[nabs-l] Forum for discussing social/emotional issues with other blind folks

Tue Feb 19 04:17:01 UTC 2013

well said.
noone is putting anyone down here.
go for the list:)
On Feb 18, 2013, at 11:13 PM, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Carley,
> We were not putting him down. We were  just saying that another list devoted to only social issues is better.
> David already spoke his mind and said we can sometimes discuss dating on here, but it cannot get too far off track.
> I say go for creating the list and we can have more private conversations there.
> Ashley
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Carly Mihalakis
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 10:55 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list ; National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Forum for discussing social/emotional issues with other blind folks
> 
> Hi, List,
> 
> Are we not ALL blind students? Isn't a potential YAHOO or other
> social forum, positioned  for each and every one of our  enrichment?
> Where is a sense of unity? Why are people being made to feel like
> some pariah, with some kind of disease,  simply for being emotionally
> unstable?  Indeed, People are well aware of how advice delivered via
> an On-line support forum, may be subject to thinking twice. I'm
> convinced of people's  being well aware of this.  We are talking
> about emotional crises, people!
> Is not investing too much in any of the Internet's resources not a
> given, anyway?
> Car, but
>> I think the list should be for support, not primarily for therapy.
>> -----Original Message----- From: Desiree Oudinot
>> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 6:11 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Forum for discussing social/emotional issues with other blind folks
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> Since I was the person who  initially raised this suggestion, I guess
>> I'd better speak up.
>> While I do think this is a great idea, and would like to see it
>> happen, I'm not sure I'm the right person to even suggest it. Pardon
>> the pun, but I'm not so sure having the blind lead the blind is such a
>> good idea. To cut to the point, I'm not sure if it would be right of
>> me to moderate such a list when I know I would use it to air out some
>> of my own problems. I'm also not a psychologist, social worker or any
>> other mental health worker. I only bring this up because I'm not sure
>> how formal this group would have to be, and I don't want any trouble.
>> My only other hang-up is that I'm not very good at thinking up clever
>> names, and I'm drawing a blank as to what this hypothetical list
>> should be called. I'm sure others may have some suggestions, though,
>> so that's just a minor inconvenience.
>> So, what do you all think? Would you want the list to be moderated and
>> ran by a trained mental health worker? Would you feel uncomfortable
>> with a moderator who used the list for its intended purpose, rather
>> than just sitting in the background and dealing with problems, both
>> tech-related and within the list's members? Let me know, and I'll
>> think about it some more.
>> 
>> On 2/18/13, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I can moderate, but would prefer someone who is more tech-savvy than I
>>> to actually set up the list initially.
>>> Arielle
>>> 
>>> On 2/18/13, Loren Wakefield <theweird1 at centurylink.net> wrote:
>>>> It would be a great idea.  I don't know how those groups work.  But I
>>>> suppose one could find out.  However, I am not sure that I would have the
>>>> time to be its moderator.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carly
>>>> Mihalakis
>>>> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 3:40 PM
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list;
>>>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Forum for discussing social/emotional issues with
>>>> other blind folks
>>>> 
>>>> Great idea! Unfortunately, i am not qualified to set up, or moderate the
>>>> thing, although it is a great idea.At 01:31 PM 2/18/2013, Arielle
>>>> Silverman
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> A while back some of us talked about creating a list on YahooGroups or
>>>>> GoogleGroups where blind students and mentors could talk about
>>>>> sexuality and social issues. I am wondering if we should go ahead and
>>>>> create this list to be a separate place from NABS-L and one where the
>>>>> topic is a bit more relaxed so that people could post about
>>>>> relationship issues, family difficulties etc. If the list is hosted on
>>>>> YahooGroups, the archives will be private so no one who is not
>>>>> subscribed will be able to read the content of the list (and
>>>>> GoogleGroups might be that way too; I'd have to check).
>>>>> The NFB lists tend to be a little strict about topic since they are
>>>>> publicly archived and since they are intended to be about a very
>>>>> specific topic. However that doesn't mean we can't create a separate
>>>>> list that is more of a support group rather than a place to obtain
>>>>> information.
>>>>> Does someone want to go ahead and do this?
>>>>> Arielle
>>>>> 
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