SCREEN NAMES:ALL NEW USERS PLEASE READ

[nursegirl6572]

People, please!!!!!  If you are new to the site and thinking of starting a new acct with which to ask a question in this forum.....think about your screen name carefully.

I'm SOOO sick of seeing names like "deathsdoor", "onmydeathbed", "dyingslowly", "goingtoendit", etc.  It is absolutely unnecessary to choose names like that, not to mention I cannot even DESCRIBE how totally disrespectful it is to everyone who has ever had HIV.  It isinuates that HIV is a death sentence and that life isn't worth living if infrected.  Total crap.  Not to mention that many responders of this forum have HIV very close in their daily life, and it just shows a level of disrespect that is just sickening.

Choose a normal user name and have some respect for the very people you are coming to for help, that are affected by HIV in some way.

THINK PEOPLE, THINK.

[nursegirl6572]

BUMP

[unwiseacts]

I am totally in agreement. I have been offended repeatedly in the last few days by exactly this.

[JeanClaude]

The names only serve to illustrate the irrational HIV phobia and lack of education these people are receiving regarding transmission routes and statistics. It's melodrama at it's finest. Unfortunately, I sometimes get the impression that I'm in some Goth Dungeon rather than an educational community .

-JC-

[pablo_papito]

I coul not agree more. I am new here and would like to take this oportunity to congrat you Nursegirl for the SIZE of your caring and blessed soul.

Unwiseacts, thank you again.

God bless you all.