SCN Killed my Group
Dec. 17th, 2007 02:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
morrigirlI am PISSED!
The depression support group that I moderated on SCN for five years and single handedly built up to a membership of 802 was deleted over the weekend due to inactivity.
What the fuck?
Sure, it had been a month since any new posts had been made to the group, but call me optimistic, I always thought of it as a good thing when none of the 802 members posted for a long period of time. It meant NO ONE WAS DEPRESSED ENOUGH TO WRITE!
I just love how I was given absolutely no prior warning, not even so much as a message in my profile saying, "Hey, we're deleting your group tomorrow. Either take action or suffer the consequences." I feel awful for all the active members who relied on that group in times of crisis. The next time they sign in it will be gone and they will have no idea why.
I understand that SCN needs to delete abandoned groups in order to function properly. I understand the utility of deleting groups with few or no active members or an inactive moderater. But mine was a large group, an old and established group, one of the top ten most popular on the site, and moderated by a person who signed in regularly and was therefore easily accessible.
I am pissed beyond belief. I worked hard to build that group's membership. I established that group before SCN even thought to create its own depression forum. It was the very first area on the site that dealt exclusively with depression. I was proud of that group.
It was the only remaining thing that tied me to SCN. All my old journal entries have been transferred to LJ, all my old friends from the site have either dropped out of my life or continue to stay in touch with me through other sites. That group was the only reason I kept going back.
I guess it's time to finally delete my profile and say goodbye to SCN for good.
The depression support group that I moderated on SCN for five years and single handedly built up to a membership of 802 was deleted over the weekend due to inactivity.
What the fuck?
Sure, it had been a month since any new posts had been made to the group, but call me optimistic, I always thought of it as a good thing when none of the 802 members posted for a long period of time. It meant NO ONE WAS DEPRESSED ENOUGH TO WRITE!
I just love how I was given absolutely no prior warning, not even so much as a message in my profile saying, "Hey, we're deleting your group tomorrow. Either take action or suffer the consequences." I feel awful for all the active members who relied on that group in times of crisis. The next time they sign in it will be gone and they will have no idea why.
I understand that SCN needs to delete abandoned groups in order to function properly. I understand the utility of deleting groups with few or no active members or an inactive moderater. But mine was a large group, an old and established group, one of the top ten most popular on the site, and moderated by a person who signed in regularly and was therefore easily accessible.
I am pissed beyond belief. I worked hard to build that group's membership. I established that group before SCN even thought to create its own depression forum. It was the very first area on the site that dealt exclusively with depression. I was proud of that group.
It was the only remaining thing that tied me to SCN. All my old journal entries have been transferred to LJ, all my old friends from the site have either dropped out of my life or continue to stay in touch with me through other sites. That group was the only reason I kept going back.
I guess it's time to finally delete my profile and say goodbye to SCN for good.
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Date: 2007-12-18 01:55 am (UTC)