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Didn't see that coming

Congratufubumulations TotallyDeterministicGirl.

(Original post by musicbloke)
I want to change my name to Acalia.

MB

Ha!

[Vesta]

Congrats RG, if there's one person who deserves this it's you ;yes;

[Tufts]

Welcome guys

I've already felt the wrath of la trampa

[Bedshaped]

congratulations randomgirl

[Charl]

I've just seen Nefarious with a red name.. is he admin now? #zomg#

edit, okay maybe I'm just.. slow.

[randdom]

(Original post by Charl)
I've just seen Nefarious with a red name.. is he admin now? #zomg#

edit, okay maybe I'm just.. slow.

Its mentioned in the staff blog

[SuperDaz]

I just noticed randomgirl now has power, it scared me

Never trust a person with arthur in their avatar

Well done anyway

[randomgirl]

(Original post by SuperDaz)
I just noticed randomgirl now has power, it scared me

Never trust a person with arthur in their avatar

Well done anyway

I'm nice

Thanks

[Ribbons]

(Original post by SuperDaz)
I just noticed randomgirl now has power, it scared me

Never trust a person with arthur in their avatar

Well done anyway

The very fact that there is Aruthur in the avatar is reason enough to trust her

Congratulations randomgirl!

[fleur de lis]

Welcome to the new minimods:

Brimstone who will be moderating in General Discussion

and

Nina who will be moderating in the Universities Sections

Congratulations

[brimstone]

Ooh, hello

Edit : Well done Nina, too

[Saffie]

Fiona?

Isn't giving "professional" advice incredibly risky on the internet and generally inadvisable??

[Gooner]

Well done Nina and Brim

[fleur de lis]

(Original post by Saffie)
Fiona?

Isn't giving "professional" advice incredibly risky on the internet and generally inadvisable??

Fiona is a professional advisor in that she works in mental health and so has experience in that field, but she is not giving professional advice.

[randomgirl]

Congratulations

*passes the noob hat*

[musicbloke]

Oooh congrats guys . Much deserved both of you!

MB

[Saffie]

(Original post by fleur de lis)
Fiona is a professional advisor in that she works in mental health and so has experience in that field, but she is not giving professional advice.

If she's not giving professional advice, why is she blue and *different*?

[Nefarious]

(Original post by Saffie)
If she's not giving professional advice, why is she blue and *different*?

I think Fleur worded that badly, essentially Fiona is a healthcare professional, however, advice she gives on the forum is limited by the fact that she doesn't meet the people in person and only has what they say to go on. As such it isn't a substitute for seeking professional help in real life.

We're working with Fiona at the moment to find the best way she can help users who would like and who need her help. We're trialling the idea at the moment so wording of her title, her role, and even whether we continue with this kind of thing long term are all up in the air atm.

[fleur de lis]

Yeah, I did word that badly, sorry!

[Saffie]

(Original post by Nefarious)
I think Fleur worded that badly, essentially Fiona is a healthcare professional, however, advice she gives on the forum is limited by the fact that she doesn't meet the people in person and only has what they say to go on. As such it isn't a substitute for seeking professional help in real life.

We're working with Fiona at the moment to find the best way she can help users who would like and need her help. We're trialling the idea at the moment so wording of her title, her role, and even whether we continue with this kind of thing long term are all up in the air atm.

There are qualified doctors, as well as almost qualified doctors who frequent H&R too and give advice.

If TSR is getting professionals to work on here as professionals, (as Fiona is doing), then I think she needs some sort of disclaimer in her signature and she needs to be quite careful. As you say, we don't know enough to categorically diagnose anyone over the internet and it's generally considered unprofessional to do so.