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OK, it's only been a month since last splik's post but I already miss him. This forum is not quite as lively without his very well informed highly opinionated posts. Hope everything is good with him and he's just busy in his real life. However, the fact that he was last seen in the Trump thread makes me wonder 🙁
 
OldPsychDoc said:
Alive, well, and posting under his real name elsewhere recently.
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A terrible idea for a yet-to-be forensic psychiatrist. Hopefully he stops doing that and wisens up. Attorneys will have a field day with his posts in court.
 
Glad to hear all is well 🙂 I do notice when people are MIA on here, I just don't necessarily think it's my place to ask about the whys or wherefores, so I do appreciate other people starting threads like this. 🙂
 
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A terrible idea for a yet-to-be forensic psychiatrist. Hopefully he stops doing that and wisens up. Attorneys will have a field day with his posts in court.
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Closed forum, brief and professional--nothing very juicy for the legal vultures. I know at least 2 other forensic folks there as well.
 
We all know why he isn't posting on here.

The reaction by some people in this country to the election of a new president is histrionic and should be embarrassing for them, especially as this group tends to claim emotional and intellectual superiority.
 
Wilf said:
We all know why he isn't posting on here.

The reaction by some people in this country to the election of a new president is histrionic and should be embarrassing for them, especially as this group tends to claim emotional and intellectual superiority.
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How bizarre. A political thread is unnecessarily introduced into a psychiatry forum, and then targets one of his it's members, who respond by removing himself from the context in which he was uncomfortable. There couldn't be a less histrionic way to respond.
 
Wilf said:
The reaction by some people in this country to the election of a new president is histrionic and should be embarrassing for them, especially as this group tends to claim emotional and intellectual superiority.
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I used to think so too (about a win by either party), but having gotten to know a wider range of people I get why there are many who are upset. It's because they are part of a minority group that faces a very personal threat under the new administration. For example:

-Muslims who are worried about ending up on a registry.
-Women who are worried that they will lose access to abortion, should they ever need it.
-Legal immigrants who worry that changes to immigration law will make it much more difficult for their family to immigrate, or even to visit in some cases.
-Immigrants who are undocumented and worry about getting deported.
-Non-white people who might worry about getting hassled about whether they are illegal immigrants.
-Homosexual people who feel like their ability to marry and maintain their family could be threatened (though Trump did say this was a settled issue, I guess we will see as he appoints new Supreme Court Justices).
-People who have family members in countries that might face sanctions, war, or other upheaval from changed international policies.
-Transexuals who worry about more humiliating legislation like the North Carolina bathroom law.

There are also plenty of reasons (like his position on global warming) to be unhappy with his election *in general*, but if you don't know the specifics of someone's situation and how the election may change their day to day life *in particular* I would be hesitant to label them histrionic because they are very unhappy with the election results. I also think it's okay for people who are not affected minorities to feel bad for those who are. I have a hard time thinking of how a democrat in office would target particular minority groups in as impactful a way. In short, the republican party has unfortunately become a kind of 'picking on the little guy' party, and a lot of people understandably oppose handing them power.

But at any rate, I am contributing to a further derailment of the thread! I guess we don't know 100% why splik left or if he will be back, but it would be nice. He had a lot to add to the board.
 
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My sister teaches ESL and obviously works with a diverse population. Her kids have been terrified, even before Trump won—just from the campaign, both Muslim and Hispanic students.

I think Trump refusing to be any one person is what is scary. In his temperament you have no sense of which way he'll go. He reminds me of a drunken parent who might be sweet one moment and violent the next. And I think it's on purpose. He's doing it to China. He's done it to US companies. He's using unpredictability as a source of power.
 
Wilf said:
We all know why he isn't posting on here.

The reaction by some people in this country to the election of a new president is histrionic and should be embarrassing for them, especially as this group tends to claim emotional and intellectual superiority.
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Why would we all know this?
 
Can't blame him. I wouldn't wanna be around any sort of bullying behavior either, even if it's just random people on the netz.
 
Yeah, I don't know how it is for splik, but the forum's personality changed a bit over the past couple of years. I think the forum used to be more informational and collegial and focused a little more on knowledge sharing and mentoring. Lately, it's gotten a fair bit snarkier and.... well, resembling the rest of the Internet a little more. For some of us (again, not splik necessarily), it becomes harder to balance the time commitment to trying to frequently contribute to SDN with other ways you can help people in environments that may be a little more pleasant and rewarding.
 
notdeadyet said:
Yeah, I don't know how it is for splik, but the forum's personality changed a bit over the past couple of years. I think the forum used to be more informational and collegial and focused a little more on knowledge sharing and mentoring. Lately, it's gotten a fair bit snarkier and.... well, resembling the rest of the Internet a little more. For some of us (again, not splik necessarily), it becomes harder to balance the time commitment to trying to frequently contribute to SDN with other ways you can help people in environments that may be a little more pleasant and rewarding.
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I enjoy the informational parts of these forums, especially threads on diagnosis and novel pharmacological treatment. I'm sorry that splik (who seems like an intelligent doctor) is so thin skinned, especially in light of the fact that he presents himself as so tough and is quite snarky himself. But I think one of the biggest problems with these forums is that they aren't limited to physicians despite the name "physician/resident forums." It has been brought up before that NPs' and PAs' lack of insight into their knowledge gaps and true abilities is scary and this extends to a decent percentage of psychologists it seems (but certainly not all). But worse than non-physician providers posting is that we allow patients to post! I think many of us have our fill of cluster B during the work day and do not relish it in our time off. I think with a few tweaks we could make these forums great again.
 
Wilf said:
I enjoy the informational parts of these forums, especially threads on diagnosis and novel pharmacological treatment. I'm sorry that splik (who seems like an intelligent doctor) is so thin skinned, especially in light of the fact that he presents himself as so tough and is quite snarky himself. But I think one of the biggest problems with these forums is that they aren't limited to physicians despite the name "physician/resident forums." It has been brought up before that NPs' and PAs' lack of insight into their knowledge gaps and true abilities is scary and this extends to a decent percentage of psychologists it seems (but certainly not all). But worse than non-physician providers posting is that we allow patients to post! I think many of us have our fill of cluster B during the work day and do not relish it in our time off. I think with a few tweaks we could make these forums great again.
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So...you want to elevate the risk of "group think" by homogenizing those involved in clinical discussions on this forum?

I doubt you actually want that, so what is the real reason you want this? And what benefit does it present in your mind?
 
erg923 said:
So...you want to elevate the risk of "group think" by homogenizing those involved in clinical discussions on this forum?

I doubt you actually want that, so what is the real reason you want this? And what benefit does it present in your mind?
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I feel like he stated his real reason fairly clearly "But worse than non-physician providers posting is that we allow patients to post! I think many of us have our fill of cluster B during the work day and do not relish it in our time off."
 
Mr. Bub said:
I feel like he stated his real reason fairly clearly "But worse than non-physician providers posting is that we allow patients to post! I think many of us have our fill of cluster B during the work day and do not relish it in our time off."
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I am not clear what or who he is referring to. Maybe there was some incident that happened that I am unaware of?

The dissemination of false information by patients would problematic of course, but if you simply find their online presence "annoying" then I think that's more your problem than theirs.
 
erg923 said:
I am not clear what or who he is referring to. Maybe there was some incident that happened that I am unaware of?

The dissemination of false information by patients would problematic of course, but if you simply find their online presence "annoying" then I think that's more your problem than theirs.
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I just ignore anyone's dumb posts regardless of who they are. I just think that's his "real reason." Now the benefit I'm not so sure...
 
notdeadyet said:
Yeah, I don't know how it is for splik, but the forum's personality changed a bit over the past couple of years. I think the forum used to be more informational and collegial and focused a little more on knowledge sharing and mentoring. Lately, it's gotten a fair bit snarkier and.... well, resembling the rest of the Internet a little more. For some of us (again, not splik necessarily), it becomes harder to balance the time commitment to trying to frequently contribute to SDN with other ways you can help people in environments that may be a little more pleasant and rewarding.
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Agreed. I tried to help someone who posted here about diversity in residency training programs and got bullied for being "triggered" and by being called a "special snowflake" for defending why minorities add value to a work environment. I had to stop checking this forum for a while after that because of how upsetting it was.

Btw: I too miss splik.


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Why is this thread still going? Seems like the original topic was addressed in the first reply.
 
HarryMTieboutMD said:
Why is this thread still going? Seems like the original topic was addressed in the first reply.
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What's your deal with political threads? Politics is important, especially to doctors. A lot of the NYT crowd feel we are greatly overpaid which is quite disconcerting.
 
Wilf said:
What's your deal with political threads? Politics is important, especially to doctors. A lot of the NYT crowd feel we are greatly overpaid which is quite disconcerting.
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Stop trolling.


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Wilf said:
What's your deal with political threads? Politics is important, especially to doctors. A lot of the NYT crowd feel we are greatly overpaid which is quite disconcerting.
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Wilf said:
I enjoy the informational parts of these forums, especially threads on diagnosis and novel pharmacological treatment. I'm sorry that splik (who seems like an intelligent doctor) is so thin skinned, especially in light of the fact that he presents himself as so tough and is quite snarky himself. But I think one of the biggest problems with these forums is that they aren't limited to physicians despite the name "physician/resident forums." It has been brought up before that NPs' and PAs' lack of insight into their knowledge gaps and true abilities is scary and this extends to a decent percentage of psychologists it seems (but certainly not all). But worse than non-physician providers posting is that we allow patients to post! I think many of us have our fill of cluster B during the work day and do not relish it in our time off. I think with a few tweaks we could make these forums great again.
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keifernny2 said:
Stop trolling.


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It's a pet peeve of mine when people try to stop conversation by declaring trolling on a post which obviously isn't. Please stop posting here if you are truly that intellectually impaired. It doesn't reflect well on our (already not well respected) field within medicine.
 
There's a lot of "bossiness" in this thread.
 
erg923 said:
I am not clear what or who he is referring to. Maybe there was some incident that happened that I am unaware of?

The dissemination of false information by patients would problematic of course, but if you simply find their online presence "annoying" then I think that's more your problem than theirs.
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There was that "I took ADHD meds and experienced a bonafide miracle" poster a while back, and then there was the "Psychiatry, how cruel thou art...OMG forced drugging, people are in pain, old people and children are being tortured on a daily basis you heartless monsters...unless you're giving out medications that make people feel good, real good...UN commissions, human rights, beware the spirit of confusion that has come upon you, I swear I'm not a Scientologist" whack job from last year.

Apart from that, and the occasional drive by 'How dare you' types, the only two patients who post on here regularly are myself and Birch, and I've never gotten the impression that there was a problem with that in regards to Splik's feelings specifically. He's always been most gracious, at least from my own vantage point, and seemingly willing to share insights and knowledge to a degree of depth I've always appreciated.

I think his reasons for leaving should remain his own unless he chooses to divulge such information himself, but I do hope he will choose to return to the forum one day. He was a very valued member of the community, and no longer having his informative and well thought out posts is a great loss (imho).
 
notdeadyet said:
Yeah, I don't know how it is for splik, but the forum's personality changed a bit over the past couple of years. I think the forum used to be more informational and collegial and focused a little more on knowledge sharing and mentoring. Lately, it's gotten a fair bit snarkier and.... well, resembling the rest of the Internet a little more. For some of us (again, not splik necessarily), it becomes harder to balance the time commitment to trying to frequently contribute to SDN with other ways you can help people in environments that may be a little more pleasant and rewarding.
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Whooper and Billypilgrim appear to be missing in action as well.
 
I've got a knack for stopping threads. For some reason I put together a decent post and the thread just dies.
 
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