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What to do about people who constantly give dangerous advice and advice that could very well be deadly to someone?

Besides reporting and giving disagrees? What else can be done?

That's about it really, other than posting what would work to refute the bad advice.

Wow, that was a discussion ender.

Sometimes wish there was more that we could do.

Well I got a reddie for giving someone advice, by someone who was giving thread her bad advice. I gave him a reddie first and he then gave me one ranting and raving. Doesn't matter if I can help this woman get out of a bad relatioship before she is killed, I'd take a hundred reddies. Thanks for starting this thread:)

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Originally Posted by Kitkat22

Well I got a reddie for giving someone advice, by someone who was giving thread her bad advice. I gave him a reddie first and he then gave me one ranting and raving. Doesn't matter if I can help this woman get out of a bad relatioship before she is killed, I'd take a hundred reddies. Thanks for starting this thread:)

I tried to give you a balancer Kity, but I had to spread the love. Your post there was perfect.

I often get yelled at for giving dangerous advice.

Curlyben's right. I mean, this is a forum where ideas are exchanged. If we filtered out stuff that isn't deemed acceptable, nothing new would be learned.

I wouldn't have fun or learn anything from an AMHD if it were made of slapshot_ois.

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I often get yelled at for giving dangerous advice.

Curlyben's right. I mean, this is a forum where ideas are exchanged. If we filtered out stuff that isn't deemed acceptable, nothing new would be learned.

I wouldn't have fun or learn anything from an AMHD if it were made of slapshot_ois.

Thanks J_9... I'll take that reddie for everyone in the world who has ever suffered abuse. That made me furious! Hey Slap and Joe.

Hey J9, Slap, and Kat. I took a lovely reddie too. It is only my second one. I can not wait to get more.

I still can give them right back though especially when someone's life is on the line.

I agree that sometimes when advice is given its down right dangerous,but I have found it does not go un noticed.
Someone usually jumps on it,I know I have,and have seen many other regular and new members disagreeing with dangerous advice also.

For me I RIP it,disagree ( if I can within the rules!) or quote and give my reasons for why I disagree.

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Originally Posted by Jesushelper1976

Hey J9, Slap, and Kat. I took a lovely reddie too. It is only my second one. I can not wait to get more.

I still can give them right back though especially when someones life is on the line.

I just don't see how someone could tell a woman to stay in that situation. I don't care how many reddies he gives me or she.. I don't know... :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by redhed35

i agree that sometimes when advice is given its down right dangerous,but i have found it does not go un noticed.
someone usually jumps on it,i know i have,and have seen many other regular and new members disagreeing with dangerous advice also.

for me i RIP it,disagree ( if i can within the rules!) or quote and give my reasons for why i disagree.

Hello your right, if it is dangerous advice that someone will jump on it. I think maybe bad advice should be jumped on more often and more severe depending on the situation.

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Originally Posted by Jesushelper1976

Hello your right, if it is dangerous advice that someone will jump on it. I think maybe bad advice should be jumped on more often and more severe depending on the situation.

Thanks redhed... Bless you... I'm so mad at Hungchow I could spit nails.

I think the only thing you can to is to continue to come back with good advice and give the reddies.
If enough of us do that, hopefully the OP will get the right message.

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Originally Posted by Homegirl 50

I think the only thing you can to is to continue to come back with good advice and give the reddies.
If enough of us do that, hopefully the OP will get the right message.

I do not understand how someone could advise a person to stay in an abusive relationship. That is careless and just bad advice

Joe I gave you a greenie and accidentally gave a greenie to devil. I'll probably get reported.

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Originally Posted by Kitkat22

Joe i gave you a greenie and accidentally gave a greenie to devil. I'll probably get reported.

No you won't, and even you did. It will not be an issue. Do not worry about anything. Only person is important right now is the one your helping.

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Originally Posted by Jesushelper1976

No you wont, and even you did. It will not be an issue. Do not worry about anything. Only person is important right now is the one your helping.

Read the last post I left him. I didn't know you couldn't balance if I had already given you an agree!

I already read it and I commented it. It is so true.

Where are you guys? What thread?

I think when people post dangerous advice it's up to the people here to address it head on.

We can't use offensive language, but we can tell them off calmy. As long as there are facts to support our advice... then who could say we were wrong.

Maybe even some of the moderators could kind of give us some tips.

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I already read it and I commented it. It is so true.

Hi JP, how come it says you joined April 20l0. I thought you had been here longer then that ? Is this a mistake or you are just an old soul ?;)

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Originally Posted by tickle

hi JP, how come it says you joined April 20l0. I thought you had been here longer then that ? Is this a mistake or you are just an old soul ?;)

He's not the one you are thinking of. This is the guy: https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/member...shelper76.html

I agree, the username of the OP is misleading for us who have been here a long time.

HI, If you read my sigy you'll see what my responses are to those who ask, I got a reddie or 2 before, oh well, in the end,I believe in what I write, if it's wrong,I expect someone to correct me(if they can, hehe) and otherwise, it IS A FREE SITE, if we tell someone to pour gas on themselves and light a match, it's THEIR decision to do this, same as in the real world.

Sadly KBC a lot of troubled people wind up on these sites asking for help from anonymous people - some are so easily swayed that they might take the gasoline advice.

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Sadly KBC a lot of troubled people wind up on these sites asking for help from anonymous people - some are so easily swayed that they might take the gasoline advice.

Understandable, but who's going to say something like that anyway.

My point being,we have no control over how others are going to take our information,we can only be responsible for OUR offer,not their interpretation or use of it.

We can't police others advice and expect the OP(or whoever) to see our way every time.

Reddies are our only fallback I guess.

The OP and Jesushelper76 are the same person, just with a fresh start :)

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Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell

The OP and Jesushelper76 are the same person, just with a fresh start :)

Thanks for the heads up though I don't get the point of the "fresh start"

I just smile and nod! :D

Hello Joe:

You should spend some time on the legal boards. If dangerous advice is given, and it IS all the time, we do NOT let the answer go unchallenged. To me, the value of that kind of discussion, is that the OP has an opportunity to see ALL sides of a question. I think that's a lot better than just hearing one or two posts that agree with each other.

But, in the final analysis, we can't control what the OP'll take away from this site. I don't know why. I've been telling people how to save the world for YEARS, yet the world STILL needs saving.

excon

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Thanks for the heads up though I don't get the point of the "fresh start"

I think it's because some people get a little weird with their expert titles and greenies...

It's the advice that counts whether you have 2312314 greenies or just 1.

Either way back to Joe's original question:

Bad or good advice people are still going to take the advice they want. If someone came on here want to kill themselves, whether you say go ahead or don't do it it'll be up to them.

When I ask a question, I still pick an choose which one I want to hear-- hell I bet we all do it.

Either way we're here to help... sometimes our advice sucks (even the experts), I know mine isn't always great.

Anywhozzils that's my 2 centavos.

Good point, here 100,000 virtual greenies! :)

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Originally Posted by Jesushelper1976

What to do about people who constantly give dangerous advice and advice that could very well be deadly to someone?

Besides reporting and giving disagrees? What else can be done?

What we can do, and what any knowledgeable member should do, is call them on their advice. Sure you get a reddie but you have saved the thread from becoming a potential disaster. That is, if you happen to come across the thread and notice what is going on.

Tick

Can someone please get the horrible Facebook notification OUT OF MY FACE PLEASSSSSSSSSSSE AAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH

Tick

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Can someone please get the horrible facebook notification OUT OF MY FACE PLEASSSSSSSSSSSE AAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH

tick

Use Firefox with AdBlock. :)

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Originally Posted by NeedKarma

Use Firefox with AdBlock. :)

Hah, I knew that, just testing you

I think if a person gives bad advice ,while others give good advice.. let them show some facts
To back up their advice.

I don't mind getting a reddie if it's helping someone. As tick
And Muddy said who cares about a reddie if you give accurate advice.

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Originally Posted by Kitkat22

I think if a person gives bad advice ,while others give good advice..let them show some facts
to back up their advice.

I don't mind getting a reddie if it's helping someone. As tick
and Muddy said who cares about a reddie if you give accurate advice.

I never said that.. get your facts straight.

Haha just kidding.

This post was irrelevant.

I've got a handful of reddies my first one was from KCTiger.. or was it Romefalls. I was new here. I was being bratty.. haha Now we laugh about it. Well we did a long thread ago.

Here is a great quote:

"When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice."
-Saul Bellow

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Originally Posted by mudweiser

I never said that.. get your facts straight.

Haha just kidding.

This post was irrelevant.

I've got a handful of reddies my first one was from KCTiger..or was it Romefalls. I was new here. I was being bratty.. haha Now we laugh about it. Well we did a long thread ago.

Here is a great quote:

"When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice."
-Saul Bellow

I got a reddie from dazed , after he asked the same advice 200 times.
Oh well, I gave reddies when I first started here. I thought they were
Something like and M&M or a Starburst. I asked what SFTW meant and I thought the answers were a little mean. Those people forgave me (I hope) Now when someone ask something stupid ,I want to reach through my laptop, grab them and smack them and say STFW
Wow.. too much coffee today:eek::D

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Originally Posted by Kitkat22

I got a reddie from dazed , after he asked the same advice 200 times.
Oh well, I gave reddies when I first started here. I thought they were
something like and M&M or a Starburst. I asked what SFTW meant and i thought the answers were a little mean. Those people forgave me (I hope) Now when someone ask something stupid ,I want to reach through my laptop, grab them and smack them and say STFW
Wow..too much coffee today:eek::D

You better not hijack the thread Kit, Joe will squeeze that kittykat neck of yours and bite it off. He's an angry old man... just don't tell him I told you that:eek:

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You better not hijack the thread Kit, Joe will squeeze that kittykat neck of yours and bite it off. He's an angry old man... just don't tell him I told you that:eek:

Okay.:eek::eek:.. Thanks! The advice we give is accurate as we perceive it.Then you have some of the newer members who c ome along and want to tell someone something totally different.

I think the bad information is given because some people have never experienced a break up or a divorce. Or spousal abuse etc. They speak from inexperience on things they know nothing about and derail the folks who are trying to give accurate information!:)