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How to Successfully Post a Message (without really trying)
The following 10 suggestions are the criteria we use when deciding
whether or not a message is appropriate for the forum. After reading
these suggestions select the button at the bottom of the page to
enter your message.
We find it necessary to post this section as the forum grows in size
and popularity. We ask for your help
by keeping in mind the following suggestions when posting your message.
1.) Respond Directly:
If you would like to comment or converse with someone from
another post, please do so directly to the person via their email
address link found in the message.
2.) E-mail Addressing 101:
Simply put, e-mail
is like regular mail.
It requires an address in
order to be delivered. If you post an incorrect or incomplete e-mail
address no one will not be able to
contact you.
Please check your email address carefully before hitting the Send
Message button.
3.) Privacy Protection:
This probably goes without saying but, don't enter any
information that you don't want the whole world to see. Everything
you post on the Internet (be it here or another forum) can be seen
by everyone else on the Internet. We
can not be responsible for
problems caused from public or private information you choose to
enter.
4.) Selling Something?:
Anyone who prays on the ill and injured by
holding out false hope for profit are contemptible.
To protect patients and families from such nefarious
acts anything even
remotely resembling a sales pitch will be immediately removed.
5.) Story Telling:
Feel free to write as much or as little as you wish. There are no limits in length but, please
try to keep the information anecdotal. Please don't give advice
about medications or treatment unless you are a physician. Example:
"everyone should take 5mgs of this and 4 of these other pills per
day" Say what worked for you but please don't try to diagnose or
dispense dosages to someone else over the Internet. You may very
well do more harm than good.
6.) SHOUT IT OUT!:
Keep in mind that TYPING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS in addition to
being difficult to read is considered SHOUTING on the Internet.
Please use caps sparingly.
7.) Multiple Entries:
Please click SEND button only once.
This submits multiple
entries of the same message. Your entry is there, really, please be
patient. It can take up to 24 hours for your message to post for you
to see.
8.) Forget the Formatting, please!:
In order to
conserve space on the site we ask that you refrain from using
formatting when posting your message. Formatting is using the return
key, tabs, bold words, colored text and other such techniques
when posting your message.
Formatting is always removed before a
message is posted. PLEASE, just type your message, salutation and
signature all in one paragraph. No returns, no tabs. Just one big
long paragraph.
Please show consideration for everyone trying to post and don't
format your message.
Make sense? If not feel free to
email us with
any questions.
9.) Viewing Your Own Message:
Here's how you do it.
After submitting your information and seeing the "Thank You!"
screen you will be able to see
your message entry at the bottom of the page in about 24 hours.
10.) Mistakes:
If you make a mistake in your entry
like an
incorrect or incomplete email address and don't notice until after
you post. It's no big deal. Really. Simply send us an email
explaining the problem and we will fix it for you a.s.a.p.
Most entries are fixed within a day.
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