all -
i have to be honest...this community is really frustrating me right now.
the in-fighting and general focus seems to have turned in the last few days, and that's just not acceptable. while we generally try to take a backseat and let people figure things out amongst themselves, it doesn't seem to be working.
we are going to temporarily more aggressively patrol this community, and we are going to delete discussions and comments that are either rude, inappropriate or fail to advance the mission of this community - which is people helping people. we WILL ban folks from DS who prove to not be able to control their temper.
we are going to be much harder about enforcing the rules here, and i ask all of you to think twice before you post something inappropriate. if someone else breaks the rules, DO NOT respond with venom of your own...instead, tell us.
i understand that some of you aren't happy with our new categories and attempts we're making to improve the features for this large community, and that's fine...but it shouldn't be the entire focus of this group. in about 2 weeks, we're going to have a new community where a member can talk directly to DS about their ideas or issues. please understand that our changes are a work in progress, and we are listening.
lastly, we at DailyStrength don't want to get into a "he said, she said" argument about who's wrong. our focus is simply getting the community back to it's original, and core mission, which is supporting each other.
as i've said before, i suffer from depression just like the rest of you. i come to this community not as a job, but as a personal support tool for me as well. it needs to get back to that.
thanks for listening.
doug
i have to be honest...this community is really frustrating me right now.
the in-fighting and general focus seems to have turned in the last few days, and that's just not acceptable. while we generally try to take a backseat and let people figure things out amongst themselves, it doesn't seem to be working.
we are going to temporarily more aggressively patrol this community, and we are going to delete discussions and comments that are either rude, inappropriate or fail to advance the mission of this community - which is people helping people. we WILL ban folks from DS who prove to not be able to control their temper.
we are going to be much harder about enforcing the rules here, and i ask all of you to think twice before you post something inappropriate. if someone else breaks the rules, DO NOT respond with venom of your own...instead, tell us.
i understand that some of you aren't happy with our new categories and attempts we're making to improve the features for this large community, and that's fine...but it shouldn't be the entire focus of this group. in about 2 weeks, we're going to have a new community where a member can talk directly to DS about their ideas or issues. please understand that our changes are a work in progress, and we are listening.
lastly, we at DailyStrength don't want to get into a "he said, she said" argument about who's wrong. our focus is simply getting the community back to it's original, and core mission, which is supporting each other.
as i've said before, i suffer from depression just like the rest of you. i come to this community not as a job, but as a personal support tool for me as well. it needs to get back to that.
thanks for listening.
doug
I am very sorry that this community is frustrating you. I do however want to congratulate you & your compadres for creating the largest most comprehensive social health-based website in the world. It is extremely user-friendly, you have your "buzz" words, ie, depression, suicide, etc. programmed into Google & other search engines so that your website pops-up near the top of the page. People can open an account in under 5 minutes to try & get the help that they need for free.
The improvements such as the Groups, Ignore button & Categories are wonderful new features. Thank you for that.
I understand that because this is the internet there will be trolls, mean, perverted, abusive & angry people, no different than real life, just easier to run amok online.
Good luck with your continued success & I hope you are doing well with your depression.
Sincerely, Jazzergirl
there there would be far less confusion. Also you need more moderators, people who are here every single day. The weekend just past had several threads left for more than 24hours because there was no mods around. for such a big place you meed more mods.
-Daisylou
Damn being old. PML