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Re: potential to help Dr. Bob

Posted by jade k on July 8, 2010, at 17:51:57

In reply to Re: potential4hurt, potential4help.... PBC » Dr. Bob, posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 17:30:16

> > That could be the news from Lake Wobeher, where all the women are weak, all the men are bad looking, and all the posters are below average.
> >
> > Bob

Would anyone be willing to try to show Dr. Bob how he might rephrase the above or to encourage him to apologize? You may have the power to help him avoid being...

 

Re: potential4hurt, potential4help

Posted by Justherself54 on July 8, 2010, at 17:52:24

In reply to Re: potential4hurt, potential4help.... PBC » Dr. Bob, posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 17:30:16

I didn't get the joke, then when I got it, I didn't like it. I'm not fond of jokes that are obtuse. As for the rating of posts, what I see as happening is the more articulate people will post, and the rest, like me, will avoid posting. I already feel some intimation at the best of times on the med board. Knowing my post was subject to a rating system kinda horrifies me.

I agree with Dinah..this isn't a forum where you're asking about spark plugs or how to fix your computer..our illnesses are far more complex.

If I read a post on some forum that is rated, say, about computer problems, I know I run the risk I could damage my computer. I would not want the responsibility of rating a post that may appear to be the "best" and "correct" answer, when, in fact, it would be a dangerous and incorrect answer.

I get scared enough reading some posts on the med board, especially with regard to self-medication..let alone have the wrong answer rated highly and someone gets hurt..or worse.

Just my $.01 worth!

 

Re Too late........I have already given the PBC (nm) » jade k

Posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 18:07:59

In reply to Re: potential to help Dr. Bob, posted by jade k on July 8, 2010, at 17:51:57

 

Re: potential for hurt Dr. Bob

Posted by jade k on July 8, 2010, at 18:15:25

In reply to Re: potential to help Dr. Bob, posted by jade k on July 8, 2010, at 17:51:57

> > > That could be the news from Lake Wobeher, where all the women are weak, all the men are bad looking, and all the posters are below average.
> > >
> > > Bob
>

As Hsiung told me, Im continually humbled by the wisdom, determination and caring that they show. Virginia Heffernan, NYTimes

How do we reconcile these two statements Dr. Bob?

~Jade

 

Re: potential to help Dr. Bob » jade k

Posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 18:16:52

In reply to Re: potential to help Dr. Bob, posted by jade k on July 8, 2010, at 17:51:57

> > > That could be the news from Lake Wobeher, where all the women are weak, all the men are bad looking, and all the posters are below average.
> > >
> > > Bob
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> Would anyone be willing to try to show Dr. Bob how he might rephrase the above or to encourage him to apologize? You may have the power to help him avoid being...

No one stepped up to help the poster. I guess no one wanted to take the opportunity to show the poster how re-phrasing with an apology to the posters could help him.

I appreciate your trying to help but it was too little, too late.

Faye
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>
>

 

Re: NOoooooo!!! (((((((Dr. Bob))))))))))

Posted by jade k on July 8, 2010, at 18:22:51

In reply to Re: potential to help Dr. Bob » jade k, posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 18:16:52

> > > > That could be the news from Lake Wobeher, where all the women are weak, all the men are bad looking, and all the posters are below average.
> > > >
> > > > Bob
> >
> > Would anyone be willing to try to show Dr. Bob how he might rephrase the above or to encourage him to apologize? You may have the power to help him avoid being...
>
> No one stepped up to help the poster. I guess no one wanted to take the opportunity to show the poster how re-phrasing with an apology to the posters could help him.
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> I appreciate your trying to help but it was too little, too late.
>
> Faye
> >
> >
> >
>
>
Jade

 

Re: 'Too Little....Too Late'

Posted by jade k on July 8, 2010, at 18:30:34

In reply to Re: NOoooooo!!! (((((((Dr. Bob)))))))))), posted by jade k on July 8, 2010, at 18:22:51

And thats the news folks here at "Lake Wobeher",

"Too Little, Too Late."

Reporting live....
Jade Kelly

 

Re: 'Too Little....Too Late' » jade k

Posted by PartlyCloudy on July 8, 2010, at 18:36:37

In reply to Re: 'Too Little....Too Late', posted by jade k on July 8, 2010, at 18:30:34

> And thats the news folks here at "Lake Wobeher",
>
> "Too Little, Too Late."
>
> Reporting live....
> Jade Kelly

Super job of reporting!
Unfortunately, this here ain't no fictional "Lake Wobeher"; we are real people. Weak, bad looking, and below average? So we're being told. Ouch!

 

:-( I feel bad now

Posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 18:46:36

In reply to Re: 'Too Little....Too Late' » jade k, posted by PartlyCloudy on July 8, 2010, at 18:36:37

I didn't want to upset people. I honestly thought this would be a good idea and that it would help people.

Dr. Bob, can you just forget about this whole idea? I'm sorry I suggested it.

 

Re: :-( I feel bad now » Deneb

Posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 18:59:28

In reply to :-( I feel bad now, posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 18:46:36

> I didn't want to upset people. I honestly thought this would be a good idea and that it would help people.
>
> Dr. Bob, can you just forget about this whole idea? I'm sorry I suggested it.
>
>

Deneb, I don't think you have anything to apologize for. You believed that you had a good idea and there was a lot of discussion and some of the "discussion" went a bit awry and that was picked up on and "cussed and discussed". :-)

The latter part of this thread had absolutely nothing to do with your ideas. It was about the "Lake W" post. So rest assured that none of this was brought on by you, okay? Erase that idea right out of your head! :-) Pat

p.s. i think your idea sounded like fun but not for a mental health forum...you might try it out on a Yahoo group?

 

Re: 'Too Little....Too Late' » PartlyCloudy

Posted by jade k on July 8, 2010, at 19:04:48

In reply to Re: 'Too Little....Too Late' » jade k, posted by PartlyCloudy on July 8, 2010, at 18:36:37

> > And thats the news folks here at "Lake Wobeher",
> >
> > "Too Little, Too Late."
> >
> > Reporting live....
> > Jade Kelly
>
> Super job of reporting!

Thank you, thank you. My application's in at the NYTimes. (Virginia and I are tight)

> Unfortunately, this here ain't no fictional "Lake Wobeher"; we are real people. Weak, bad looking, and below average? So we're being told. Ouch!
>
>

Double ouch, when it wasn't long ago we were told we were "wise, determined, and caring".

(And why wasn't it "Lake Wobehim"?)


~Jade

 

Re: :-( I feel bad now » fayeroe

Posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 19:10:41

In reply to Re: :-( I feel bad now » Deneb, posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 18:59:28

Thanks for explaining Fayeroe.

I wish I could understand why people are so upset.

It just seems like everything backfired.

 

Re: :-( I feel bad now » Deneb

Posted by jade k on July 8, 2010, at 19:14:06

In reply to :-( I feel bad now, posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 18:46:36

> I didn't want to upset people. I honestly thought this would be a good idea and that it would help people.
>
Hi Deneb,

I totally agree with Fayeroe, none of this was your fault. We all post ideas that we think will be helpful, some are used, some not.

This really ended up being about the "Lake" post.
I'm pretty sure noone is upset with you! I wouldn't worry about it anymore :-)

~Jade

 

Re: :-( I feel bad now

Posted by PartlyCloudy on July 8, 2010, at 19:16:18

In reply to Re: :-( I feel bad now » Deneb, posted by jade k on July 8, 2010, at 19:14:06

> > I didn't want to upset people. I honestly thought this would be a good idea and that it would help people.
> >
> Hi Deneb,
>
> I totally agree with Fayeroe, none of this was your fault. We all post ideas that we think will be helpful, some are used, some not.
>
> This really ended up being about the "Lake" post.
> I'm pretty sure noone is upset with you! I wouldn't worry about it anymore :-)
>
> ~Jade
>
>
>
>

I agree, Deneb. This thread has gone on to a tangent I'm sure you never intended. There was nothing wrong with your post.

pc

 

Re: :-( I feel bad now » Deneb

Posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 19:30:06

In reply to Re: :-( I feel bad now » fayeroe, posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 19:10:41

> Thanks for explaining Fayeroe.
>
> I wish I could understand why people are so upset.
>
> It just seems like everything backfired.


{That could be the news from Lake Wobeher, where all the women are weak, all the men are bad looking, and all the posters are below average. Bob}

Deneb~~

"I wish I could understand why people are so upset."
>
I can only speak for myself, Deneb. I definitely would not have posted what Bob did. I am hurt and angered by the post. I never expected this from someone who is not only a M.D. but who also specialized in psychiatry.

Actually, Deneb, this could turn into an opportunity for you to focus more on the population of posters and adjust your expectations of Bob and Babble. There are lots of really good people here, Deneb. Take care, Pat

 

Re: potential to help Dr. Bob..Hippocratic Oath...

Posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 19:39:08

In reply to Re: potential to help Dr. Bob » jade k, posted by fayeroe on July 8, 2010, at 18:16:52

.Newer version of The Hippocratic Oath

...
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:

I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.

I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures [that] are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.

I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug.

I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery.

I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. If it is given me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God.

I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.

I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.

I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.

If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.

Written in 1964 by Louis Lasagna, Academic Dean of the School of Medicine at Tufts University, and used in many medical schools today.

 

Re: :-( I feel bad now » Deneb

Posted by Justherself54 on July 8, 2010, at 19:42:55

In reply to :-( I feel bad now, posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 18:46:36

I'm sorry if my post hurt and upset you. That was never my intention. I hope you know I'd never do anything that would make you feel badly.

 

Re: :-( I feel bad now » Deneb

Posted by Dinah on July 8, 2010, at 22:03:51

In reply to :-( I feel bad now, posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 18:46:36

I'm sorry, Deneb. I didn't wish to make you feel bad either. Though i wouldn't really like it at babble, it was Dr Bob I was upset with.

 

Re: 'Too Little....Too Late'

Posted by Dinah on July 8, 2010, at 22:14:44

In reply to Re: 'Too Little....Too Late' » jade k, posted by PartlyCloudy on July 8, 2010, at 18:36:37


> Unfortunately, this here ain't no fictional "Lake Wobeher"; we are real people. Weak, bad looking, and below average? So we're being told. Ouch!
>
>

To be entirely fair to Dr Bob, I don't think he meant to insult Babblers. I think he meant those who didn't like the idea were being unduly negative about Babblers. If any incivility was intended it was to us. I prefer to think that Dr Bob was intending something else than incivility.

Of course, I disagree with the underlying point, since if his view of us is so positive, then he considers our contributions helpful.

Which they are, as long as they are well intended. Caring enough to reply is helpful. I thought Dr Bob himself said as much when encouraging us to welcome newcomers or respond to unresponded posts. Which confuses me about his current stance.

 

Re: 'Too Little....Too Late' » Dinah

Posted by fayeroe on July 9, 2010, at 0:22:35

In reply to Re: 'Too Little....Too Late', posted by Dinah on July 8, 2010, at 22:14:44

>
> > Unfortunately, this here ain't no fictional "Lake Wobeher"; we are real people. Weak, bad looking, and below average? So we're being told. Ouch!
> >
> >
>
> To be entirely fair to Dr Bob, I don't think he meant to insult Babblers. I think he meant those who didn't like the idea were being unduly negative about Babblers. If any incivility was intended it was to us. I prefer to think that Dr Bob was intending something else than incivility.
>
> Of course, I disagree with the underlying point, since if his view of us is so positive, then he considers our contributions helpful.
>
> Which they are, as long as they are well intended. Caring enough to reply is helpful. I thought Dr Bob himself said as much when encouraging us to welcome newcomers or respond to unresponded posts. Which confuses me about his current stance.

There probably isn't any way I can say this without being blocked...........

In my years and years of being here, I've seen very little in the way of humor in administration. I have looked and waited...........no funny bone there that I can see.

I was (and still am) dismayed by his posting what he did. I didn't think it was very funny if he was joking. Of course I would NEVER presume to know what goes on in there.......

I took it up to my level and gave him a PBC. I felt that his post was uncivil because it was upsetting to Babble posters. I feel that if we can be called uncivil for a lot less than that.....the MAN could be uncivil.

For my part, after I realized that how very upset some Babblers were, I went with it. PBCed him, was silly and thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Dinah, I wish that one day we could do or say something here and you won't feel the need to come in and explain Bob to us. We 'know' Bob. I mean no ill will with this statement.

I only wish he will have to fend completely for himself at least ONCE before I die.

 

Re: potential for hurt, potential to help

Posted by Dr. Bob on July 9, 2010, at 1:06:00

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, posted by Deneb on July 8, 2010, at 15:39:34

> Oh, I think I get it now!
>
> Dr. Bob kind of made fun of us, but in a good way that compliments us. I think he is basically saying that instead of Babblers overestimating their abilities like regular people, we underestimate ourselves (when everyone assumes their posts will not be selected as helpful).
>
> I think Dr. Bob is saying we are more helpful than we think, and our answers are more valuable than we assume.
>
> Dr. Bob is just saying that Babblers should see all the good they do and try not to focus on all the negatives. It's like CBT really, we need to see ourselves in our true light. Normal people see themselves as better than others and we see ourselves as worse, but neither are right.

You did get it, and thanks for explaining.

I'm sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings. I see how someone could've felt put down if they thought I meant that literally.

Thinking I meant it literally would actually fit with a "Lake Wobeher effect": not only do posters themselves underestimate their abilities, but also they see me as underestimating them.

Bob

 

where is lake wobeher?

Posted by obsidian on July 9, 2010, at 1:10:04

In reply to Re: 'Too Little....Too Late' » Dinah, posted by fayeroe on July 9, 2010, at 0:22:35

it sounds like a depressing place...

have the fish all died?
can you not swim in the water due to pollution?
is there not a paddle boat to be found?
sounds dismal

personally I like the beach, yes the occasional piece of garbage washes up, you end up walking on broken sharp shells, sometimes the waves are too rough, the sand is too hot, the seaweed is too plentiful, but overall it's a nice place

 

Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » Dr. Bob

Posted by obsidian on July 9, 2010, at 1:12:19

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help, posted by Dr. Bob on July 9, 2010, at 1:06:00

oh alright...I get it now too
thanks

 

Re: 'Too Little....Too Late'

Posted by SLS on July 9, 2010, at 4:40:11

In reply to Re: 'Too Little....Too Late' » Dinah, posted by fayeroe on July 9, 2010, at 0:22:35

> Dinah, I wish that one day we could do or say something here and you won't feel the need to come in and explain Bob to us.

Well, someone's got to.

:-)


- Scott

 

Re: potential for hurt, potential to help » Dr. Bob

Posted by PartlyCloudy on July 9, 2010, at 9:46:20

In reply to Re: potential for hurt, potential to help, posted by Dr. Bob on July 9, 2010, at 1:06:00

> > Oh, I think I get it now!
> >
> > Dr. Bob kind of made fun of us, but in a good way that compliments us. I think he is basically saying that instead of Babblers overestimating their abilities like regular people, we underestimate ourselves (when everyone assumes their posts will not be selected as helpful).
> >
> > I think Dr. Bob is saying we are more helpful than we think, and our answers are more valuable than we assume.
> >
> > Dr. Bob is just saying that Babblers should see all the good they do and try not to focus on all the negatives. It's like CBT really, we need to see ourselves in our true light. Normal people see themselves as better than others and we see ourselves as worse, but neither are right.
>
> You did get it, and thanks for explaining.
>
> I'm sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings. I see how someone could've felt put down if they thought I meant that literally.
>
> Thinking I meant it literally would actually fit with a "Lake Wobeher effect": not only do posters themselves underestimate their abilities, but also they see me as underestimating them.
>
> Bob

Bob,
Your sense of humor suddenly appearing on the boards certainly threw this poster for a loop - and perhaps set off my own "spidey sense" which I now understand is my intuition and power of discernment.

I never knew you could backpaddle so well. Congrats to you - you can add it to your signature line!

PartlyCloudy


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