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R.I.P. MedPR

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"What is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger"

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IncognitoGuy said:
R.I.P. MedPR

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What?!? He just posted this morning!

I have quit posting as much on SDN since this ban lockdown. I ignore most threads and just go on the ones I have contributed to previously.

Is that what the mods wanted?
 
Sad day...you will be missed, my friend!
 
True facts: Once during an interview lunch SDN came up and someone said "Who is that MedPR guy? How does anyone have time to make 10,000 posts??"
 
Totally made a new signature for MedPR. Too bad it won't show up here because I already have posted on this page. Just scroll up to see it if it doesn't show up.

And with his ban, I am taking a break from SDN for a while. I never had a problem with MedPR. I liked his funny little comments.
 
BABSstudent said:
Totally made a new signature for MedPR. Too bad it won't show up here because I already have posted on this page. Just scroll up to see it if it doesn't show up.

And with his ban, I am taking a break from SDN for a while. I never had a problem with MedPR. I liked his funny little comments.
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Doctor Strange said:
SDN has gotten really serious these past couple of weeks.
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I agree and from the MedPR's ban and the volatility of the preallo lounge thread, I don't think it's safe to post as casually as we did before. For that reason, I have to downsize my activity and presence on SDN.
 
Agent B said:
I agree and from the MedPR's ban and the volatility of the preallo lounge thread, I don't think it's safe to post as casually as we did before. For that reason, I have to downsize my activity and presence on SDN.
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I say we move to the preallo lounge thread, but the atmosphere on that thread is already kinda jacked.
 
Agent B said:
I agree and from the MedPR's ban and the volatility of the preallo lounge thread, I don't think it's safe to post as casually as we did before. For that reason, I have to downsize my activity and presence on SDN.
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Sad that there can't be some middle ground between the moderation here and the total free for all of the lounge.
 
The Beyonder said:
I say we move to the preallo lounge thread, but the atmosphere on that thread is already kinda jacked.
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mcloaf said:
Sad that there can't be some middle ground between the moderation here and the total free for all of the lounge.
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+inf.

For that very reason, i'm going to localize my activity only on the class threads from now on. It's best to steer clear from all the heated threads
 
Geez! What did I miss? I need to be careful about what i post. Not that I post much anyway, but still.

I'm always confused when I open this forum. Lol
 
Agent B said:
+inf.

For that very reason, i'm going to localize my activity only on the class threads from now on. It's best to steer clear from all the heated threads
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Why risk getting banned by posting in non-class threads? I am going to stick to class threads and school specific unless I really see a thread that I want to post on. I am not going to get banned because a mod has a problem with me.

"Derailing of threads" nor is "derailing" even mentioned in the ToS. It says to stay on topic, but the ToS seem to suggest that it means with where you post. It says, "Posts which do not relate to the original purpose or topic of the thread may be moved to a more appropriate location." Well, I have never seen a mod move an individual post. I have seen them move threads, but not posts. So does the ToS even apply to "derailing?"
 
BABSstudent said:
"Derailing of threads" nor is "derailing" even mentioned in the ToS. It says to stay on topic, but the ToS seem to suggest that it means with where you post. It says, "Posts which do not relate to the original purpose or topic of the thread may be moved to a more appropriate location." Well, I have never seen a mod move an individual post. I have seen them move threads, but not posts. So does the ToS even apply to "derailing?"
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Since the time the new sticky was created and enforced, the TOS has been modified (at least indirectly) to include the provisions of the new sticky. Anyhow, I definitely agree that it is unsafe to post on non-class/non-school-specific threads without being extra careful.
 
Sounds like a riot's a'brewin'

It's just a forum, guys. You can still connect on Facebook, right?
 
Agent B said:
Since the time the new sticky was created and enforced, the TOS has been modified (at least indirectly) to include the provisions of the new sticky. Anyhow, I definitely agree that it is unsafe to post on non-class/non-school-specific threads without being extra careful.
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But they can't enforce that because it doesn't say anything in the ToS that included is the sticky nor did they send out an email saying they were updating the ToS.

We haven't agreed to anything in that sticky that you are referring to. Nothing in that sticky has been added to the ToS.

That's why I think the ban of MedPR is unjustified and stupid. Until they add it to the ToS, the sticky doesn't mean anything.

http://studentdoctor.net/online-service-agreement/

Edit: the ToS also doesn't say anything about stickies. It says, "BY ACCESSING OR USING THE STUDENT DOCTOR NETWORK, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SDN ONLINE SERVICE AGREEMENT: CLICK HERE TO READ IN ITS ENTIRETY. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THE AGREEMENT, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE STUDENT DOCTOR NETWORK."

I may be missing something in there, but it says we have to follow the ToS. Nowhere does it say anything about stickies.
 
BABSstudent said:
But they can't enforce that because it doesn't say anything in the ToS that included is the sticky nor did they send out an email saying they were updating the ToS.

We haven't agreed to anything in that sticky that you are referring to. Nothing in that sticky has been added to the ToS.

That's why I think the ban of MedPR is unjustified and stupid. Until they add it to the ToS, the sticky doesn't mean anything.
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You're missing the point here. It was the founder of SDN who created the sticky! What he says is for the good of the forums. Maybe the TOS wasn't updated yet. Regardless of how we feel about the MedPR situation, the ban was unfortunately inevitable, since it's very likely that MedPR was warned several times even after the post-hold but still disregarded them and continued to derail the threads in direct opposition to the sticky.

The sticky was enacted because of previous complaints regarding off-topic threads and derailing. For that very reason, it's simply a reinforcement of the TOS in order to keep the threads on-topic. It works well for nearly all other forums, but preallo is unique in being consistently off-topic.

Anyhow, what's done is done, so let that be a lesson to all of us. Let's not anger the mods even further by questioning their actions, since that's the violation of the privacy protection.
 
It is in the TOS. It all falls under #2:

"Be courteous and contribute positively. If you're not contributing to the forums in a positive manner, we reserve the right to temporarily or permanently close your account."

Derailing threads is not positive contribution. Not speaking to medPRs case but in general.
 
Agent B said:
Anyhow, what's done is done, so let that be a lesson to all of us. Let's not anger the mods even further by questioning their actions, since that's the violation of the privacy protection.
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I am not questioning their actions. MedPR's ban was inevitable. Frankly put, we all knew it was going to happen. He was warned a bunch of times, but what rule did he break in the ToS other than the sticky? Do we all have to open this sticky to read it or can I continue to ignore it and not be held accountable? Technically I haven't agreed to anything in it like I agreed to the ToS.

I am just going to go listen to some NWA and change the word police to something different. :meanie:
 
BABSstudent said:
what rule did he break in the ToS other than the sticky?
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That's none of our business to know. MedPR may have violated the TOS in other aspects, but frankly, we shouldn't know or even care about it as that's the violation of the nondisclosure agreement.

Regarding the sticky, you can ignore it but you may be warned by a moderator to comply to the sticky. If you continue to disobey the moderator's warnings, you may face more severe consequences. It's not difficult to obey the sticky. Just stay on-topic.
 
Agent B said:
That's none of our business to know. MedPR may have violated the TOS in other aspects, but frankly, we shouldn't know or even care about it as that's the violation of the nondisclosure agreement.
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I am not asking to find out. I was more saying it in shock and a rhetorical question.

I think I just need to take a break to cool down. MedPR got banned, not me.
 
BABSstudent said:
I am not asking to find out. I was more saying it in shock and a rhetorical question.

I think I just need to take a break to cool down. MedPR got banned, not me.
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I completely understand your frustration and it's upsetting MedPR got banned despite his contribution to the forums.

To ease off the discontent:

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Agent B said:
I completely understand your frustration and it's upsetting MedPR got banned despite his contribution to the forums.

To ease off the discontent:

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I think I would be scared to be the guy filming. What if he tripped at the last moment? He doesn't have a parachute!
 
Just realized today is my 3 year anniversary of joining SDN. Good times.

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To start off, RIP MedPR. I wonder if his signature ("favorite pre-banned SDNer" by Winged Scapula) is still active on his initial posts...so weird now that it happened.
jorgediaz said:
New to this thread.

When do people typically get started with research then? I don't LOVE research, but want to get some done for interest and residency sake (hoping to get more involved than I was at Ugrad if you know what I'm sayin').

From what I hear, it seems like most students wait till the dust has settle during first year, and begin in the summer following year 1. Is that correct?
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First off, congrats and welcome aboard. Yup, that's correct. Some will also continue research they've already started before M1 either during M1 or during that summer.
MoeMed15 said:
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Pics from my deployment. This is the city in which I did my undergrad. These pics are of what is left of our local chapter building. :-(
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Wow, that's horrible! I'm sorry. 🙁
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Yea that's the way it seems.

Anyone here nervous/anxious about moving to a brand new city and start from scratch?

When I moved to my undregrad institution adapting to the new place and starting from 0 friends was a bit of a challenge. Didn't think about this so much when I applied to med school, but now it is starting to sink in and I'm feeling a little anxious about it! :scared:
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Yup, I'm dreading leaving all of my friends, including people I've known for over 15 years for an entirely new city. I'll only have familiar people if I end up at my back-up school.
Goobs said:
Exactly what he said. The common interest thing makes it so much easier.


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Well, it's a bit different for me. I tend to put people off with my tattoo sleeves and penchant for obscure and morbid media preferences... But I'm a teddy bear on the inside, as you can all see.
rachelkj said:
True facts: Once during an interview lunch SDN came up and someone said "Who is that MedPR guy? How does anyone have time to make 10,000 posts??"
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Hahaha, yeah, I don't doubt that he came up at mutliple interview days. That kind of prolific posting will boggle the minds of many fellow SDNers.
magicm said:
For MedPR
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Epic +1
 
Guero said:
To start off, RIP MedPR. I wonder if his signature ("favorite pre-banned SDNer" by Winged Scapula) is still active on his initial posts...so weird now that it happened.
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Signatures are removed when a member is banned.
 
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