Health Forum

[Absently]

I don't think we should restrict what people write in the health forum as I find it's a really great place for advice. I think many people post here in a hope that someone else has gone through what they're going through right now. It's more so someone asking for tips than help, of course the most logical thing for people is to goto the doctor, but sometimes it can be quite embarrassing to do so, whereas if someone on here is giving you tips on how to make something not hurt so much (e.g. depression and that penis related thread) it's always nice. No one on here is stupid enough to take certain things seriously, I hope. All in all, I think the health forum is great and I've asked questions about my mental health and I've gotten great answers which really helped as I know that some others on here have also gone through the same.

[Empired]

Health questions must be a pretty popular topic on HxF. Why remove one of the precious things left that is keeping Habbox alive :S

[Martin]

I think they are fine as they are really. Lots of forums have health forums, and there are lots of places to ask for advice on health related issues on the internet- and most of this advice won't be given by professionals. I think in a way its nice for people to get advice from a community they are used to, and a community that contains users of a similar age who may have gone through the same problems. Most people should know to take any advice given with a pinch of salt and common sense should provail either way. They've never been an issue before, and can be quite interesting and helpful for some people. Introducing even more rules will just complicate things further and make the forum seem more like a prison than an open posting community and in the past there have been some quite useful and interesting discussions arising from threads in that forum. Sure, some people may troll, but there is no way of proving this, and it looks pretty legit to me. Some people were a bit quick off the mark to put it down to trolling, when someone could have been looking for peace of mind. Sometimes even being told to consult a doctor can work wonders. I think if its obvious its a trolling thread then moderation would deal with it quickly, however I do not think we should restrict what kind of advice people can ask about unless its breaking another rule, since its not like people can't ask in most other places on the internet- I think its a nice part of the community that people are able to ask advice about these things, even if the advice given is to seek medical treatment etc.

[FlyingJesus]

Furthermore a torn frenulum is not a "serious medical issue" and it's not always necessary to be a medical professional to have knowledge on a subject, just as one doesn't need a doctorate in business studies to make a trade thread. Certified qualifications are not the only guarantee of sound knowledge - in fact they aren't any guarantee of it at all, so the entire reasoning is daft

[HotelUser]

Furthermore a torn frenulum is not a "serious medical issue" and it's not always necessary to be a medical professional to have knowledge on a subject, just as one doesn't need a doctorate in business studies to make a trade thread. Certified qualifications are not the only guarantee of sound knowledge - in fact they aren't any guarantee of it at all, so the entire reasoning is daft

Agreed, especially considering a lot of us are guys, and a lot of guys have penises!

[buttons]

so guys can we get rep pages back this is serious

[xxMATTGxx]

so guys can we get rep pages back this is serious

They are back