Perhaps because I don't mind agreeing to disagree but something I really enjoy here are the times when someone I previously thought was a dope says something I think is smart and they are moved from my imaginary dope to my imaginary sharp list. :)
Throughout my life I strive to keep an open mind so I don't miss something profound. There are some people here I have "known" for years, respect and think I would like to work with and might even enjoy them as a friend. There are others who I wonder how they manage to tie their shoes this morning let alone pass NCLEX but again I continue to keep an open mind and very often I am pleasantly surprised.
Do you change favorite posters here or are you consistent with who you appreciate and who you aren't so thrilled with? Does anyone block members? My curiosity would never allow that, lol.
Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
In my 10+ years of posting on Allnurses, I've never blocked any members.
I'm not obligated to agree with opinions that differ from my own, but I'm open to that other person's point of view. Dichotomous thinking (read: my way or the highway) is a surefire way to bring one's intellectual development to a screeching halt.
Personally, I enjoy the myriad of members who are honest enough to deliver the truth without the candy-coating. I find myself disliking members who pretend to seek 'advice,' but possess an ulterior motive of wanting the commentariat to validate a decision they've already made.
I've seen two threads with posts by NoADLs that have completely blown my mind in the last 2 weeks. But they sorta redeemed themselves in the "excuses for being late" thread. lol
I don't block people. I'm kinda like TheCommuter - if I block you, I don't get to learn from your point of view. You might be a complete and utter lunatic, but it's still good to keep an open mind.
(Disclaimer - sometimes I'm the lunatic.)
This is my signature. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
Sometimes I like the contrary posters better. Like the anti vaxxer who just wouldn't give it up! The thread was January/February I believe. When she stopped posting I was profoundly sad. Because she was SO wrong and it was so much FUN.
I wouldn't give up hope on antivaxxer. She left once and came back after awhile. Although... Was the thread closed?
I haven't been here very long but developed my online skin on a horse board I spent years on.
I never block, the crazies are easy to ignore and I feel no need to block someone due to disagreement or un-likability.
Likability and trust/respect/credibility can be exclusive for me.
My first impressions of others tend to stick but I'm not rigid about them.
Not sure how I'm viewed.
The way the board is set up: I think we can judge how we are viewed on some level. If we had no likes and crickets chirping every time we posted, we would know that no one likes us.
I don't post for "likes" and I'm sure you don't either. I post whatever my brain and fingers allow me to- I'm missing that microchip that tells me what NOT to say.
If someone I like or admire here agrees with me, then yay!
I have gone back and forth enough and really guffawed and had fun here to hope that it is mutual. And my School Nurses are da bomb.
Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.
I've put one person on ignore in all my time here, and I unignored them about two days later because I couldn't stand to not be able to read what they were saying.
I have blocked only two people in my time here, but mostly because they were so troll-y, effing provoking that against my better judgment they brought out the worst in me, and it was better for everyone all around if that didn't happen too much. :) One got bounced off AN; the other, I may just unblock out of curiosity someday. But not yet.
I have learned a tremendous amount from many people here, especially students who take the time to tell me what works and doesn't work c nursing diagnosis, and new grads who bring back my new grad year. I really, really appreciate the students who put thought and effort into their discovery process and get it when we say, "We don't do your homework, and tell us what you think"; they are what gives me hope for the future when I see one more dang PVT or NETY thread.
I LOVELOVELOVE the goofy threads that get started almost by accident and make me sit here and snort milk on my keyboard (I don't actually DRINK green tea; I can't tolerate caffeine so I have to get my antioxidants elsewhere); if I had any criticism I'd say that I wish they hadn't been stopped. Search out "mockery of nursing" if you have a few days to chortle and guffaw. It stopped growing but it lives on, like a mycelium. I hope it will return to full, fruiting body-hood again someday.
I am in awe of some of the writing here -- I'm talking about you, VivaLasVegas, aknottedyarn, RubyVee, and Cheesepotato, among others -- that shares the writer's inner life, empathy, growth, and even love in times of trouble with a clarity and grace that can take my breath away.
I love the clinicians who help students and others with clinical conundrums and confusion, especially Esme, Kel, Ashley, and others. The psych folks especially help me clarify psych situations and options.
I so respect people who take time from their days to counsel our sisters and brothers on how to cope with adversity, tragedy, and pain, especially as so many of them have been there, done that themselves. They are examples of how to keep on living when you don't think you can stand another day.
I also cherish the few members who have broken the fourth wall, so to speak, and become friends. You know who you are. And, oddly for someone with a touch of oppositional disorder, I even appreciate the mods who have taken the time to rein me in prn and make me a better communicator (I am sure there is syncope going on over this confession), especially the ones who have learned to take more deep breaths before pouncing on exasperation (no doubt IN exasperation).
TheCommuter, BSN, RN
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In my 10+ years of posting on Allnurses, I've never blocked any members.
I'm not obligated to agree with opinions that differ from my own, but I'm open to that other person's point of view. Dichotomous thinking (read: my way or the highway) is a surefire way to bring one's intellectual development to a screeching halt.
Personally, I enjoy the myriad of members who are honest enough to deliver the truth without the candy-coating. I find myself disliking members who pretend to seek 'advice,' but possess an ulterior motive of wanting the commentariat to validate a decision they've already made.