Thoughts on a New Members section?

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Yes, and forbid them from posting in the other sections of the forum until their account is 3 months old and they've made 50 posts.

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Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on July 30, 2017, 09:52:19 PMYes, and forbid them from posting in the other sections of the forum until their account is 3 months old and they've made 50 posts.

I wonder how hard that would be to set up from a coding perspective.

I think 50 posts is a little high. If only there was a thread "read" count.

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Very good idea, but I dont agree with the badges, I know there are respectable people Who have done LL And know about the true facts of the surgery, although not everybody, generalizations are stupid mistakes,.There are people Who have done the surgery And still post lies or not true facts, Imo.

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Quote from: onemorefoot on July 31, 2017, 05:30:37 AMVery good idea, but I dont agree with the badges, I know there are respectable people Who have done LL And know about the true facts of the surgery, although not everybody, generalizations are stupid mistakes,.There are people Who have done the surgery And still post lies or not true facts, Imo.

The last part might be true, but still the ones who do know about the surgery are LL doctors/assistants and then LL patients. There are a lot of "internet doctors" here who think they understand the surgery after reading a few threads and reading a few articles. LL is a delicate procedure only people with years of experience venture.

So yes, as LL patients, we are not on the same level as people interested in the surgery who might or might not do it in the end.

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Quote from: LLSouthAmerica on July 31, 2017, 06:06:36 AMThe last part might be true, but still the ones who do know about the surgery are LL doctors/assistants and then LL patients. There are a lot of "internet doctors" here who think they understand the surgery after reading a few threads and reading a few articles. LL is a delicate procedure only people with years of experience venture.

So yes, as LL patients, we are not on the same level as people interested in the surgery who might or might not do it in the end.
You have good points, although I think almost everybody here understand the surgery in the basic way, obviously I dont know the anatomic details or how to do the operation. There are situations when you dont need to be a LL doctor to answer It, as we can take the information left by the docs here And write that as an answer to the question. In my case I only repeat what docs here have wrote And dont try to create garbage, If someone dont know something, it is as simple as dont give an answer And dont cackle for nothing

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Quote from: onemorefoot on July 31, 2017, 05:30:37 AMVery good idea, but I dont agree with the badges, I know there are respectable people Who have done LL And know about the true facts of the surgery, although not everybody, generalizations are stupid mistakes,.There are people Who have done the surgery And still post lies or not true facts, Imo.
Who has done the surgery and post false information about it?
I have argued with some veterans here for other things but I don't think that anyone have written something false about the surgery.

So of course a veteran badge is very important. The significance of the opinions between a veteran and someone who just heard about some things is not the same.

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Quote from: Body Builder on July 31, 2017, 08:16:47 AMWho has done the surgery and post false information about it?
I have argued with some veterans here for other things but I don't think that anyone have written something false about the surgery.

So of course a veteran badge is very important. The significance of the opinions between a veteran and someone who just heard about some things is not the same.
I dont want to say that being a LL veteran is nothing, but not every LL veteran knows even more than a person that have not done the surgery, I know you deserve that name, but not every single LL ex patient deserves it. I think that a signature can help also.

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Quote from: onemorefoot on July 31, 2017, 03:36:16 PMI dont want to say that being a LL veteran is nothing, but not every LL veteran knows even more than a person that have not done the surgery, I know you deserve that name, but not every single LL ex patient deserves it. I think that a signature can help also.

Every LL veteran knows more than a LL "enthusiast" because they've had a personal experience with the process and can tell their own testimony. The other people are usually just repeating what they might have heard or read in this forum as you've said, most likely without even understanding what they are saying.

A lot of people here think they "know" a lot. Even I, having had a medical education, probably understand better than most about the procedure and its risks but I'm not arrogant enough to think that I completely understand LL in the same way as a trained traumatologist or even the most clueless LL doctor.

Not all people have the same weight while expressing their opinions. That's why in medicine, "expert opinion" is valued as a degree of evidence to make clinical decisions. Coincidentally, a "case report" is even a higher degree of evidence and what are we LL veterans but a living testimony of the LL?

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Quote from: LLSouthAmerica on July 31, 2017, 06:33:06 PMEvery LL veteran knows more than a LL "enthusiast" because they've had a personal experience with the process and can tell their own testimony. The other people are usually just repeating what they might have heard or read in this forum as you've said, most likely without even understanding what they are saying.

A lot of people here think they "know" a lot. Even I, having had a medical education, probably understand better than most about the procedure and its risks but I'm not arrogant enough to think that I completely understand LL in the same way as a trained traumatologist or even the most clueless LL doctor.

Not all people have the same weight while expressing their opinions. That's why in medicine, "expert opinion" is valued as a degree of evidence to make clinical decisions. Coincidentally, a "case report" is even a higher degree of evidence and what are we LL veterans but a living testimony of the LL?
I agree that people with high education in medicine like you should be listened before anyone else, the few things I answer are based on the answers that docs have left here, just to make easier for people interested in the surgery to know about It without too much waste time in searching. Now with this section It would be easier.At the end I agree with the badges, but that doesnt mean that people Who May be patients in the future  shouldnt be listened, becuase the forum is for everybody interested in this thing.

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Quote from: onemorefoot on July 31, 2017, 07:44:35 PMI agree that people with high education in medicine like you should be listened before anyone else, the few things I answer are based on the answers that docs have left here, just to make easier for people interested in the surgery to know about It without too much waste time in searching. Now with this section It would be easier.At the end I agree with the badges, but that doesnt mean that people Who May be patients in the future  shouldnt be listened, becuase the forum is for everybody interested in this thing.

I think I'm not explaining myself correctly. What I meant is that all LL veterans, even those with no medical knowledge should be listened to before anyone else because they are a living testimony of LL. Of course everyone can have an opinion, and those with a medical background will surely know more. However, I think that LL veterans are even above that level and should have a distinction like a badge or a signature.