I voted "maybe," though I wouldn't participate.
In your book and website information, it is made clear that you are not a scientist, but a patient/ advocate... thus I take the information you provide at that face value. OTOH, the information on your message boards, I view as completely anecdotal--nor have you claimed otherwise. All well and good.
But when someone else posts here and makes a claim to be a professional, how do you or I really know who they are, what their education is, or what their motives might be for saying what they say? Many folks are not going to take the time and energy to verify such claims (or it's impractical/impossible for the casual participant to do so), and therein lies danger.
If you're willing to "tolerate" (for lack of a better word) people presenting information here *as scientists or researchers*, I suggest you should either verify their credentials first, or put the whole discussion under a separate heading *with a disclaimer*. Then you would at least have some legal protection.
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Check multiple sources and make the best-informed decision possible!
Edited by GaiasSong (10/02/06 08:18 PM)
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