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<blockquote data-quote="franki" data-source="post: 194935" data-attributes="member: 34825"><p>first post here, hi all. in answer to the question of should this still be stickied, i have to say no. my worry is that for those in denial, something like this pinned to the top of the forum will be more likely to drive people away. i opened the thread deeply annoyed that this thread was pinned. once i read the OP, i realised why it was there & have great sympathy for Ellen & her family but my point about the thread is not about the tragedy, it's about those in denial (i count myself among them to some degree, not as bad as Gerald but not 100% in control all the time) who won't even read the thread, they'll look at a forum with this at the top and leave. these are the very people who shouldn't be leaving, they should be talking to others here and getting good advice.</p><p></p><p>years ago, i unsubscribed from the BDA because of an article they published that told a story of a diabetic & contained the line "then one night they died in their sleep". that article got a stack of angry letters because the cause of death was not even explored, let alone explained. the OP isn't like that, it's a good story that we all should hear. but it probably shouldn't be the first story we hear. everyone here will link to it if they feel that someone in denial needs a wakeup call. it'll float to the top on its own often enough. i think as a sticky though, it's excessively negative to sit at the top of a forum that should be giving us hope.</p><p></p><p>just my 10ps worth as a new member. hope it's constructive to the discussion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="franki, post: 194935, member: 34825"] first post here, hi all. in answer to the question of should this still be stickied, i have to say no. my worry is that for those in denial, something like this pinned to the top of the forum will be more likely to drive people away. i opened the thread deeply annoyed that this thread was pinned. once i read the OP, i realised why it was there & have great sympathy for Ellen & her family but my point about the thread is not about the tragedy, it's about those in denial (i count myself among them to some degree, not as bad as Gerald but not 100% in control all the time) who won't even read the thread, they'll look at a forum with this at the top and leave. these are the very people who shouldn't be leaving, they should be talking to others here and getting good advice. years ago, i unsubscribed from the BDA because of an article they published that told a story of a diabetic & contained the line "then one night they died in their sleep". that article got a stack of angry letters because the cause of death was not even explored, let alone explained. the OP isn't like that, it's a good story that we all should hear. but it probably shouldn't be the first story we hear. everyone here will link to it if they feel that someone in denial needs a wakeup call. it'll float to the top on its own often enough. i think as a sticky though, it's excessively negative to sit at the top of a forum that should be giving us hope. just my 10ps worth as a new member. hope it's constructive to the discussion. [/QUOTE]
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