Posted by ms. b. on February 15, 2001, at 0:46:18
In reply to Re: Advertisement, posted by Dr. Bob on February 14, 2001, at 20:38:20
Please, Dr. Bob, no drug company ads! It's too much to hit on people who might not be in a position to assess their own needs. Is it a good idea to encourage people in pain to rush to their doctors and demand a scrip for Wellbutrin, or Neurontin, or whatever? Also, your review board at Univ. of Chicago might not appreciate it, either. I'd suggest going over the idea with them before you do anything rash (or anything that might *cause* a rash!)...
Banner ads, though, to other non-drug related sites, such as search engines, for example, like google, might be cool. Would organizations like NAMI pay you something to link to their site? Also, ever do any grant-writing? There a lots of foundations out there with lots of money to spend. That in itself could be a research project for someone so inclined. (maybe me?)
Also, I actually don't like the idea of an old-timers board, being something of a new-timer myself. Isn't it possible for people to ignore the postings on P-Babble (meds) that you don't want to read, and do a search every so often on the meds you are concerned about? Also, if some old-timers suffer from burnout, that may be part of the group-therapy dynamic we get on this web site -- learning from the interaction of the group when and how to say no, or when to simply ignore, in order to save oneself from doing too much. Perhaps a lesson that needs learning?
However, I really do like the idea of "chat with the expert" or, "submit your questions, and an expert will answer a few" type of addition to the site. I think Dr. Bob has enough contacts who would do a little pro-bono work to keep it interesting, and give the old-timers something new to participate in, because the "experts" could be encouraged by Dr. Bob to answer the esoteric or more highly informed questions. For newbies with basic "Will Celexa cause me to gain weight?" questions, the moderator can simply refer them to the "search" function on P-Babble. Right?
Just my thoughts, here, I don't mean to offend anybody. Thanks for listening...
B.
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