Worry about \"lost\" wiki members

Is it just me or does anyone else worry about the posters/bloggers who disappear?

Hopefully posters get some advice, follow it and move on, but what about the lost souls out there (maybe a bit melodramatic). We have all seen the posts from those who are down and depressed and ready to give up, they post maybe once and disappear, its those that concern me. There have been some that I would really worry about.

Can they be checked by Wiki? Dont laugh, but is there any way we could send a warning to wiki and a e-mail sent to check. Maybe its a stupid idea and probably infringes on some regulation or privacy/data protection issue.

Maybe its just life and we have to live with it but somehow its sad. I'm wearing my good samaritan hat so be patient!!


Tinny

I know a few have had closure and meet new partners so have moved on with their lives, and felt to come back to wiki made them think of what they had been through.Others yep they just seem to disapear.

Hi Angel
Its great that some can move on. There are obviously some "old" members who are missed because of their knowledge and input. Just look at yourself and some others who have posted so much help - the site would be lost without your posts.

Its the posts that are so sad and then disappear, you never get to hear any progress and one wonders whether anything gets better for them.

I suppose we may never know.

Tinny

I have thought about this too as like you I have read someone's post where they are desperate but never get back to posting again.I just hope some haven't given up on life.I wonder if suggesting that when someone joins wikki perhaps on a set time/date.i.e 6 months or so after 1st post they would return to wikki and post once just so that wikki can ascertain they are ok and it would reassure everyone that x is ok and whatever else.it would be such a good way of monitoring long term benefits of wikki as well.I wouldn't mind doing that, bit like ticking a box at 6 months,12 months time with the user names listed.sort of log in ,tick an r u ok box,and log out if they want. doesnt have to be more if they dont want to write anything..What do you think??

Not wanting to put a downer on this but maybe it gets too much for them and the decide that they is only one way out?

hi Gareth67,I agree a lot of us do reach a point where we think about it but it would be nice to know that all those who never returned to post again didn't actually do it, if you get what I mean.

Hi Topaz, I'm sure it is only a small % that do, lets hope so anyway.
Maybe they should have to put in a blog entry before they leave the site so that we know the outcome?
Of course this could give us hope or dash our dreams?