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barb1123, I wouldn't worry about it. Just post what you want/need to post and get the support, caring, encouragement, concern and information you need.
As Peg said (although not her exact words), a lot of times people will post that something worked for them but that doesn't necessarily mean that it will work for you and your family.
I can't think of when I do that, although I know I do. However, I do remember one incident specifically. McCobbre was speaking about her son becoming vegetarian and they were maybe going to try Kraft Boca Burgers. My son had had a reaction to Kraft Boca Burgers, but, as I told McCobbre, just because my guy had an isolated incident, and one that Kraft would not acknowledge, doesn't mean that everyone here should write off Kraft Boca Burgers because of my experience, KWIM?
I guess I don't see the disclaimers like you do because I am here almost every day, but really, I wouldn't worry about it. I think it's pretty clear that we are a support group and no one is going to sue anyone over any advice received on a message board.
So, just start posting. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
Best wishes! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
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"That was Polanski. Nicholson got his nose cut."
Quote:Originally posted by csc:
[b]... I think it's pretty clear that we are a support group and no one is going to sue anyone over any advice received on a message board. ...[/b]
I would hope that this is the case. But it's not that clear cut to [i]me.[/i] Afterall, I remember a comment made *to me* about removing a certain statement from the board for[b] "legal purposes". [/b] Can't imagine how I would feel if I were licensed and such a threat carried the additional weight that my very career could be scrutinized. Could you?
There are several posters who are [i]licensed[/i] in the fields of medicine and law. And their professions are known... maybe from their profile or from information in their posts. One [i]could [/i]argue that their licensing and professional training/experience would constitute "professional advice".
If I were in their shoes, I might differentiate what I would do [i]personally[/i] as a parent and what I would perhaps [i]advise[/i] as a licensed professional. You bettcha. Absolutely.
I'm just going to jump in here with my little take on things here. I know it is difficult to be sure about a poster's tone or intention on a message board. That said, when I read through threads here, I often find myself marveling about how angry and defensive people seem to get over what seems to me to be a little thing--from battles over "comfort zones" to "Canada or US specific (not always asked in a *friendly* way" to just about anything. It seems that there is always something for someone to complain about, get defensive about, or make a rude or otherwise obnoxious comment about. Of course, that might just be my own personal interpretation of a poster's tone at that moment. I could be totally off base.
At times I do see this place as a supportive one, but many times I leave the board hoping I don't become as bitter and angry as some of the people seem. Let me add that I do not have any particular people in mind, as I do not keep track of who says what here; it's just a general feeling that I get at times.
I don't post often, and this is a huge reason why.
Oh heaven, I didn't think answering someone was going to start a ruckus.
Gail W., yes, I have been threatened many a time here that I *could* be sued for whatever. Always checked with my lawyer and I couldn't be.
Now, I completely understand what you're saying, but I don't think that helps barb1123 post any more comfortably.
Especially when a link to one of our most horrible threads has already been provided to her in this thread (I just re-read the whole thread that the link was provided to and it was not pretty).
So, I think barb1123 would need some clarity as to why some people (and not that many) use disclaimers.
Okay. As far as I can tell, barb1123, Momma Bear is a nurse. She does not want anything she posts to be taken as advice being given by her as a nurse, thus the disclaimer, although they do vary (the words I mean).
I can't speak on her behalf anyway.
I guess now I have to ask who you have seen disclaimers from aside from Momma Bear?
A lot of people don't even state what their profession is here on the board - so I get rather lost if a disclaimer has to do with one's profession. Although if the profession is known, I can certainly understand why someone might place a disclaimer into their post.
However, I'm going to stand by what I originally said, barb1123 - as far as I know, this is a support group and I don't think anyone is going to sue anyone based on something they read on a message board.
Best wishes! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
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"That was Polanski. Nicholson got his nose cut."
WELCOME BACK! I hope you weren't brought here by some serious reaction. Just wanting some information, or maybe to renew old ties or something.
Quote:Originally posted by barb1123:
[b]My post was not meant to offend anyone. I have read a couple of posts on the venting board but to be honest, it all sounded very hostile and I stopped.
As I said, I haven't posted in a couple of years but I thought this was a SUPPORT board....[/b]
Barb, I don't think your question offended anyone. It was an honest question.
Regarding the use of disclaimers - sometimes people assume that people with a lot of posts are experts. Disclaimers remind people that we are all expert in living with our own allergies, but not formally educated as experts.
I started sometimes putting disclaimer's on some boards I go to. For example, if I post about a specific product, I will sometimes at a disclaimer that I do NOT work for the company and I do NOT get paid for advertising for them. I am just a happy customer.
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Quote:Originally posted by MommaBear:
[b]Acutally, what *I've* always felt influenced "tone" was people adopting aliases in which to post their messages.
But that's never been my style. [/b]
Ditto. If you don't feel strongly enough to say it in your on on-board name - why say it at all?
Quote:Originally posted by csc:
[b]Oh heaven, I didn't think answering someone was going to start a ruckus.[/b]
I'm explaining the reasons why I think a poster may feel the need to state a disclaimer. There's no ruckus.
Anna Marie, and here I always thought you worked for Tim Horton's (or owned a large chunk of their stock). [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/wink.gif[/img]
Best wishes! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
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"That was Polanski. Nicholson got his nose cut."
I never know how serious MommaBear's disclaimers are, and maybe they're actually serious, but they do have an element of entertainment value in them for me--especially the variant ones.
I've seen a few others, and I've probably posted a few, too, albeit not clever in any way, just to point out that I really have no official advice. But you're right--we are all just coming here as people affected with this allergy trying to learn from each other.
But I try not to take anything we say here too seriously--unless I find that it's really good advice. Then I take it to heart in no time flat.
Yes, that makes sense. I can understand health care practitioners feeling a need to post a disclaimer. I guess I just caught a bunch of threads that had them all at once and thought things had changed dramatically here.
Just to let everyone know, I would never sue anyone from this board. I take everything in from all sources, including doctors and specialists and process it and use it according to my son's needs. Believe me I've had some dodgy advice from so-called specialists, like the consultant pediatrician who gave me some pills when son was 1 and told me to mix them up in some yoghurt to give him. This 2 minutes after telling me that my son could die from anything with dairy in it. Then I took the pills home and read that they should never be given to anyone under the age of two. Well, he never got the pills.
Quote:Originally posted by barb1123:
[b]Yes, that makes sense. I can understand health care practitioners feeling a need to post a disclaimer. I guess I just caught a bunch of threads that had them all at once and thought things had changed dramatically here.[/b]
Nah.... nothing's changed dramatically. Same old same old. LOL!
I'm glad you decided to come back and check things out and I hope you feel more comfortable about posting. There's still lots of great info here... [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
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