Diarrhoeic postings in the workshop section

[stinkwheel]

I've noticed that there have been a lot of very verbose postings appearing on the forum lately, often consisting in part or in whole of information found elsewhere on the internet and pasted en block complete with partially or not at all relevant links.

Fair enough and information is a good thing.

But a personal plea, could members please exercise caution with what they post in the workshop section. Googling a subject and posting what you find really isn't appropriate, there is a lot of crap out there on the internet. You are giving real people, real advice on a complex, powerful and potentially dangerous machine which they will be using. Wrong advice could cause expensive damage, injury or death.

If you don't actually have any direct personal knowledge or experience about the exact subject you are posting about, please consider either not posting (my preference) or at a minimum qualify your remarks by making it clear you found the information on google/wikipaedia/whatever or that the advice is general rather than specific to that persons situation.

I'm not naming names, there are a few culprits and I'm sure they know who they are. It strikes me that there may be issues with ADHD or low-end Aspbergers spectrum and I know people affected by these conditions are often poor at picking up on subtle hints which is why I'm being direct and forthright.

I'm not trying to start a flame-war but if you find you are incapable of managing to keep unqualified/irrelevant/wrong drivel out of the workshop section, I will start making a lot more use of the karma system than I currently do which, if others do likewise, can result in it being difficult to post or eventually a ban. I usually prefer to challenge someone directly in the thread if I think what they are saying is incorrect.

Remember, you are messing with real peoples physical safety here.
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[Frost]

Your doctor's most important tool for diagnosing the cause of your diarrhoea is the information you provide. You will need to inform the doctor about recent travel and whether other people in your family are ill. Providing details about the stools may be embarrassing to you, but they are very important, such as presence of blood or mucus; how watery it is; how long you've had diarrhoea; whether you are also experiencing severe urgency, abdominal pain, or pain in your rectum; and whether it occurs more often after eating certain foods.

Your doctor may want to examine a sample of your stools and may send it to a laboratory for testing. If your doctor suspects food intolerance, the doctor may ask you to avoid a particular type of food for a while to see if this helps stop your diarrhoea. If your doctor needs more information to make a diagnosis, you may need to undergo sigmoidoscopy, which is an examination of the rectum and lower part of the colon with a lighted tube-like instrument, or colonoscopy, which is an examination of the entire colon with a similar instrument. If your symptoms suggest food intolerance or a hormonal disturbance, other tests may be ordered.

What are the treatments?
The most important aspect of treating diarrhoea involves avoiding dehydration. Because plain water does not contain sugar, sodium, or potassium, which are also lost in diarrhoea, it is important to consume plenty of fluids that contain these substances. Examples of such drinks include water, diluted fruit juices, prepared re-hydration solutions, and chicken or beef soup. Sugary and milky drinks should be avoided as they may prolong the diarrhoea or make it worse.

If you also are vomiting, try taking tiny amounts of liquid every 15 minutes. After you are able to hold down liquids, you can advance to a bland, soft diet.

Children are often put on a simple diet of bananas, rice, pureed fruit, and toast.

You may be asked to avoid fats, sweets, coffee, and milk products until you are completely over the diarrhoea.

The NHS says anti-diarrhoea medicines can be useful to relieve symptoms and reduce discomfort, but should not be used where there is blood in the stools or a high temperature. Pharmacists can advise on suitable products, but these medicines should not be given to children.

In severe diarrhoea due to infectious bacteria, your doctor may advise taking antibiotics to help resolve the symptoms. However, antibiotics won't help with viral diarrhoea, which is the most common type of infectious diarrhoea.


HTH

[G]

Indeed, .

[Ariel Badger]

My doctor diagnoses most things by putting a probe up my anus. I have never seen it but he must keep it in a special bag as I can hear him unzip it before he slides it in.
The wonders of modern medicine
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[TUG]

Can't Comment, i still do it from time to time, but sometimes the information given is just as useful as Inepts posts.
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[Phoenix]

[colin1]

I blame the karma system.

Karma may not be the root of all evil, but the pursuit of karma may be.

I rarely go into workshop, but even I have noticed a few half baked notions being taken as gospel by the original poster, who is unable to distinguish between truth and fiction.

Does BCF have the facility to ban particular members from posting in workshop ?
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[c_dug]

Probably not, but a personal title along the lines of "spouts bullshit from google" would probably be a pretty good hint
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[N cee thirty]

i usually give advise on the smaller bikes and guys my age on peds'

or the basics on bigger bikes

don't see the point in googling something if you havnt done it in real life or anything
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[Phoenix]

[Bendy]

If people see bad info in the workshop, then they MUST down-rate the post (confusing or redundant would seem appropriate).

[The Original Muzza]

Your all just keyboard warriors making frivolous and flippant comments.

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[dodgydog]

[bazza]

[FreshAL]

WTF, I've just been catching up on the workshop section, that pillock is everywhere

[ThoughtContro...]

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The problem with that is that it can get rather misused as people's opinions on what's right and not can reasonably vary massively.

[colin1]

Has anyone pm'ed esoteric1 to let him know of this thread ?

Not that I'm looking forward to a flame war or anything


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[Walloper]

[colin1]

Maybe his ears will start burning.
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[Walloper]

[Kwaks]

Doubt he has time to leave the workshop, not with all his googling for answers and replying to every thread.
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[SillyMe]

Hmm! Looks like I’m famous.

(Eso1's head nods down, he scratches his head in an attempt to stimulate his proclivities/ natural propensity or inclination to answer this question, or defend himself against Skidwheel's attempted coup d'état

I can't help it if people become jump on the band waggon lynch mob members being a part of a bigger clique of which i am not initiated too.
This guy jumped on me and was wrong, so have many others.
https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=2657657#2657657

There's nothing wrong with google, the CIA use it. https://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3652494.ece


I must have helped more people than I have hindered.