Originally Posted by indigogo

It seemed that Doc John was clear from the first - and I believed him. Still do. He has been quite responsive, and just about as transparent as one can be on the internet.

I just don't get it.

me either! I've been dorry since joining braintalk1. Maybe the problem is we all had our little hidey holes over there and saw the same posters day after day. Here, everyone is new to each other.

Guess we should have an introduction thread!

Hi I'm dorry. Joined BT1 when I got rsd from a wrist fracture. Got alot of good medical info and hooked up with some long lasting friends. Migrated to the computer forum about 3 yrs ago. That's about it

I believe there are people who do things without expectation of reward - except for that of the good deed itself.

Yep. And it's really sad that they get crucified for it. I admire ppl that will step up to the plate and fill a need, because it needs filling.

All this paranoia, just tells me that BT1 had more trust issues than I ever realized. I remember that boardtracker episode where everyone freaked out. With the internet you have to be careful, but take a chance on meeting a few great people in a caring community. Life is too short and there is much to gain from having a little trust in ppl.

Originally Posted by Thelma

[B]
This is a direct copy from Braintalks list of forums. Why some forums and not all?

The above is not true and hasn't been for a long time.

Something is weird here. You 'doc' offered to help John and when he did not reply you went ahead and took from his forum hils words and created this one.

He did not want your help nor did he ask for it. Yet you did it anyway. Why?

I think you copied his forums but when did you do it and how did you do it after the site went down.

You had to have done it before....................something is not right here.

huh? He didn't add all the forums? Where is this entitlement coming from?

DocJohn you are a patient man aren't you? lol

[stevem53]

Maybe it is simply a random act of kindness as Dr John says it is

[swift]

Originally Posted by Thelma

Welcome to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation's message board. This board is part of a partnership with "BrainTalk Communities" sponsored in part by the Massachusetts General Hospital's Department of Neurology.

This is a direct copy from Braintalks list of forums. Why some forums and not all?

The above is not true and hasn't been for a long time.

Something is weird here. You 'doc' offered to help John and when he did not reply you went ahead and took from his forum hils words and created this one.

I think you copied his forums but when did you do it and how did you do it after the site went down.

You had to have done it before....................something is not right here.

Gosh, conspiracies abound! The fact that whichever forum says that is indicative of the fact that DocJohn got the basic list of forums *after* BT2 went down, using the Wayback machine or webarchive (a simple google search will let you find those).

Swift

[ZombieSlayer]

The insinuation that BrainTalk crashed because of the mods retreat (or because nobody donated to it) is quite funny. I can say with 100% certainty that Mr. Lester wouldn't do that to the members of BrainTalk.

[paula_w]

I like Dorry's idea of introducing ourselves. I 'm a retired teacher [on disability] from the Parkinsons Forum, been at "MGH' now Braintalk since 1998. I have made dozens of friends here, and know what a small group of dedicated people can constructively accomplish.

We have an excellent forum, with few problems. It is restrictive though, and I don't like being scolded by moderators. [or anyone else if a dispute should arise]. I do not see any reason to tell another poster what to or not to post.

But in return, if you are going to cross the lines of decency to the point that someone has to complain - name calling, accusations, deliberate needling, etc. then you have to take what is measured out to you.

One of a PD patient's and of course many of the other patient conditions here is lack of motivation and energy. It is imperative that to keep living as 'normal' as possible a life [one where you get out of bed in the morning at least], to have the "synergy" of a 24 hour a day safe place.

But we must know, not just want to believe, that it is a safe place. Most places on the Internet are questionable and hatred, sexual harassment, and trolling are rampant.

This one feels safe, but the conditions behind the switch and John Lesters's behavior seem muddled. Maybe that isn't what's important, as long as this one is truly safe.

Put myself to sleep....back to bed.

Paula

[DocJohn]

Swift has it right -- I just went to archive.org and copied the list of the "biggest" forums (because there were so many and my time is a little limited), and their descriptions, and created BT2 from that. I admit I didn't read the descriptions in many cases, but will go back and edit anything inappropriate or inaccurate.

As for my purpose, it is as others have suspected... I have a *lot* of respect for online communities and have learned a lot from running them for the past 11 years. One of the things I've learned is that many, many people rely on them as literal lifelines to the outside world. You take away one of the only or few lifelines of a person and you can cause a lot of emotional pain.

As a psychologist, I can't help but look for ways to help people reduce their pain.

So when I see a community seemingly abandoned, with little regard for the daily support so many people appreciated and needed, and I can take some positive action to help, then I'll do it. It's just my nature.

John

[Wittesea]

Originally Posted by unknown

With a site like BT things are a little different - MGH is definitely a well respected hospital which has been around a long time. A little less concern about misuse is obviously appropriate.

BT has not been affiliated with MGH in a number of years - and in fact the BT server has been housed in a hackers den for a few years.

So if you feel as if less concern is needed at BT (in a hacker den) that is your opinion. However, I personally feel much safer here where my IP address is not available to members of L0pht Heavy Industries (as it is on the BT servers).

[DocJohn]

Yup, it's a learning curve for all of us. I hope everyone takes this place as an opportunity to "start fresh," without bringing over a lot of the baggage from other places. And if some folks want to do that with a new username, that's fine by me.

I mentioned this in another thread, but I'll mention it here too -- of course there will be some guidelines for posting here, if these forums remain. But my main guideline has always been the same -- treat others the way you would like to be treated, remembering that there are live, feeling human beings behind these names.

John