Acidic Posting

[NurseGuyBri]

I thoroughly enjoy allnurses.com for the most part, but I get a little defensive when so many people post acidic posts. So, what is an acidic post? One that burns you but offers no real addition to the subject at hand. I am an opinionated man. I am a loving, compassionate nurse. Yes, I went the long way and believe thoroughly in education and academics being very important to advancing the profession. No, I do not believe that any "level" of nurse is better than the other.

What burns me is when people post acidic replies to what starts as an educated, professional post and really detracts from the actual topic. As nurses, we are supposed to be able to vent, share our ideas, and improve each other by discussion, so please, when you disagree with something, be tactful about it. When you are rude, disrespectful, or downright nasty, you aren't helping anyone, least of all the profession. It is a discussion board, let us get heated about things, let us discuss them and talk about them, but let us not attack each other, please.

PLEASE disagree with me! PLEASE tell me what you think, how you think, why you think.

Most of all, please do it as a colleague, a friend, a nurse.

[dt70]

I prefer Homeostasis

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[Nola009]

I agree and I hope that most (all?) of us come here to share and get ideas, to test our reality as it were. Not to hurt each other's feelings. As nurses, we have enough to worry about without tearing down each other.

[exit96]

Nicely stated. I try, but my passion sometimes wants me to just throw it out there, and sometimes I believe people need to hear it in that manner.

[TheGooch]

Lol, the other day I left a moderately negative review of a television show on Netflix and got a reply that I was a psychopathic b*tch who should burn in h*ll for not correctly understanding the loving, compassionate, and philosophic nature of the show...I am sure they will never see the discrepancy there. There are a lot of Internet warriors. Here's a website you might enjoy: Flame Warriors Home

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I love that site. So true.

[NurseGuyBri]

Nicely stated. I try, but my passion sometimes wants me to just throw it out there, and sometimes I believe people need to hear it in that manner.

You're right, I am the same way, sometimes passion and frustration does want me to throw it out there too, and I'm not saying that I never post heated stuff. I do, and I do it wrong sometimes. I just hope that as I grow, I learn more and more that I can post passion as part of compassion and not be a you-know-what about it. No one listens when you go crazy.

[NurseGuyBri]

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I love that site. So true.

THANKS!!! The site is quite interesting :)

[mclennan, BSN, RN]

In my experience some of this should also be chalked up to some inconsistent moderation. What people consider rude or mean is so subjective that moderating it is difficult, I understand that, but I've seen some trolls get away with murder while others have been nailed for ridiculously minor violations. AGAIN: I understand that policing a board as huge and active as this is a very tall order and will never be perfect. I get it. But I do believe we see some "acidic" posts that maybe we shouldn't see, and don't see some intelligent posts we should.....sometimes because one word makes all the difference. I've gotten warnings for criticizing a moderator, for crying out loud.....and I'm sure this post will gain me another. :)

Again I give kudos to the moderators for taking on a difficult task, but I sometimes question the methods of moderation, as we all should. Critical thinking and all that.

[THELIVINGWORST, ASN, RN]

In my experience some of this should also be chalked up to some inconsistent moderation. What people consider rude or mean is so subjective that moderating it is difficult I understand that, but I've seen some trolls get away with murder while others have been nailed for ridiculously minor violations. AGAIN: I understand that policing a board as huge and active as this is a very tall order and will never be perfect. I get it. But I do believe we see some "acidic" posts that maybe we shouldn't see, and don't see some intelligent posts we should.....sometimes because one word makes all the difference. I've gotten warnings for criticizing a moderator, for crying out loud.....and I'm sure this post will gain me another. :) Again I give kudos to the moderators for taking on a difficult task, but I sometimes question the methods of moderation, as we all should. Critical thinking and all that.[/quote']

SAME. But hey, moderators are people too. They have the same feelings as anyone else.

[emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

In my experience some of this should also be chalked up to some inconsistent moderation...

Read that quickly as "inconsistent medication". Which might also be the case. Carry on.

[exit96]

I'll admit, if someone talked to me in person, with the same language shared in print, they would see my smile and my heart. I think, and I am as guilty as any, we need to get over ourselves, to a point. When did straight talk become unacceptable?? But, your original point is well received :-)

[ritit123]

I agree. I find myself starting to write about something I feel strongly about and before I know it I'm venting. That's when I delete everything and re write a more informative post.

[withasmilelpn]

Thank you and I want to let you know that I always find your posts to be educated and professional. And to let you know that I was tempted to flame some people in another topic when I found their comments offensive but let it pass :-)