Responding to strangers

**Night Train** · 06-09-2009, 02:29 PM

I have noticed through the years (and twice recently) a tendency of certain Optiboarders to react rather strongly to the occasional customer who happen across this thread seeking professional advice. As an outsider myself, I just wanted to bring this to everyone's attention. You may want to consider having an administrator post some standardized text that politely informs the person of their error. The responses I have seen could give the public a bad stereotype of eye care professionals.

The good news is, I have been hanging out here long enough to know that you are all good people. I started out using Optiboard as a way to keep in touch with my good friend Pete and I have encountered a very warm, welcoming community. I would think you would want visitors to recognize this. Hope I am not speaking out of turn.

dwayne

**braheem24** · 06-09-2009, 03:17 PM

THIS IS THE WRONG FORUM TO DISCUSS SUCH ISSUES!

j/k

I think it's a wonderful idea.

**Fezz** · 06-09-2009, 03:27 PM

Please review the posting guidelines:

This forum is for Eyecare Professionals. Consumers are allowed to post in the Just Conversation forum and non-optical topics only. Please be aware that any questions involving optics or eyecare may be removed. These kinds of questions should be discussed with a qualified eyecare professional who has examined you and is familiar with your situation.

I think your post is somewhat optical!
;):cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::bbg:

**bob_f_aboc** · 06-09-2009, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by Fezz

Please review the posting guidelines:

This forum is for Eyecare Professionals. Consumers are allowed to post in the Just Conversation forum and non-optical topics only. Please be aware that any questions involving optics or eyecare may be removed. These kinds of questions should be discussed with a qualified eyecare professional who has examined you and is familiar with your situation.

I think your post is somewhat optical!
;):cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::bbg:

Fezz keeps that text on his clipboard every time he logs on to OptiBoard. You can tell he is just itching to paste it onto someone.

**Fezz** · 06-09-2009, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by bob_f_aboc

Fezz keeps that text on his clipboard every time he logs on to OptiBoard. You can tell he is just itching to paste it onto someone.

You are partially correct, Sir!

I keep hanging the clipboard on the computer, but the tape doesn't hold!

**Night Train** · 06-09-2009, 03:41 PM

You guys always find a way to make me laugh. I needed that today!:cheers:

**Dave Nelson** · 06-09-2009, 04:17 PM

we need to hide the truth that internet eyeglasses are really a good deal, but we want to keep the public in the dark and keep our jobs and money rolling in. We also have shriveled hearts, according to the last consumer post. Tried looking that one up in "Cardiology Monthly" but could find no reference to a shriveled heart. I did however, find such a reference in "Urology Monthly" which mentioned swimming in very cold water, but it wasn't the heart that got shriveled.

**braheem24** · 06-09-2009, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by Dave Nelson

Tried looking that one up in "Cardiology Monthly" but could find no reference to a shriveled heart. I did however, find such a reference in "Urology Monthly" which mentioned swimming in very cold water, but it wasn't the heart that got shriveled.

Considering you found it in the "urology monthly" I'm surprised you were expecting a shriveled heart. :p