Discussion Public Relations

[Alpenglow]

So I've been reading some of the media regarding the site and it's not too pretty. Most if it I feel is an appeal to emotions and really undersells what the forum is and how it helps. I feel like the only things that are really a problem would be people taking advantage of us and ctb "encouragement". The latter being more of PR issue since I think most people here get it.

I'm not really sure how to solve the former though, safety nets? How do you even implement that without compromising what the site is?

The latter is somewhat less complicated but still vague. I feel like the issues with "I hope you find peace" were discussed quite well in a previous post (here). I feel like "I'm here if you need anyone and hope you find peace regardless of what happens" is somewhat better. It emphasises what I feel the site is really about, having people who you can relate to and escaping misery. I'm not sure if the "peace" part can be taken out, it does somewhat imply that ctb leads to peace, but you could argue that it's a wish for peace in existence as well.

Thoughts?

 

[SVEN]

There wouldn't really be any point in a post such as, "I'm here if you need someone" unless you truly do feel in a position to be an available friend, listening ear, counsellor to complete strangers, some of whom may well present with unending emotional needs and demands. If considering ctb yourself, perhaps in your own challenging physical or mental circumstances, are you able to offer this degree of support to an unknown number of emotionally draining strangers ? I'm not.
I do just genuinely hope posters find some form of peace and relief when I post that. I'm not really looking for an unsought evaluation of my posts with suggested improvements to my (non existent) counselling techniques. It's a suicide forum for goodness sake, post your thoughts and feelings and give me peace to post mine.