Corona Virus Treatment

I agree that we should cool it. Please be careful not to make disparaging comments about other members. You can agree or disagree with what has been said but no disparaging comments about members are acceptable.

Play nice

 

It applies to everyone posting on the Open Forum, pete, so if you could give evidence of any member of Admin making disparaging remarks to, or about, any GC member I would be grateful.

 

It worries me a tad that this wasn't picked up a hell of a long time ago though. It is a really, really well known thing that certain steroids (dexamethasone and prednisolone being the two favourites) are very useful when treating lung problems including simple chest infections in asthmatics. So I have to ask, why the hell wasn't it one of the first things that was tired?

It definitely isn't rocket science, nor is it much beyond a half decent medical knowledge, because I clearly knew about it!

 

I was one of them, on this very forum I believe. I am pretty sure that I said that if it was going to be as bad as it was being painted, then everything should have been closed - nothing in or out of the country unless absolutely necessary.

I'm going to reply to all of these as a block, as they are all related.

@ARMANDII is quite correct in that the rules apply to us as much as they do any other member. When we post here, we are posting as members unless we are clearly acting in our admin roles, and indeed we may also get involved in discussions that may become somewhat strained - under these circumstances, please remember that we are human (even if we sometimes might not seem to be) and please consider that before you decide how you proceed. On the rare occasion that we have to consider a dispute or problem, we also consider the people involved and try to take the human aspect into account as much as possible - people make mistakes, especially when they are passionate about something.

What I would add, specifically to both of you @pete and @roders (but not exclusively for you) is that if you have had an encounter with anyone (even staff) that you feel is inappropriate or breaks the rules, then consider reporting that post and allowing the admin team to deal with it. I understand that you may believe that this is a pointless exercise if it is a member of staff that you are reporting, however I can honestly assure you that if that is the case the member of staff involved steps aside and allows the remaining staff to discuss what, if any, action is taken. Indeed, I have been in this situation myself, and can assure you that it is very odd indeed to not be able to go into certain areas in the staff area whilst these discussions are taking place. If there needs to be arbitration or a final say, then that falls to the man who pays the bills. Let's not forget that it is not all that long since we saw a member of the admin team leave the building somewhat rapidly with no return ticket allowed - we are not immune.

You may feel that it is better to 'let the dust settle' on a discussion and then approach the other party at a later stage, perhaps by PM - - in some cases this can be very productive as often times you will end up being able to sort whatever the problem is out between you. Quite often, the person who has caused the offence simply does not realise that they have done so (perhaps pushed things a bit far), and ultimately would welcome the opportunity to apologise. Indeed, I am the sort of person that would welcome such an opportunity if it were me involved, even if it ended up in an 'we agree to disagree, but amicably' scenario. If you choose this option however, please do so with a bit of caution as it can blow up in your face and if it does you end the attempt there and immediately involve the admin team. The preferred method is always to report, and then leave things to the admin team.


I have met a number of folks from this forum, including yourself @roders and your lovely wife, and have also conversed with a number of you both on the forum and on a more personal level by PM and I know for sure that there is a strong thread of goodness throughout the vast majority of people that are members of this forum. What we cannot do, especially at times like this, is to get under each other's skin and hold grudges.

 

Hey!!! Speak for yourself.