Posted by Dr. Bob on January 14, 2008, at 13:31:10
In reply to Re: emotional support » Dr. Bob, posted by Kath on January 11, 2008, at 17:14:18
> I tend to agree with the below as to the meds part of your idea:
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> > Having different boards for beginner and advanced medication issues is a bit like seating children separately at dinner. How are the rest of us supposed to get smart if we are not allowed to interact with the smart people? You're gonna have a dumbed-down board for laypeople and eventually babblers will just stop posting there because the quality of the posts will be so stupid. Besides, there are maybe five posters here who are "advanced" in their knowledge of psychopharmacology. And where exactly do you draw the line between elementary and advanced psychopharmacology? If I post a question on the board "Medication for dummies" and the content is deemed too advanced, will it get redirected to the other board? Or if I post a message on the board "Medication for smart people" and the content is deemed to be too basic, will it get redirected to the dummies board?I'd want anyone who wanted to learn more about more advanced topics to feel comfortable asking questions. It wouldn't be limited to "experts". Posts might be redirected one way or the other, but that would be based on the topics, not the posters. It wouldn't be civil to refer to anyone as "children" or "stupid" or "dummies".
I agree, where to draw the line would be a question. We'd need to discuss that, and it would probably evolve over time.
> Does it mean that we AREN'T supposed to write a post just to support a person in, say, the meds board?
No, I still want people to support each other.
Bob
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