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(JD) · Jan 23, 2011, 01:35 PM

As a side note, here is the notice in the chat rooms, compliments of the webmaster:

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Welcome to the Psych Central Community Chat System. Please contact a Community Team member (a moderator or administrator) to report problems while in chat. All Community Guidelines apply here. Note: Do NOT enter chat under the influence of alcohol or drugs; members doing so may be immediately suspended without warning or notice.

Here's one from the guidelines:

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Messages containing or condoning illegal acts

PS Driving while intoxicated IS against the law here in the USA.

From the Terms of Use (often known as TOS, terms of service):

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which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, libelous, obscene, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, racist, obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable;

PS "obscene" is listed twice so it must be very important. I think posting while drunk might lend to being that (obscene) once in a while?

So it appears to my feeble mind that--at the present time-- posting while under the influence is allowed, as long as you can keep to the guidelines.

(I always felt it a matter of interpretation regarding the chat rule, for instance, as most members I know here are on some type of psychotropic medication, so they would never be allowed to chat.)

I would rather that anyone so posting, though, not announce they are drinking alcohol or "doing" drugs (and of course, those under age would be breaking the law by drinking, so that's already not allowed here.)

I think we might also consider a member who is triggered by someone who is actively drinking and saying so... but then, alas, some members can be triggered by almost anything.

Do your best is what I say. How can I argue with that?