Look, some people like to be things online that cannot be in real life. The web offers people an opportunity to be completely anonymous and therefore you can craft any persona you want.
I can pretend to be a lawyer and write eloquently and do a little digging around online for legal terms and advice so I can come off sounding lawyerly. I can even dispense actual legal advice. There is no downside. I don’t ever have to prove what I am. The rest of us just have to know that online advice or information can be faulty.
I have nothing against Health. Though he claims I have been harassing him for years I’ve only had an account for 11 months. He/she needs this to be his/her online persona for whatever reason. I’ve decided to let Health be unless I find a glaring disparity in what is posted. Or if there is a dangerous suggestion in his post. My suggestion above about the WebMD posts is a practical one. Mods can let WebMD links through so we dont have to scroll through 6 pages of text. Its just a practical issue. Someone needs info on seizures? As long as the answer is within reason, I won’t interject. As a disclaimer again (and of course maintaining my anonymity) I am not a physician, just a very well read allied health pro with about 20 years of critical care experience.
As for rudeness? you will find my responses to be “chuckle chuckle”. Its the new cool-as-a-cucumber CAD. Well, the mods never let my snarky responses through anyway. Which was probably a good idea since they were pretty scathing.