Re: Jeannes's card

[Guest guest]

Thank you Donna and all that have written in about the " behaviors " in this group

lately. Due to

an eye injury on Wednesday, I have not been able to use my computer until today,

to any extent,

and what I've been reading has really disturbed me. When I took over this list a

little over a

year ago, it was a place for support, compassion, friendship and just a really

nice place to go

for comfort and understanding between other people who share this debilitating

disorder. What

has been happening the last couple of months has really started to disturb me

and I'm at the

point that I don't really know what to do about it. I don't want to discontinue

this support

group, but I am getting to the point where I cannot tolerate some of the posts

that I see coming

through here. I guess it's my nature to stay out of " spats " , I'm an easy-going

person and

probably not the type of person that needs to be the " moderator " of a group such

as this one. I

guess that's why I don't intervene, but I don't know how much more of this crap

I can take. It's

gotten to the point that I don't even want to read the mail and I've received

comments privately

from other group members along the same lines. So, please, please, think about

what you're

posting to the group or sending to someone privately. If this stuff continues, I

will be looking

for another moderator, or list owner, or whatever you want to call it because

I've gotten to the

point where I just don't want to deal with it anymore.

Regards,

Jodi Judson

Cyberspace RLS Support Group

List Facilitator, Support Group Leader, Moderator????????

Donna Elliott wrote:

>

>

> Thank You!

> I have had a really crappy week, and all this negativity was just

> depressing me, until I got to Jeanne's card. Really!!

> We need to be wishing Elaine well, helping out new members, supporting

> each other. I have a friend who tried to committ suicide this week, and

> it was a serious attempt. She barely made it. and , I think the stress

> is really making my RLS act up. So, everyone chill out and behave,

> please.

> It is a beautiful weekend, and enjoy it.

>

> Donna/Vt

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[Guest guest]

Jodi, Brynn just sent a message remarking about and I replied with a

rather terse one. I'm probably wrong but when a message like Brynn's is

received and has nothing to do with RLS and is hurtful I think that person

should be unhooked from the group without further ado. If they want to be

connected again they should apologize first. Constructive criticism of

something related to RLS is one thing but personal criticism is

unacceptable. There wasn't any humour in Brynn's message.

What keeps me in the group is the sharing, humour, important information

about our malady and the sympathetic responses to our travails. From what I

can see there are only maybe two or three that seem to spark controversy and

maybe they should be asked to take their sharp tongues elsewhere.

CHEERS!!

Jeanne and Mr. Biggles in Poultney VT

[Guest guest]

I agree with Jeanne. I told my Mom about this group ages ago, and was so

excited that she finally got a computer and could go online and join this

group. But she joined in the middle of our last conflict and called me

up, asking me " I thought this group was for support? I don't see a lot of

support, they are just arguing. "

I was very embarrased to say the least, as I had talked about how much

this group has helped me over the past year.

Please let's keep this an RLS support group, and not get lost in personal

conflicts with other members. The group doesn't need to know if two

people get into a private discussion and don't get along. Most of us are

down in the dumps anyway from lack of sleep and other things going on in

our lives, we don't need to hear the garbage. Can we please try to just

support each other and be kind. Nasty comments about are not

needed, or any other group member for that matter. If you don't agree

with a person, then delete the message, I have done that many times.

Let's get back to being there for each other and cut the crap.

Debbie

, Ca

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