Yes we are talking about PC. The only reason I mentioned the other sites was as examples of the obvious -

Most if not all on line therapy and support groups have a private forum and to gain access the person who wants access must fulfill certain criteria.

The only difference in them and here is that the person registering knows at the time of the registration process which forums they have access to and what needs to be done to gain access to the other more private area.

What Doc John is doing is no different from thousands of other online groups.

The difference is us.

We happen to already be members of the site as the new area is going up and working the bugs out.

But still that is no different from when he added each different section hear. The blog area, the community boards, resourses and so on. They all went through a process of those items being taken out of say the general area and given their own message board otherwise known as forums.

It takes time to get all the bugs and criteria outlined for each and every message board.

We just happen to be hear as the changes are being put into effect and the criteria for accessing that new area is being worked out.

There are many people here that don't like change and dont like differences being pointed out.

Whether or not we like it Change is a part of every online website including PC. and a part of life.

Whether or not we like it our differences are already pointed out here by each of the different message boards - sexual abuse survivors, PTSD people, Bipolar people, Dissociative Disorders people and so on. If there are any threads and posts when those boards were added you will see that this same thing that is happening here in this thread happened in those. I was here when Doc John first added the blog area and there were some people who hated the idea of having to read more intept things by having to go to a diffierent area but the blog area made for a fantastic change here.

I have no doubt that Doc Johns rough draft of the private forum will be a great addition to this site. For he has made fantastic ideas come true with each and every separate area message board and sections for research and so on.

All Doc John is asking for is ---

MORE TIME -

he needs to work out the bugs and criteria and so on.

He has pointed out that supporters to the news letter and financial support was the firt to be added to that private area and more is to come.

If any one her ever says they need more time to process t heir thoughts into actions do we all gang up on that person?

No we all post to them things like - "Take all the time you need, " "we're here when you are ready to talk about it" "if we can help in any way let us know"

We can do that for ourselves and other members here but we cant show the same non biased support for Doc John just because he has a project that he is trying to process his thoughts into actions on?"

Doc John may have been the one that started this site and does alot of the professional stuff but he is also seen as a fellow member here. And as a fellow member here he is trying to process his thoughts into action and that action happens to be a way to make this site grow and become an even better place.

He has asked us for more time. Just like each and every member here who asks for more time is entitled to it so is Doc John.

Doc John -
Take all the time you need.
I am here when you are ready to talk to us
If I can help in any way please let me know