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Creating a section for member's journal threads.

Hope4meSenior Contributor27 Nov 2018, 10:59 am AEDT

Creating a section for member's journal threads.

Hi management, mod's and members;

Since joining I've noticed that threads originally dedicated to specific issues have morphed into long running threads about the creator's life or connections with other members. Would you consider them 'journal' threads; a place to voice personal concerns, chat with others or as a daily digest? I have a thread like this I turn to sometimes to talk about what's happening in my world.

I'm wondering if a new section could be created to keep personal journals in. Maybe once they've reached a certain amount of posts, they could be placed there so new members know what they are. I came across quite a few of these when I first joined and felt a little isolated to be honest.

Also, on a Mental Health Forum in the UK, they have a Discussion section so controversial or interesting topics can be discussed. I think it's a good idea as many of Sane's threads are very personal in nature. Finding one that's only dedicated to theory/opinion is a trial and error process. I like talking about techniques in treatment or problems with Centrelink for instance. Having a section dedicated to this would make threads easier to source.

These are just my thoughts. I hope interested members will give their views on these suggestions as well.

Regards;

Hope

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor28 Feb 2019, 11:59 pm AEDT

Re: Creating a section for member's journal threads.

@Hope4me

I hope you settle from being triggered. I thought it was a really good idea to raise and talk about.

It can also be so tricky as we only see part of the person through their posts and dont know all the things they are juggling or how vulnerable they are. Please do not take as criticism that I have different feelings around negative, positive and rumination. We cant all be the same and I dont want that anyway. Part of getting to know each other is in teasing out these issues. As @Former-Member asked a question I thought I would open it up by tagging others. I hope I did not do the wrong thing. Take Care and Hugz

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Unknown userMember01 Mar 2019, 9:04 am AEDT

Re: Creating a section for member's journal threads.

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to let you know that us Community Managers have seen your responses and are just taking some time to read through them properly and get a good understanding of some of the insights raised. Didn't want you to think we aren't here but we also don't want to rush a response to what are some really important thoughts.

I think having a group discussion about a space that we all have a very close, emotional connection with, can sometimes be a bit challenging but also so so rewarding. This space isn't about what we want as the forums team but what works well for the community and around what we hear from the community itself. So it's really nice to be getting all this feedback! It also looks like you have all been really respectful and transparent in this conversation and @Hope4me - you have done a wonderful job to raise this discussion! I know it can be a bit overwhelming to read through a lot of feedback, and you raised that group settings can be a bit triggering but it sounds like you have managed your triggers so well and openly so I hope you are feeling the suppport coming through and know that this conversation has been very helpful to get started 🌻

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Unknown userMember18 Mar 2019, 10:59 am AEDT

Re: Creating a section for member's journal threads.

Hi everyone,

We have taken some time to review all the comments and ideas that have come through here.

Thank you for providing so much insight, you have all shared a lot around the impact of positive and negative of rumination as well as looking at where and how we could potentially place long/extended threads.

The idea that @Faith-and-Hope raised was a great one – where, when a thread starts getting extended and long and reflecting more of a story type format, then we will move that thread to the ‘our stories’ section. Thanks for submitting this idea!

It’s been wonderful to have this discussion and it will be great to see how it goes moving forward with longer threads going into the ‘our stories’ section. Community Managers will action this overtime by gradually posting in the thread to let members know it has been moved.

As this topic has been thoroughly explored here, we are going to close this thread. However, if you have any further thoughts that you would like to raise with us, please feel free to email us at team@saneforums.org.

Thanks everyone!

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