Re: Safety of anal intercourse.

In article <jason-3005050723450001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Jason <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>In article <429a0001$0$116$65c69314@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Tom Salls
><noaddress@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> jason@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> > Are you a doctor or nurse? If not--if we use your line of logic--none of
>> > us that are not doctors or nurses should ever give medical advice to
>> > people in any newsgroup.
>>
>> You say that as if it's a bad thing.
>
>No--it's not a bad thing. However, as you may know, most doctors and
>nurses are really busy with their jobs and they don't have the time needed
>to spend several hours each day helping people on newsgroups. I have a
>great amount of respect for the doctors and nurses in this newsgroup that
>do take time out of their busy lives to help people in newsgroups like
>this one. That means people that are NOT doctors or nurses do what we can
>to help people in various newsgroups. I respect those people. I don't have
>any respect at all for subcribers that instead of helping people with
>their knowledge visit newsgroups in order criticize those of us that do
>try to help people. Instead of being a critic--they should just post their
>own advice. The posters are intelligent enough to figure out the best
>solution. They don't need or want to start battles with subscribers.

Once again, as usual, wrong.

At least in the sense that what you post is, all too often, not good
advice, but you don't know that.

The most egregious example I can think of right now is your amazingly
bad suggestion to one poster that they should go to a health food
store and as a clerk for advice. Not only is that a really dumb idea,
but you don't even *realize* it's a dumb idea.

I realize that you're trying to be helpful, which is commendable, but
you are simply not equipped for the job. If the people who ask
questions here were really knowledgable (which most are not), they
wouldn't need to ask the questions in the first place. And since you
post with an air of authority, someone might well be fooled into
thinking you know what you are talking about.

The only disclaimer on your postings that would really solve the
problem would be something like "I amd not a doctor, or any sort of
trained medical professional, and I have no idea what I'm talking
about, even when it sounds like I do."

By the way, it's not necessary for someone to be a trained medical
professional to give sound information here. We used to have a fellow
by the name of Steve Dyer, who wasn't a doctor, but I think he slept
with a PDR and medical journals under his pillow. He knew a lot about
pharmacology and I'm sorry he's not here any more, as I liked his
style.

-- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
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"I don't need someone to tell me that George W. Bush is a
deceitful, corrupt, clever and destructive man--that's pretty
clear on the face of it." -- Garrison Keillor
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