A message from the admins. please read

[venusbluejeans]

A big thank you to all the admins
it is hard to not get abit frustrated sometimes but im going to step back and think how they must be feeling, but l do think everyone should give a thank you for people taking the time to answer them xx

Sorry just seen this again, I saw it before and forgot to reply.... thank you MRS STRESS ED

[MRS STRESS ED]

Sorry just seen this again, I saw it before and forgot to reply.... thank you MRS STRESS ED

your very very welcome you all do a fantastic job

[venusbluejeans]

your very very welcome you all do a fantastic job

[Elen]

A big thank you to all the admins
it is hard to not get abit frustrated sometimes but im going to step back and think how they must be feeling, but l do think everyone should give a thank you for people taking the time to answer them xx

---------- Post added at 17:56 ---------- Previous post was at 17:44 ----------

its amazing how many people have looked at this thread yet only 87 replies well what can you say

Thank you MRS STRESS ED

[MyNameIsTerry]

The thing is, what ever we do as admins we get slaughtered for it...

Moaned at for closing the thread, moaned at for not closing the thread, moaned at for not closing anyone elses thread if we do close a thread, moaned at for favouritism, moaned at for not doing anything, moaned at for doing something..... (no one apart from the admin know what we are actually doing, most is done behind the scenes) moaned at for merging threads, moaned at for not merging threads, moaned at for banning people, moaned at for not banning people, moaned at for messaging people and then for not messaging people and so the list continues.....

It is fun being an admin knowing you are not going to be liked whatever you do

****Edit****...... Just read this back.... it reads as so 'woe is me' but it isn't meant that way, just telling it how it is, you learn to let most of it go over your head.

I'm afraid it's the price of management. I think it's harder for you because this place is small and you naturally get to know people. On a large forum they have enough distance to worry less about the upsets from any actions that need to be taken.

But I also think some know this and take advantage. And some refuse to follow what this thread is saying thereby causing you more work as well as the frustration onto your own mental health. Again, this place is lenient and to some people that signals they can act however they wish.

Thankfully it's always minorities. But some members attract certain people, it's obvious.

Like everything else, the negative is seen more and positive feels like it's taken for granted because that's done everyday. I'm sure there is plenty of support for what you all do, it's just not said much.

People moan when they get pulled up because they're not acting as they should. I'm afraid that's tough, allowances I'm sure are made for the high emotions that can be in play but it doesn't mean a free pass to treat others like dirt either. I guess learning to stop anxiety making you doubt your decisions is a challenge for you guys as well as you are compassionate people.

[Elen]

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As admins we feel that a few things needed to be reiterated after occurrences on the forum over the last couple of months.

No More Panic is an inclusive forum, our youngest members can be from the age of 13. We are a large community and every one of our members are different, they have different opinions and different disorders BUT one thing which unites us is mental illness and all the problems that that entails

We have evolved over the years, from a small forum with a few members covering panic and anxiety to one that now covers many types of mental health…. Phobias, Health anxiety, ocd amongst others.

There are many different types of members in different stages of the illness and recovery, and at different readiness to accept advice.

Some of us keep ourselves to ourselves and just read the forums and never post, some post occasionally when we feel our worse and others feel the need to post what seems constantly about very minor things.

The latter can cause conflicts when there is constant posting, this can just be the member’s way of trying to cope with their illness and it can be really frustrating for other members when they are trying to give advice and sometimes it appears that the OP isn’t listening to what they have to say.

We would therefore appreciate if the OP could acknowledge the advice given and even thank the members that have given the advice. It is then up to the OP if they take up the advice or not.

OP Have you taken up some of the advice given? did it work for you? I am sure a lot of the people who try to help would like to know how it went, and would go some way to our members feeling appreciated for helping you out and make them more likely to advise you in the future.

If you become frustrated with other members constant posting then the best way to deal with that is to ignore the threads, don’t give the advice if people do not seem to appreciate it, that way it doesn’t add to your frustration.

Public arguments on the forum are really not needed and just serve to cause tension amongst members and increase people’s anxiety which is of course the opposite of what NMP is here for. Verbal abuse of any member is very much frowned upon and you open yourself up to warnings and ultimately a ban from the forum.

If you have problems with what a member is saying on a thread then PM that member to ‘discuss’ it, do not initiate an argument on the thread, if you have a problem with what has been said on a thread then another option is to report the thread/reply using the report triangle at the top right of the thread/post

All of the arguments tend to distract from the original question asked and sometimes the OP never gets the answer/advice they are looking for, please try to keep threads on topic.

99.9% of us on NMP suffer or care for someone with mental health problems, so treat members, how you would like to be treated yourself with your illness

Above all please remember the aim of No More Panic, to give help and support to people who are sufferers of mental health problems.

Thanks for reading and we wish you well in your battle with Mental Illness, please help us keep NMP a happy and supportive place to be

NMP Admin team

[MyNameIsTerry]

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[MyNameIsTerry]

Bump.

It won't make a difference but anyway...

[pulisa]

It's interesting that those who receive the most aggressive responses on these contentious threads always come back for more.

[MyNameIsTerry]

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