Tired of Answering the Same Questions Over and Over? - Help Requested for Solution!

[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,444]

How do we encourage people to check the FAQs or do a search before asking a question? From what I see a lot of the redundancy comes from people logging on and instead of searching, just posting their question or concern.

Yesterday someone mentioned planting little notices around the website.

The welcome email sent to newly-registered users is another good, obvious way to promote the section.

[tcrehm 101]

I like this! While I agree with @@Ashlegal that folks may still feel compelled to post about their specific situation (the reasons she listed are valid and make sense), I think this could both help vets feel less annoyed AND help the newbs.

Topic ideas:

Which surgery should I have?

recipes

Third Week Stall

How much time should I take off work?

How did you take time off? (info about short-term disability, what you have to/don't have to tell)

Since there's so much disagreement about many of these topics, I second the idea of including links to our best old threads about them.

Btw, I work as a writer and editor (first for newspapers, now in marketing) and I'm happy to assist if you'd like my help.

Would love your help! I'm a project manager and can help organize the heck out of most anything but could certainly use the help with writing and editing!!

[tcrehm 101]

@@4MRB4PHOTO You are cracking me up! I'm not sure your responses are valid to be put on FAQs but will be respectfully considered!

[Babbs 14,680]

Word of advice: I think this is a really good idea, but unless the software has it built in that your must do a search or check the FAQ before being allowed to post many people still going to post repetitive questions. It's just how the internet works. We now live in the TL;DR _{^{(Too Long: Didn't Read)}} age.

This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,444]

@@B-52 --

Agreement from this corner. Your concerns are valid from beginning to end. The impression I have, though, is that the info in the new section will come from recognized, accepted, professional WLS sources/existing literature, not opinions and anecdotal experiences of BP users. It's starting out as a grassroots effort, but I think that's only to determine what material would have value to users.

[OKCPirate 5,323]

I'd add "leaks" Constipation and TMI, ladies and boobs. And I second the suggestion that the links should be sent with the welcome email.

[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,444]

@@OKCPirate -- If you're relying on FAQ to explain women and breasts, all I can say is "poor, fevered Pirate."

[Julie norton 2,850]

Certainly we can all probably agree the big topics are what goes in. And what comes out... How and when are the variables....(In my opinion)

Lots of opinions.

That is for certain ????????????

[OKCPirate 5,323]

@@OKCPirate -- If you're relying on FAQ to explain women and breasts, all I can say is "poor, fevered Pirate."

It was more of a way of stopping more breast threads . I won't claim infallible knowledge, but I'm an eager end user and fan.

[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,444]

It was more of a way of stopping more breast threads . I won't claim infallible knowledge, but I'm an eager end user and fan.

Of course you won't claim infallible knowledge: You're no pope. Alas, lacking infallible knowledge necessarily calls into question your credentials as eager end user and fan in another arena.

(I had so much trouble composing the last sentence. How'd I do?)

[LipstickLady 25,682]

My favorite topics:

Will I grow an inch for every 10 pounds I lose?

Did my doctor really perform surgery? I can still eat ...

I've only lost 50 pounds in the last 6 weeks. Why am I losing so SLLLLLOOOOOOOWWWWWW!?!?!?!

[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,444]

Did my doctor really perform surgery? I can still eat ...

I never said it to anyone at the time, but I wondered that one. Now look at me. I sneer at the askers behind their backs. It's lovely to be superior and jaded.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

Did my doctor really perform surgery? I can still eat ...

I never said it to anyone at the time, but I wondered that one. Now look at me. I sneer at the askers behind their backs. It's lovely to be superior and jaded.

Sneer? Superior? Jaded?

Dramatic much?

In all my time on this forum, FB groups, other WLS discussion boards, etc., I have read ONE story where the author actually had proof of such suspicions. Even she had surgery performed, however, the stomach simply wasn't made as small as it should have been.

Never have I read/heard of someone who went in, went under, and came back with no WLS when advised they had it.

You?

[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,444]

Sneer? Superior? Jaded?

Dramatic much?

In all my time on this forum, FB groups, other WLS discussion boards, etc., I have read ONE story where the author actually had proof of such suspicions. Even she had surgery performed, however, the stomach simply wasn't made as small as it should have been.

Never have I read/heard of someone who went in, went under, and came back with no WLS when advised they had it.

You?

"Dramatic much?" -- good thing you're smiling. Truth is truth, after all, and too much drama is never enough.

"You?" -- not I. But the subject brings up something hideous that went on in NY years ago. I'm uncertain now of the minute details. Here it is in short. A gyn performed abortions for women referred perhaps by a women's health organization and/or a rape crisis center. He'd run pregnancy tests to confirm and then operate. At some point it came out that he'd been operating on women -- invading their bodies and doing who knows what -- who were not pregnant. H must have thought up the fraud scheme for the payments from the referring agencies.

[4MRB4PHOTO 3,899]

@@OKCPirate -- If you're relying on FAQ to explain women and breasts, all I can say is "poor, fevered Pirate."

It was more of a way of stopping more breast threads . I won't claim infallible knowledge, but I'm an eager end user and fan.

This is a subject that shouldn't be correspondence taught, but should be "hands on" learning.