Oh dear. I was definitely not aiming my comment at you! I saw earlier a mention of an apathy thread that maybe was yours, but I haven’t read it and I’m not sure if this is even what you might be refering to. My comment was intended to be very general and not aimed at particular person for any particular thing. And I can see that my wording was not very good because I was really thinking of the giving of real medical advice as being the thing that thoughtful people would know was not a good idea. My comment was not aimed at the asking for advice. One might ask for advice in a situation that might not seem to necessarily require professional help. Others who might have encountered that problem would then be able to say that seeking medical help was the best idea. I apologize for having offended you and want to make sure you know that it was not intentional.
No, you misunderstand. I really am so thoughtless. 
Man I slay me sometimes… Sorry.
I think Dale’s feeling that people should be seeing professionals rather than getting medical advice here is a very, very valid one. He shouldn’t even have had to speak about it. Most people would know this. I don’t have to resort to saying it’s Dale’s forum to agree. This idea is just so obviously correct to any thoughtful person.
Permit me to disagree. I’ve sometimes asked advice on medical
topics on the fluteboard, pertaining to tendinitis and other
such problems, including cubital tunnel syndrome. I received very good advice
from musicians. I disagree that
it’s obviously correct that I shouldn’t have done this.
Also I don’t think people were wrong to advise me.
Once again, I don’t know what’s being asked of us.
Dale wants us to err on the side of caution, and use Email or PMs in such cases where there might be any doubt.
Jim, I did correct my language in the message to Flyingcursor to say that my comment was aimed at the giving of medical advice. I meant that it should be obvious to the responders to a question that they shouldn’t be giving medical advice. So I regret that lack of clarity on my part. I have refered numerous people to a website that has exercises to do while practicing when they have mentioned pain or stiffness. When I do that I make sure they know that the exercises are for prevention of damage and that they shouldn’t be done if you have damage. So if the pain is the sort that persists, then a doctor’s advice would be needed. I guess musicians giving advice about cubital tunnel syndrome would be one of those hazy areas. What if someone gave you harmful advice that made things worse? I guess you could say it was your fault for following it, but maybe Dale feels a certain degree of responsibility to prevent things like that from happening. I guess I just plan to ask myself if my response could cause harm either in itself or by preventing a person from promptly seeking medical help. I don’t think it is about lawsuits. I think it is about inadvertently causing harm to someone. If I get into a hazy area, then I guess I will talk to Dale about it.
I think we have to start it. Pass those Cheetos over here.
We had a club when I was little. It was called the Christobon Club. We thought that sounded very elite or something. The guy who decided he was the president tried to teach us to play chess and how to march in formation properly. It was sort of fun but it didn’t last long.
You are way too deep for me, dude!
…would those be flaming hot cheetos? (actually Cynth I did like them until I checked the ingrediants and discovered the ‘hot’ was produced by a combination of msg and citric acid.
So I’d stick with ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor…’ oops, I’m outta here!
I don’t see why it should be difficult to apply a sensible policy sensibly and reasonably, rather than stupidly and literally. You’ve never had an issue here which suggests that questions about tendinitis and flute pasture are not at the center of Dale’s concern. Thinking about the substance of Dale’s concern and making reasonable judgments in each instance should get you there in almost all cases. What Dale is asking is neither obscure nor difficult to apply.
Hey Bloomfield! Could you elaborate on this flute pasture thing.
We just got horse pastures here and we are always looking for more lucrative ventures.
It doesn’t seem hard to me, either. I’m not going to try to spell out a highly specific policy. I’m just going to moderate as best I can. We’ve got moderators to help via PM. I think people can see the difference between someone saying, hey, my hand cramps when I hold the flute this way (Answer: Don’t hold the flute that way) and, on the other…uh…hand, gee, I have this pain in my abdomen that won’t go away, what should I do?
Could we please not think and talk this thing to death? There are things that have gone on that I can’t write about here.
Anybody here actually have a job?
Loren
Funny you should ask…
suddenly my tuna fish pie and dump cake recipes make sense.
Simply because you’re near me
Funny, but when you’re near me
I’m in the mood to moderate.
Everyone sing along now…
Yeah, you know a recipe is something you can really get a handle on. No one really needs to discuss the in’s and out’s of them to the sub-atomic level. They provide badly needed relief. You ought to contribute at least one a day!
Whenever something comes up(and we all get in trouble) I usually think, “Oh my god, what did I type to insite this?” Then I take a deep breath because I don’t usually type anything to insult anyone. Still, I think back through all my old posts . . . am I the only one who does this?
I vote for the inclusion of a new forum called the “Russell Crowe forum”, enter at your own risk and keep your fists in front of your face.
Making movies, making songs and fighting 'round the world.
I honestly think we’ve flogged this to death now. I’m unwatching! 
Steve
Well, we do have a forum kind of like that but they’re having a “time out” right now .