The new look for the board and old guidelines

I stop in now and then and notice that we now have many more questions and many more answers.  Even w/more questions,, I think the old guideline of one question per poster per day-altho the rules say post much less frequent postings, is still a good one.

Altho there are a dozen q's, only a few posters are posting multiple times about nothing.  the point is to get as many topics and as much knowlege and stories shared, not to have a running monologue for a few.  A few questions no one even tries to answer b/c there are no answers to non questions.  Real concerns get lost.  This comes up every few months and always caused confusion w/the newbies.  No one's pickin' on you, newbies.

Its confusing for us all, b/esp for those just starting treatment.  Me?  I don't really care b/c I tx'd and cl'd 4 yrs ago.  any lingering sx's are gone, my health is better and I don't have to play Russian roulette w/my health.

Just thinkin' about you guys and how ease of navigation and amt of info are so important.

[willows]

Newbie here to board, old tired non responder to Hepatitis C.  How do I post a question, there is a note at the top of this page about NOT posting questions here?  I have a question that needs a place to be placed.  Thanks!

Wishing I was a grove of willowy willows today

[doglover28]

new-sojourn, congratutlations...I hope I can say the same someday. I haven't started treatment yet.

Willow,
I am a newbie, too. You can hit the Post a Question, or in a thread that's ope, put the question in the comment...I think.  One of the threads down below talks about it.  Sorry I not that much help.

[NYgirl]

I don't think we need to post thread after thread on how to post questions and when to post questions....for example this new post seems a bit redundant to me because we have already been discussing it in another thread right?

It's like this thread was wasted by discussing something that was already being talked about in another thread.

And now...most likely...you can't post a valid question (what does genotype mean...how do I read my test results...etc) because the thread is used up.

If it is a question that you think needs to have it's own SUBJECT than you can Post a Question .. IF all of them aren't already used up for the day on stuff that was just discussed or isn't really a "topic" or such.

Otherwise...just hit post a comment below and ask.

As you can see since you just asked a question and it was answered right away...it works.







So just post in here if you can't and we will do whatever we can for you!

[mikesimon]

To answer your question, my first name is Mike and my middle name is Simon - that's how I got decided on my screen name. I took my first name and stuck it together with my middle name = mikesimon. And, remind me about yours. Is it n for new - y for young - g for girl. I seem to recall reading that somewhere. This brain fog can kill you. mikesimon

[NYgirl]

It's N for Naked and Y for Yeller like a version of Old Yeller.

Dang it seems like we are the only one's starting new conversations lately huh?

Wow it seems like we are the only one's starting new conversations lately huh?

Odd it seems like we are the only one's starting new conversations lately huh?

Dang it seems like we are the only one's starting new conversations lately huh?

[mikesimon]

I must have totally blacked that out. Naked Yeller, I like it! Does it have anything to do with juandice if that's not too personal a question? Mike

[lilmoma]

I just got home a little while ago.
My 3rd shift called off again for tonight, so I left work early to come home and get some rest before going back tonight at 10
My daughter GOT INTO an ACCIDENT in my parking lot,...right in front of me while I was standing and waiting for her to pick me up (she had my truck today) so,......I of course had to go through all that stuff that you go through when there has been an accident.
I am struggling not to just melt-down.
My boss showed up before I could get out of there, and of course all he talked about was all the work that still needs to be done before my "big-tour" on tuesday.
Can I borrow your .44 NYGIRL?
lilmoma

[RichCM]

Here's a question for ya'll. Do you have a hard time telling co-workers, friends or reletives what is really wrong; that you have HepC? Sometimes I feel like if tell them I'm sick from Hep C tx that they have this preconcieved thing that I'm an ex druggie or have HIV, some people I have told said "oh no big thing, I had that years ago" (what they had was A or B)I also do not want to have to expain over and over again to people what it's all about. Comments please, Thanks...Rich

[GoofyDad]

Forgive me for nterupting your important dialogue, but I think Yellow is the color, where as Yeller describes some one who howls and moans loadly. Thus, a Naked Yeller would of course be a gal who..... oh never mind.....

Gotta say, it sure is nice to see people willing to help us improve. Hall monitors were always under appreciated, in my view.

[mikesimon]

Thanks Goofy, that puts it in a different and possibly a more flattering light. I guess she could be all yellow and hollering - now that's a sight in my mind's eye. Thanks for your valuable input. Mike

[FlGuy]

Careful, NYG has a 44.  Wait, she's lost a lot of weight on tx, maybe it's more like a 32 now.

[GoofyDad]

LOL - Ya know she's mentioned flashing the 44 in the car. I always thought it would be better if she had a pair. 'Course it could be hard to steer while waving those things around.

[Forseegood]

hey, my bad, I do have ongoing dialogues with members, more now then then...about? nothing sometimes, though it's a way to cheer me up when I'm feeling a little blue, other times it's just cause I just get sooooo sad about so many people suffering, and relapsing, and I feel so darn helpless to do anything about it, so I want to take my mind off it for a second, granted, maybe I should off the board...I'll take that under advisement...

but how about people who have a markedly rude tone to their posts and questions? to me that's more offensive, but then, of course, I'd say that because I'm one of the ongoing dialogue people...

I do this myself, it works great! I just don't read dialogues, questions, posts in general, etc. past a few words to where I can suss out that I'm not interested...telling ya, it works great! Good advice to newbies and oldtimers in my view....

[Paris47]

I enjoy reading the post, I don't always respond,
but need to read others comments, they assist me many
times and elevate my moods, I hope everyone continues to
do what they do best, and this helps me and others.
I am certain there are others who just read, and
might not yet feel comfortable commenting, but get
there spirits lifed by reading the the posts.
I know I do.

[NYgirl]

I wish I had a .38  it seems like a .44 might be an exageration on my part...I'm sure my guns are a little smaller ;)


I don't think there are "hall monitors" here but when you see the same posts/threads/all in a row it gets a bit stupiiiiid - people need to know how to post if you see a statement IN a thread then you need to RESPOND to the thread and NOT start another THREAD...things like that.

I admit when I had no idea of the rules either and I went to post and would have posted a whole new thread...but they were used up already = and the only reason that would have happened wsa my own ignorance.  I was glad to find out the "rules".

Dialog doesn't bother me at ALL  -  it's a BIG part of what this board is about, friendship and support and the only way to do that is through dialogue you know?

[can-do-man]

Could you repeat that in english.:) Your never rude and i try hard not to be. You better not quit posting. Your very kind and helpful. So you don't read my post huh? can't say i blame you. I don't either. But i am  suffering so could you help me out?

[NYgirl]

You are suffering...with me making you crazy!   :)

But thats what friends are for...through good times and bad times I'll be on your siiiide forever mooooore (ha yuck I hope that songs get stuck in yoiur head all day then you will REALLY be suffering!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )

hahahahahaha :)

[rochammer]

Hi new-sojourn

I understand what you are saying but I am more of a reader than a poster. The few questions I have asked have always been answered. Yes there is some chat going on some time but I don

[can-do-man]

Well it seems to me that most of the people want and enjoy the humor, Doesn't always have to be doom and gloom here i hope. For those you don't i say don't read it. Sometimes humor helps make the day go by faster. Don't much matter to me i'm gonna me myself. If the people who try to make someone smile gets the boot, well I lived before, i'll survive long after.

[Mister beagle bailey]

I second that can do man--- Forsee don't you stop posting, you are needed here and are a big part of this forum.

NYGirl--Deb are you driving can do crazy again?  Now you have GUNS, when did that become plural?

BEAGLE

[can-do-man]

Yeah right, like anything could get stuck in my head for long. And sense were talking about crazy, how ya doing?

Thanks beagle, you never did answer me is your birthday in dog years or human?

[mikesimon]

I think I read he's 59 so it's got to be dog years, don't ya think Mike

[can-do-man]

I think your right there, anyone thats carrys a hose and bucket and pees on stop signs cause their red. I think that kinda answers it.

[Forseegood]

hey, I guess I wasn't very clear...I always think it's kinda funny, (I mean, I chuckle with them - not at them, ha ha!)when someone gets really psst off at this board and says they've had it!!!! and they are never, ever coming back again!!! and then you see them here again the next week...no, I didn't mean that, I just meant that maybe when I'm feeling really silly I'll tone it down a bit in terms of having really long dialogues...what I try to do is reserve it for a thread that's not very long....theme question's already been answered, etc ...before I indulge in a lot of silly stuff, there is a method to my madness... whatever...

but then maybe when I'm on those meds I'll be doing dramatic exits every week, ha ha! I'll probably be the biggest Prima Donna on here, so forgive me in advance...guess all in all we're all very different people with different personalities and it would be impossible if we were all on the same page about everything that goes on here...

[MissAntithesis]

i just want to say that i am sorry for the multiple posts... i did not know the limitations.  in fact, i cannot find the guidlines....  help please??

my job was outsourced at the same time i was dx w/ hcv. i was getting all my 'final' doc visits since my emp was ending.  (frigging corporate world!!)  soooooo... i cannot get on here so much or stay so long since i am not sitting in my office sneaking in a surf session. =)

again, thank you to you all.  i appreciate your candor (as this post)

where are the guidelines?? i swear that i looked!!

[52TELE]

Hey nygirl , what were you like BEFORE the Paxil?

[Forseegood]

hi, no harm no foul...well, if you wanna see one guideline, you could see the question on the top of this thread...nrrrf nrrrf nrrrf...(just kidding) but if you want to see the whole magilla real set up guidlines, just hit that black Start button on the top of this page, that'll give you all of them I think...but then I was one of those kids that was always getting slips to the principal's office because of my bad guidelineship...

[can-do-man]

No apologies needed, you did nothing we all haven't done. If you have a question ask it. The only thing is if in the same day you have more questions then just ask them in the same thread you opened. Just go down the thread to post comment and click on it. You might add NEW QUESTION in the comment to thats on the side. And if the thread is full you can always hijack another thread thats open. By doing the same thing. Please don't worry about it. Besides we used to only get around 6 new threads a day. But lately its been much more. So i wouldn't worry so much about the 2 questions every 6 month rule since were getting new threads. Just if you have more then 1 question a day tag it on to your thread or another. Your doing just fine and hope to see you post often. keeps me from getting to lonely. Take care and have a good day.

[can-do-man]

says.....when someone gets really psst off at this board and says they've had it!!!! and they are never, ever coming back again!!! and then you see them here again the next week....

Don't that just float your boat? Take my toyings and go home.
Always gives me a laugh, reminds me of grade school

[MissAntithesis]

thank you =)  i did go back to the beginning like i had never logged in, to no avail.  no biggy... now i know the score.  

nygirl, i did not read your post til after i did mine... i hope saying i appreciate this post did not sound like i don't appreciate you.  i actually enjoy your cut to the chase style...
p.s. i have a .38 colt if you need it.

again ... you all are so fun.  sometimes i think you must be meeting for happy hour (lipton.... not long island =)

happy weekend to all.

[Forseegood]

you got it Canny...this whole *adulthood* thing is overrated if you ask me...paying bills, listening to screaming bosses...where's the monkey bars???...see Canny, you started me up again! jeez....gotta go back to work again anyway, sniff sniff...

[FlGuy]

I've had that conversation before:
Daughter: "Daddy, you're mean and I'm not talking to you EVER AGAIN."

FLDad: "Are you sure?"

Daughter: "yes"

[MissAntithesis]

my favorite is,

"i hate you!"
"gee, i love you"

"i still hate you"
"i still love you"

"stop it!!"
"stop hating me"

"stop... oh!!  (exit with frustration)
big sigh

[can-do-man]

LOL, kids ya got to love em. My oldest son who couldn't go an hour without eating used to threaten me my saying he was going to starve himself. Now that he's older i allways throw it up to him. I say what you gonna do starve yourself again. Shuts him up real fast.

[susan400]

Actually, I think that if we're going to have all these board rules, then they should make more sense.  They make it too hard to understand and then, nobody pays any attention to them.  Actually, I would prefer that people limit their posts to only Hep related issues and stop posting all these dumb jokes or just meaningless chatter, which takes up our allotted board space.  If people want to do that then they belong in a chat room, not a message board.

Susan

[Mister beagle bailey]

Sorry, I read it and was about to answer you but then remembered I didn't get walked this morning, by the time I got back the brain fog set in and I forgot.
Having said that:... What was the question???  See what I mean.

BEAGLE

[can-do-man]

Thats odd, my hepatologist thinks humor and hep-c are good together. He seems to think laughter is better them being doom and gloom all the time. Helps the depression.

[can-do-man]

Their always good for plenty of laughs. But when they get older they hate hearing it. Glad you got a sense of humor. Just keep it.

[Mister beagle bailey]

Did you forget to anwer me too.

Beagle

[Forseegood]

I totally respect your viewpoint and I admire youre courage for posting it, in that it doesn't seem like a lot of the posters share your views on this, but I'm sure some do...I'll say one more thing on this and I'll shut up...I think that there are plenty, plenty of pertinent hep c questions and answers, thoughtful commentary, references and analysis of studies, advice and critical questioning of advice on this board...

I personally don't see how the joking, etc. "cancels out" the other stuff or takes any *room* away from it...you've only to read posts and see how many of these threads have been given over to the pertinent issues...so if this is not a *space* issue per se, I submit that it's more of a annoyance issue for some people, they fail to see the need for this type of thing here on a hep c board...fair enough...But this disease is a real drag and for *me*

...if I was *only* to read posts regarding studies, complaints about care and/or doctor's negligence, patients not being able to get insurance or funding for much needed patient needs, relapse and non-responder reports, questions about labs, reports of the intense to mild suffering that can go along with treatment options...all of it...I would find this a very dry and sad place...albeit informative...one of the only things that would buoy me up is the support and the occassional report of someone who has cleared...and that just doesn't happen enough for my tastes, hopefully sooner than later it will...just my opinion, of course others have theirs...

[can-do-man]

In risk of being accused of a DUMB JOKE, was it doggie years or people years your birthday?

[MissAntithesis]

while i understand your suggestion... i garr-un-tee you that it ain't gonna happen.  plainly, your concern is valid so i have a suggestion.... http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c.html has an exclusive HCV section.  the drop-down menu has an option:"Doctor is in Q & A for HCV" that is claims to be answered by medical personnel.

hang in there... as for me, i am more comfortable asking my questions after having read all this knucklehead banter.  e.g. where else can we unload our gripes as well as get answers about UTI and constipation??  

health and harmony to you, dotti

[can-do-man]

I see it your way, besides this was a wasted thread, like others here. Or theres only so many ways to answer a question. And since i've yet to see somebodys question not answered why not have some fun instead of wasted space?

[Mister beagle bailey]

I agree, you did nothing wrong.  And for those who think jokes don't belong on the board.  Tell that to all the doctors, hospital patients and care takers who push humor as a BIG part of healing.  


BEAGLE

[Mister beagle bailey]

Well, no DUMB joke here.  I pray to God it's human years or I'd be dead and buried.  Then again am I really here, ;)  let me check and I'll get back to you on that.

BEAGLE

[MissAntithesis]

Wasted space??  I beg your pardon!!  Today I got on here because I wanted company.  I felt like **** and, while my 4 dogs bring me endless joy (and hair), sometimes I wanna scream,

"I AM A HUMAN!!"

having said that, i remember why dogs are so wonderful.  we all have needs... we're guys... gals... yankees... rednecks... former junkies... victims of medical b.s.... BUT,

i believe that everyone here cares about your questions and would like to enjoy your personal quirks, too.  i live alone now, and my fella comes here only on weekends so today... I needed the goofy, relentless, tongue in cheek, risky AND frail, human spirit.  your post helped me, too 'cause i got to express myself today.  thank you and i hope we get to know you better.

"I AM A HUMAN!!" (surviving on grace in a fallen world)

[MissAntithesis]

**** spells cr*p.

m-o-o-n spells hepatitis (it was a movie =)

i wish my screen name was shorter.

see ya'll later!

[FlGuy]

I think I can tie some of it together.  In my observation, I think people get a little looser toward the end of the week. A lot of people who do their shots on Fri nites usually shake off effects in a few days and therefore may feel better and a little more frisky later in the week. Then comes Friday again and the prospect of another shot and the seeming endless repetition of the process. My Friday theory is that the repartee, silliness, joking is somewhat gallows humor because we know what Friday sundown brings.  Who knows.

[MissAntithesis]

you are on the money... and i am off this pc!
god bless all through the weekend flu season.

[Forseegood]

great post...and watch out for asking about the Goofy, or at least put your hair in ponytail if you make that incantation, you'll know what I mean later..ha ha ha! (Goofy is wonderful dude on this board that has cheered me out of a bad mood more than once, and I'm not the only one) Welcome to the board! I think when Canny meant it was a wasted thread, it's our little way of saying that this particular thread isn't about a lot of important hep related issues...but these threads can be here too! Like I said, there's a whole lot of other threads that cover that stuff...once in awhile you'll see that it's kind of slow around here too...that's when the kids come out to play even more...