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on 12/12/02 4:35 PM, Brennan, Patricia at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know how I missed your last email. If you like you can browse the FAQ there are many answers there: http://faq.thinforum.net I'll answer a few of these, questions too. > 1)How do you > feel about eating disorders? I think they really suck. I think they reflect the sickness, superficiality and excesses of our culture in a frightening way. > 2)Why did you create the website? (from the FAQ:) I was very angry because I felt that no one around me understood how all consuming my "diet" had become. I had found solace in a number of now defunct listserv run by yahoo. There were people like me there who wanted to be super thin. It seemed sad to me that the rest of the world did not know about us (or care I thought) I started the thin page to archive quotes that were posted by members of the email groups. To me it was like poetry -A kind of sad poetry. When you have an obsession and you think you are alone in it and suddenly you find others who are saying things and doing things just like you it's a wonderful experience. It made me less depressed... and in the end less self destructive. I finally had people I could talk to who didn't roll their eyes at me when I said "I feel so fat!" All of the people in my real life would just say "you're not fat shut up!" or "why don't you think about something more important?" But the people I met through the "pro ana" communities said "You're not fat... but I know what it's like to think you're fat all the time, I do the same thing..." and we'd TALK. > 3)How do > you feel about internet companies shutting down sites like this one? I think that such companies are self-serving. Other groups have not been shut down that are more harmful (cigar lovers, people who like to swap binge-drinking games, hate-groups etc.) But, for some reason this subject is a touchy one. I have some theories on this but, to be honest it baffles me. > 4)Does > it bother you that anyone (like recovering anorexics, bulemics, and > children) can access your site? No. Recovering anorexics are mostly are adults. I'm in recovery myself these days and I know how to use the site to help me. Some people would find the site hurtful, these people don't go there. I find "Helmut's" fashion website "triggering" at this juncture in my life I don't go there. At other times I have, but I'm an adult and these are my choices. Children should have supervision when using the net (or doing anything really) If a parent installs "net nanny" my web sites are blocked. I know that my site helps a lot of people, so to me taking it down would make no sense. > 5)What would you do if someone tried to > shut down your site? The site is privately run and funded by myself and member donations, there is no way to do this. > 6)Is your site trying to promote eating disorders (ie. > get people to become anorexic or bulemic) or is it more of a support site > for people who already have an eating disorder? door number two! eating disorders suck. being alone and misunderstood sucks. Both is hell on earth as far as I know. > 7)Do you have any ideas on > how these sites could still exist but be limited as to who can log on to the > sites so it would not be as controversial? At this time it is limited, people under 13 are not allowed in the forums without a signed COPA from their parents. I try to keep the graphic content and "wow" factor of the site low (you notice there are hardly any images) in order to keep the people who come by a bit older and better informed. Other than that it's not my choice... -- "How old is November anyway?" -Pablo Neruda http://futurebird.diaryland.com ::::: the thin page email list::::: http://www.futurebird.com/thin Need help with the list ? email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
