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Nov 5, 2000, 9:11am

Thankyou for your well wishes regarding the introduction of Therapy world in
AW. I can assure everyone that the intentions of the professional staff
associated with this world are purely and totally that of offering a
voluntary service. I agree after spending some time in AW that there are
many people who need help - but this is to be expected because the AW
community comprises a wide selection of people with varying interests and
capacities from any country in the world that enables internet access. As
you can read from the various posts in response to that initially submitted
by my colleague Katalyzt, people do have different notions and ideas. One
hopes that any thinking person generally seeks to value and protect
diversity rather than homogenize people and cultures.

Therapy world while offering online counseling also offers a place for broad
based conversation and everyone is welcome to pop in and contribute. In
addition, we will in the future be offering public seminars about matters
relating to mental health and also seminars for mental health professionals.
I would ask you to note however that if a counseling session is in progress
the world will be closed to maintain the client's privacy. Registered and
non registered users of AW will be able to obtain assistance insofar as
their problems fall within the capacity of the professional team. At the
moment we have 3 qualified counselors available and hope to extend that
number by counselors from other countries and with other languages. If
anyone is interested in contributing to this service I would be delighted if
they emailed me at contact at therapist.net. Further, if anyone has suggestions
for public seminar topics we would also be delighted to receive them at the
same email address.

Therapy is the first online counseling venue offered in VR and as such there
will be a need for constant evaluation. My colleagues and I would appreciate
your comments about any and all aspects of therapy and hope that many of you
will pop in to say hello.

Feb 8, 2001, 9:11pm

Eep should never be banned from contributing to the newsgroup. No-one
should. If ppl do not like what is being said they can filter.

I [317414] vote for Eep to STAY


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Feb 8, 2001, 10:47pm

I dont believe you realise what has been created by your action. A pandora's
box has been opened that will not be shut. You seem to talk from the
position of high moral ground when in reality it comes from the swampy
lowlands of personal irritation. Ppl who have posted here for a reasonable
length of time I hoped would have understood the notion of free speech and
the value of difference and disagreement. Ppl here today are instead trying
hard to justify their vote against keeping Eep by "its not personal" and
sheesh --- "i cant read such stuff at school" type arguements'

Facter, as a voting mechanism this is patronising in the extreme because the
demand for this vote came NOT from the community but from YOU and AW. What
agenda is hidden therin? Who will be next - someone else whose opinions do
not fit with that of the management. Doesn't this all smack too much of
ensuring compliance by instilling fear and threats. Who here is so innocent
they feel totally able to cast the first stone? Sheesh, Eep has irritated
me greatly in the past by some of his comments, but to allow anyone to or
any group to ban another from speaking out is reprehensible in the extreme.
and to do it with such patronising comments is insulting. Please, I cant
speak for anyone else posting here, but I am an adult and would prefer adult
real, honest argument and debate.

At least with Eep i know where I stand whereas with your comments I could
never be sure that you would not suddenly drop into management mode and ban
me.

Therapist of Therapy Worlds
http://therapy.diz.nu




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