# I wasn't asking for medical advice, Czarcasm **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 12, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920 "2005-10-12T17:50:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/1 "2005-10-12T17:50:53Z")
I understand that the SDMB does not want its members giving one another medical advice. I even understand why, being a lawyer myself. But Christ on a crutch, when I say that I’m under a doctor’s care, and [ask for anecdotes](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=339319) on the level of drinking ginger tea and _deep breathing_, how much more do I have to do to get outside the “medical advice” arena? I think I once recommended cinnamon Altoids for morning sickness – that’s probably banworthy under this reasoning! And your “don’t ask for medical advice” form letter is fucking annoying and patronizing, too. Asswipe. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/2 "2005-10-12T17:55:27Z")
Yeah, I completely agree that it was a stupid closing. Apparently, kneejerk reactionism isn’t limited to the membership at large. By **Czarcasm** ’s logic, threads asking about ways to quit smoking should be closed, too. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/3 "2005-10-12T18:04:25Z")
I noticed someone asking for advice on wiring - shouldn’t they call an electrician? And the person who asked about the read end of the van going out - shouldn’t they be referred to a mechanic? I think it was a stupid closing, too. ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/4 "2005-10-12T18:13:56Z")
One time I was having some blood pressure/heart palpitation issues and made a post over in GQ asking for some opinions from anyone on the forum as to what the problem could be (sort of seeking some anectdotal opinions to go along with what my doctors had already told me.) I got several answers from MDs that post here on the forum and the thread was never closed. So I find it strange that this thread was closed. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/5 "2005-10-12T18:15:33Z")
Whatever you do, don’t post that condoms aren’t a 100% effective barrier to disease transmission during sex or they will ban you. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/6 "2005-10-12T18:19:01Z")
Just out of curiosity, has a mod ever admitted that closing a thread was not the correct action and re-opened it? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/7 "2005-10-12T18:22:09Z")
> [@Weirddave](#): > > Whatever you do, don’t post that condoms aren’t a 100% effective barrier to disease transmission during sex or they will ban you. Nobody was ever banned for that. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/8 "2005-10-12T18:23:01Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > Just out of curiosity, has a mod ever admitted that closing a thread was not the correct action and re-opened it? Yes. But everyone involved soon died a hideous and unexplainable death. 'Strue! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/9 "2005-10-12T18:24:13Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > Nobody was ever banned for that. **Handy** was. More or less… ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/10 "2005-10-12T18:29:11Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > Nobody was ever banned for that. NoClueBoy beat me to it. The Genesis of the “medical advice” rule. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/11 "2005-10-12T18:31:28Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > More or less… More like “less”. He wasn’t banned for the content of his post, but rather for the subject. He was prohibited from posting in _any_ medical threads–he would have been banned for posting the best way to instill eyedrops or how to keep your colostomy bag clean. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/12 "2005-10-12T18:43:31Z")
Hmmm, upon close reading, I agree with you, **ENugent**. But I suspect that it was the thread title, “Any tricks for Effexor withdrawal?” that did it in, and **Czarcasm** didn’t really read it, as such. Those guys can be overworked sometimes. Perhaps **Czarcasm** would be amenable to re-opening the thread with a new title, such as “Tell me your Effexor withdrawal stories” ??? ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/13 "2005-10-12T18:46:56Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > More like “less”. He wasn’t banned for the content of his post, but rather for the subject. He was prohibited from posting in _any_ medical threads–he would have been banned for posting the best way to instill eyedrops or how to keep your colostomy bag clean. Listen Mr Jr. Mod wannabe, I know you masturbate furiously each night because you have the SDSAB title under your name, but what Handy said wasn’t medical advice in any way shape or form. He posted an on topic comment that condoms weren’t 100% effective against STDs, a statement that is totally accurate, by the way, and that post was seized upon as the excuse to ban him, hastily justified under the bullshit “Handy was told not to participate in medical threads” excuse. Putting your nose further up the administration’s ass may warm your little sycophant heart, but it’s not going to change the fact that Handy’s banning was nothing more than piss poor moding, feebly and _transparently_ justified after the fact. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/14 "2005-10-12T18:48:44Z")
We’ve secretly replaced **Weirddave** ’s coffee with pure Colombian cocaine. Let’s see if he notices. ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/15 "2005-10-12T18:49:25Z")
> [@Ponder Stibbons](#): > > Hmmm, upon close reading, I agree with you, **ENugent**. But I suspect that it was the thread title, “Any tricks for Effexor withdrawal?” that did it in, and **Czarcasm** didn’t really read it, as such. Those guys can be overworked sometimes. > > Perhaps **Czarcasm** would be amenable to re-opening the thread with a new title, such as “Tell me your Effexor withdrawal stories” ??? Perhaps. But I’m sure not gonna do it without a specific authorization. I wish I’d started taking heroin, instead. The withdrawal would probably be easier. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/16 "2005-10-12T18:51:02Z")
> [@lno](#): > > We’ve secretly replaced **Weirddave** ’s coffee with pure Colombian cocaine. Let’s see if he notices. I have a number of choice things to say about **Weirddave** ’s rather odd post, but I think you’ve said it much better (and more succinctly) than I could. ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/17 "2005-10-12T18:58:44Z")
Yeah, I also agree that it didn’t need to be closed. **ENugent** wasn’t requesting a diagnosis for some mystery ailment. Effexor withdrawal sucks. If I miss even one dose of mine I feel it the next day. The brain zaps are probably the worst - it feels like you’re having a mini-stroke every time you turn your head/walk anywhere. I also get horrible, vivid nightmares. I wish I could help with tips on how to eliminate the withdrawal effects, **ENugent** - All I can suggest is that you try to taper off the meds instead of just quitting one day, and it might not be as bad. Eg. take a pill every second day for a few days, then every third day, and so on. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/18 "2005-10-12T19:03:02Z")
> [@lno](#): > > We’ve secretly replaced **Weirddave** ’s coffee with pure Colombian cocaine. Let’s see if he notices. But what if he posts a thread requesting tips on withdrawal? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/19 "2005-10-12T19:04:48Z")
> [@Ponder Stibbons](#): > > I have a number of choice things to say about **Weirddave** ’s rather odd post, but I think you’ve said it much better (and more succinctly) than I could. If you think that I am wrong, address the issues, otherwise, GIMME ANOTHER CUP OF THAT COFFEE! NOW! NOW! ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920/20 "2005-10-12T19:05:40Z")
> [@Weirddave](#): > > Listen Mr Jr. Mod wannabe, I know you masturbate furiously each night because you have the SDSAB title under your name, but what Handy said wasn’t medical advice in any way shape or form. He posted an on topic comment that condoms weren’t 100% effective against STDs, a statement that is totally accurate, by the way, and that post was seized upon as the excuse to ban him, hastily justified under the bullshit “Handy was told not to participate in medical threads” excuse. Putting your nose further up the administration’s ass may warm your little sycophant heart, but it’s not going to change the fact that Handy’s banning was nothing more than piss poor moding, feebly and _transparently_ justified after the fact. Umm. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? I know I’ve heard people referred to before as a “Jr. Mod wannabe”, and I am pretty sure doing so is frowned upon. And I think you should cut back on whatever the hell you are taking. I’ll be generous and assume its coffee. And given the quality of **Handy** ’s previous “medical” advice, and his prohibition from medical-related threads, I think banning him was completely justified. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-asking-for-medical-advice-czarcasm/325920.md?page=2)