SSo is a good forum but is not a place where I would go for unadulterated facts if they come at the expense of feelings.
But as we have seen repeated here, there is a certain percentage of folks who like that and want that. I think they should migrate to SSo for their own sake. I view NSF as too factual for some.
This place is moderated but by at least one person who is not only interested in the facts but knows them. It is no coincidence that she seems the substance through the form... where the rubber hits the road.
I have seen enough of moderated fora, SSo and others, such that the liabilities out weigh any benefit of moderation... counterfactual material that goes unedified, tossing experts how you would have to pay big bucks to say the same thing in person for nonsense reasons, etc. etc. If the point is to help people, these types of actions aren't working in my book.
Again, tone complaints are almost always substance complaints that dare not speak there name. There is no tone in the world that has ever been devised to tell someone who is frightened out of their wits over surgery that no conservative treatment can produce the same near-permanent spine stability. No tone exists in which to tell a parent that there is no good evidence for bracing efficacy when that is their entire hope. (Bracing might work but someone is going to have to show it.)
NSF comes closest to the only legitimate purpose for having a moderator... pointing out and zapping counterfactual material. This is a key function on a health forum. Unmoderated fora exist for a very real and useful reason.
But as we have seen repeated here, there is a certain percentage of folks who like that and want that. I think they should migrate to SSo for their own sake. I view NSF as too factual for some.
This place is moderated but by at least one person who is not only interested in the facts but knows them. It is no coincidence that she seems the substance through the form... where the rubber hits the road.
I have seen enough of moderated fora, SSo and others, such that the liabilities out weigh any benefit of moderation... counterfactual material that goes unedified, tossing experts how you would have to pay big bucks to say the same thing in person for nonsense reasons, etc. etc. If the point is to help people, these types of actions aren't working in my book.
Again, tone complaints are almost always substance complaints that dare not speak there name. There is no tone in the world that has ever been devised to tell someone who is frightened out of their wits over surgery that no conservative treatment can produce the same near-permanent spine stability. No tone exists in which to tell a parent that there is no good evidence for bracing efficacy when that is their entire hope. (Bracing might work but someone is going to have to show it.)
NSF comes closest to the only legitimate purpose for having a moderator... pointing out and zapping counterfactual material. This is a key function on a health forum. Unmoderated fora exist for a very real and useful reason.
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