My concept of this and I may be wrong is that anything you put out on the net is public content and while no one asked anyone if they wanted to be quoted on other sites or put on Wayback for instance they were. So that tells me it is okay to use.

I can see of no one wanting to put castigations of the former site or any of the members there towards each other on here but it is a thought that has to be worked out.

I know of no one that would want to do that but there may be a sick person with a grudge out there who would think this site is available for payback.

That would require moderation and immediate deleting, no questions asked.

Names don't have to be used nor any info relating to the person who initially posted. They themselves could come on and take credit for it or just let ilt be as is.

I don't think any medical or treatment information may be used as it could have dire results for those who would consider it genuine medical information and take it to heart.

It would only be as Tena has already displayed by putting in her poem from a time in her life when she had turmoil and heartache and yet found reason not to give in to what her life had become. It is a memory of what was and now has turned around for the good I hope.

We have in my opinion a sort of a lost continent here and the people are trying to form a committment to make this a place of freedom [ to an extent] and find a companionship with each other that is building from scratch and that is very hard to do. There has to be a point from which you build and a posting here and there or a forum for them is a foundation from which to grow.

Lara says she doesn't want anything of hers to be put on such a place. well that is fine and she will be given the urls [which will be posted ] to seek out and see if she herself would like to put some on. Her choice.

Some new people may not care at all and won't even read but if they meet someone here and want to learn who they are it will be much easier to read and learn. Now that is because while some members are lurking here and not posting is because they have advanced in thelir lives and just can't do it again. That can be either mentally or even physically.

But i do believe the older members [not age wise] are the bridgework for the forum and in them the strength lies for the site.

I hope you all can see where I am coming from and will find a way to express what you think so maybe John can see his way clear to allow this to happen.

Thank you for reading and hearing me

With respect for your opinion whatever it is yay or nay

Thelma

Actually IMO that is not correct.

If I'd wanted to repost my own messages I'd do it. In fact a member once asked me if I could repost something which I'd posted on numerous specific message boards and I was happy to do so. The great thing was that the member here asked me if I would do that.

Why would you be searching for my posts to put the URL's here?

You don't need to give me any urls to my own messages nor post them here. I'm surprised this is all being given so much attention all of a sudden. A lot of people have been aware of the archived posts for a very, very long time. Many haven't yet been archived of course, but this is not actually something new.

This is not Braintalk/hasty pastry. This is a totally different site. I totally understand that Tina might wish to post her own poetry or you might like to post messages that you posted in the past, but the posting of whole threads willy nilly which contain private information including names and email addresses of former posters or posters who don't know you're doing it, is beyond my comprehension.

I can't see any problem at all in doing it occasionally in the correct manner, but I see this as a total can of worms which is going to explode in our faces.

Well said Thelma! And it sounds like Doc John has basically given the go-ahead. I think we are all smart enough to know what would be appropriate to post. And I trust the mods to take care of anything that isn't as well. :hug:

And well said Lara! As I just said, I think we're all smart enough and compassionate enough to post appropriately. And the great mods we have can cover our behinds if we don't. And our community as a whole, I believe, is clever enough to let mods know if something isn't appropriate. They do a great job.

Have I said lately how much I love this place? Doc John and the mod team rock. :D

edited to add: Just saw your post, Doody. Thanks.
Yes, but it could become a full time moderation issue by the sound of it.

but... Just say I'm not me-Lara for a moment, and pretend I'm someone else ...

what if I was to go to wayback and find all of one person's specific messages and post them over here on SOS. Still pretending I'm someone else... I'm thinking my posts were helpful and great and I got away with posting them on the other place, so I'll just post them here to give the place a bit of a stir.

I think this will keep our mods waaaaaaaay too busy! :o

*whisper...Doody, will that cat ever get off that pot!!?

Oh my Lara....makes the hair stand up on my neck remembering....:(

:hug: i am sooo sorry alffe. i feel the same way. :(

Watching Endeavour going up now. AMAZING!!!

sorry, got sidetracked by life events...
Sorry alffe, you get my point though.

You betcha Lara! :hug: