I wanted to speak to this, because to be honest I’m not proud of how upset I was a week ago but also because there’s a number of issues behind the sentiment that mike put forward, that need to be addressed. I’ll try and keep it brief, but I do tend to be long winded at times.
Mike, I do appreciate your sentiment that there are a number of professionals that work this board. That said, there is no reason, and I include myself in this, that someone should be made to feel as if they should not post. Not inexperience, nor anything else.
Hairtell works based on the sharing of information. As someone who studies hard , and practises even more, yes there is a possibility that something I say could be wrong, or even dangerous. However in less time than it takes me to write this post, if I were to post something wrong or dangerous, it would just as quickly be disputed, both publicly and privately and it made clear it was wrong so the information doesnt proliferate as truth when its actually incorrect.In a year of posting here, that hasnt happened. There is not a moment of the day there is not at least ONE professional on this board. But they are largely overworked. I’ve strictly kept myself posting all week long mostly because I was upset. The other electrologists on the board have felt the pressure.By being around as much as I do, I help by keeping the volume of repetitive questions down.
I’m a prolific poster. Even when I’m doing electrolysis I often stop, because of ergonomics on my back, come down to my computer and answer questions and have a cup of tea.That means I probably hit my computer 20 or so times a day, from 7 in the morning until near midnight.The fact that I do post so much makes me an easy target for comments like “She’s not a professional therefore she shouldnt answer questions” . Unfortunately 90% of the questions on this board are answered by non-pro’s and they do not recieve the same criticism nor have the level of experience I do. What you are saying by saying such, is that they shouldnt be posting either. And guess what? They are listening. And they are doing as you ask and NOT posting. I hear about it at least -5 times a week in message. Questions posted directly TO me, and comments that they dont feel comfortable either posting questions on the board, or answering them even if they have the right answer, because they are afraid some jackass is going to shout to the world “This person is dangrous! Dont listen to them!” or similar. This is a shame in my opinion.They have every right to post and feel comfortable too.
Now, on one or two occasions , I’ve completely stopped posting for a few days, usually in response to someone saying I shouldnt be posting anything at all. On each of those occasions, nearly every professional electrologist on this board, has messaged me and said “Dont do that. We want you here. You take the stress off and what you say is NOT wrong. Please dont stop.” To a man, each one with exactly the same message.James, michael, Josefa, Beate, heck even Andrea has taken time to message me directly and all asked, please dont stop.You’ll forgive me if the 99% that want me to be here, overrule the 1% that dont. And I have every right to be, so I shall remain. You wont find them all agreeing on what probe to use, but thy do agree they want me here.So I’m here. And I’m posting. And learning.
All of that said, I feel like I myself acted like a jackass last week. I was hurt , and upset.It’s why I still am not posting in this section for the most part, I’ve told the pro’s who have asked that I’m around, but not feeling totally comfortable with being here and having my integrity and knowledge constantly questioned.Despite that , if you look back at my posting history, you’ll find that not once have one of the pro’s felt the need to stand up and say “This person is wrong,what they are saying is dangerous”. Yes Michael did respond once about “sound” during treatment in relation to a comment I made, but I STILL wasnt wrong.We worked it out.
Just so you know, no I am not a professional. I have not yet hung up a shingle that says “Seana’s Electrolysis Studio”. But I also have more experience than some of the other learning electrologists,and to my knowledge ALL of the DIY’ers and hobbiests. I log at LEAST 20 hours working on myself and others a week ( generally double that).And yes, I HAVE had some professional training, though admittedly I recently dropped out, not because of any academic reason, but because right now financially I could not afford to keep paying on the per-class basis as I had been. It was more than my monthly income for a family of four.But even with what I have, I could legally start a professional practise in my country today. Put that in your pipe.
I stand by that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the question , nor my response to it. It boils down to “My machine isn’t working the way I expect it to” and my response"perhaps it should be serviced by a professional" . It didnt take one of the professionals time to answer that it wwas straitforard, and YES , I DO have experience troubleshooting non-working galvanic on machines.Go look at the silouete tone SB2 thread.If it was too early in the morning for you to see a posting, perhaps you shouldnt have been reading on hairtell. It’s a worldwide forum, and it is always morning SOMEWHERE in the world.
But more than anything, I want to apologize if I came across agressively. It’s generally not in my nature.
@dee, yes those were old probes. About 17 years by my reconning ( as were all of a batch I bought from a retired pro all dated 1996 or so , except the lauriers which had no date on them) . Even after 17 years, the coatings shouldnt flake off like that.All stainless steels have a percentage of nickel in them, but the coating on the shaft of them is just that, a coating over brass.From my understanding the manufacturing process hasnt changed, but I leave room that I could be incorrect on that. I still shouldnt have destroyed them out of anger over something here, that was wrong in my opinion.Forgive, I’m human and have feelings too.
Seana
