message board ettiquette?

Question

I joioned a message board group on another website for people with a certain health condition. It is supposed to be for people to support each other and what is important to them-I noticed that the owner/expert of the board was giving false info about the condition. It is IMPORTANT to me that Correct info be mae available-

This board is not connected to any drug company/doctor/theory-so it has no legitimate reason to give misinformation as it does not help the site or the members.

I was attacked for poiinting this out-the other members saying the board is for support of important issues-they said it shouldn't be important that the information is worng

does this make sense-as I said correct info is important to me...but since it isn't to them-they say they don't wantme there-

I stopped using the board-but what is tehir problem?

Answer 1

Somebody was either trying to have fun at others' expense, or they are misinformed. Move onto another site that is legitimate. Who wants wrong info?

Answer 2

I think you sumed it up very well when you said "it is not connected to a professional health care person"..



If I wanted REALLLL advice about a Medical condition, I would consult a Dr., not a internet forum with no Dr. Over-Sight, or heck... NO internet forum PERIOD! Going to a Internet forum for Medical Advice is like coming to Yahoo answers for legal advice.. it just doesnt work! Dont get me wrong, I think the internet is great for doing your own research, and finding out the different views, but in the end you should take that advice with a grain of salt. And to answer your question, it was kind of rude for a new forum member to challenge their views... no matter how misleading the information is.

Answer 3

People can get pretty persnickity on those boards. I am on one that is set up for a *specific* thought/treatment regimen, and when someone comes in and harps that we are all wrong, it does not go over well. Nobody likes preaching either. If this board goes against your thoughts or what you feel or know to be right, then you probably don't belong there. If you are genuinly concerned about their advice being wrong, pose the question in a non-accusatory way. Back it up with links. They might open your eyes to your "wrongness," or explain their feelings, or on the other hand, you might open their eyes to their "wrongness" or give them something they were unaware of.



Sometimes it's about *how* you post your concern/question. If you come off as preachy, people get upset.

Answer 4

How sad people are, even when it comes to a support group they can't control their natural tendency to gang up on the newbie. Just like women in offices, they attack the newest hire/member and while you were absolutely right, OBVIOUSLY they should have correct information, they did not want their gossip interrupted with facts. Ignore them move on and find another site where the members are actually sane and would welcome a valuable addition to the site.



EDIT: Case in point, one of your other responses...people do not want to be corrected even if their own info is incorrect...that is dangerous arrogance and you're better off without that group.

Answer 5

If there was a way to privately send a message to the host of the board about the incorrect information that might have been better, but I agree with you that the most important thing should be the accuracy of the information.

Answer 6

If this may be a meesage board which you belong to on Yahoo the moderators can concentration on it. they could flow to contributors and on the the wonderful option is a ban this member button they could click. they could additionally deliver any of her messages that she posts to the Yahoo abuse website and Yahoo will ban her. If its MSN or Google i could think of that they have comparable issues for situations like this. If the moderators won't be in a position to restrict her, which i detect fishy for them to assert then the owner of the message board can and could.

Answer 7

That's odd that people wouldn't want correct information. You should start your own group if providing correct information is most important to you. Then they can't ask you to leave.