Posted by Willow on January 11, 2002, at 10:39:34
Oops! How this ended up on tele I don't know and in double?
> Boss
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> I had frequented another site which was fairly reputable until it started to be bombarded by this type of messages. After awhile I had posted a response concerning my own experience, which had meant searching for relief at any cost.
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> I realized the claims that each hype was a cure for "everything" but still just by gathering introductory information I had managed to spend half a months wages, which is alot when one is already living from paycheque to paycheque.
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> As Cam pointed out, I do believe that a person with your knowledge and experience should be able to spot marketing in this form.
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> There was another web-site which used moderators and had a no marketing policy. The moderators curbed repeat posts such as these and deleted posts which referred to links which were selling products.
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> I trust you won't let this issue disrupt the community. Cam's points are very valid. And it is an emotional issue if you have suffered along with a loved one who has had to endure an illness. We, as a community, empathize with those who have and envy those who are ignorant to such curses. We are protective of each other and do not want to see one of our own exploited.
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> > ......or are you selling something, perhaps.
> > DR.BOB - HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO LET PEOPLE WITH NO BACKGROUND IN PHYSIOLOGY OR PHARMACOLOGY PRINT OBVIOUSLY FRADULENT CLAIMS LIKE THIS?
> > "Anticancer diet" indeed! Dr.Bob, are you prescribing beta-carotene and selenium for your cancer patients who have secondary mental health issues? This diet should be universal by now; it is 9 years old.
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> > Dr.Bob, I also do not see why we, with as much (or less) knowledge than you on the matter of proper RDA requirements of vitamins and minerals, make us posters defend "real" science against the snake-oil salesmen. "What-ifs" and "maybes" are what sucker in those who have lost hope in curing their mental disorders through mainstream medical science.
> > rather than having them give their money to those who prey upon those who are willing to try anything for a cure; especially when then product is overpriced; >
> > Dolphin's post is not another point of view; it is pure unadulterated bullshit! Do you have the balls to stand up to this pseudoscientific nonsense? I doubt it!
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> CAM
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> > Please remove my ID and password from your list.
> > P.S. Respect is earned!
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> Remove your passsword? Is that equivalent to a pout? How typical of a man! What good will come of this? Can you not just ignore such rubbish?
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> A community isn't about just one individual, but there are key players. I recall my first contact with yourself. You helped my father and myself, which made a chain reaction to many other real people, concerning a med change after over a decade. And he took some of your advice to heart, my father has stopped drinking. I think that was almost two years ago! (Though he substituted ativan for maximum ice.)
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> If you can manage not to be baited for a week, I will rub your feet. In the privacy of my furlined ice fortress you can rant wholeheartedly about all the idiocies found in our little world. For each one you can bring to my attention that I haven't seen yet I will grant you a favour of your choice. But in return I want to be able to bite off a digit for every public pout made! Do we have a deal?
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> Witchy Willow
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