Question:
AMOS MOD WONDERS SHOULD THIS BOARD BE CLOSED?
Hi, theres a management discussion going on presently wondering if the Q&A should be rolled into the new message board? What would happen is subjects of long term interest would be skimed from the MB and added to the existing library . All posts would be asked on the same board.<P> I honestly dont know what the members want, and for me thats the most important question. So if you havent seen the new message board please take a look and give us some input. I hope we get LOTS of responses, above all management wants everyone to be happy with whatever is decided. — bob-haller (posted on November 4, 2003)
November 4, 2003
I intentionally made the title of this dramatic so everyone would read it.
Be assured AMOS isnt goiing anywhere its just wondering how best to serve
its members:)
— bob-haller
November 4, 2003
I love the questions just the way they are!!Please don't change anymore.I
like the message board the way it used to be so I read it like that.Just my
opinion.This website is great,I am on everyday!!!Keep up the great
work!!!!!!
— natalie J.
November 4, 2003
I think that you have many people who like one or the other. I know many
people who go only to the q&a to avoid all of the non WLS stuff on the
message boards. I also see few of the people who regularly post on the
boards answering a lot of questions. I personally really like the Q&A
forum a lot.
— Carol S.
November 4, 2003
I like the way the Q&A is now. It would be my vote to keep it the way
it is. Thanks for asking for our input!
Allison OPEN RNY 1/2/03 352/206/160
— Allison B.
November 4, 2003
I vote to keep it as it is.
— Lynette H.
November 4, 2003
Pleeeeeeeease leave the Q&A section just like it is. It's simple and I
like the format. Thanks for asking....... Marie
— dreamernsc
November 4, 2003
Please keep the Q&A board as it is. Some days, I'm only looking at the
Q&A to see if somebody else is having a problem that I'm having and
what the replies are. There are many days I just don't have time to read
the message boards but can pop in for a few minutes 3 or 4 times a day and
catch up on all the questions.
— Carolyn M.
November 4, 2003
Honestly, I like the Q&A the way that it is.... The message board to me
is more like a big group of friends getting together and discussing their
day to day lives and concerns (and to vent your frustrations), and is a
perfect way to keep up with everyone and I think it is a wonderful forum
just the way it is. This seems to be more of a place to get your specific
questions and concerns answered, which I think is wonderful just the way
that it is too. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.... ;-)
— Jessica P.
November 4, 2003
PLEASE KEEP THE BOARD THE WAY IT IS .. IT IS VERY HELPFUL TO SEE OTHERS
QUESTIONS AND TO SEE IF THEY ARE HAVEING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND QUESTIONS AS
MYSELF
— JOYCE R.
November 4, 2003
Please keep it like it is!!!! Many times I dont have the time to look at
the messgage board and the Q&A format is helpful because it narrows
things down. If they were incorprated with the message board, people would
less likely be able to receive the answers they need because in just and
hour they would be on the next page and not easily seen. I vote to keep it
the same way !!!!!
— danabky
November 4, 2003
I would prefer to keep the Q&A Board - I don't always bother to read
the main message board, some days it is just too much to keep up with. I
always ( or almost always) check the question postings and offer answers or
support here if I have anything that would add to someone's ?. I also enjoy
reading the latest on vitamin/protein needs from those who know much more
than I do.
— Jean K.
November 4, 2003
Bob, I hope management does not change the Q&As. I like its simplicity
and its easy to see all the questions asked for the day and reply to them.
The message board is more for chatting and talking of other issues, not
really questions. I'd hate for AMOS to muddy the water by combining the
two. Please don't...
— Cindy R.
November 4, 2003
I like the board just like it is. It easy to read the Q&A's and get
valuable information. Please do not change it.
— shbama
November 4, 2003
I really wish people would use the Q&A board instead of the message
board for questions. On the Q&A board, a question is asked and then
answered. On the MB, there are so many personal conversations going on, I'm
afraid the valuable information we get on the Q&A will be lost if they
do away with it. I really wish some of the MB people would use e-mail for
their personal conversations. Just my five cents..Thanks..MJ
— Mary Jane C.
November 4, 2003
I like the Q&A board and Message Board separate. I get so much info
reading Q&A. But I like the way the new message board is set up. That
would be nice to have the Q&A board to be organized the same way.
— Kara J.
November 4, 2003
The Q & A board is the only board I visit ... several times a day. I
sure don't want to lose it. The Message Board is nice, but I like the
format here for questions.
— KelBurt
November 4, 2003
i like it just the way it is. My only concern is that sometimes several
times in one day, the same questions are asked over and over. i know there
are a lot of newbies but i feel that they will gain a lot of different
answers if they will look in the library first. Which i know they are
asked to you by the link that always appears. i know people are busy but
there is such a variety of answers there. Also, it seems that the q and a
board isn't undated but maybe twice or three times a day especially since
the new mb came in.
— Delores S.
November 4, 2003
I love the Q&A board as is. Don't change it.
— Cosmo K.
November 4, 2003
The Q/A is my favorit place to come everyday, please don't change it
— Rho
November 4, 2003
I'm fairly new to this web site and love the format. I don't spend much
time on the message board but check the Q & A every day - sometimes
twice a day. I've learned so much thru Q & A.
— kathy W.
November 4, 2003
Besides the before and after profiles, the Q&A is what I look forward
to! Please don't change it.
— Happy I.
November 4, 2003
Sorry to posts twice on this. But my local support center has their boards
combined like you mentioned, and I hate it. I much prefer your present
setup.
— Cosmo K.
November 4, 2003
I am sure I speak for thousands of people who would like to thank you Bob
and ALL the MODS for the q&a board in addition to all the other
wonderful sites on this web page..
You all deserve a BIG AMOS HUG.
seriously.Thank you all..
— Kathy S.
November 4, 2003
As a new person on the website, I spent time on line everyday reading the q
& A to find answers to all my questions, and ones I had yet to have
thought of. I think that it is a quick source of a variety of information
for the education of pre ops and post ops alike, and that education is of
vital importance to this website.
— TameraD
November 4, 2003
Totally agree - please don't change a thing! I've learned so much from
this Q & A - hope I've been able to provide a few helpful answers
myself. Sure, lots of questions get repeated - but we've all been total
newbies and had the benefit of so much great advice -it's easy to forget
how overwhelming this process can be. I read this every day - not so much
the message board. It's great to have options. Love this - not so crazy
about the new message board but I'm sure it works great for a lot of
people. Bob, are you guys just trying to scare a pound or two off us?
— [Deactivated Member]
November 4, 2003
Thank you Bob for grabbing our attention.:) I cannot thank you enough, and
the rest of the MODS for your work here. Your site has helped me so much
and has been such an encouragement to me. And just to add my two cents,
(lol) I like it just the way you all have got it set up. THanks a million
and God BLess. :)
— Myrna E.
November 4, 2003
Please, NO. I love the Q&A Postings and can find just about anything I
need to know in the library. The only problem is people do not search the
library before they post. I never go to the message board but check out the
Q&A's daily. I think the setup of this site is what makes it different
and better than the others.
— AmyWollet
November 4, 2003
I like the Q&A and message boards the way they are now.
— anapple4theteacher
November 4, 2003
Dear Bob, I love the Q&A just like it is. It's great simple and to
the point without being confusing. Thanks for asking for our input.
— Karen Renee
November 4, 2003
Please!!!! If it is not broke do NOT fix it! The Q & A board is
wonderful just as it is!
— y0maria
November 4, 2003
PLEASE don't close this Q & A Section!!! The message board is not
sorted by topic and I find it too difficult to navigate-- not enough hours
in the day to sort through all of the messages to find ones that are
relevant for me.
— Wendy T.
November 4, 2003
Keep this board as is...PLEASE!!
— Vicki V.
November 4, 2003
Please dont change the Q&A setup. I agree that it is perfect just the
way it is.
— Sharee *.
November 4, 2003
WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?! I have been to this spot on this website and
ONLY this spot - AT LEAST 300 times - literally - in the last
year!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I get (and give) some GOOD STUFF!!!!!!!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Don't TOUCH
this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
— Debby M.
November 4, 2003
PLEEEEEEEEEAAAAASE DON'T CHANGE THE Q& A BOARD!
— **willow**
November 4, 2003
I want the Q&A to STAY. I for one dont read the message board THAT
much; and second; the Message board is 'censored' and posts not approved.
Here in Q&A you get 'heard'
— star .
November 4, 2003
KEEP the Q & A!!!! It's what I have as my homepage! I don't go to the
message board unless I have lots of spare time, but I always do Q & A!
— jen41766
November 4, 2003
please keep it the way it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— franbvan
November 4, 2003
I LOVE IT JUST THE WAY IT IS, PLEASE LEAVE IT THE SAME!
— Saxbyd
November 4, 2003
I never go to the message board. But I go to the Q and A at least once a
day. It is my best source of information. Please don't change it. I like it
just the way it is!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't fix something if it isn't
"broke".
— cfstevens
November 4, 2003
I have not seen ONE post that would want to change the Q & A board.
This is where I go to about 99.9% of the time. If it changed I would
looking elsewhere for support on my WLS journey. Please keep it as is. The
new message board format is horrible and I don't want to see the q & a
go in that direction.
— gloriafb
November 4, 2003
Please keep it the way it is
— debmi
November 4, 2003
Here's another vote to keep the Q&A board the way it is. I know many
members who only come here (to the Q&A board), and not the message
board, because the latter is just too busy and not nearly as focused (even
given the threads) as the Q&A board.
— Suzy C.
November 4, 2003
Please keep it the way it is! The new MB is too hard to read.
SP
— SandyParker
November 4, 2003
I vote keep it the way it is. It is GREAT!!!
— stacy A.
November 4, 2003
KEEP IT JUST THE WAY IT IS, PLEASE !!
— terri R.
November 4, 2003
Please don't remove the Q and A. I don't like the message board at all.
I never use it, but the Q and A board keeps me visiting every day.
— thekatinthehat
November 4, 2003
The Q&A Board is my favorite, please keep it the way it is.
— Joan R.
November 4, 2003
Please keep it the way it is. I don't visit the message board anymore...I
don't care for it's format now. So this is the only place I still feel
comfortable. Thank you for asking.
— Sylvia A
November 4, 2003
At two and a half years out I still read the Q&A daily. I vote for
keeping it this way. I did take a peek at the new board it looks OK, but I
like it this way.
— Pamela B.
November 4, 2003
Please leave it as is. I used to read the message board several times every
day but haven't been back to it once since the format was changed. I know
that you guys are trying to make things better and we appreciate all your
hard work. Frankly, this old dawg just doesn't have it in her to learn yet
another new trick. I'm still trying to figure out how to keep my pantyhose
up.
— Vicki H.
November 4, 2003
Please don't change it.
I never have liked the message bored. Another reason is that when I go
online at work, I can check the Q&A board because it doesn't have
photos and I work on emails all day anyway. What I am trying to say is that
I can check the Q&A while I am at my desk without anyone questioning me
.I know I shouldn't do that but it breaks the day up for me a bit.
— Sunshine
November 4, 2003
Gosh. I'm going to be the lone wolf here. With the way the new message
board is set up, it's very quick and easy to peruse everything on there,
and just click on subjects of interest. I check both the Q&A and the
message board every day. Putting it all on one board would simplify my
visits, and save me time. Ofte, questions are posted in both places
anyway, so it would save on duplication. I vote for combining.
— Vespa R.
November 4, 2003
PLEASE KEEP THE Q&A BOARD JUST THE WAY IT IS. I ENJOY READING THIS
BOARD JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY. PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE IT.
— PATRICE T.
November 4, 2003
Please, please keep it this way. I only read the Q & A and find alot
of great info from it. Not everything shows up in the library lists.
— Kimmie H.
November 4, 2003
Yes, please leave the Q&A as is. I'm like the many others who don't
have time to wade through the vast amounts of "chat" on the
message board. The Q&A is simple, direct, and quick. Please leave the
Q&A separate from the message board and as it is. BTW, thank you so
very much for asking us how we feel.
— Shelly S.
November 4, 2003
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE leave the Q&A Board like it is! I love this
format and it's easy for me to know what I've already read over and what I
haven't. PLEASE!!!!!
— Kimberly S.
November 4, 2003
Please leave the Q & A as it is. I am almost a year post-op. I check
it regularly to see if I can answer a new post-ops questions (trying to
help if I can)and I find answers to my questions before I have to post
them. The message board is great for sounding off about your experience,
but when you have a question you don't want to read so much to find an
answer. I would proably give up before I got the information I wanted.
Thanks for a great job.
— june22
November 4, 2003
I honestly like the Q&A board the way it is. However I wish that the
search feature on the library part could be expanded to include more than
one word. It is so frustrating to wade thru all the "finds" when
they could be streamlined with the ability to add 1 or 2 more words. For
example: Southern Kaiser vs Kaiser vs Southern California Kaiser.
<BR><BR>
Also if only selected "long term" interest posts are taken from
the new board (if you do a new board) there is a chance many valid
questions and answers will be lost to future readers. I think that may do
a dis-service to the group as a whole. There are many things in this
journey that are unique to a small number, but those questions/answers are
just as important as the ones that get a 100 responses especially to the
person who needs the answer now.
— [Deactivated Member]
November 4, 2003
Please keep Q & A board as is!
— Danes
November 4, 2003
I only go to Q&A. Has only changed a little since the site was born in
1998. I like it this way, too. The msg board intimidates me.
— vitalady
November 4, 2003
no!!!!! don't take this away! I enjoy reading the Q & A more now than
ever since the message board has changed i spend more time here. the
message board is turning into a chat room of sorts now , this is needed for
those who have questions that are of real concerns not just idle chat.
please keep this board the way it is !!!
— rhondan
November 4, 2003
I think the Q&A should remain seperate...the Main board moves way too
fast, and finding current information in the library is almost impossible.
Whenever I do a search I get answers from 2001!
— ~~Stacie~~
November 4, 2003
I don't even go to the message board because I like this setup best. If
you remove this, I probably won't read anything at all. :)
— ladyphy
November 4, 2003
NO NO Please donot remove the board!!!! No way, I love this site and all
the great things it has to offer Me<US>
I have gained so much information from this site I feel Like an
expert.....Please I beg of AMOS MOD....Donot rolled into the new message
board, so easy to follow!!!
*Ruschell Dawson*
— Ruschell
November 4, 2003
Please don't take the Q&A away. I like it the way it is. It is the
only way I can find out anything. If members don't know you they don't
really answer your questions personally. So, if you are new and have a
question you can navigate here and find the answer easily. So, please don't
roll into one it will be a big mistake.
— Alanda H.
November 4, 2003
The 300 Question page is my home page. I don't want to see it changed! :)
— Danmark
November 4, 2003
The way it is set up now, it seems that 'the more serious questions' get
asked here, while the day to day info request's and neighborly chats gets
done on the reg. msg. board. Each has thier strong points, but it would
seem that the more 'serious' questions would be lost if lumped together,
besides, things move so fast on the msg. board, in less than a day you can
go through 100-200 postings (or more) per day. The q&a section is more
sedate and laid back. I also think another 'big change' would be a bit much
for the folks who have just gone through the last overhaul - which I love
by the way - but too much change in such a short period of time could move
people away instead of inviting them in. Just my 2 cents worth.
— track
November 4, 2003
I like it the way it is now. It is easier to find the questions I have
asked and the answers to them. It is an easy place for all of us to go and
answer specific questions without the general day to day stuff. Please do
NOT change it.
— horserider0146
November 4, 2003
Please NO NO NO!!! This is the first thing I read in the morning and the
last thing before bed. The message board goes to fast for me. I have read
every single question here during the past 2 years, without it I probably
wouldn't have had surgery. I love the Q & A page. Kim K
— Kim K.
November 4, 2003
I like it the way it is--I check this ? not the messageboard!
— who A.
November 4, 2003
Please leave it the way it is!! The new MB is not a nice thing. This is the
place for more serious ?'s. I always go here since the MB has changed.
— Dixie Chick
November 4, 2003
Hi, I have been in here posting for about a year now and am very happy the
way you have it set up for us! So, please don't change anything I always
come in here and the first thing I do is read the questions and try to help
out others too! The message board goes to fast for me too! Thanks!
— Melodee S.
November 4, 2003
WOW, gone for a few hours look at all the great posts! Now that the masses
have apparently voiced their opinion they like things as they are a related
question. Presently the questions are moderated. That is each question is
approved before being seen. Answers appear unmoderated. We dont approve
them in advance, but on rare occasions delete one thats causing a problem.
Do you posters like that or would you prefer questions are unmoderated too?
Would you like Q&A updated like the new message board is with
automatically rembering your user name and password? You posters are
helping to set policy here! So thanks again for the great ideas!<P>
On behalf of all the mods I want to thank you for the positive comments!
With all the changes here its nice to know were appreciated!
— bob-haller
November 4, 2003
Please keep the Q and A board the way it is. I find the message board too
difficult to sort through. I also look at a non WLS related site which had
a similar format to the Q and A. It changed to something like the message
board here and I have just about given it up. I like the ability to c=scan
the questions to see what people are needing assistance with. Thanks for
the hard work!!
— Fixnmyself
November 4, 2003
keep them separate!
— Jannie N.
November 4, 2003
Please keep the Q & A separated and in the same format that it is now
written. The message board has become too "busy" with all the
moving icons and activity. I feel it takes away from the point of most
messages when I am distracted by these things. I find the Q & A
section most helpful, and would miss it greatly if it were changed.
— mindystarr25
November 4, 2003
KEEP THE SEPARATE!!
— ALLYSON C.
November 4, 2003
please keep them seperate, yes sure people do post questions on the message
board , but its also for people who just want to vent ect....here its short
and persise...i come to this section every day!!!!!!!!i love it
Hugs Dawn
— sweetdarling_ab
November 4, 2003
Please don't change this format. I think it is much easier to research
questions and find the answers this way. The new message board is great,
but more difficult to follow if you are looking for specifics. Just my 2
cents...Kalena
— Kalena B.
November 4, 2003
I LOVE the format of this board. It is easy to read. What would be great
is if the "search" function were a little more advanced (to
include multiple words and "and" "or" logic) I LOVE
this board and looking up archived info.... please KEEP it.
— w8free
November 4, 2003
Oh, KEEP it like it is!! I like the new message board, but love Q&A,
too! :~) Perhaps working on the search functions would make things
better?? Good luck in making your decisions. :~)
— Sharon m. B.
November 4, 2003
I had the same thought while using the message board. But the message
board is really for more of a chat and cute, annoying icons. The Q & A
is much more serious. If someone is in trouble, they are more apt to get a
serious answer, and get it quickly here. I don't think there is a choice
if AMOS really wants to help people. The biggie here is making the library
actually work.
— faybay
November 4, 2003
PLEASE KEEP THEM SEPARATE. THIS Q AND A IS FABULOUS. I DON'T EVEN DO THE
MB, COZ I LIKE THIS THE BEST, AND READ IT FAITHFULLY, EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THANKS. KATHY
— Kathy R.
November 4, 2003
Bob - I would like to have the Q&A remain separate. It would be
difficult at best to separate the Q&A from the chaff of the chat-type
atmosphere of the message board. Frankly, nowadays, I don't have the time
to support the message board - just going to the Q&A - because I do
support on other forums like Spotlight, SmallerSelf and a WLS Support group
on EZBoards, as well as various Yahoogroups that I belong to.
<p>
I would like to see the log-on remembered for the Q&A though...
<p>
As far as moderation, I think that there should still be some level of
moderation as things sometimes have a tendency to degenerate into a flame
war (although there doesn't seem to be as much as that anymore). I have
seen complaints by people on other forums that sometimes OH gets a little
too gun-ho in moderating tho...JR
— John Rushton
November 4, 2003
Please keep it as it is. Thanks
— Kelly B.
November 4, 2003
Keep it separate. It's easy to just look up a question based on the title.
It's not that easy to do on the main messageboard. I don't go there because
it moves tooooooooo fast. But having this area remember your password
would be really nice too. Always logging in gets tiresome. LOL And I also
think that unmoderated is the way to go - it seems to me that rarely does
an answer get posted that is terribly negative anyway. I love the Q&A
section and try to come here every day. :)
— Cheryl M.
November 4, 2003
KEEP them separate, I find it so useful to use the Q&A, and visit it
several times a day. I use the message boards, but Q&A is where I
spend 95% of my time when I am on obesityhelp website. Thanks
— wizz46
November 4, 2003
Bob, thanks to you and your peers for the great work you do!<br>
I love that the boards are separate - I visit the Q & A daily but there
is no way I could make the time to visit the Message Board. I like to get
to the nuts and bolts, and have a great local support system for the stuff
I usually see on the MB. The Q & A is great for the tougher
stuff.<br>
I think "moderation" is a good thing; although I think it is used
in interesting ways. I think it would not hurt to see more moderators jump
in and "defend" people who are speaking their mind.... when they
have been asked for their opinions!<br>
Again, thanks for the work you do.
— kultgirl
November 4, 2003
Please keep the messgae board exactly how it is! Like another poster
wrote...it's the first thing I see in the morning and the last thing I see
before I go to bed.
— Tammy W.
November 4, 2003
Please don't change the QA board. I never visit message boards anywhere
because I find them useless and full of topics unrelated to the website.
About monitoring, in my opinion, whatever is being done now is working.
It's hard to respond to the question of whether to continue to monitor the
Qs or not since we don't know what doesn't make it through.
— Yolanda J.
November 4, 2003
Please keep the Q&A Board exactly the way it is! I read the Q&A
Board several times a day, but I don't have time to wade through all that's
on the message board.
— Hackett
November 4, 2003
Don't close the Q&A down! It's such a great resource by itself. The
message board has its own purpose and I enjoy it, but when I need to know
if others have experienced soemthing, the Q&A archives have been the
tops.
— Susan R.
November 4, 2003
Please keep the Q & A Board the way it is. I too like others visit it
several times a day. I don't like the message board but I love the Q &
A board it is a true life saver.
— jimnetta N.
November 4, 2003
Hi, AMOS Moderators/Bob! I love the Q&A, read it religiously - it's a
major help. The message board is nice, but not as serious, and can't
follow threads well. As far as moderating questions - what kind of
questions do you delete, and how often does it need to be done? I think we
get away with quite a bit, personally - I can't imagine what the mods are
editing out...I LOVE Q&A!!
— vittycat
November 4, 2003
This is just my 2 cents but I *HATE* the new MB. Its way to hard to follow
and I dont have all day to just sit, click and read every post. It was so
much nicer to just skim through, I could catch up on a couple days worths
of post in just an hour or so. Now I dont even bother to read it any more.
But I do read the Q&A everyday. PLEASE keep it the same or I wont have
any reason left to visit AMOS. ~Sidney~ Open RNY 10-23-02 down 125+ and
counting
— Siddy I.
November 4, 2003
I had open rny on July24-03 and since then everyday once or twice i get on
the Q&A board it has been a lifesaver. Please don't change it Joan
Comer
— Joan C.
November 4, 2003
Krista. Questions that dont get approved are few. I worked hard to get the
rules loosened. People trying to sell stuff, posters asking questions that
will get them flamed and hate mail, things like this. Originally repeat
questions and members asking about surgeons werent approved, and those got
changed. I think its safe to say theywill not meddle much with this board,
given the wonderful comments here. BTW I agree. As I told management this
is more than a board its a COMMUNITY! One that I am very glad to be a part
of. <P>E A GREAT DAY!!!
— bob-haller
November 4, 2003
I think that the Q&A section needs to REMAIN here. Questions get lost
easily in the message board. After an hour, they fall off the first page
and no one might see them. Keep this section here. Its useful, helpful
and effective. I can kill an hour going over messages from the last few
days and I feel secure that if I post a message in the Q&A section that
someone will read it and respond. Just my two cents.
— Renee B.
November 4, 2003
hi, my name is patsy and i am a q/a addict. thank goodness the responses
have been overwhelmingly in favor of keeping this format. i would be in q/a
anonymous for the rest of my life, recovering from withdrawals if this
section was changed.:)
patsy in las vegas
— PATSY N.
November 4, 2003
<font color="007000" face="tahoma">The Q&A
needs to stay exactly the way it is! Its makes it easy for people to see
what questions are being asked and what they might be able to answer. If
what goes into the library is up to the MB's something might be missed (not
to say anything against the MB's but we are all human and miss things
sometimes.
<P>
Please leave the Q&A section the way it is.
<br><I>~~Wendy D, RNY 4/23/03, -117
lbs~~</I></font>
— Wendy D P.
November 4, 2003
PLEASE CHANGE A THING~!
I am an addict to this site and have gotten so much incredible information
from reading other peoples questions, as well as posting my own questions!
It's perfect the way it is!!!!
Susan Stream 9/2/03~down 47 pounds~ (YAY)!
— [Deactivated Member]
November 5, 2003
I agree w/keeping them separate, and it looks as if that will happen ..
Bob, I like the idea of unmoderated answers (unless they become disruptive)
and having the password "remembered" too .. anything to make it
easier. Thanks and keep up the great work.
— Jeanie
November 5, 2003
Please dont' change a thing. This q&a is my favorite part of this site.
Almost everyday I find something that relates to me here and I don't want
to deal with a new format. Thanks.
— Michael H.
November 5, 2003
Do not change a thing. It is easy to navigate through the current Q &
A's.
— C. Burns
November 5, 2003
Please leave the q/a alone. I don't like the new message board so now the
questions are the only part of the site I visit.
— Frances B.
November 5, 2003
I LOVE THE NEW BOARD!!!! It's like most of the boards these days!!!!
CHANGE IT CHANGE IT CHANGE IT!!!!
Thanks!
Angela - rny 08/01 - 185lbs
— Angela L.
November 5, 2003
While I enjoy the message board, my favorite section is the Q & A. I'd
really hate to lose it. Just my biased opinion:)
Nancy
— nancysho
November 5, 2003
I prefer that the Q&A board be kept seperate from the other board. It
provides a much more concise method to getting help when you need it. I
give Q&A my priority when I am online and the other board is when I
have time for it because it is a board with many conversations going on. I
like the conversations and the ability to get to know people, but I feel
Q&A is so important it MUST be kept seperate from the other.
— Arizona_Sun
November 5, 2003
I prefer the Q&A be kept seperate.....
— nani68
November 5, 2003
I stopped reading the other boards. This Q & A section is a life
saver. Please Please do not take it away!
— Stacy E.
November 5, 2003
I love the Q and A board the way it is. This is the only section I read
daily and I did so before the message board format was changed. This
section is my favorite section of OH and I really hope you don't change a
thing. That's my vote :).
— Carrie D.
November 5, 2003
Please dont change this board, I dont like the new set up of the other one
and very seldom read it anymore, I love coming to the Q & A board,
there is just so much information here, and as for the questions that come
up over and over, well I was new here once and found those old questions
very intresting, there is new people on here every day and to those who are
not familiar with the site it can be a little intimadating at first trying
to figure everything out, at least having the Q & A as it is leaves it
very simple to keep up with all the intresting topics.
thank you Sue
— LS F.
November 5, 2003
Please LEAVE it ON!!!!!!! At almost two years post-op, I am not crazy about
the new message board,so at least twice a day I check on the Q&A
board!! I love it, so please DON'T take it away!!
thanks
— T. 263
November 5, 2003
Please don't change the Q&A board. I NEVER go to the "new and
improved" message board. I wish it would go back to the way it was.
I bet a lot of people would agree. New and improved doesn't always mean
better. Thanks.
— Doose
November 5, 2003
For those of you who appear unhappy with the new MB, just what bugs you
about it? Is it the lack of moderation? If thats the issue would you like
having two seperate MBs? One just like it is, kinda anything goes and a
seperate moderated one? Management will be interested in your input on
this, thanks.
— bob-haller
November 5, 2003
I love the Q & A format. Ihave learned so much and it's easier to look
at the questions that pertain to me and my interests than on the message
board. Its just a whole different feel. I would like things to remain as
they are. Thank you
— MissKimberly
November 5, 2003
Oh PLEASE don't let them close the Q&A Board... It is my favorie part
of AMOS. I love it. I always go to it to see whats on everyones minds. I
like that it is mixed up with lots of different kinds of posts, even if it
my be a subject ou an look up in the library. I think if you automatically
send some posts to the library thy won't get as many answers. Sometimes I
like to re-read about the stuff posted just for a reminder. I would not
think to look up questions in the library unless it was a specific question
I had for myself. You know sometimes a person is interested in topics that
they did not even realize intested them. Anyway, please SAVE the Q&A
board.. Thanks!
— [Deactivated Member]
November 5, 2003
while I enjoy the message board occassionally... I really enjoy the
Q&A board. I really do learn quite a bit from this section of the
site. Please do not do away with this tool. Thanks
— teresa M.
November 5, 2003
I would prefer to KEEP the Q&A board, for my 2cents!! God bless!
— Amy G.
November 6, 2003
I would like you to keep the Q&A board the way it is. I love it!! I
don't check the main board often but I do check Q&A several times a
day. PLEASE DON'T MAKE IT BECOME EXTINCT !!!
— vllgmz4
November 6, 2003
I don't want to see the Q&A closed, but there IS one change I'd like to
see made. Is it possible to set things up so that I can log in ONCE, tell
the system to remember me, and not have to register every single time I
want to post a reply? That's getting pretty old, IMHO. (*grin*)
— MsBatt
November 6, 2003
I think they should be kept separate. I really like this Q&A board the
way it is. I don't spend that much time on the message board.
— Carlita
November 6, 2003
I have only gone to the other board once. Keep this one. It is an
invaluable resource. I travel here often. Thanks.
— Elizabeth O.
November 6, 2003
I really want the Q & A board to stay!! I dont have as much time any
more and I value the advice given here!! Please dont change it!
— Leslie N.
November 6, 2003
though I occasionally answer questions or offer support on the main MB, if
the Q&A were to vanish tomorrow, odds are high I'd likely not float
around here much. Here in the Q&A I don't have to wonder if it's a
question because 99.9% of the posts ARE a Question...whereas with the
message board you get a mish-mosh of everything. Please do NOT remove the
Q&A!
— [Deactivated Member]
November 10, 2003
Aside from reading member profile's, this is what keep's me coming back to
AMOS. Leave Q&A please...it is a good resource.
— Shayla527
November 10, 2003
I'm almost two years out and I read this sucker every day. Keep it please!
— Goldilauxx B.
November 10, 2003
KEEP THE Q&A POSTINGS, PLEASE!
— Joyce C.
November 10, 2003
I personally wonder why people ask questions on the MB that should be
placed here. I think that AMOS should do a better job of promoting the
Q&A section rather than getting rid of it. That would serve the
membership better, in my opinion.
— LMCLILLY
November 10, 2003
I am a pre-op and visit this board religiously every day to read questions
and concerns of others who are further along in their journey than me. I
rarely read the message board because in my opinion it is more chat and
congrats than hard core advice. Please keep this board - it's a lifeline
for this community!
— Amelia L.
November 10, 2003
This is about the only part of AMOS I use.
— Cathy S.
November 10, 2003
Please keep the Q & A just as it is. It is so helpful an beneficial.
— Binky S.
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