response 3 of 357:

Jan 9 19:54 UTC 2004

I wish to ask that these items not be restored for the following 
reasons:

1) They were entered during a time of great stress and despair.  During 
that time, I was diagnosed as undergoing major depression, and received 
presciption medication as well as therapeutic treatment for my illness.

2) The material I entered during that time was of a highly personal 
nature.  I don't believe I would have entered it if I had been in 
my "right mind".  I just didn't care then that I could be causing a 
future problem for myself.  I care now.

3) Some of the material could potentially be used to harm both myself 
and my young son.

4) The material contained within them was focused on me, and my own 
personal problems, and had very little if any relevance to anyone else.

5) The items are currently deleted from the system.  They were unused 
for a period of over a year.  I believe they were not being read by 
anyone, and am certain they had not been responded to for over a year.  
I don't believe there is any compelling reason for these items to be 
restored.

6) The items were deleted by my request, with no intention to harm 
anyone else because of having them removed.  I do not believe anyone 
*has* been harmed because of their removal.

7) The items would garner an unusual amount of interest if restored 
now, because of circumstances which have nothing to do with the intent 
or current content of the items.  People who read the items now would 
be doing so because they'd been deleted and thus become part of a 
controversy, not because of any desire to help me through my problems 
of a couple of years ago.

I appreciate the assistance of the members of Grex in gaining 
acceptance for this proposal.  Thank you very much.