Dave --
I agree that there's a lot of "do it this way" that can distract from a caregiver's immediate concern about their kitty. Wendy is right, it's not just moderators who offer information. If that were the case, FDMB would need to be paying my salary. I work full time. I'm not around a lot during the day and sometimes only around on a limited basis during the week. Everyone has a life outside of here and we all volunteer our time. Wendy and I assumed the Moderator role about a year ago after the death of a long time member/Moderator. It's taken 3 of us to do the work she did. Up until that time, I did much of the same work here as I do as a Moderator. I suspect that 10+ years here gives me some allowance for providing guidance.
Because there are other people who are also new, I will often precede a remark by saying that I'm offering a housekeeping tip. Hopefully it benefits the person I'm posting to and others who may be lurking. The other insulin support groups and Health have different conventions than this board. In part, it's because there are a lot of people using the depot insulins that these conventions were developed. I may often have several spreadsheets open at once, especially if there's a crisis going on. Having the cat's name on a post and spreadsheet means that the tabs on my computer allow me to juggle back and forth without confusing the cat, spreadsheet, etc. (and I can easily get confused especially if the thread is long).
There is a lot to learn with starting a new insulin. There is also a great deal of expertise here. I would hate to see you leave this forum. You can always get help on Health. Whatever you decide is fine. You can tag me or Wendy if you have a question. As our webmaster, Robert, noted, things needed to calm down so we can get your questions answered.
Just moving to the General forum, which was suggested by the person that recommended this board. Actually, it pretty simple, "housekeeping" is something moderators do and that should be the rule. It shouldn't be coming from regular members! Also, even if it wasn't a moderator, nobody like being dressed down in public. Having had many employees in my civilian career, I have learned that corrective action is best handled one on one, not in front of the coworkers and peers. The person that did it to me, IMO had no right to be correcting me, that's not their job, that's why messaging boards have moderators... to moderate and enforce the rules. NOBODY, other than a person with authority over the board should e correcting anyone else. That's just my opinion, but I can tell you I have received many messages, both here and on FB, that many people feel the same way, they just aren't as vocal about it as I am. To me, a new person, I don't see the "moderator" label, I wonder who the hell they think they are jumping down my throat without any type of authority to do so. This was my second post, and that's not the kind of welcome I expected. I expected folks to be concerned about my cat, and to give me solid advice. New folks, like me, we come here because we're worried about our cat, we're new to all of this, we're confused and overwhelmed. The last thing we are looking for is crap about a title not being formatted correctly. I have no problem with criticism, I do have a problem with where, when and how this was given. This is just my 2 cents worth but, there have been at least 10 others who have messaged me and feel the same way.
Moderators should be the only ones calling people out for housekeeping issues, and it should be done privately so the person doesn't feel embarrassed or insulted. In fact, the moderators should be correcting those that act like they're moderators, there's a reason people have a moderator tag, otherwise everyone would have it.
Thank you for taking the time to respond. The only thing I really care about is my cat, the rest of it is just unnecessary noise.
Too late to shoot w/o changing his schedule, so it looks like we're skipping the AM shot again.
