Grand Rounds - 2015-04-10

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Q: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

Several times now, I've seen an answer for a question that was not asked. A recent example deftly answers the excellent question of how to prevent the spread of influenza virus. The question asked how to prevent spreading of the common cold. Another example: someone asked if using moisturizer c...

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5:53 AM

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Q: Why is the name of primary chatroom "The Waiting Room"?

The Waiting Room sounds like that of airport and railway station. Please, change the name to something else. It'd be best to have a polling. Post your idea as answer and let the community decide.

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9:58 AM

@michaelpri - From time to time when I come across one of your answers that I think is correct but can use "better" references, I add references. It occurs to me now that maybe I should not do this, but should post an answer myself. What do you think? Am I putting you in an awkward position of possibly forcing you to read long references? :-O

I just thought of this tonight.

10:28 AM

@Susan - I am dismayed by how frequently recommendations come and go in medicine. At one medical school commencement, the speaker stated something to the effect that, "50% of what you've learned in the past 4 years is wrong. From now on, it's your job to figure out which 50% that is." I'm inclined to believe it's more than 50%!

@anongoodnurse Not sure where that quote originated from, but I've heard it at med school commencements too. There's some wisdom there, evidently. :-)

I'm also glad I'm not a hypochondriac. Vit E, Omega-3 FAs, calcium, etc. Here and gone again.

lol, you heard it too?

Fun thought to be presented with on graduation. :-)

@anongoodnurse Lends humility, I suppose.

:-) One hopes.

@anongoodnurse To me the worst part of shifting guidelines is the public mistrust that it fosters. We're not going to change our minds that vaccines are helpful, for instance...

10:35 AM

@Susan I agree. I get angry sometimes when every week, the NYT is coming out with "a new study revealing"...

@anongoodnurse 151% increased risk of death! (CI 8% - 294%)

The media is not helping anything. They report the results of por studies, and the doctors have to explain it to patients.

lol, exactly!

1.5 x (miniscule amount anyway) = BIG news.

10:57 AM

@anongoodnurse Hi :) Thanks for some of the edits. I am perfectly fine with them. I have been trying to use better references in the past few days, but some of my first answers are not as high quality. I will try to use better references, but I'd you do find anything you think will be useful to a possible reader, please do edit. Thanks :)

@anongoodnurse In that vein:

amazon.com/How-Lie-Statistics-Darrell-Huff/dp/0393310728/…

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12:42 PM

@SS what about adding the 83 to the end of your name? 3.141592653589793238462643383

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2:09 PM

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Q: Who should be our Moderators Pro Tempore be?

This community needs to start contributing some names they would like to act as provisional Moderators. Please read this: Moderators Pro Tempore. Here are some basic guidelines: Each nomination should be a separate answer. Link the name to the user’s profile (parent and meta) so we can see th...

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2:19 PM

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Q: Who should be our Moderators Pro Tempore be?

This community needs to start contributing some names they would like to act as provisional Moderators. Please read this: Moderators Pro Tempore. Here are some basic guidelines: Each nomination should be a separate answer. Link the name to the user’s profile (parent and meta) so we can see th...

discussion moderation

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3:38 PM

@michaelpri are you going for mod or not cos of LH?

@Susan good book :) may buy that some time

@Tim - I'm thinking about tossing my hat in there, but I can be a bit contentious at times.

@JohnP doesn't hurt to go for it :) I'm pretty sure you'll be a good mod!

SS-3.1415926535897932384626433

3:51 PM

For legit, non-malicious concerns, you guys are banning people from chatroom. This is not how a beta site can flourish. I was going to be super active here. But, now I don't feel community is compatible with me.

sorry @SS-3.1415926535897932384626433

???

@SS I don't think there is anyone banning?

The only time you have posted is that removed message, and you seem to not be banned...?

Hmm you also posted a -5 on meta?

is that the issue? You were suggesting something we had suggested a long time ago, maybe -5 is ott, but it was defo a duplicate.

SS-3.1415926535897932384626433

4:19 PM

meta.scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/6795/… @Tim I was banned...

@SS what did you say? don't repeat it, paraphrase.

@SS-3.1415926535897932384626433 - If you post something that gets either flagged by a person in the room, or by the auto chat monitors it pops up all across chat. If people agree it was bad, then you get banned from chat everywhere for a period of time. I think it ranges from 30 minutes on up.

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5:58 PM

@SS just don't be rude. Discussion is fine, encouraged (hence the meta site), but we want constructiveness.

@michaelpri - Posted your nomination as mod pro-tem.

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7:42 PM

@JohnP Thanks, I'll think about it

@Tim I was nominated, not sure if I'm gonna accept

@michaelpri i saw

Would you accept a nomination?

i would accept but add a disclaimer talking about my age and schoolwork / exams

@Susan You have been nominated: meta.health.stackexchange.com/a/162/163

Ok, I'm gonna write one up now :)

@anongoodnurse You have been nominated: meta.health.stackexchange.com/a/161/163

ooh thanks :)

8:22 PM

@Tim Thanks Tim, I really appreciate it! I'll get back with you about a decision.

Just edit it :)

@Tim

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A: Who should be our Moderators Pro Tempore be?

Tim Meta From my experience with Tim, he seems like he would make a good moderator. He is knowledgeable about Health, even though he isn't a professional and whenever I have talked to him, he has been polite and respectful. He has also dedicated a lot of time into this site, both on beta an...

It's CW so you can edit it @Susan

@michaelpri thanks :)

8:38 PM

test 1

test 3

Nice, you accepted :)

@michaelpri - Heh. Someone downvoted my nomination. :p

:( I wonder who?

Probably someone that I castigated in comments. I can be prickly. I have my suspicions as to who, but whatever.

Well, 1 downvotes not too bad

8:54 PM

mebbe, but it halves my approvals.

Oh well. I will be surprised if I get it anyway.

I wouldn't really, but there are a lot of good candidates

9:33 PM

@michaelpri + 3, -2 now.

Yeah, I just saw

Votes don't matter too much, I was +4 -2 on LH and I still got it (also a lot of people declined)

@Shlublu I've nominated you for Moderator, hope you'll accept

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A: Who should our Moderators Pro Tempore be?

Shlublu Meta I haven't had much interaction with Shlublu, but he been a helpful, active member on this site, both on beta and meta, where he has posted many high quality answers. Shlublu is also a Certified First Responder in France, so they have experience that could really benefit this site.

10:01 PM

Mod nominations are up, will have to think about tossing my hat in

@JoeW It can't hurt

wow. Evidently I have a lot of haters in 11 days. :/

@JohnP I've got one

Evidently we all do except susan and nongood. Everyone else has at least one downvote.

:/

10:16 PM

They're probably the best candidates

even shlu and tim have at least one. Tim has 2 down.

Yeah, but haters are motivators right ;)

Oh, thx Michael! I'll definitely think about it. I'm tempted to accept, and at the same time I know how much I can be far away from time to time (business trip, just busyn blabla, and so on). I don't know if I would be good, for this reason, but I appreciate that very much!

I hope you do accept :)

@michaelpri - Most sites have 4 mods anyway.

10:18 PM

@JohnP Really? Most sites I've seen only have 3

John, you're not acerbic. You're just... fireman somehow.

:)

I like it that way personnaly.

brb

typo, I meant 3.

@Shlublu - Yeah, but when I'm blunt about bad answers it tends to irritate people. Irritated people don't vote for you :p

I see... I'm so used to that with the fellows volunteers that it doesn't hurt my feelings - that's a bias :)

I'm happy for Anongoodnurse and Susan. Both are brilliant.

Someone should nominate Nate too.

@Shlublu - Yeah, firefighters/ems/er workers develop their own brand of humor, and none of them suffer idiots easily.

10:25 PM

I just don't get why Michael received a downvote... I see no reason for this and the person didn't explain

I think someone went through and serial downvoted.

@JohnP So true, we tend to become "natural and spontaneous" quite easily ^^

Well, all this being said, it's time for me to go to bed, I'm on duty tomorrow and it's 00:30AM here

@michaelpri Thanks again. I'll definitely think about it

Good [time of the day] everyone

@Shlublu I really don't mind getting a downvote

Tim's back to even

I have to head out for a few hours

I'll be back later. Cya :P

11:04 PM

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