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I tag peer workers everyday @Sunnyside226 , @ENKELI , @Oaktree , @Glisten , @TAB

And you can tag me anytime 😊

Yes there is a @moderator on

And the Peer workers are back on Thursday so I will be tagging them 😁

Hi @Shaz51

Has something happened?

There are substitute moderators on at the moment if there is a problem. As Shaz says our usual staff will be back on Thursday after a much needed break

@PeppyPatti

Hi hun,

I feel bad because I haven’t been on this thread much lately. I didn’t know that you looked forward to my messages. I am honoured. I love you too. Now let’s talk about your troublesome gallbladder. When are you parting ways with it? I thought you were just waiting until after your wedding? How is married life? Are you blissfully happy? I am so happy for you hun x

@Sunnyside226 @TAB

I have experienced mods following me around all different threads before. It does make one feel a bit paranoid. Like I am not that important guys, leave me alone. It was around the time I had had a falling out with another member so maybe they were keeping an eye on my interactions in general. I don’t know but I didn’t like it.

@Sunnyside226

The peer support workers seem to finish work around 10pm AEST and then the night mods don’t really interact, they just keep an eye on things. The peer support team do interact.

@Oaktree who's the moderate that's on?

I mean when I had ru_bee she said she's finished for the day which was 6 at night which I didn't know then I had tagged Jynx 2 days later saying hi how are you etc they message back saying they had finished for the night at 8

The next day I had told Jynx I was upset because I kept missing them I didn't know they finished at that time

Jynx already had said I was allowed to tagg the peer workers as many times as I wanted I said no because I didn't feel comfortable doing that

That's when the "boss person on the forums" said It was a peer to peer platform which I know but she didn't have to take my head off when all I did was explain something I wasn't going to do I've said before there's members in here that tagg the peer workers all day everyday. They seem tobe ok with that

What's the point of having peer workers on here if you only get in trouble for chatting to them it makes no sense to me, I have also said I don't always talk to them there's weeks where I only talk to members. Yes from time to time I may tagg a peer worker ask how they been why did it hurt the that worker so much

I don't think they understand how suicidal I was after that made me feel worthless. I don't care if they having a shit day don't take it out on others who have done but try to explain something

Does it matter if I'm suicidal no does it matter if she hurt my feelings no because nobody fixes things on sane

I'm sorry ok I'm sorry please forget that

@Sunnyside226

I don’t know who the moderator that is on now is but you can just generally tag @ moderator (without the space)

So sorry that you had that bad experience with your interaction with moderators. People tag and chat to them all the time. In fact I know of one thread where it is the member talking only with one of the workers. There doesn’t seem to be a problem. I can’t explain why you had that experience.

@Sunnyside226 no honey you made perfect sense.

There is so much that could be achieved with the fora (forums). I have been helped many times but every time I get a "you can't say that" message I feel like I've been a naughty child and slapped on the backside.

There needs to be some accountability somewhere. If a person doesn't like the thread, then don't engage in it! It's that bloody simple. If there is a thread I don't agree with I ignore it. If I am tagged in that thread then I will explain my opinion. Yes I AM opinionated, but I am also compassionate and caring (so I've been told) and I would rather run over my foot with a truck than hurt someone.

Sane "bosses" need to go back and have lessons in compassion and kindness. Don't talk to the users the way they do - have they never heard the expression Kindness Costs Nothing?

You've got me rambling now, and that's a problem,,,ha ha ha!

Take care sweetie, there are some people here who are with you and agree with what you've said.

Love and hugs

@Oaktree the @moderator s are fine it's not them I have trouble with

@ENKELI , @Oaktree , @Sunnyside226

Very true @ENKELI

Best thing is communicating with the members who you know you can tag and talk too 😊