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puckettcg · 10-01-2009, 06:37 PM

The alternatives to AA forum got locked? There weren't a lot of posts and it wasn't that old. Is there something about the subject matter?

sailorjohn · 10-01-2009, 06:59 PM

Read the last post in the thread.

puckettcg · 10-02-2009, 02:23 PM

I saw that - but I thought the original poster was looking for guidance on AA alternatives, which I thought this forum was about. I just wanted to know if it was okay to ask questions about other programs.

sailorjohn · 10-02-2009, 02:50 PM

Start a new thread. And read Alera's post again. If someone gets out of line, report the post, don't engage. Posts get deleted, threads get removed or locked quite often. The subject isn't taboo, you just have to be civil.

**Dee74** · 10-02-2009, 05:22 PM

Puckettcg

Please address any queries to Alera in PM.

D

allport · 10-03-2009, 04:43 AM

I did ask Alera why this thread was locked and didn't receive a fully satisfactory reply.

The thread in question was completely civil and there was no flaming whatsoever.

I have just read a couple of posts in this forum which are praising the 12 step program and basically calling atheists silly !

I get a tiny bit sick of having to walk on eggshells in here when random 12 steppers feel that they can come on in and have a go whenever they feel like it.

How about a bit of equitable treatment.

tyler · 10-03-2009, 06:15 AM

Kinda got to agree with you on this one Allport. The FACT is that SR DOES lean heavily towards 12-step recovery. However, this is a privately owned and run site and I guess they have the right to run it as they see fit. I will say that generally Alera does a very good job of moderating this forum and that, for the most part, the 12-steppers let us have our peace here in the Secular forum. The fact is, nothing is perfect. I've found SR to be very helpful over the years, both 12-steppers and secularists!! I'll close now, as soon this thread will be locked!!

allport · 10-03-2009, 06:24 AM

Yes of course it will Tyler

By the way the reply i received to my query about the locked thread was that it might have degenerated into a flaming war!

It might have indeed

but it wasn't given the chance, pre-emptive lock down a strange idea.

puckettcg · 10-04-2009, 07:01 AM

Well, okay then. I'll start a new thread then and hope not to be "pre-emptively" locked down. I do understand that flame-wars are unproductive, but sometimes the particular reasons why someone is opposed to one form of treatment or another are important for identifying alternatives.

allport · 10-04-2009, 07:56 AM

Good point Puckett but try not to take it personally if your thread is locked, I have noticed that the original poster in the thread in question has not returned to the Secular Forum.

**Alera** · 10-09-2009, 02:26 PM

If you have questions about my actions, please PM me. If you feel the answer is unsatisfactory, you can always ask me to clarify.

10-01-2009, 06:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
puckettcg Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: VA Posts: 43	How come The alternatives to AA forum got locked? There weren't a lot of posts and it wasn't that old. Is there something about the subject matter?

10-01-2009, 06:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
sailorjohn Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,043	Read the last post in the thread. __________________ No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. Buddha

10-02-2009, 02:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
sailorjohn Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,043	Start a new thread. And read Alera's post again. If someone gets out of line, report the post, don't engage. Posts get deleted, threads get removed or locked quite often. The subject isn't taboo, you just have to be civil. __________________ No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. Buddha

10-02-2009, 05:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dee74 Forum Leader Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Seas Posts: 14,658	Puckettcg Please address any queries to Alera in PM. D __________________ May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received and pass on the love that has been given to you.

10-03-2009, 04:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
allport Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: north yorkshire, england Posts: 1,833	I did ask Alera why this thread was locked and didn't receive a fully satisfactory reply. The thread in question was completely civil and there was no flaming whatsoever. I have just read a couple of posts in this forum which are praising the 12 step program and basically calling atheists silly ! I get a tiny bit sick of having to walk on eggshells in here when random 12 steppers feel that they can come on in and have a go whenever they feel like it. How about a bit of equitable treatment. __________________ 'Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too' Douglas Adams

10-02-2009, 02:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
puckettcg Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: VA Posts: 43	I saw that - but I thought the original poster was looking for guidance on AA alternatives, which I thought this forum was about. I just wanted to know if it was okay to ask questions about other programs.

10-03-2009, 06:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
tyler Not all better, getting better Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Beautiful Inner Banks of NC Posts: 1,226 Blog Entries: 3	Kinda got to agree with you on this one Allport. The FACT is that SR DOES lean heavily towards 12-step recovery. However, this is a privately owned and run site and I guess they have the right to run it as they see fit. I will say that generally Alera does a very good job of moderating this forum and that, for the most part, the 12-steppers let us have our peace here in the Secular forum. The fact is, nothing is perfect. I've found SR to be very helpful over the years, both 12-steppers and secularists!! I'll close now, as soon this thread will be locked!! __________________ Peace and Love, Tyler *"I used to do a little but a little wouldn't do it so a little got more and more. I just keep tryin' to get a little better, said a little better than before."* Mr. Brownstone G-n-R Heck is where people go who don't believe in Gosh

10-03-2009, 06:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
allport Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: north yorkshire, england Posts: 1,833	Yes of course it will Tyler By the way the reply i received to my query about the locked thread was that it might have degenerated into a flaming war! It might have indeed but it wasn't given the chance, pre-emptive lock down a strange idea. __________________ 'Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too' Douglas Adams

10-04-2009, 07:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
puckettcg Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: VA Posts: 43	Well, okay then. I'll start a new thread then and hope not to be "pre-emptively" locked down. I do understand that flame-wars are unproductive, but sometimes the particular reasons why someone is opposed to one form of treatment or another are important for identifying alternatives.

10-04-2009, 07:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
allport Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: north yorkshire, england Posts: 1,833	Good point Puckett but try not to take it personally if your thread is locked, I have noticed that the original poster in the thread in question has not returned to the Secular Forum. __________________ 'Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too' Douglas Adams

10-09-2009, 02:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
Alera A SMART Goth Forum Leader Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,320	If you have questions about my actions, please PM me. If you feel the answer is unsatisfactory, you can always ask me to clarify. __________________ Copyright © 2005 - 2009 Alera SR's SMART Goth Mod Proof that Secular Recovery works with religious beliefs. The addiction will protect itself ... AT ALL COSTS.

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