Yes, because two whole people being confused by someone's post means that the post is obviously incomprehensible and flawed. Two people,
mind you, that probably misread the post because they were taking it personally. which lead them to read things the wrong way. God forbid a realistic and totally understandable scenario happen. Maybe I should rethink my whole entire style of talking just to suit the minor instances in which a minor miscommunication happens.
And, my logic is nowhere close to "only verified medical professionals are allowed to offer medical advice". I can see how you would think so, but, just for the record, you're wrong.
My logic is "I don't know who in the f*ck these other members are, so I'm not going to take their word as a fact, because they could be absolutely anybody - a stay at home mom, a 16 year old high school girl, a McDonald's manager, a librarian, a truck driver, a mentally retarded person, a liar, a poser, a faker, etc." So, when someone offers up intricate advice,
especially when it comes to health issues, and they have absolutely no credentials which say that they know what they're talking about, I,
personally, am not going to take what they say as an undisputable fact or even a reputable tidbit of advice.
And, even if someone
is a medical professional, it doesn't mean that their advice is the best to follow. Doctors are wrong too...more than people would like to admit or realize.
Personally, I listen to people I trust. And, no offense to anybody on this forum, I don't trust 99% of the people that post on internet forums. They're all strangers and I have no reason to listen to them or take them seriously...that is, until they have proven to me that they know what they're talking about. Maybe MCR feels the same way I do, which might be why they quickly chimed in with their two cents. Yet, people here are acting as if what they said was wrong. Was it worded poorly? Yes, and I've already stated that. But, there was absolutely nothing wrong with what they said. HOW they said it? Maybe. WHAT they said? No, absolutely not.
And, personally...I think forums work the best when people engage in conversation - when people trade their individual ideas, share their personal experience and exchange the knowledge that they have with one another. More often than not, conversations turn into debates and debates stimulate conversation within people who might not usually speak up (just take this thread for example). And, unfortunately, when that happens, people butt heads. Not everybody agrees with one another, so people don't see eye-to-eye at times. That's all that happened with the whole MCR post in the other thread. And, let's be honest...that's all that's happening here too.