Say, do you think perhaps we could retire the "positive thoughts needed" title? We've been getting too many threads with this same title, and it gets confusing. I'm reluctant to change the title, because I don't know how much or how little should be revealed in the thread title - that's best determined by the thread originator. However, if it's a situation that can't be revealed, then perhaps it's better not to have a thread at all.
But we do have a long-standing policy that thread titles should be specific.
I'm sending a copy of this to the thread originator.
-Joe-

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From a personal standpoint, let me say that I feel that "positive thoughts needed" has semi-religious connotations that may be off-putting to people not of that particular persuasion (like me, for instance). Although they may have good wishes for whoever is suffering, they may feel excluded. Perhaps it's better to describe the predicament in the thread title, and let people express their wishes as they will. I would never post good wishes in a "good thoughts needed" thread - to me, it feels too much like "put your hands on the radio" gospel preaching. For this thread, Vicki Williams - illness might be an appropriate title, or maybe North Wales singer Vicki Williams - illness. Way back in 1999, we had quite a squabble about this and came up with an uneasy truce - agreeing that we would avoid prayer and related threads and keep it to expressions of sympathy and support for people known by the folk community, not for strangers.