i want to change moderator?

[smithtr]

I would be moderator I want to work for alldeaf. I want to work support to information to you. I want to try help you. I try help you. I want to change moderator. I favorite moderator. I like moderator. I want to support to change moderator can you help change me?

Do you want to up to decide>

[Mrs Bucket]

Mental health, you could help educate us in that area.

That would be wonderful, Travis.

Oh my, that is really up to Alex!
I dont think its up to us to whom
we can choose moderators, Travis.
You can talk to Alex or any other moderators
about this, ok?

[smithtr]

yeah I agree you are right.

[JClarke]

There has been a thread made by ALex few months ago, and it has been closed for the mods to decide and we are still waiting, so if you want to be one of these, ALex is the correct person to speak with.

[Liebling:-)))]

Travis, you can talk Alex if you want to be moderator of AllDeaf here.

Good Luck

[Oceanbreeze]

Originally Posted by Mrs Bucket

Mental health, you could help educate us in that area.

That would be wonderful, Travis.

Actually, this is the worst thing Travis could do.

Modding on any forum is very time consuming; especially on a popular forum such as this one is. Travis would be better off focusing on himself and getting himself stable before he undertakes anything that could be stressful and demanding. Bipolar disorder is often aggravted by stress and I honestly think that this would not be a good idea for him right now. Maybe later and after he is more emotionally stable, he can revisit this, but I think it really would be a bad idea right now.

[smithtr]

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[smithtr]

Actually, this is the worst thing Travis could do.

Modding on any forum is very time consuming; especially on a popular forum such as this one is. Travis would be better off focusing on himself and getting himself stable before he undertakes anything that could be stressful and demanding. Bipolar disorder is often aggravted by stress and I honestly think that this would not be a good idea for him right now. Maybe later and after he is more emotionally stable, he can revisit this, but I think it really would be a bad idea right now.[/QUOTE]



I want to help to support to friends. I want to hear more news . I want to learn make sure commuication to friends. I want to people. I want to friends. I want to us friends. I want to foundation to people. I want to support to peaceful and I need to try be happy.

[Oceanbreeze]

Originally Posted by smithtr

Actually, this is the worst thing Travis could do.

Modding on any forum is very time consuming; especially on a popular forum such as this one is. Travis would be better off focusing on himself and getting himself stable before he undertakes anything that could be stressful and demanding. Bipolar disorder is often aggravted by stress and I honestly think that this would not be a good idea for him right now. Maybe later and after he is more emotionally stable, he can revisit this, but I think it really would be a bad idea right now.

I want to help to support to friends. I want to hear more news . I want to learn make sure commuication to friends. I want to people. I want to friends. I want to us friends. I want to foundation to people. I want to support to peaceful and I need to try be happy.[/QUOTE]

I understand that, Travis, but modding on a forum such as this is stressful. Please consider what I said. You can always ask to moderate the forum when things are alittle better for you. I care about you, Travis. I also have experience with bipolar disorder, and I know how stress of any kind can aggravate the illness. Please give yourself time to stabilize before you take on anything stressful.

You can still make friends without being a moderator here. In fact, you'll have more time to post and chat if you're not moderating. It's a LOT of work. Please consider everything. I don't want to see you crash and burn.

Take care of yourself first.

[smithtr]

I guess you are opinion. I think so get work hard try better focus my life. I don't want to crash screw up mixing on mess your head. I don't like messy. I want to straight to strong better commuication to us. I want to any try decide better up to alex.

[JClarke]

Wait a minute, is that my signature?

[naisho]

Originally Posted by JClarke

Wait a minute, is that my signature?

Nope, it just looks really similar.

[Bottesini]

Originally Posted by JClarke

Wait a minute, is that my signature?

It's a compliment!

[Hear Again]

Originally Posted by Oceanbreeze

Actually, this is the worst thing Travis could do.

Modding on any forum is very time consuming; especially on a popular forum such as this one is. Travis would be better off focusing on himself and getting himself stable before he undertakes anything that could be stressful and demanding. Bipolar disorder is often aggravted by stress and I honestly think that this would not be a good idea for him right now. Maybe later and after he is more emotionally stable, he can revisit this, but I think it really would be a bad idea right now.

as someone who has bipolar disorder, i can vouch for what ocean said. stress happens to be a *huge* factor in making my moods unstable and causing me to rapid cycle. therefore, i never take on more than i think i can realistically handle. i think travis would be well-served if he followed ocean's advice.

aside from that, some issues concerning mental health should be discussed with a therapist and/or psychiatrist -- not a forum.

[Oceanbreeze]

Originally Posted by Hear Again

as someone who has bipolar disorder, i can vouch for what ocean said. stress happens to be a *huge* factor in making my moods unstable and causing me to rapid cycle. therefore, i never take on more than i think i can realistically handle. i think travis would be well-served if he followed ocean's advice.

aside from that, some issues concerning mental health should be discussed with a therapist and/or psychiatrist -- not a forum.

Thank you.

[Hear Again]

Originally Posted by Oceanbreeze

Thank you.

you're welcome.

[Mrs Bucket]

Originally Posted by Hear Again

as someone who has bipolar disorder, i can vouch for what ocean said. stress happens to be a *huge* factor in making my moods unstable and causing me to rapid cycle. therefore, i never take on more than i think i can realistically handle. i think travis would be well-served if he followed ocean's advice.

aside from that, some issues concerning mental health should be discussed with a therapist and/or psychiatrist -- not a forum.

Hear Again, I would like to draw your attention to this matter of your desire to "moderate" the DeafBlind section in this forum.

Since you have questioned Travis' ability, I do question your ability to moderate and self-moderate.

In order to be a neutral moderator, one has to be of neutral sound and I honestly do not think you can be capable of such.

[Oceanbreeze]

Originally Posted by Mrs Bucket

Hear Again, I would like to draw your attention to this matter of your desire to "moderate" the DeafBlind section in this forum.

Since you have questioned Travis' ability, I do question your ability to moderate and self-moderate.

In order to be a neutral moderator, one has to be of neutral sound and I honestly do not think you can be capable of such.

With all due respect, this isn't about Hear Again. It's about Travis and I'm the one that raises the question of his stability. She's more than welcome to agree with me if she chooses as it's a free country. She happens to be right.

Travis is newly diagnosed and hasn't had time to adjust to his medication yet. He has expressed suicidal ideation on, at least, two occasions on this forum. He overdosed on thorazine (an antipsychotic) and in a seperate incident, he also expressed the desire to overdose on klonopin, an anti seizure medication that is also used as a tranquilizer and is used in the treatment of bipolar disorder and anxiety disorders. I have lived with the illness myself, although, I was diagnosed with bipolar II. Stress absolutely can aggravate the illness and I really believe that moderating this forum would be a mistake for Travis right now. Maybe after he's had time to adjust to his medications and has gotten stable in other ways, then he can consider this, but I would beg him to reconsider this at present.

Encouraging someone to make friends can be very good, but not this way. He is very likely to crash and burn and I'm sure none of us wants to see that happen; lease of all me.

[Hear Again]

Originally Posted by Mrs Bucket

Hear Again, I would like to draw your attention to this matter of your desire to "moderate" the DeafBlind section in this forum.

Since you have questioned Travis' ability, I do question your ability to moderate and self-moderate.

In order to be a neutral moderator, one has to be of neutral sound and I honestly do not think you can be capable of such.

EXCUSE ME mrs. bucket, but you are not the authority on who should be moderator and who shouldn't. and who the heck are YOU to determine how sound I am? you're not my psychiatrist, so do me a favor and MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

as someone who has bipolar, i have EVERY right to question travis' ability to serve as a mod. i KNOW what he's going through and i understand how difficult bipolar can be to control. acting as mod is the LAST THING travis needs.

anyone who encourages travis to be a mod is only making his illness worse and for that, i feel sorry for travis.

god forbid something tragic happen to travis because people on this forum wanted to encourage him instead of asking him to be realistic about his illness.

shame on you, mrs. bucket.

[Mrs Bucket]

Originally Posted by Oceanbreeze

Encouraging someone to make friends can be very good, but not this way. He is very likely to crash and burn and I'm sure none of us wants to see that happen; lease of all me.

OB, a part of your quote really bothered me. I italicised it. Can you please clarify it for me again so I know I did not misunderstand you.

Travis is human. He wants to have friends. Have you taken the time out to get to know Travis personally? I have.

The italicised quote bothered me because it came across as "Encouraging someone to make friends can be very good but not this way." What way, OB?

Alex has the final say in everything, we all know that. AD is a community here, we all pitch in to help one and other.

It'd be tragic to shun one member based on how one acts/thinks/reacts.

[Mrs Bucket]

Originally Posted by Hear Again

EXCUSE ME mrs. bucket, but you are not the authority on who should be moderator and who shouldn't. and who the heck are YOU to determine how sound I am? you're not my psychiatrist, so do me a favor and MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

I never claimed to be the authority of moderating. I even stated that Alex was.

as someone who has bipolar, i have EVERY right to question travis' ability to serve as a mod. i KNOW what he's going through and i understand how difficult bipolar can be to control. acting as mod is the LAST THING travis needs.

Only Travis knows what he wants. No bipolar patient is the same.

anyone who encourages travis to be a mod is only making his illness worse and for that, i feel sorry for travis.

Hear Again, Travis does NOT need your sympathy. He really needs your empathy and friendship especially at this time.

god forbid something tragic happen to travis because people on this forum wanted to encourage him instead of asking him to be realistic about his illness.

shame on you, mrs. bucket.

I am very realistic about Travis and have been helping him. Have you asked Travis what he wanted instead of talking him down like he's a little child? Have you personally had an ASL conversation with him on ooVoo?

I'll leave it at this before it blows up into a big argument because that's not for me.

I respect your POV, Hear Again.

We all care about Travis and I appreciate that we can rally against him.

[Hear Again]

no one here is judging travis based on the way he acts, thinks or reacts. ocean and i are being realistic about his illness. as has already been mentioned, stress is a trigger for bipolar which can make symptoms worse. do any of you really want that for travis? i don't.

[shel90]

How come none of the mods has come in here and made any comments about Travis wanting to be a mod for AD?

[Hear Again]

Originally Posted by Mrs Bucket

Only Travis knows what he wants. No bipolar patient is the same.

really? i thought they were. seriously, of course no two people with bipolar are the same. however, stress DOES exacerbate symptoms of bipolar as has been proven time and time again by research. if you spent time reading more about bipolar, perhaps you would know this.

Originally Posted by Mrs Bucket

Hear Again, Travis does NOT need your sympathy. He really needs your empathy and friendship especially at this time.

as a fellow person with bipolar, i will give him sympathy if i so desire. like i said, i understand exactly what he is going through and sincerely hope that people on this forum will care enough about travis to tell him the truth about his illness instead of sugarcoating it.

Originally Posted by Mrs Bucket

I am very realistic about Travis and have been helping him. Have you asked Travis what he wanted instead of talking him down like he's a little child? Have you personally had an ASL conversation with him on ooVoo?

i've communicated with travis longer than you have, so i know what he wants. furthermore, i don't need to communicate with travis in asl via oovoo to understand how he feels. i'm fluent enough in asl that i'm able to have a conversation with him in written english. how egotistical of you to think that you know more about travis than i do simply because i cannot communicate with him via asl on oovoo.

[Oceanbreeze]

Originally Posted by Hear Again

no one here is judging travis based on the way he acts, thinks or reacts. ocean and i are being realistic about his illness. as has already been mentioned, stress is a trigger for bipolar which can make symptoms worse. do any of you really want that for travis? i don't.

That's right. I don't think it hurts to be realistic. One has to be in order to successfully manage any chronic illness; be it mental or physical in nature. Anybody who encourages someone to not be realistic about their illness is only hurting that person. It's a shame that this has turned ugly , but I stand by my opinion based on what I know about the illness; not just from my own experience, but others as well.

It also ceases to amaze me that such personal things end up becoming a spectacle for others to comment on.

I can only wish Travis well and I do. I just hope he isn't being encouraged to deny how ill he is.

[Hear Again]

Originally Posted by Oceanbreeze

That's right. I don't think it hurts to be realistic. One has to be in order to successfully manage any chronic illness; be it mental or physical in nature. Anybody who encourages someone to not be realistic about their illness is only hurting that person. It's a shame that this has turned ugly , but I stand by my opinion based on what I know about the illness; not just from my own experience, but others as well.

It also ceases to amaze me that such personal things end up becoming a spectacle for others to comment on.

I can only wish Travis well and I do. I just hope he isn't being encouraged to deny how ill he is.

[Hear Again]

for fear of getting banned, my previous comments are all i'm going to say on this topic. i'm done.

[smithtr]

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[Jolie77]

Mod's Note:

This thread has served it's purpose and with that, the thread is closed.

Also, Actions will be expected to be taken in light of this.

Travis, If you want to be a moderator - You would need to talk to Alex about this.