classifying threads

[Eloisa]

Hi Nicky,

I noticed that I didn't pick up Mia's post not being about 'assistance' but a more general inquiry about fear and terror. I feel I could have a similar desire to wanting to distance myself from my fear also and maybe this is why I didn't pick it up.

Since you moved it I agree that it fits more in the fear and terror section particularly with the responses that have been subsequently made. So something for me to look at about why I didn't think about that.

Just to clarify, when deciding where to put certain posts is it about putting them where the main theme of the thread is? Feeling about what their real intention is, or where the best place to categorize the post is, so using Mia's as an example, her putting it in the 'assistance' section I need to feel if they really are asking for assistance or if it is more about a general question such Mia's was?.

I think you summed it up pretty well when you said to Mia:

If you analyse your posts here, you are not really asking for direct personal help. It's more of a general query about fear to better your understanding - which is completely fine, it's just that there are other places on the forum where it would have been best to start the topic.

I will check out some of the sections to get more of a feel about why things are where they are.

Thanks,

Eloisa

[Nicky]

Hey Eloisa

Thanks for your question.

I'd say it's probably a mix of both. Reading, observing and feeling the direction of where the thread is going and also feeling about the intentions of the person who originally created the thread.

You can use quite a bit of logic to help you with this too, like I did with Mia's post you have outlined above. She wasn't asking for direct personal feedback or help (which is why the assistance section of the forum is there), but it was more of a post to understand better the emotions of fear.

Hope that makes sense.
Nicky