Guest guest Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 I totally understand this Carol. I think we should all be careful about who we connect with on fb, linkedin, etc. Dr. Penny Penny L. , PhD, RD, CSSD, LD Dietitian, Ironman Sports Medicine Institute at Memorial Hermann http://ironman.memorialhermann.org/ Owner, Eating for Performance www.eatingforperformance.com On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Carol S. Casey wrote: > ** > > > I wanted share with all of you my philosophy about Facebook. This is > stemming from an increased requests I am receiving for dietitians to > connect > with me there. > > When I first showed up on the Facebook scene I was all for connecting with > other dietetic professionals on Facebook. Things were going along > swimmingly with no problems for a period of time. Then the honeymoon wore > off. I started getting judgemental, derogatory comments about pictures - > even pictures with me in them. One picture in particular, I posted my > costume for St. 's Day. Someone - a dietitian - said something to > the effect " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight control. " > Right then and there I changed my philosophy for who I connect with on > Facebook and who I do not connect with on Facebook. > > I have gobs of friends all over the country because of what I do, where I > have been, and where I live. I am a Patriot Guard Rider, I am a veteran, I > am a charter member of the Women in the Military Service to America > Memorial > in Washington, DC, I am a biker (yes the bike I am referencing is a Harley > son), etc,,,,so I know a lot of people. > > But I vehemently refuse to be connected with any dietetic colleague > professional I do not know, for my own self-preservation. I am not about to > have a pity party here. But because I have been the target of bullying as a > child through teenage years for many reasons, but most importantly my > weight, I purposely distance myself from the potential of any type of > bullying or judgemental groups of people. > > Does that mean I do not have any dietetic professionals that I am connected > with on Facebook? Absolutely not - there are some there - a handful at > best, whom I trust. > > So if you find me on Facebook and want to connect with me, then you do not > receive confirmation of our connection, do not be offended...that is just > how I roll. Am I firm in my stance here? Well, there are conditions I may > make exceptions to my self-imposed rule, but it will be on a very highly, > individualistic basis. > > Respectfully, > Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM > (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down > from > the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded > on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " Herman > Melville > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Carol, I coudln't agree more. That is the reason I seprate my professinal network (LinkedIn, this list-serve etc) from social ones (Facebook). Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN, CSG A dietitian, not the food police. http://www.linkedin.com/in/meravlevi " Life is not measured by the number of breath you take, but by the moments that take your breath away. " - Carlin " People don't forget the truth, they just become better in lying " (Revolutionary Road) To: dhcc@...; rd-usa From: carolscasey@... Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:15:33 -0400 Subject: Facebook I wanted share with all of you my philosophy about Facebook. This is stemming from an increased requests I am receiving for dietitians to connect with me there. When I first showed up on the Facebook scene I was all for connecting with other dietetic professionals on Facebook. Things were going along swimmingly with no problems for a period of time. Then the honeymoon wore off. I started getting judgemental, derogatory comments about pictures - even pictures with me in them. One picture in particular, I posted my costume for St. 's Day. Someone - a dietitian - said something to the effect " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight control. " Right then and there I changed my philosophy for who I connect with on Facebook and who I do not connect with on Facebook. I have gobs of friends all over the country because of what I do, where I have been, and where I live. I am a Patriot Guard Rider, I am a veteran, I am a charter member of the Women in the Military Service to America Memorial in Washington, DC, I am a biker (yes the bike I am referencing is a Harley son), etc,,,,so I know a lot of people. But I vehemently refuse to be connected with any dietetic colleague professional I do not know, for my own self-preservation. I am not about to have a pity party here. But because I have been the target of bullying as a child through teenage years for many reasons, but most importantly my weight, I purposely distance myself from the potential of any type of bullying or judgemental groups of people. Does that mean I do not have any dietetic professionals that I am connected with on Facebook? Absolutely not - there are some there - a handful at best, whom I trust. So if you find me on Facebook and want to connect with me, then you do not receive confirmation of our connection, do not be offended...that is just how I roll. Am I firm in my stance here? Well, there are conditions I may make exceptions to my self-imposed rule, but it will be on a very highly, individualistic basis. Respectfully, Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down from the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " Herman Melville ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Are you kidding me? " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight control. " What an incredibly HORRIBLE thing to say! And you say she was a dietitian? That makes it even worse! Sorry you were subjective to such stupidity! My opinion of facebook - only friend FRIENDS! I stay far away from business associates on facebook. My personal life is just that - personal. Not that I have anything to hide, I just don't want it to come back and bite me in the you know what. And you just never know what can be misconstrued on the internet these days. Re: Facebook I totally understand this Carol. I think we should all be careful about who we connect with on fb, linkedin, etc. Dr. Penny Penny L. , PhD, RD, CSSD, LD Dietitian, Ironman Sports Medicine Institute at Memorial Hermann http://ironman.memorialhermann.org/ Owner, Eating for Performance www.eatingforperformance.com On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Carol S. Casey wrote: > ** > > > I wanted share with all of you my philosophy about Facebook. This is > stemming from an increased requests I am receiving for dietitians to > connect > with me there. > > When I first showed up on the Facebook scene I was all for connecting with > other dietetic professionals on Facebook. Things were going along > swimmingly with no problems for a period of time. Then the honeymoon wore > off. I started getting judgemental, derogatory comments about pictures - > even pictures with me in them. One picture in particular, I posted my > costume for St. 's Day. Someone - a dietitian - said something to > the effect " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight control. " > Right then and there I changed my philosophy for who I connect with on > Facebook and who I do not connect with on Facebook. > > I have gobs of friends all over the country because of what I do, where I > have been, and where I live. I am a Patriot Guard Rider, I am a veteran, I > am a charter member of the Women in the Military Service to America > Memorial > in Washington, DC, I am a biker (yes the bike I am referencing is a Harley > son), etc,,,,so I know a lot of people. > > But I vehemently refuse to be connected with any dietetic colleague > professional I do not know, for my own self-preservation. I am not about to > have a pity party here. But because I have been the target of bullying as a > child through teenage years for many reasons, but most importantly my > weight, I purposely distance myself from the potential of any type of > bullying or judgemental groups of people. > > Does that mean I do not have any dietetic professionals that I am connected > with on Facebook? Absolutely not - there are some there - a handful at > best, whom I trust. > > So if you find me on Facebook and want to connect with me, then you do not > receive confirmation of our connection, do not be offended...that is just > how I roll. Am I firm in my stance here? Well, there are conditions I may > make exceptions to my self-imposed rule, but it will be on a very highly, > individualistic basis. > > Respectfully, > Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM > (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down > from > the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded > on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " Herman > Melville > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Carol, I'm sorry you were insulted like that. It wasn't nice and it wasn't appropriate, if that's what happened. However, it appears that you did want some pity; although you state otherwise, you posted this message knowing that folks would respond and would come down on your side since we know nothing about the person who posted on your wall. On Facebook, you know who posted the message. That person wrote on your wall. Did you contact them? Facebook is not anonymous, since you knew the person who posted was an RD, they you most certainly know who it is. I'd like to think that you were proactive enough to do that. Then there would be no need for you to tell your story here. By telling this list serve about this event and not contacting the person in question, you are in effect, bullying that person in absentia. What happened wasn't nice and wasn't professional. All of the health care professions are grappling with the unintended consequences of social media use. I have a colleague who works for a health care organization that is trying to get all of its employees onto Facebook so they can " like " the organization's Facebook page. The only problem is that the organization has blocked Facebook use because they were afraid employees would be on Facebook all day. A student in a different health profession lost a coveted training position because of inappropriate postings on Facebook. When I was teaching, my students were actually shocked to discover that potential employers would actually Google them during the interview process. My daughters know that I will most certainly Google any young man that comes calling. I have made connections on Linked In and have gotten consulting offers from people who find me there. I recently met someone at an informatics networking event. We exchanged cards and decided to connect on Linked In rather than share email addresses because, as we all know, email can change but Linked In is more permanent. Within 30 minutes, we'd connected on Linked In and have been talking there. I just attended an informatics meeting where one of the posters showed how one can data mine Twitter to see what people are saying about physical activity in order to study what people are doing, how long they're doing it and when. That information would be vital for those working in the fitness world. There is a level of risk when one puts personal information online. I used to tell my students that no matter how adorable they think they are, their " naked beer pictures " that they post online because it's so easy to do that from phone to Facebook, will most certainly come back to haunt them. Social media is now ubiquitous and we need to learn best practices. To demonstrate, type the word " facebook " and then type it as " Facebook " . Regards, pam Pam Charney, PhD, RD Pamela Charney and Associates, LLC consultants in nutrition informatics Transforming Nutrition Care With Informatics pcharney@... http://www.linkedin.com/in/pamcharney " Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by those doing it. " -- Baldwin > Are you kidding me? > > " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight control. " > > What an incredibly HORRIBLE thing to say! And you say she was a dietitian? > That makes it even worse! Sorry you were subjective to such stupidity! > > My opinion of facebook - only friend FRIENDS! I stay far away from business > associates on facebook. My personal life is just that - personal. Not that > I have anything to hide, I just don't want it to come back and bite me in > the you know what. And you just never know what can be misconstrued on the > internet these days. > > > > Re: Facebook > > I totally understand this Carol. I think we should all be careful about who > we connect with on fb, linkedin, etc. > > Dr. Penny > Penny L. , PhD, RD, CSSD, LD > Dietitian, Ironman Sports Medicine Institute at Memorial Hermann > http://ironman.memorialhermann.org/ > Owner, Eating for Performance > www.eatingforperformance.com > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Carol S. Casey > wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > I wanted share with all of you my philosophy about Facebook. This is > > stemming from an increased requests I am receiving for dietitians to > > connect > > with me there. > > > > When I first showed up on the Facebook scene I was all for connecting with > > other dietetic professionals on Facebook. Things were going along > > swimmingly with no problems for a period of time. Then the honeymoon wore > > off. I started getting judgemental, derogatory comments about pictures - > > even pictures with me in them. One picture in particular, I posted my > > costume for St. 's Day. Someone - a dietitian - said something to > > the effect " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight control. " > > Right then and there I changed my philosophy for who I connect with on > > Facebook and who I do not connect with on Facebook. > > > > I have gobs of friends all over the country because of what I do, where I > > have been, and where I live. I am a Patriot Guard Rider, I am a veteran, I > > am a charter member of the Women in the Military Service to America > > Memorial > > in Washington, DC, I am a biker (yes the bike I am referencing is a Harley > > son), etc,,,,so I know a lot of people. > > > > But I vehemently refuse to be connected with any dietetic colleague > > professional I do not know, for my own self-preservation. I am not about > to > > have a pity party here. But because I have been the target of bullying as > a > > child through teenage years for many reasons, but most importantly my > > weight, I purposely distance myself from the potential of any type of > > bullying or judgemental groups of people. > > > > Does that mean I do not have any dietetic professionals that I am > connected > > with on Facebook? Absolutely not - there are some there - a handful at > > best, whom I trust. > > > > So if you find me on Facebook and want to connect with me, then you do not > > receive confirmation of our connection, do not be offended...that is just > > how I roll. Am I firm in my stance here? Well, there are conditions I may > > make exceptions to my self-imposed rule, but it will be on a very highly, > > individualistic basis. > > > > Respectfully, > > Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM > > (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down > > from > > the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be > crowded > > on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " Herman > > Melville > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Carol, I'm sorry you were insulted like that. It wasn't nice and it wasn't appropriate, if that's what happened. However, it appears that you did want some pity; although you state otherwise, you posted this message knowing that folks would respond and would come down on your side since we know nothing about the person who posted on your wall. On Facebook, you know who posted the message. That person wrote on your wall. Did you contact them? Facebook is not anonymous, since you knew the person who posted was an RD, they you most certainly know who it is. I'd like to think that you were proactive enough to do that. Then there would be no need for you to tell your story here. By telling this list serve about this event and not contacting the person in question, you are in effect, bullying that person in absentia. What happened wasn't nice and wasn't professional. All of the health care professions are grappling with the unintended consequences of social media use. I have a colleague who works for a health care organization that is trying to get all of its employees onto Facebook so they can " like " the organization's Facebook page. The only problem is that the organization has blocked Facebook use because they were afraid employees would be on Facebook all day. A student in a different health profession lost a coveted training position because of inappropriate postings on Facebook. When I was teaching, my students were actually shocked to discover that potential employers would actually Google them during the interview process. My daughters know that I will most certainly Google any young man that comes calling. I have made connections on Linked In and have gotten consulting offers from people who find me there. I recently met someone at an informatics networking event. We exchanged cards and decided to connect on Linked In rather than share email addresses because, as we all know, email can change but Linked In is more permanent. Within 30 minutes, we'd connected on Linked In and have been talking there. I just attended an informatics meeting where one of the posters showed how one can data mine Twitter to see what people are saying about physical activity in order to study what people are doing, how long they're doing it and when. That information would be vital for those working in the fitness world. There is a level of risk when one puts personal information online. I used to tell my students that no matter how adorable they think they are, their " naked beer pictures " that they post online because it's so easy to do that from phone to Facebook, will most certainly come back to haunt them. Social media is now ubiquitous and we need to learn best practices. To demonstrate, type the word " facebook " and then type it as " Facebook " . Regards, pam Pam Charney, PhD, RD Pamela Charney and Associates, LLC consultants in nutrition informatics Transforming Nutrition Care With Informatics pcharney@... http://www.linkedin.com/in/pamcharney " Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by those doing it. " -- Baldwin > Are you kidding me? > > " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight control. " > > What an incredibly HORRIBLE thing to say! And you say she was a dietitian? > That makes it even worse! Sorry you were subjective to such stupidity! > > My opinion of facebook - only friend FRIENDS! I stay far away from business > associates on facebook. My personal life is just that - personal. Not that > I have anything to hide, I just don't want it to come back and bite me in > the you know what. And you just never know what can be misconstrued on the > internet these days. > > > > Re: Facebook > > I totally understand this Carol. I think we should all be careful about who > we connect with on fb, linkedin, etc. > > Dr. Penny > Penny L. , PhD, RD, CSSD, LD > Dietitian, Ironman Sports Medicine Institute at Memorial Hermann > http://ironman.memorialhermann.org/ > Owner, Eating for Performance > www.eatingforperformance.com > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Carol S. Casey > wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > I wanted share with all of you my philosophy about Facebook. This is > > stemming from an increased requests I am receiving for dietitians to > > connect > > with me there. > > > > When I first showed up on the Facebook scene I was all for connecting with > > other dietetic professionals on Facebook. Things were going along > > swimmingly with no problems for a period of time. Then the honeymoon wore > > off. I started getting judgemental, derogatory comments about pictures - > > even pictures with me in them. One picture in particular, I posted my > > costume for St. 's Day. Someone - a dietitian - said something to > > the effect " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight control. " > > Right then and there I changed my philosophy for who I connect with on > > Facebook and who I do not connect with on Facebook. > > > > I have gobs of friends all over the country because of what I do, where I > > have been, and where I live. I am a Patriot Guard Rider, I am a veteran, I > > am a charter member of the Women in the Military Service to America > > Memorial > > in Washington, DC, I am a biker (yes the bike I am referencing is a Harley > > son), etc,,,,so I know a lot of people. > > > > But I vehemently refuse to be connected with any dietetic colleague > > professional I do not know, for my own self-preservation. I am not about > to > > have a pity party here. But because I have been the target of bullying as > a > > child through teenage years for many reasons, but most importantly my > > weight, I purposely distance myself from the potential of any type of > > bullying or judgemental groups of people. > > > > Does that mean I do not have any dietetic professionals that I am > connected > > with on Facebook? Absolutely not - there are some there - a handful at > > best, whom I trust. > > > > So if you find me on Facebook and want to connect with me, then you do not > > receive confirmation of our connection, do not be offended...that is just > > how I roll. Am I firm in my stance here? Well, there are conditions I may > > make exceptions to my self-imposed rule, but it will be on a very highly, > > individualistic basis. > > > > Respectfully, > > Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM > > (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down > > from > > the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be > crowded > > on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " Herman > > Melville > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Great Topic. Over the last few years, I've been asked to administer Facebook pages/groups for professional dietetic associations and non-profit groups. Due to these positions, I established Facebook Policies, Procedures and Recommendations. These are some of the recommendations (At times I am referred to as the FB Police) Personal Pages used Professionally and Personally Many times the personal page takes on a dual role: professional and personal. When this occurs, the personal page has the characteristics of a FB Group; one chooses who they want to connect with. There are advantages and disadvantages in using a Personal Page for professional use. 1. You need to be careful about what you post. Your message will live on for along time and others interested in your professional services might judge you by what you write and how you and others interact with each other. 2. Some professionals are not interested in your cute baby pictures or your fun loving pets, but family and friends cherish these posts. 3. Some family and friends tune out your nutrition messages and only want to know what is happening in your personal life. 4. This is a perfect choice for an outgoing person, who shares a balance of nutrition information and family fun activities. Recommendations 1. Only accept requests from people you know. Professionally accept people you know, know of, or you've googled and they are practicing in an area you are interested in. 2. If you have a professional page or group, refer the friend's request to those pages. 3. If possible, the best practice is to keep your personal page separate from your professional page. Comments/Posts. This applies to personal, pages and groups. A successful page requires monitoring and maintaining content and communication. 1. Delete comments that contain profanity, are selling or promoting a product, considered spam, or contain material that is unlawful, hateful, threatening, harassing, abusive or slanderous. a. Depending on the nature of the post, I usually write a private professional message with an explanation of why their post was removed. b. If it occurs again, I block the individual. To the right of their comment, an " X " will appear. You have the option to delete the comment; hide post; or report as spam. Once you report the comment as spam, the sender is blocked. 2. Do not let your page/group become a target for advertisers who what to market to the people you are connected too. a. It is extremely important you monitor this activity; otherwise, it may appear you are endorsing the product or service. b. If you like the product /service, this could be an opportunity to sell advertisements. I hope the information was helpful. , Ed.D., RD, LDN Food Journalist, Web/Blog Designer, Researcher Bon Appétit, a division of Condé Nast; Sun-Sentinel News, a division of theTribune recipenews@... Website: Dietitians On-line <http://www.dietitians-online.com/> Dedicated to acknowledging the contributions of the Dietitian on theInternet Blog: Dietitians Online <http://dietitians-online.blogspot.com/> ; Facebook: Dietitians Online <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dietitians-Online/155640103771?ref=mf> ; Twitter: DietitianOnline <http://twitter.com/DietitianOnline> Website: Weighing Success <http://www.weighing-success.com/> Encourages awareness & inspires ideas for Journalists, Educators,Consumers and Health Professionals Blog: Wellness News <http://weighing-success.blogspot.com/> ; Facebook: Wellness News <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coral-Springs-FL/Wellness-News/1322249902\ 88> ; Twitter: Wellness_News <http://twitter.com/Wellness_News> > > I wanted share with all of you my philosophy about Facebook. This is > stemming from an increased requests I am receiving for dietitians to connect > with me there. > > When I first showed up on the Facebook scene I was all for connecting with > other dietetic professionals on Facebook. Things were going along > swimmingly with no problems for a period of time. Then the honeymoon wore > off. I started getting judgemental, derogatory comments about pictures - > even pictures with me in them. One picture in particular, I posted my > costume for St. 's Day. Someone - a dietitian - said something to > the effect " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight control. " > Right then and there I changed my philosophy for who I connect with on > Facebook and who I do not connect with on Facebook. > > I have gobs of friends all over the country because of what I do, where I > have been, and where I live. I am a Patriot Guard Rider, I am a veteran, I > am a charter member of the Women in the Military Service to America Memorial > in Washington, DC, I am a biker (yes the bike I am referencing is a Harley > son), etc,,,,so I know a lot of people. > > But I vehemently refuse to be connected with any dietetic colleague > professional I do not know, for my own self-preservation. I am not about to > have a pity party here. But because I have been the target of bullying as a > child through teenage years for many reasons, but most importantly my > weight, I purposely distance myself from the potential of any type of > bullying or judgemental groups of people. > > Does that mean I do not have any dietetic professionals that I am connected > with on Facebook? Absolutely not - there are some there - a handful at > best, whom I trust. > > So if you find me on Facebook and want to connect with me, then you do not > receive confirmation of our connection, do not be offended...that is just > how I roll. Am I firm in my stance here? Well, there are conditions I may > make exceptions to my self-imposed rule, but it will be on a very highly, > individualistic basis. > > Respectfully, > Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM > (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down from > the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded > on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " Herman > Melville > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Great Topic. Over the last few years, I've been asked to administer Facebook pages/groups for professional dietetic associations and non-profit groups. Due to these positions, I established Facebook Policies, Procedures and Recommendations. These are some of the recommendations (At times I am referred to as the FB Police) Personal Pages used Professionally and Personally Many times the personal page takes on a dual role: professional and personal. When this occurs, the personal page has the characteristics of a FB Group; one chooses who they want to connect with. There are advantages and disadvantages in using a Personal Page for professional use. 1. You need to be careful about what you post. Your message will live on for along time and others interested in your professional services might judge you by what you write and how you and others interact with each other. 2. Some professionals are not interested in your cute baby pictures or your fun loving pets, but family and friends cherish these posts. 3. Some family and friends tune out your nutrition messages and only want to know what is happening in your personal life. 4. This is a perfect choice for an outgoing person, who shares a balance of nutrition information and family fun activities. Recommendations 1. Only accept requests from people you know. Professionally accept people you know, know of, or you've googled and they are practicing in an area you are interested in. 2. If you have a professional page or group, refer the friend's request to those pages. 3. If possible, the best practice is to keep your personal page separate from your professional page. Comments/Posts. This applies to personal, pages and groups. A successful page requires monitoring and maintaining content and communication. 1. Delete comments that contain profanity, are selling or promoting a product, considered spam, or contain material that is unlawful, hateful, threatening, harassing, abusive or slanderous. a. Depending on the nature of the post, I usually write a private professional message with an explanation of why their post was removed. b. If it occurs again, I block the individual. To the right of their comment, an " X " will appear. You have the option to delete the comment; hide post; or report as spam. Once you report the comment as spam, the sender is blocked. 2. Do not let your page/group become a target for advertisers who what to market to the people you are connected too. a. It is extremely important you monitor this activity; otherwise, it may appear you are endorsing the product or service. b. If you like the product /service, this could be an opportunity to sell advertisements. I hope the information was helpful. , Ed.D., RD, LDN Food Journalist, Web/Blog Designer, Researcher Bon Appétit, a division of Condé Nast; Sun-Sentinel News, a division of theTribune recipenews@... Website: Dietitians On-line <http://www.dietitians-online.com/> Dedicated to acknowledging the contributions of the Dietitian on theInternet Blog: Dietitians Online <http://dietitians-online.blogspot.com/> ; Facebook: Dietitians Online <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dietitians-Online/155640103771?ref=mf> ; Twitter: DietitianOnline <http://twitter.com/DietitianOnline> Website: Weighing Success <http://www.weighing-success.com/> Encourages awareness & inspires ideas for Journalists, Educators,Consumers and Health Professionals Blog: Wellness News <http://weighing-success.blogspot.com/> ; Facebook: Wellness News <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coral-Springs-FL/Wellness-News/1322249902\ 88> ; Twitter: Wellness_News <http://twitter.com/Wellness_News> > > I wanted share with all of you my philosophy about Facebook. This is > stemming from an increased requests I am receiving for dietitians to connect > with me there. > > When I first showed up on the Facebook scene I was all for connecting with > other dietetic professionals on Facebook. Things were going along > swimmingly with no problems for a period of time. Then the honeymoon wore > off. I started getting judgemental, derogatory comments about pictures - > even pictures with me in them. One picture in particular, I posted my > costume for St. 's Day. Someone - a dietitian - said something to > the effect " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight control. " > Right then and there I changed my philosophy for who I connect with on > Facebook and who I do not connect with on Facebook. > > I have gobs of friends all over the country because of what I do, where I > have been, and where I live. I am a Patriot Guard Rider, I am a veteran, I > am a charter member of the Women in the Military Service to America Memorial > in Washington, DC, I am a biker (yes the bike I am referencing is a Harley > son), etc,,,,so I know a lot of people. > > But I vehemently refuse to be connected with any dietetic colleague > professional I do not know, for my own self-preservation. I am not about to > have a pity party here. But because I have been the target of bullying as a > child through teenage years for many reasons, but most importantly my > weight, I purposely distance myself from the potential of any type of > bullying or judgemental groups of people. > > Does that mean I do not have any dietetic professionals that I am connected > with on Facebook? Absolutely not - there are some there - a handful at > best, whom I trust. > > So if you find me on Facebook and want to connect with me, then you do not > receive confirmation of our connection, do not be offended...that is just > how I roll. Am I firm in my stance here? Well, there are conditions I may > make exceptions to my self-imposed rule, but it will be on a very highly, > individualistic basis. > > Respectfully, > Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM > (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down from > the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded > on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " Herman > Melville > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Pam et al, I have replied you Pam privately. I am NOT seeking pity at all. This is my last public reply on this subject. Regards, Carol > Carol, > > I'm sorry you were insulted like that. It wasn't nice and it wasn't > appropriate, if that's what happened. However, it appears that you did want > some pity; although you state otherwise, you posted this message knowing > that folks would respond and would come down on your side since we know > nothing about the person who posted on your wall. > > On Facebook, you know who posted the message. That person wrote on your > wall. Did you contact them? Facebook is not anonymous, since you knew the > person who posted was an RD, they you most certainly know who it is. I'd > like to think that you were proactive enough to do that. Then there would be > no need for you to tell your story here. By telling this list serve about > this event and not contacting the person in question, you are in effect, > bullying that person in absentia. > > What happened wasn't nice and wasn't professional. All of the health care > professions are grappling with the unintended consequences of social media > use. I have a colleague who works for a health care organization that is > trying to get all of its employees onto Facebook so they can " like " the > organization's Facebook page. The only problem is that the organization has > blocked Facebook use because they were afraid employees would be on Facebook > all day. > > A student in a different health profession lost a coveted training position > because of inappropriate postings on Facebook. > > When I was teaching, my students were actually shocked to discover that > potential employers would actually Google them during the interview process. > My daughters know that I will most certainly Google any young man that comes > calling. > > I have made connections on Linked In and have gotten consulting offers from > people who find me there. I recently met someone at an informatics > networking event. We exchanged cards and decided to connect on Linked In > rather than share email addresses because, as we all know, email can change > but Linked In is more permanent. Within 30 minutes, we'd connected on Linked > In and have been talking there. > > I just attended an informatics meeting where one of the posters showed how > one can data mine Twitter to see what people are saying about physical > activity in order to study what people are doing, how long they're doing it > and when. That information would be vital for those working in the fitness > world. > > There is a level of risk when one puts personal information online. I used > to tell my students that no matter how adorable they think they are, their > " naked beer pictures " that they post online because it's so easy to do that > from phone to Facebook, will most certainly come back to haunt them. > > Social media is now ubiquitous and we need to learn best practices. To > demonstrate, type the word " facebook " and then type it as " Facebook " . > > Regards, > > pam > > Pam Charney, PhD, RD > > Pamela Charney and Associates, LLC > consultants in nutrition informatics > Transforming Nutrition Care With Informatics > > pcharney@... > http://www.linkedin.com/in/pamcharney > > " Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by those doing it. " > -- Baldwin > > > > > > > > > > > Are you kidding me? > > > > " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight control. " > > > > What an incredibly HORRIBLE thing to say! And you say she was a > dietitian? > > That makes it even worse! Sorry you were subjective to such stupidity! > > > > My opinion of facebook - only friend FRIENDS! I stay far away from > business > > associates on facebook. My personal life is just that - personal. Not > that > > I have anything to hide, I just don't want it to come back and bite me in > > the you know what. And you just never know what can be misconstrued on > the > > internet these days. > > > > > > > > Re: Facebook > > > > I totally understand this Carol. I think we should all be careful about > who > > we connect with on fb, linkedin, etc. > > > > Dr. Penny > > Penny L. , PhD, RD, CSSD, LD > > Dietitian, Ironman Sports Medicine Institute at Memorial Hermann > > http://ironman.memorialhermann.org/ > > Owner, Eating for Performance > > www.eatingforperformance.com > > > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Carol S. Casey > > wrote: > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > I wanted share with all of you my philosophy about Facebook. This is > > > stemming from an increased requests I am receiving for dietitians to > > > connect > > > with me there. > > > > > > When I first showed up on the Facebook scene I was all for connecting > with > > > other dietetic professionals on Facebook. Things were going along > > > swimmingly with no problems for a period of time. Then the honeymoon > wore > > > off. I started getting judgemental, derogatory comments about pictures > - > > > even pictures with me in them. One picture in particular, I posted my > > > costume for St. 's Day. Someone - a dietitian - said something > to > > > the effect " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight > control. " > > > Right then and there I changed my philosophy for who I connect with on > > > Facebook and who I do not connect with on Facebook. > > > > > > I have gobs of friends all over the country because of what I do, where > I > > > have been, and where I live. I am a Patriot Guard Rider, I am a > veteran, I > > > am a charter member of the Women in the Military Service to America > > > Memorial > > > in Washington, DC, I am a biker (yes the bike I am referencing is a > Harley > > > son), etc,,,,so I know a lot of people. > > > > > > But I vehemently refuse to be connected with any dietetic colleague > > > professional I do not know, for my own self-preservation. I am not > about > > to > > > have a pity party here. But because I have been the target of bullying > as > > a > > > child through teenage years for many reasons, but most importantly my > > > weight, I purposely distance myself from the potential of any type of > > > bullying or judgemental groups of people. > > > > > > Does that mean I do not have any dietetic professionals that I am > > connected > > > with on Facebook? Absolutely not - there are some there - a handful at > > > best, whom I trust. > > > > > > So if you find me on Facebook and want to connect with me, then you do > not > > > receive confirmation of our connection, do not be offended...that is > just > > > how I roll. Am I firm in my stance here? Well, there are conditions I > may > > > make exceptions to my self-imposed rule, but it will be on a very > highly, > > > individualistic basis. > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM > > > (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down > > > from > > > the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be > > crowded > > > on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " > Herman > > > Melville > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I thought it was pretty obvious that Casey was just letting people know why she did not intend to accept Likes unless she knows you. FYI, you can have a business Facebook page and a personal Facebook. I have both and keep them separate. W. Rowell, RD, LN, CLT Montana State Hospital Long Term Care Consultant InfoSites: www.elk-hunting-tips.net<http://www.elk-hunting-tips.net> www.benefits-of-massage-therapy.com<http://www.benefits-of-massage-therapy.com> From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of Carol S. Casey Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:51 AM To: rd-usa Subject: Re: Facebook Pam et al, I have replied you Pam privately. I am NOT seeking pity at all. This is my last public reply on this subject. Regards, Carol On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Pam Charney <pcharney@...<mailto:pcharney%40mac.com>> wrote: > Carol, > > I'm sorry you were insulted like that. It wasn't nice and it wasn't > appropriate, if that's what happened. However, it appears that you did want > some pity; although you state otherwise, you posted this message knowing > that folks would respond and would come down on your side since we know > nothing about the person who posted on your wall. > > On Facebook, you know who posted the message. That person wrote on your > wall. Did you contact them? Facebook is not anonymous, since you knew the > person who posted was an RD, they you most certainly know who it is. I'd > like to think that you were proactive enough to do that. Then there would be > no need for you to tell your story here. By telling this list serve about > this event and not contacting the person in question, you are in effect, > bullying that person in absentia. > > What happened wasn't nice and wasn't professional. All of the health care > professions are grappling with the unintended consequences of social media > use. I have a colleague who works for a health care organization that is > trying to get all of its employees onto Facebook so they can " like " the > organization's Facebook page. The only problem is that the organization has > blocked Facebook use because they were afraid employees would be on Facebook > all day. > > A student in a different health profession lost a coveted training position > because of inappropriate postings on Facebook. > > When I was teaching, my students were actually shocked to discover that > potential employers would actually Google them during the interview process. > My daughters know that I will most certainly Google any young man that comes > calling. > > I have made connections on Linked In and have gotten consulting offers from > people who find me there. I recently met someone at an informatics > networking event. We exchanged cards and decided to connect on Linked In > rather than share email addresses because, as we all know, email can change > but Linked In is more permanent. Within 30 minutes, we'd connected on Linked > In and have been talking there. > > I just attended an informatics meeting where one of the posters showed how > one can data mine Twitter to see what people are saying about physical > activity in order to study what people are doing, how long they're doing it > and when. That information would be vital for those working in the fitness > world. > > There is a level of risk when one puts personal information online. I used > to tell my students that no matter how adorable they think they are, their > " naked beer pictures " that they post online because it's so easy to do that > from phone to Facebook, will most certainly come back to haunt them. > > Social media is now ubiquitous and we need to learn best practices. To > demonstrate, type the word " facebook " and then type it as " Facebook " . > > Regards, > > pam > > Pam Charney, PhD, RD > > Pamela Charney and Associates, LLC > consultants in nutrition informatics > Transforming Nutrition Care With Informatics > > pcharney@...<mailto:pcharney%40mac.com> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/pamcharney > > " Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by those doing it. " > -- Baldwin > > > > > > > > > > > Are you kidding me? > > > > " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight control. " > > > > What an incredibly HORRIBLE thing to say! And you say she was a > dietitian? > > That makes it even worse! Sorry you were subjective to such stupidity! > > > > My opinion of facebook - only friend FRIENDS! I stay far away from > business > > associates on facebook. My personal life is just that - personal. Not > that > > I have anything to hide, I just don't want it to come back and bite me in > > the you know what. And you just never know what can be misconstrued on > the > > internet these days. > > > > > > > > Re: Facebook > > > > I totally understand this Carol. I think we should all be careful about > who > > we connect with on fb, linkedin, etc. > > > > Dr. Penny > > Penny L. , PhD, RD, CSSD, LD > > Dietitian, Ironman Sports Medicine Institute at Memorial Hermann > > http://ironman.memorialhermann.org/ > > Owner, Eating for Performance > > www.eatingforperformance.com<http://www.eatingforperformance.com> > > > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Carol S. Casey > > <carolscasey@...<mailto:carolscasey%40gmail.com>>wrote: > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > I wanted share with all of you my philosophy about Facebook. This is > > > stemming from an increased requests I am receiving for dietitians to > > > connect > > > with me there. > > > > > > When I first showed up on the Facebook scene I was all for connecting > with > > > other dietetic professionals on Facebook. Things were going along > > > swimmingly with no problems for a period of time. Then the honeymoon > wore > > > off. I started getting judgemental, derogatory comments about pictures > - > > > even pictures with me in them. One picture in particular, I posted my > > > costume for St. 's Day. Someone - a dietitian - said something > to > > > the effect " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight > control. " > > > Right then and there I changed my philosophy for who I connect with on > > > Facebook and who I do not connect with on Facebook. > > > > > > I have gobs of friends all over the country because of what I do, where > I > > > have been, and where I live. I am a Patriot Guard Rider, I am a > veteran, I > > > am a charter member of the Women in the Military Service to America > > > Memorial > > > in Washington, DC, I am a biker (yes the bike I am referencing is a > Harley > > > son), etc,,,,so I know a lot of people. > > > > > > But I vehemently refuse to be connected with any dietetic colleague > > > professional I do not know, for my own self-preservation. I am not > about > > to > > > have a pity party here. But because I have been the target of bullying > as > > a > > > child through teenage years for many reasons, but most importantly my > > > weight, I purposely distance myself from the potential of any type of > > > bullying or judgemental groups of people. > > > > > > Does that mean I do not have any dietetic professionals that I am > > connected > > > with on Facebook? Absolutely not - there are some there - a handful at > > > best, whom I trust. > > > > > > So if you find me on Facebook and want to connect with me, then you do > not > > > receive confirmation of our connection, do not be offended...that is > just > > > how I roll. Am I firm in my stance here? Well, there are conditions I > may > > > make exceptions to my self-imposed rule, but it will be on a very > highly, > > > individualistic basis. > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM > > > (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down > > > from > > > the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be > > crowded > > > on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " > Herman > > > Melville > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I thought it was pretty obvious that Casey was just letting people know why she did not intend to accept Likes unless she knows you. FYI, you can have a business Facebook page and a personal Facebook. I have both and keep them separate. W. Rowell, RD, LN, CLT Montana State Hospital Long Term Care Consultant InfoSites: www.elk-hunting-tips.net<http://www.elk-hunting-tips.net> www.benefits-of-massage-therapy.com<http://www.benefits-of-massage-therapy.com> From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of Carol S. Casey Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:51 AM To: rd-usa Subject: Re: Facebook Pam et al, I have replied you Pam privately. I am NOT seeking pity at all. This is my last public reply on this subject. Regards, Carol On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Pam Charney <pcharney@...<mailto:pcharney%40mac.com>> wrote: > Carol, > > I'm sorry you were insulted like that. It wasn't nice and it wasn't > appropriate, if that's what happened. However, it appears that you did want > some pity; although you state otherwise, you posted this message knowing > that folks would respond and would come down on your side since we know > nothing about the person who posted on your wall. > > On Facebook, you know who posted the message. That person wrote on your > wall. Did you contact them? Facebook is not anonymous, since you knew the > person who posted was an RD, they you most certainly know who it is. I'd > like to think that you were proactive enough to do that. Then there would be > no need for you to tell your story here. By telling this list serve about > this event and not contacting the person in question, you are in effect, > bullying that person in absentia. > > What happened wasn't nice and wasn't professional. All of the health care > professions are grappling with the unintended consequences of social media > use. I have a colleague who works for a health care organization that is > trying to get all of its employees onto Facebook so they can " like " the > organization's Facebook page. The only problem is that the organization has > blocked Facebook use because they were afraid employees would be on Facebook > all day. > > A student in a different health profession lost a coveted training position > because of inappropriate postings on Facebook. > > When I was teaching, my students were actually shocked to discover that > potential employers would actually Google them during the interview process. > My daughters know that I will most certainly Google any young man that comes > calling. > > I have made connections on Linked In and have gotten consulting offers from > people who find me there. I recently met someone at an informatics > networking event. We exchanged cards and decided to connect on Linked In > rather than share email addresses because, as we all know, email can change > but Linked In is more permanent. Within 30 minutes, we'd connected on Linked > In and have been talking there. > > I just attended an informatics meeting where one of the posters showed how > one can data mine Twitter to see what people are saying about physical > activity in order to study what people are doing, how long they're doing it > and when. That information would be vital for those working in the fitness > world. > > There is a level of risk when one puts personal information online. I used > to tell my students that no matter how adorable they think they are, their > " naked beer pictures " that they post online because it's so easy to do that > from phone to Facebook, will most certainly come back to haunt them. > > Social media is now ubiquitous and we need to learn best practices. To > demonstrate, type the word " facebook " and then type it as " Facebook " . > > Regards, > > pam > > Pam Charney, PhD, RD > > Pamela Charney and Associates, LLC > consultants in nutrition informatics > Transforming Nutrition Care With Informatics > > pcharney@...<mailto:pcharney%40mac.com> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/pamcharney > > " Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by those doing it. " > -- Baldwin > > > > > > > > > > > Are you kidding me? > > > > " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight control. " > > > > What an incredibly HORRIBLE thing to say! And you say she was a > dietitian? > > That makes it even worse! Sorry you were subjective to such stupidity! > > > > My opinion of facebook - only friend FRIENDS! I stay far away from > business > > associates on facebook. My personal life is just that - personal. Not > that > > I have anything to hide, I just don't want it to come back and bite me in > > the you know what. And you just never know what can be misconstrued on > the > > internet these days. > > > > > > > > Re: Facebook > > > > I totally understand this Carol. I think we should all be careful about > who > > we connect with on fb, linkedin, etc. > > > > Dr. Penny > > Penny L. , PhD, RD, CSSD, LD > > Dietitian, Ironman Sports Medicine Institute at Memorial Hermann > > http://ironman.memorialhermann.org/ > > Owner, Eating for Performance > > www.eatingforperformance.com<http://www.eatingforperformance.com> > > > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Carol S. Casey > > <carolscasey@...<mailto:carolscasey%40gmail.com>>wrote: > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > I wanted share with all of you my philosophy about Facebook. This is > > > stemming from an increased requests I am receiving for dietitians to > > > connect > > > with me there. > > > > > > When I first showed up on the Facebook scene I was all for connecting > with > > > other dietetic professionals on Facebook. Things were going along > > > swimmingly with no problems for a period of time. Then the honeymoon > wore > > > off. I started getting judgemental, derogatory comments about pictures > - > > > even pictures with me in them. One picture in particular, I posted my > > > costume for St. 's Day. Someone - a dietitian - said something > to > > > the effect " That leprechaun needs to see a dietitian for weight > control. " > > > Right then and there I changed my philosophy for who I connect with on > > > Facebook and who I do not connect with on Facebook. > > > > > > I have gobs of friends all over the country because of what I do, where > I > > > have been, and where I live. I am a Patriot Guard Rider, I am a > veteran, I > > > am a charter member of the Women in the Military Service to America > > > Memorial > > > in Washington, DC, I am a biker (yes the bike I am referencing is a > Harley > > > son), etc,,,,so I know a lot of people. > > > > > > But I vehemently refuse to be connected with any dietetic colleague > > > professional I do not know, for my own self-preservation. I am not > about > > to > > > have a pity party here. But because I have been the target of bullying > as > > a > > > child through teenage years for many reasons, but most importantly my > > > weight, I purposely distance myself from the potential of any type of > > > bullying or judgemental groups of people. > > > > > > Does that mean I do not have any dietetic professionals that I am > > connected > > > with on Facebook? Absolutely not - there are some there - a handful at > > > best, whom I trust. > > > > > > So if you find me on Facebook and want to connect with me, then you do > not > > > receive confirmation of our connection, do not be offended...that is > just > > > how I roll. Am I firm in my stance here? Well, there are conditions I > may > > > make exceptions to my self-imposed rule, but it will be on a very > highly, > > > individualistic basis. > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM > > > (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down > > > from > > > the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be > > crowded > > > on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " > Herman > > > Melville > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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