Pro anas on the SG forum?

[fatbarbie]

I'm new on the SG forum and tbh there are lots of threads i find quite irritating. Threads about purging, the abc diet (which is pro ana) and chewing+spitting foods...and also lots of threads about how to hide your diet from the people around you, stuff like "eat a little bit in front of them then take the food in your room and throw it away".... please don't get me wrong, but i thought this is a pro skinny forum only - do you tolerate pro ed people?

[ExtraShot]

i personally dont tolerate it and get a little bitchy when girls ask all that crap. there are plenty of pro ana sites around to join so they should go do that and STOP ASKING STUPID QUESTIONS HERE

[Olivia]

I know what you mean but there is alot of people on here who have suffered from EDs and still have eating disorder tendencies. Also some threads are made out of curiosity as in some girls just want to know what is considered to be eating disorder tendencies so they can avoid them. Others are just naive and dont realise that some of their threads sound pro ana. I mean I made the thread about chewing+spitting just to find out what you girls thought and to find out what ED it is part of. I would not get too upset about this as there is plenty of healthy skinny girls on here who can help the pro ana girls or drive them out of our forum!

Sorry for the essay just my opinion and I totallly know how you feel :)

[Serene]

i personally dont tolerate it and get a little bitchy when girls ask all that crap. there are plenty of pro ana sites around to join so they should go do that and STOP ASKING STUPID QUESTIONS HERE

:luv:

[SatelliteEyes]

In all fairness, the thread regarding chewing and spitting foods was more out of curiosity, as in the poster didn't quite understand it... Not that she wanted to try it or anything.

But yeah, I see "pro-ana" looking things pop up sometimes, and I try to mention something about moderation, or not starving, or something along those lines. And then I drop it.

[Silent Night]

If you read those threads you'll find that the replies are all very strongly anti-ED. The people who start them are either curious and just want to find out about stuff (they're not actually planning to act on it), or really, really naive, and they quickly get told not to do anything stupid. That said, there are of course a lot of girls on here who do have an ED or body issues or whatever, and I'd hate it if we started policing other people's choices or aspirations and saying certain people can't be here. My personal red flag is people asking for tips on how to hurt themselves or advocating dangerous practices. If that happens I give the healthiest advice I know and then just ignore it. You can't persuade someone not to be a massive idiot if they have their heart set on it, even though it makes me angry (especially cos pro-ana people all seem to be incredibly ignorant and basically determined not to listen to any answers).

Anyways, I've noticed that those threads have all popped up in the last week or so. I wonder if SG is just getting more well known around pro-ana sites. I hope it doesn't go that way.

[fatbarbie]

Thanks for all the answers.

After reading the threads more closely i realized that most of you are not only pro skinny but also pro healthy. It's also nice to see how you girls care about each other, i really like that.

[Skinny2012]

You are new on the forum and i appreciate your concern, i really do. But there is no way the SG forum is pro ana/pro ed. There are some posts that can be misunderstood, like Olivia said she was only curious. There are lots of posters on this forum who will make sure that we keep the forum clean of any kind of pro ana crap.

However it is ok to post about eds and to ask for help. There are girls on the forum who suffered/still suffer from eds and it is great that they care about each other and always offer good advice. I have lots of respect for them and they are a great addition to the forum like anyone else.

[kic]

Anyways, I've noticed that those threads have all popped up in the last week or so. I wonder if SG is just getting more well known around pro-ana sites. I hope it doesn't go that way.

I noticed that too, I hope the forums don't get flooded by pro-ana stuff. I've also noticed a lot of new posts from new users who seem to be (by the what they say or how they type/spell) very young. Posts like: "oMG hoW do i stop eaTin 2 loOze 50 poUndz Quik?!1?*" make me sad, nervous, and annoyed, and there seem to me more of them every time I log in.


*I don't mind some spelling/grammar errors and internet short hand, but SERIOUSLY? :wtf:

[Skinny2012]

Posts like: "oMG hoW do i stop eaTin 2 loOze 50 poUndz Quik?!1?*" make me sad, nervous, and annoyed, and there seem to me more of them every time I log in.


*I don't mind some spelling/grammar errors and internet short hand, but SERIOUSLY? :wtf:

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[kic]

http://cdn.iwastesomuchtime.com/March-16-2012-13-22-40-ScreenShot20120316at10.jpg


ha ha ha

:highfive:

[Nessie]

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Lol too funny, but im so bad for horrible spelling. :o

[smallbones]

Well most of the members explained it quite well, but I would still like to reply. I have suffered from an eating disorder since the age of 14 and here I am, 21 years old, still fucked up. If I see any thread that seems pro-ana, I just ignore it, If I see someone who is just curious about something that is dangerous and far from healthy, I decide to put my input on the subject. I'm very much against people who think starving is a quick fix. (and other unhealthy habits) I just hope people realize the difference between pro-ana and girls who actually suffer from eating disorders. Actual EDs are not something that is temporary and will go away once you get to your "goal weight"--and that's what pro-ana people think. They think that this is something they can switch on and off, but unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. "Oh my gosh, I'll totally starve myself for a week, so I can lose 6 pounds for summer!" is Pro-ana mentality. Girls who actually deal with eating disorders go through a living hell emotionally and physically. (well, I know I do.) and losing 6-30 pounds will never make me happy or satisfied.

[classichic]

I'm new on the SG forum and tbh there are lots of threads i find quite irritating. Threads about purging, the abc diet (which is pro ana) and chewing+spitting foods...and also lots of threads about how to hide your diet from the people around you, stuff like "eat a little bit in front of them then take the food in your room and throw it away".... please don't get me wrong, but i thought this is a pro skinny forum only - do you tolerate pro ed people?

I guess you can say I am guilty of giving advice on how to hide the diet from people around you. As much as I am against pro-ana I feel like people that ask this advice have people around them don't understand the pro-skinny aesthetic. My parents will never in a million years understand my pro-skinniness and they always wonder why I'm not eating every hour. So, yes I do hide food from my mum or give her the impression that I've eaten. However, my behaviour is not extreme and I do sometimes feel guilty doing it. I am very healthy (or at least try to be) and I am against starving myself. As a future doctor I do believe it would be extremely wrong of me to encourage pro-ana or any unhealthy behaviour but I will be supportive to those that need help which I think goes for other board members too.

I hope you're not put off by this board, because we are actually very healthy (I have to admit I think other board members are a lot more healthier than i am) and we do encourage others to keep going/ help with any problems to reach our goals :)

[skylark.rhiannon]

I have noticed a lot of younger posters recently as well, most notably a 13 year old. I guess there is no way to police the ages of posters, but I really don't want to encourage these young girls who already seem to be in an unhealthy mindset about themselves and food.

Haha....can we flag for extremely poor spelling and grammar, lol? And btw, we aren't bitching about on our ESL friends, I am completely forgiving if English isn't your first language.

[kic]

And btw, we aren't bitching about on our ESL friends, I am completely forgiving if English isn't your first language.

very true :)

[SkinnyB]

I guess you can say I am guilty of giving advice on how to hide the diet from people around you. As much as I am against pro-ana I feel like people that ask this advice have people around them don't understand the pro-skinny aesthetic. My parents will never in a million years understand my pro-skinniness and they always wonder why I'm not eating every hour. So, yes I do hide food from my mum or give her the impression that I've eaten. However, my behaviour is not extreme and I do sometimes feel guilty doing it. I am very healthy (or at least try to be) and I am against starving myself. As a future doctor I do believe it would be extremely wrong of me to encourage pro-ana or any unhealthy behaviour but I will be supportive to those that need help which I think goes for other board members too.

I hope you're not put off by this board, because we are actually very healthy (I have to admit I think other board members are a lot more healthier than i am) and we do encourage others to keep going/ help with any problems to reach our goals :)

I feel the exact same way and completely agree with you. I'm also planning to be a future doctor and I encourage everybody to be healthy and never do anything to damage the body or mind.

[Ally]

I really hope that the forum will stay as it is, unique. Pro-anas have tons of other websites and forums to go to... so please leave this heathy minded pro-skinny forum if it's not what you're looking for.

[KeKo]

i really hope that the forum will stay as it is, unique. Pro-anas have tons of other websites and forums to go to... So please leave this heathy minded pro-skinny forum if it's not what you're looking for.

yes!!!

[fels]

It is starting to get a bit young on this forum isn't it? I'm quite worried about anyone under the age of 18 really who wants to restrict majorly as it can do so much damage at that age :/

[slendergirl]

It is starting to get a bit young on this forum isn't it? I'm quite worried about anyone under the age of 18 really who wants to restrict majorly as it can do so much damage at that age :/

I agree with this. I suffered massively at a younger age with an ED, partly I think because I was too young to understand the differences in healthy and unhealthy behaviour... It would be morally wrong to advise someone as young as - say 12 or 13 - on what to eat to lose 10lbs and the like as they could potentially miss a habit that may form an ED. The only question is HOW would you police such a thing? I really don't see it happening and the discrepancies over what age is suitable could be debated for days :/

At the end of the day, this is a pro-healthy-skinny board and I hope that the majority of it's members continue to make their contributions as I'm sure it brightens a lot of peoples days :)

[No One]

Skinny Gurl had a good response to this issue a couple of weeks ago:

http://www.skinnygossip.com/forum/showthread.php?t=705&page=2#13

One comparison could be to depression. No one is "pro-depression" but that doesn't mean depressed people aren't welcome here. It also doesn't mean people always have to post happy stuff. I dunno, maybe that doesn't make sense, but...

[Apple]

just want to remind myself and everyone that on the main skinny gossip website had "starving tips of the day" that contained some tips that would go against what some people in the forums believe is healthy.

http://www.skinnygossip.com/starving-tip-of-the-day/
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2) Learn to LOVE that empty feeling in your stomach. Trust me, you’ll feel disgusting when it starts filling up again. (12/24/08)

3) If you must eat, ONLY eat when people are watching you. All other calories are eaten in vain. (12/26/08)
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i think there needs to be balance between letting those who believe in starving have their place here and let those who believe in a balanced diet and exercise lifestyle have their place as well. honestly, the forums turned out to be a lot more pro-healthy than i expected, which i am happy to see, but as this is what the website and forum are based on, we need to be tolerant of all views.

[Allie]

just want to remind myself and everyone that on the main skinny gossip website had "starving tips of the day" that contained some tips that would go against what some people in the forums believe is healthy.

http://www.skinnygossip.com/starving-tip-of-the-day/
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2) Learn to LOVE that empty feeling in your stomach. Trust me, you’ll feel disgusting when it starts filling up again. (12/24/08)

3) If you must eat, ONLY eat when people are watching you. All other calories are eaten in vain. (12/26/08)
****

i think there needs to be balance between letting those who believe in starving have their place here and let those who believe in a balanced diet and exercise lifestyle have their place as well. honestly, the forums turned out to be a lot more pro-healthy than i expected, which i am happy to see, but as this is what the website and forum are based on, we need to be tolerant of all views.

Just to comment on this: here's the thing. Starving yourself for periodic bursts, either in the form of doing intermittent fasts and/or severely restricting your caloric intake, is not necessarily unhealthy. But both of those things will make you feel very hungry - a hunger you will have to learn to manage.

Starving yourself to the point that your body is digesting whatever muscle tissue is left because you are literally skin and bones, don't put a single thing in your mouth and are therefore severally malnourished because you don't take vitamins (i.e. what most of us consider anorexic) is certainly unhealthy.

But eating a metabolically restricted diet, and being moderately, but not excessively, underweight, has been proven by a number of independent studies over the years to improve your lifespan, and decrease heart disease/cancer/etc. The mechanisms behind this are still not perfectly understood, but the basic idea is, the less energy you live off, the less you burn, and the less aging/tissue damaging metabolic byproducts you produce.

Most people, in the general public, associate any type of dietary restriction with disordered eating. If you allow yourself to go hungry, you have it wrong, and you're being unhealthy. But it's not necessarily so - you are likely going to live longer and have less health issues than even "normal weight" people (unless, again, you overdo it).

Anyway, I guess I sort of agree with you, even though at the same time, I don't want to see these forums devolve into total pro-ananess, because the internet is rife with those sort of resources. There's a fine line between overdoing it and not overdoing it, and I guess people are comfortable at different points of the line. I mean most of us know that subsisting on 250 calories a day is unsustainable in the longrun, but a lot of us are okay with subsisting on, say, 700, for the foreseeable future. So on one hand, I agree with the general sentiment that these forums should be a place that is pro-skinny, but not pro-ana, but at the same time, to get and keep our bodies where we want them, some of us may go to extremes.

[Samira]

Seconded.

[Samira]

I noticed that too, I hope the forums don't get flooded by pro-ana stuff. I've also noticed a lot of new posts from new users who seem to be (by the what they say or how they type/spell) very young. Posts like: "oMG hoW do i stop eaTin 2 loOze 50 poUndz Quik?!1?*" make me sad, nervous, and annoyed, and there seem to me more of them every time I log in.


*I don't mind some spelling/grammar errors and internet short hand, but SERIOUSLY? :wtf:
This is the post I meant to reply to :$

[fatbarbie]

[/QUOTE]Anyway, I guess I sort of agree with you, even though at the same time, I don't want to see these forums devolve into total pro-ananess, because the internet is rife with those sort of resources. There's a fine line between overdoing it and not overdoing it, and I guess people are comfortable at different points of the line. I mean most of us know that subsisting on 250 calories a day is unsustainable in the longrun, but a lot of us are okay with subsisting on, say, 700, for the foreseeable future. So on one hand, I agree with the general sentiment that these forums should be a place that is pro-skinny, but not pro-ana, but at the same time, to get and keep our bodies where we want them, some of us may go to extremes.[/QUOTE]

I think going to extremes may work for some but you have to be very careful it doesn't effect your mental health.

Again thanks for all the answers, i'm glad you didn't take my thread the wrong way, i was just confused by a few posts i read...

[Frogface]

Yeah, I occasionally see posts that make me a bit worried about the writer, and a lot of eating habits and self-image issues that make me a bit sad. That's true. But pro-ana? I think the great thing here is, that in general no one encourages others to pick these unhealthy eating habits or self-hatred.

Most of the people seem to have their goals in health and well-being as well, and this is also what we/they tell others to do. So in this way SG is very opposite of pro-ana. Like, I might have my days when I just want to vomit after a normal meal, but I don't tell anyone else that it's okay and sensible to do it if you slip. Some girl might eat next to nothing and feel really guilty after eating a healthy amount of food, but she doesn't tell me that I should do that as well.

Sometimes I need to stay away from some people's food posts, cause I feel they trigger me to eat too little - but that's just me. If it works for them, that's great. If it doesn't work for me, I just have to stay away from posts like that.

[RedGlitter]

I think we have the power over here to keep this place healthy :)

Especially threads like this one or the other one about the ED-question show that.

Sometimes I need to stay away from some people's food posts, cause I feel they trigger me to eat too little - but that's just me. If it works for them, that's great. If it doesn't work for me, I just have to stay away from posts like that.

Very good point. Its important that we all make sure for ourselves what we want and which way we want to choose and be careful to remember that and not just imitate what others do without asking ourselves if that is the right way for us.

For me this forum has been a great place so far. I did not start to eat 500 cals a day only because I read it here, I did not start starving or feeling guilty for eating a piece of cake and I don´t go running until I faint when I ate 300 cals more than I wanted, but: I started exercising more and tried different exercises and its fun and I feel even better and when I have days on which I feel like I should buy some crap, I just go here and watch out for delicious and healthy alternatives :D

[Lolo]

Skinny Gurl had a good response to this issue a couple of weeks ago:

http://www.skinnygossip.com/forum/showthread.php?t=705&page=2#13

One comparison could be to depression. No one is "pro-depression" but that doesn't mean depressed people aren't welcome here. It also doesn't mean people always have to post happy stuff. I dunno, maybe that doesn't make sense, but...

I guess you can say I am guilty of giving advice on how to hide the diet from people around you. As much as I am against pro-ana I feel like people that ask this advice have people around them don't understand the pro-skinny aesthetic. My parents will never in a million years understand my pro-skinniness and they always wonder why I'm not eating every hour. So, yes I do hide food from my mum or give her the impression that I've eaten. However, my behaviour is not extreme and I do sometimes feel guilty doing it. I am very healthy (or at least try to be) and I am against starving myself. As a future doctor I do believe it would be extremely wrong of me to encourage pro-ana or any unhealthy behaviour but I will be supportive to those that need help which I think goes for other board members too.

I hope you're not put off by this board, because we are actually very healthy (I have to admit I think other board members are a lot more healthier than i am) and we do encourage others to keep going/ help with any problems to reach our goals :)

I am also relatively new to the SG site, I joined in February, but I would like to weigh in as I am 'guilty' of having posted a thread on how to get my family to "back off" with their concern about how/what/when I eat.

I obviously can't speak for the intentions or state of mind of every girl on this forum, but I think certain posts have to be taken in context. As the other Gurls have said, some questions are asked out of genuine curiosity. As for the questions about hiding food, pretending to eat etc - unfortunately we for the most part live in a 'fat culture' now, where 'curves' (as euphemism for fat) are embraced, anything less than a 1500CAL intake a day is scorned at and a pro-skinny attitude like most of the Gurls here have (not pro-ana) is not appreciated - at all. You just have to look at a website like MFP (which a few Gurls here use to log food, so they'll be familiar with the following), most of the members on there believe a 22+ BMI is just wonderful - and anything under that is 'too-skinny'. Like Classichic, I'm having a few problems with my family. If I had to eat everything they wanted me to eat in a day I'd consume 2000+ calories a day, and they believe I looked 'perfectly fine' before I started losing weight - even though my body fat was at 28%.. In an ideal situation I would tell them to back off, that I was happier now than I ever was then and that I will skip dinner or do whatever prompted their 'concern' if I feel like it. I still maintain a healthy intake, just not what they want me too. But unfortunately for me, and quite a few girls on here, my family just don't GET it. If I had to have such a showdown I would get 'a talk', 'serious concern' or they might even 'take action' against me - such as start monitoring my every movement and stage an intervention (I speak from experience.. It will cause immense tension and friction, and I love them dearly) So I guess I posted the question because it is just easier to 'hide' my pro-skinny life from them, they are fine, I'm happy and healthy and I still get to have a relationship with my family. My mom's whole family range from somewhat to severely overweight, and as much as I love them I cannot attack them on their habits, and as such I prefer them to stay out of mine. Families aren't always that accommodating though ;) So I lie if I have to. Sad but true.

As for the starving and fasting posts, its a very controversial issue.. I liked what Skinny Gurl had to say about it in the link in the above post. She also commented on the policy of this site, which kind of settled the debate for me.

I agree on the issue with the younger girls (with the atrocious spelling) though, there only seems to be a few of them, but it IS annoying and more so worrying.. I think these are isolated cases though, and I hope these girls can find the right path.

Sorry for the essay, English major ;) Oh, and WELCOME to SG! I think you'll find support, and a home, here :)

[ExtraShot]

I am also relatively new to the SG site, I joined in February, but I would like to weigh in as I am 'guilty' of having posted a thread on how to get my family to "back off" with their concern about how/what/when I eat.

I obviously can't speak for the intentions or state of mind of every girl on this forum, but I think certain posts have to be taken in context. As the other Gurls have said, some questions are asked out of genuine curiosity. As for the questions about hiding food, pretending to eat etc - unfortunately we for the most part live in a 'fat culture' now, where 'curves' (as euphemism for fat) are embraced, anything less than a 1500CAL intake a day is scorned at and a pro-skinny attitude like most of the Gurls here have (not pro-ana) is not appreciated - at all. You just have to look at a website like MFP (which a few Gurls here use to log food, so they'll be familiar with the following), most of the members on there believe a 22+ BMI is just wonderful - and anything under that is 'too-skinny'. Like Classichic, I'm having a few problems with my family. If I had to eat everything they wanted me to eat in a day I'd consume 2000+ calories a day, and they believe I looked 'perfectly fine' before I started losing weight - even though my body fat was at 28%.. In an ideal situation I would tell them to back off, that I was happier now than I ever was then and that I will skip dinner or do whatever prompted their 'concern' if I feel like it. I still maintain a healthy intake, just not what they want me too. But unfortunately for me, and quite a few girls on here, my family just don't GET it. If I had to have such a showdown I would get 'a talk', 'serious concern' or they might even 'take action' against me - such as start monitoring my every movement and stage an intervention (I speak from experience.. It will cause immense tension and friction, and I love them dearly) So I guess I posted the question because it is just easier to 'hide' my pro-skinny life from them, they are fine, I'm happy and healthy and I still get to have a relationship with my family. My mom's whole family range from somewhat to severely overweight, and as much as I love them I cannot attack them on their habits, and as such I prefer them to stay out of mine. Families aren't always that accommodating though ;) So I lie if I have to. Sad but true.

As for the starving and fasting posts, its a very controversial issue.. I liked what Skinny Gurl had to say about it in the link in the above post. She also commented on the policy of this site, which kind of settled the debate for me.

I agree on the issue with the younger girls (with the atrocious spelling) though, there only seems to be a few of them, but it IS annoying and more so worrying.. I think these are isolated cases though, and I hope these girls can find the right path.

Sorry for the essay, English major ;) Oh, and WELCOME to SG! I think you'll find support, and a home, here :)

hells yeah :highfive: and double high-five for another english major!

[Niki]

I don't know if this has been suggested but bc of the nature of the forum, you're gonna get that mix of ed girls and wannarexics and regular girls and guys, etc. maybe the forum ppl could start a sub forum focused on ed ppl and the extreme thin pictures

[ExtraShot]

I don't know if this has been suggested but bc of the nature of the forum, you're gonna get that mix of ed girls and wannarexics and regular girls and guys, etc. maybe the forum ppl could start a sub forum focused on ed ppl and the extreme thin pictures

i get what youre saying hun, but, no. this is not an eating disorder forum- there are plenty of them about!

[Silent Night]

Apparently we get quite a few visitors with low IQs as well. Should we start a sub-forum for them?

[Olivia]

Apparently we get quite a few visitors with low IQs as well. Should we start a sub-forum for them?

:highfive: Best comment. Also there seem to be even more pro ana girls flocking here recently. When will they get the message? We are pro skinny NOT pro ana! There is plenty of blogs and forums for them to dicuss their unhealthy habits and swap tips on purging. Why do they have to come here and tarnish the reputation of the SG forum? This is why we get abuse from other websites. Also it is not fair on the people who have recovered from EDs. It may trigger them into old behaviour or simply disgust them to see other girls suffering form the pain they once experienced.

Sorry for ranting a bit.

[Niki]

Apparently we get quite a few visitors with low IQs as well. Should we start a sub-forum for them?

Are you referring to me? I'm just being real. You have a "pro skinny" forum but don't think you're gonna get pro-ed people posting? What are you gonna do? Ban them all?! At least corral them in a sub forum.

Edit: Jesus, there's even a forum called Starving Tips.... Walks like a duck talks like a duck

[Silent Night]

Are you referring to me? I'm just being real. You have a "pro skinny" forum but don't think you're gonna get pro-ed people posting? What are you gonna do? Ban them all?! At least corral them in a sub forum.

Edit: Jesus, there's even a forum called Starving Tips.... Walks like a duck talks like a duck

No, I'm not referring to you as having a low IQ, but to people who think it's a good idea to have anorexia and want to encourage other people to have it.

Of course pro-ed people will come here, but so might, say, sadists or porn addicts or shoe fetishists or lesbian separatists or librarians or bicycle enthusiasts or Communists or people who are into bonsai, and I don't think it's incumbent on the forum to provide for all their interests, either. Especially when those interests are harmful to other people.

[Apple]

Are you referring to me? I'm just being real. You have a "pro skinny" forum but don't think you're gonna get pro-ed people posting? What are you gonna do? Ban them all?! At least corral them in a sub forum.

Edit: Jesus, there's even a forum called Starving Tips.... Walks like a duck talks like a duck

This forum is for humans, not ducks.

^attempted humor :cool:

[ExtraShot]

Are you referring to me? I'm just being real. You have a "pro skinny" forum but don't think you're gonna get pro-ed people posting? What are you gonna do? Ban them all?! At least corral them in a sub forum.

Edit: Jesus, there's even a forum called Starving Tips.... Walks like a duck talks like a duck

there is a difference between starving and an eating disorder. a day or so of not eating anything is what we refer to as starving and its actually incredibly beneficial for your health, and is in now way to do with anorexia, etc. trust me hun ive had it. why should we make them a sub forum? why should we cater to their pathetic needs? we are pro-SKINNY, not pro mental illness. there are dime a dozen pro ed forums on the internet, they should fuck off there.

No, I'm not referring to you as having a low IQ, but to people who think it's a good idea to have anorexia and want to encourage other people to have it.

Of course pro-ed people will come here, but so might, say, sadists or porn addicts or shoe fetishists or lesbian separatists or librarians or bicycle enthusiasts or Communists or people who are into bonsai, and I don't think it's incumbent on the forum to provide for all their interests, either. Especially when those interests are harmful to other people.

helllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll yes. :highfive:

[Samira]

Are you referring to me? I'm just being real. You have a "pro skinny" forum but don't think you're gonna get pro-ed people posting? What are you gonna do? Ban them all?! At least corral them in a sub forum.

Edit: Jesus, there's even a forum called Starving Tips.... Walks like a duck talks like a duck
That's like saying, "well, we know that axe murderers are going to use the internet, so if we make specially sectioned tips-n-tricks sites where they can chat then they'll never infect the rest of the internet and nobody will get hurt!"

Pro-ana logic at its finest :')

Also, if you're bleating on about the "Starving Tips" section, at least look at how SG defines "starving".

[Allie]

:nervous:Of course pro-ed people will come here, but so might, say, sadists or porn addicts or shoe fetishists or lesbian separatists or librarians or bicycle enthusiasts or Communists or people who are into bonsai, and I don't think it's incumbent on the forum to provide for all their interests, either. Especially when those interests are harmful to other people.

Fuck the pro-EDers, make a seperate subforum for the bonsai fanatics.

there is a difference between starving and an eating disorder. a day or so of not eating anything is what we refer to as starving and its actually incredibly beneficial for your health, and is in now way to do with anorexia, etc. trust me hun ive had it. why should we make them a sub forum? why should we cater to their pathetic needs? we are pro-SKINNY, not pro mental illness. there are dime a dozen pro ed forums on the internet, they should fuck off there.

Agreed here. There is a huge difference between starving yourself constitutively, day in and day out, versus doing short term or even longer term fasts. There are literally a million pro-ana places out there on the internet you can go hang out at if that's your thing, where as this is the one place I know of that is firmly pro-skinny with very little unhealthy tendencies, can't we just keep it that way?

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That's like saying, "well, we know that axe murderers are going to use the internet, so if we make specially sectioned tips-n-tricks sites where they can chat then they'll never infect the rest of the internet and nobody will get hurt!"

Pro-ana logic at its finest :')

Also, if you're bleating on about the "Starving Tips" section, at least look at how SG defines "starving".

^ This.

Creating a subforum for pro-anas would be against all pro-skinny stands for, it´s like we would give in and resign.
We would become untrustworthy and even more of a target for haters from other forums.

Ban them all? That would be a good idea, although not completely convertible.
I think it´s every members duty here to watch out for people who post shit (and I mean, Rhylie-sort of shit like advertising a pro-ana forum, not just pronouncing different opinions) and report them, so they can either get a warning or be kicked out.

Pro-ana references: Instant ban.
Some younger kids or newbies who don´t know the difference: Warning.

That´s just how I´d handle it. Keep your eyes open, everyone.

[Silent Night]

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Fuck the pro-EDers, make a seperate subforum for the bonsai fanatics.




OK I kind of really want to do this now guys.

Guys?... Hey, where did everybody go?