[squirrelspit]

it confuses me and ive been here for too many years and have been a mod for umpteen years on top of that.

From my perspective, and i believe from the perspective of all the mods, we agree that yeah, serious should be where you post if you are literally like 'i need to talk to someone right now or there is a massive risk that i am going of off myself'.

But then, thats tricky because its difficult for us to asses what 'serious' constitutes as.
If the most stressful thing in your life is your schooling, it seems a bit unfair to move a thread about that when it is making you feel terrible.

I think as well that the mental health board does not get used enough. It seems to be used for discussion of diagnosed mental illnesses etc, when, in my opinion, it is where all the on going threads about peoples general mental health should be. Even if they are eventually moved there after the initial crisis.
I believe the 'support for' threads should for the most part be in mental health as they tend to document peoples struggles with an on going situation rather than immediate help needed now kind of thing.

I really believe the following would help:
1. if members would read the description of each forum before deciding to post.
2. If members would then look at the 'trigger labels' available for that forum. If you are discussing something that doesnt have a contains label, it likely shouldnt be there. ie: if you write a post in general support and advice and find yourself writing *contains sexual abuse*
3. if members would use the serious discussion board to update one thread about themselves if they are having an especially desperate period of time rather than creating several threads in one board.
4. if members asked for their thread to be moved elsewhere when/if the desperateness of the situation decreases.

Number 3 is not fair on the rest of the community more than anything, it means those that are trying to support end up repeating themselves, it also means that by creating several threads very close together, they are pushing others need for support off the first page.