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I remember the malicious posting well Roy, and was probably one of the few who read it before it was removed!

I would also like to agree with your last point...

"There's nothing wrong in admitting that you don't know something and asking for help. The dangerous people are those who pretend to know everything and then act on their supposed knowledge ! ! "

I do not have a pseudonim.. I didn't think that far ahead when I registered.. I just use my first name... most colleagues/friends know who I am, even though I do not publicise who I work for.

Ultimately we live in a free society so we should be able to refer to ourselves anyway we see fit. (Is screaming Lord Sutch a real name I wonder?) However even in a free society we are always accountable for our actions so slander/liable is still a prosecutable offence is it not?

I enjoy the banter and the tongue in cheek humour, but feel that the majority still do their work on a professional level even if we take the "Urine" out of one another.

And yes I have worked in Departments where certain people torment others who ask simple/dumb questions. So if these members want to ask away and not be identified so what? Beleive you me I have asked many a dumb question, and been laughed at. But what really makes me smile is when someone admits to me in private that they didn't know either?, so who is the bigger fool? The one who asks or the one who doesn't?

Exactly Mark - the question isn't stupid if you need to ask it. But people do take the 'mick'.

I have been asked if fuses are polarised...

I read a work sheet that read "fuse not completely blown - resistance x ohms"

One guy said in panic in theatres...
"&%&*$ the picture is upside down!!!"
(I was holding the camera head in my hands at the time and rotated it through 180 degrees)

New guys - or even people who have been 'at it' for years need help.

Isn't this forum great

However, strangely enough - I've forgotten the questions that I must have asked when I started

Someone in the "IT&M" world pointed out to me that our activity on net at work is monitored.
From their point of view there is no difference between this site and a common chat room !
Is this what the users want ?
p.s
Im not in agreement with the said persons views, but I do think they may have a point.

Huw, from the poll results so far, it looks as if you have the site finely tuned/balanced as always. Keep up the good work.
Bill.

Cheers Bill,
John is going to add the pseudonym topic to this months newsletter. So hopefully, we may encourage people who haven't visited for a while to vote.

I picked up on the comments that were made two postings previous by HUW "New guys - or even people who have been 'at it' for years need help"

A nursing member of satff rang us to confirm if her fax had been received by us ?
I replied by saying that it had not.
"that's funny" she said " I entered the number and press the green button" she continued " But the machine kept printing endless copies of the fax I was trying to send you"

Little did she know, she had placed her document in a Zerox machine ???

Seems to Louis that the delightful John Reid must be rubbing his cobblers awls in Cape Horn me old mateys. I mean if his loyal troup of hussars are placing as much enthusiasm in to their daily activities as they do subsequenting a Witch Hunt in EBME’sville then the good ship NHS is on an ostentatious apogee. individuals signing on as more than one user...Bring these blighters to account my friends, let them walk the plank

L3

Message for Louis.
I have sent you a private message via the website, I was unable to contact you via your email address.
Regards.

Our equipment Library received a request from one of the wards for a BING BING BONG machine, Yes they wanted a Graesby 500 Infusion pump.
I won't comment further!!!!!.

This EBME site has an awful lot going for it not only for the likes of us in England where much of the "action' is centered, but also, of course, in the rest of the world, where English is spoken. We have already had contact from as far a field as Chile this year.

This is about challenging our public image presentation, which I feel (as a good thing) should be quietly re-evaluated , as is being done, every now and then. Even though I love the informality that the WWW and Site brings, I feel too that we can and should develop into a (modestly?) professionally presented technical "body' to be reckoned with (should the occasion occur). Not only can we give good value-for-money in technical help, as is regularly seen, but we could also contribute in technical matters that may be of world-wide significance in our own "Maintenance' field, leading to effective technical (or structural as in management) changes, small or large.

As an example, recently John, who is obviously a devoted Ambassador for the site, has posted quite a few challenging topics, most recently a Maintenance Management issue and prior to this his questioning the way we might deal with the commissioning of equipment that is not constructed to facilitate our normal code of practice and procedures. If we took this a step further and presented (or better still were noted for) our discussions and findings to say an international professional body responsible for making major changes in our field, and should they come to evaluate the original material by visiting our site, then in my opinion (and whilst still all for maintaining author-anonymity if desired) finding "colourful and moving' (Icons and) pseudonyms as we have, could perhaps be misconstrued, if by no others than, by our more "advanced' in age (such as myself) visitors. This might work to our disadvantage i.e EBME not taken seriously enough by "influential' people when we might need them most.

I am not normally one for "keeping up appearances', and firmly believe that what really counts is what is done not necessarily what is said and how it looks. But if we are to continue to be running such excellent things as technical day-symposiums for training etc.etc. as extras to the benefits already presented on the site, we should pay attention to our professional presentation in all areas. Whereas I enjoy informality and have enjoyed seeing the originality and variety, my vote has to be to tone-down in this area of individuality and would suggest that additionally in the Icon arena perhaps only personal portraits are presented by those wishing so to do.

I, for one, would wish very much to see this be the very best, by far, "professionally' presented and run Medical Engineering world-wide web-site.

Hello Nick,
Thanks for the 'pat on the back' (it was me you were talking about?)

I do agree with you, but there are still ex-ebme types now working as sales or service engineers, who do not wish to be recognised, but wish to have their say and join the site. They have no option but to use pseudnyms.
Current status:
Pseudonyms ALLOWED 52% (29 votes)
Pseudonyms NOT ALLOWED 48% (27 votes)
Voting to stop soon - have your say before it is closed.