PLEASE USE THE F'IN SEARCH FUNCTION (yes I'm shouting 😩 )

[comhcinc]

If they ask me specifically of course I answer!

So what you are saying is all questions should be directed your way?

[CandyLindTX]

The fact of the matter is I care about all the newbies, but I have my limitations as a human being

But you’re … “THE ZORN!” HOW CAN THIS BE???

[KetoLikeaLady]

I can’t hit the like button enough to support this post

SAME!!!

I am guessing here we are talking about things like repeated questions on why Ketostix no longer show ketones, which I know I have personally answered at least 10 times in the last few months.

yes, this

It’s gotten to where I actually do a search most times before I answer someone, to see if there’s a better answer than I could give somewhere else in the forums.

great idea

i’ll add - rather than create a new topic, try reviving an old thread!

[keto4me]

I remember being a newbie and seeing older members (different forum) discussing the same situation we are discussing here and thinking what’s the big deal…Why is everybody so worked up about having to answer a question that’s been answered before…I felt like I was in the same position - I don’t have a lot of time to spend on the forum so I may not have the time to wait for my question to be answered. And their forum wasn’t even as busy as this one is.

Fast forward a year and a half…Now have been around long enough to see the numerous posts that get posted that are exactly the same question over and over and you do get weary…But I think @Brenda post says it well. Be kind and if you want to skip over that post to keep your sanity do it. And if you feel like being helpful answer.

And if you are a newbie and you aren’t getting any responses, try the search function, because that may be why you aren’t getting any answers…

Keep Calm & Keto On Everyone!

[Dipper_Actual]

Bah, who forgot to tell the newbies that you’re supposed to have it all figured out before you come here?

It was @Carl, right? Dangit CARL!

[Brenda]

So what you are saying is all questions should be directed your way?

This is hilarious. Luckily they don’t do that here. I maybe get one private message a day here, and that I can handle just fine. I think I’m tagged a few times a day as well and that’s totally manageable.
On Facebook Messenger though it’s gotten out of hand. I get strangers messaging me constantly asking me questions and it got to the point where I just couldn’t handle it all. So I just stopped opening them. There are just too many. This goes to being human, and that’s okay. And friend requests. I have a private Facebook page where my friends and family are but I just can’t add anyone anymore.
I leave the keto posts public though.
Social media can grow exponentially. It’s kind of amazing really.

[comhcinc]

I get strangers messaging me constantly asking me questions

I have the same issue but then again I work in a call center. Right now I am working about 13 hours a day due to a massive recall.

And because of that I don’t really mind answering the same question over and over again. I should (we all should) answer politely if we like and link the the place where they can find more answers.

[matt]

It does not take much time on the site to get full access.

[matt]

No one should be deleting threads honestly.

**if you feel there is a legit reason to delete a post/thread you created you can always check with an admin. But we don’t like deleting comments as it makes things confusing in the thread and we don’t like deleting threads because information.

[CandyLindTX]

Right now I am working about 13 hours a day due to a massive recall.

Hubby and I are both refugees from tech support. I feel your pain!

[Alexia]

If you find yourself getting burnt out and annoyed let someone else answer, because these repetitive questions are not going to stop. Ever. It’s the nature of the beast and that’s okay.

This.
Over the years I’ve been on many forums, and even have been a moderator on 3. There will always be repetitive questions from new folks. Always. If you don’t want to read them - much less answer them with patience - just skip to the next topic that does interest you.

As others have said, being physically ill, or just plain scared, and trying a new way of eating - a way repeatedly scorned by many/most physicians/dieticians/
family/friends/the press - is not an easy undertaking- it takes courage, and there will be many questions.

When you are looking for support of a most basic nature, isn’t this a good place to ask them? Sure, using ‘search’ would be nice, but it just doesn’t always happen.

As for using ‘search’ here, I think it’s quite good and I use it a lot. Often I prefer that to reading the fresher posts since older threads tend to be longer and have greater input over time.

[FatBomb]

@Keto6468, I will admit that I hide the fact that I’m doing keto at work. I talked about it with one guy and I found myself telling half-truths and lies because his wife is an RN and I “didn’t want to hear it.”

I also hide the fact that I do 48 hour fasts from my wife. I only do them on days when she is working an evening shift and doesn’t know that I’m skipping dinner.

[MissyMe]

I find a lot of people doing that. My DH gets asked a lot what he’s doing because he’s lost at least 25 pounds in the last 2 months. He doesn’t mention keto but tells people he limits carbs and cut sugars out completely. When he says this, only a couple of people mentioned he must be doing keto because they did keto or something similar to it.

[KHAN]

[Darlene_Horsley]

[comhcinc]

Do they make sure you are having enough fun or too much?

[Keto6468]

We must come out

K

[Vladaar_Malane]

I will admit that I hide the fact that I’m doing keto at work. I talked about it with one guy and I found myself telling half-truths and lies because his wife is an RN and I “didn’t want to hear it.”

I understand why people do that but I think its our jobs to be ambassador of keto and educate when opportunities present. I sent a email to all employees at work saying hey people ask me how Ive lost so much weight and kept it off. I point them to Dr. Fungs Obseity Code book telling them Ive researched over the years and my wife and I chose Ketogenic lifestyle. I dont claim its better than other diets but explain it briefly. I did get into woods a little mentioning body setpoint where most gain weight back in spades after fad diets. I suggested its hard to overcome that but things like ACV, fiber, green tea, fasting can help. Yeah i used the word fast, telling them I do intermittent fast just by skipping breakfast. Hey some may think thats crazy but most known me there for over a decade, if I say I researched something they respect it.

[Nebulous]

I’m sorry but I’m not going to waste my time searching this entire forum every time I want to say something or create a thread. What a tedious waste of time that would be, especially if I had to do that several times per visit to this place.

If I say something that’s been said before, it’s not the end of the world. Plus a new conversation on an old topic can end up being completely different, since the people here today might not be the same people who were here six months ago. New perspectives and new input will make the new conversation completely unique and worthwhile.

[Capnbob]

No need to apologize for wasting other people’s time as long as yours is optimized.

Of course, in reality you are wasting your own time if you don’t do a search first since there is likely to be much better information in prior posts than people can be bothered to rewrite in a new thread that should never have been asked AGAIN.

The search function takes seconds to use and review. If you find 4 posts in 14 months of content, then you can probably just jump straight in and ask your awesome new question, if there are 75 threads… you might just save yourself a ton of time writing, and waiting and reading the drip drip drip of repeated info over the next few hours and days.

As Coca-Cola advises… you do you.