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Greetings, fellow members, and other high-ranking members in this forum.
Today I decided to pass a motion after adequate research for some months in which I discovered that bitcoin talk is not a forum that focuses on only educating each other about bitcoin and other cryptocurrency but also a community that we discussed, which I am sure most of us in this forum spent more time here than in the physical society, so the motion I came with is that why can’t they create a section or board where health and other health-related issues can be discussed?
Because of the look of things, there are many challenges of health facing the world at large, so if a board is created where health issues can be discussed, I am sure those that are always in the forum can know some solutions to their health issues without even seeing a physician because not all health issues require a physical or doctor; some issues need counselling, so I will be glad if there is a board or section where health issues can be discussed. For instance, in gambling, politics and society, economics, and many others, discussions have been made, and with a health board, a better understanding of our health issues can be identified immediately.

 If the need to see a doctor is needed, you can go in time, so all suggestions are welcome.

It wouldn’t be looking as you want but considering the fact that this forum is for bitcoin and cryptocurrency this health talk’s definitely belongs to the off topic board which we already have. I know your next question is probably why the politics and society board, I would say I don’t know either but even the topics on those boards are looking like topics that belongs to Off topic discussion.

If someone should have a health problem I don’t think Bitcointalk will be the place he will actually come to for solutions like the way we see with cryptocurrency discussions here. As such having a separate board for a discussion that doesn’t happens everyday would simply be looking useless. So my best fit is, it belongs to the Off topic board

This is a Bitcoin forum, or at least a forum that has something to do with Finance and economics from a cryptocurrency perspective. So anything that can influence economics and cryptocurrencies like Politics and Society, gambling deserves a board. I have seen so many crypto related casino grow after having some of their promotions in the forum.

If we are to go by your suggestion then we shall have people ask for boards about car talk, Food talk, Housing and Interior design talk etc.

You want to discuss health? There are some health related forums out there like (https://patient.info/forums) that you can sign up to. There you will find many qualified doctors and people with different conditions seeking for help.

The discussions on those message boards still kinda relate to Bitcoin, even if just remotely.  I dont get how the "health issues" board relates to BitcoinTalk though.  If you  wanna talk about health things, you can do it in Off-topic where pretty much anything goes.

First of all, you are free to discuss anything health related in Off-topic section. 2nd, I just browsed through it and I haven't seen a single health related topic on the first few pages meaning there is no real need for something like this.

Child boards are usually created when there are so many threads of the certain topic that they simply dominate the board and since that's obviously not the case, there is no need for one. As simple as that. [/quote]

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I raise a motion for this topic to be locked by OP.

OP, don't quickly forget that this is a Bitcoin forum, as the name implies, and despite the fact that it's a Bitcoin forum, the developers have tried as best as they could to make it fun for everyone to discuss different topics, including the health you are talking about. There are not even many threads concerning health issues in this community; if not, there might have been a need to add a new board if theymos wants to, but if you want to discuss healthy topics, you can do so on the off-topic board or on your local board. You can start a thread with the title "Thread for all health-related matters" (just my suggestion, though).

What I realize is that almost all of us have another perception of health and other health-related issues. For instance, those who did signature campaigns and other traders always focused on the screens of their phones, tablets, laptops, and computers, which have an effect on the eyes. With a health board, you can understand this and also know some ways and solutions to manage these issues. So, not that I am insisting, but I feel there is a need for that because we can’t focus on making money and forget our health.

If it is Health discussion that is related to bitcoins, then it can be discussed under bitcoin discussion, but if it health talk related to soceity, it can be discussed under Politic and society, if it is strictly health related, Serious discussions and the off-topic board exist for this kind of discussions already. There is no need creating a separate board for it, spammers will only take advantage more of it to make silly low quality comments and create unnecessary topics.

This seems like an extremely bad idea, given the number (or at least loudness) of users here who advocate such dangerous nonsense as drinking bleach to cure people of vaccine microchips or whatever. The complete lack of moderation of said nonsense in the name of "freeze peach" doesn't help either.

yeah lots of hate when it comes to what is or is not good for ones health.

pro vac
anti vac
pro prayer
anti prayer

on  and on and on

During Covid-19 pandemic time especially before a time the world has first emergent approved vaccine for vaccination, forum used to have active discussion about Covid and how to deal with it without any vaccine. You can continue to discuss about it and other health issues but the forum is not a Health, Public Health, Clinical Medicine forum, it's a Bitcoin forum, Bitcointalk.

Discussions about health issues are similar to Politics, can cause spam in the forum. I don't need more topics to feed spammers for their post quota. If you want, you can discuss it in Off-topic board, I am not against this idea.

I remembered one guy here that got shit on for offering prayers for Bitcoin, lol

Can't seem to find that thread now.

You have good intentions here but this forum is not comprised of physicians, specialists or some kind of doctors instead this forum is full of crypto experts, enthusiasts, or crypto nerds. They might not want to talk with you or want to suggest some kind of medical issue. Well, even if they want and try to, all they can say, is go for a walk, try not to eat fast food, do physical exercises, maybe join the gym.

These are some basic tips that a person can suggest, but medical issues or talks are so sensitive that many people here do even use GPT and want to fill out for the signature campaigns. In short, they might share wrong information which might look good at the moment but once followed by a patient can cause harm.

You should seek for other forums that are solely for the sake of medical issues and discussions. Where the expertise of the member would be judged or known by seeing some kind of certificate in their profiles.

You can discuss about health issues in these forums:

1. https://www.talkhealthpartnership.com/forums
2. https://www.studentdoctor.net/
3. https://www.medhelp.org/

You're in a wrong forum if you want to discuss about health but in Bitcoin forum, although you have an option to create a thread in Serious discussion or Off topic sections.

Purchase every ergonomic stuffs to help you stay relax and maintain good position, buy anti radiation screen, always exercise your fingers and spend 5 minutes/hour to walk, now what we need to discuss more?

If you take a look at the boards you mention, you will see that they are all still talking about cryptocurrency-related discussions too. If you look at the economics, you will see that most of the discussions that have been discussed there are all about how cryptocurrency has an impact on our economy, policy, and society. So, it's not that I’m trying to terminate your suggestion, but as others have said earlier, you can discuss this type of thing in the off-topic. Creating a board for health issues discussion will not be of any use. If you want to teach people how they will be able to take care of their health issues, you can create a thread in the off-topic.


I also think the same thing: creating boards will not solve any problem, and people will be spamming there, so the OP can create a thread in the off-topic board if he wants to teach people something about their health. Even though we know his idea is not a bad idea, it’s not as he thinks boards have already filled the forum and every discussion has a specific board, so creating more boards will be as if you are congesting the forum, and we are here for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.8)

Your idea is a nice one but I don't think it's necessary. All these sections and board you mentioned are in one or the other linked with bitcoin. For example, talking about politics and Bitcoin, governments are starting to take an interest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and are working to develop regulations and policies around them. On the side of gambling, Bitcoin is often used to fund online gambling since it's a quick and easy way to make payments. It's also a popular option for people who want to gamble anonymously. On the part of economics, Bitcoin is a positive force for the economy since it allows for faster and cheaper transactions and it's a way to store value without relying on traditional financial institutions.

Almost all sections of the forum is related to bitcoin either directly or indirectly including LBs. The off topic is the perfect place to discuss what you are suggesting. By the way, we have other forums that we can discuss heath or related issues, we can not expect Forum to cover everything. It has covered almost thou, take your time to check out some other forums too.

Obviously, OP, you need to change resources to cover the topic that interests you; health forums will just make you happy. In addition, self-medicating on the Internet is tantamount to suicide; if you are somehow close to medicine and are ready to give your advice to someone without directly meeting the person, I can say that you are a bad doctor. Each person with any disease requires an individual approach. On the other hand, if you write that someone (probably you) spends more of their time here on the forum than offline, then first you need medical help.

I've seen "health-related" issues being discussed in politics and society but if you ask me, it'll be for the best to discuss something like that on forums that focus on that topic, Plaguedeath and JeromeTash shared links to health forums, you might want to check those.

Why can't health related issues be discussed on politics and society, economics, local boards or even reputation when it's a personal concern, for the fact that the forum allows other aspects of life to be discussed and assigned board to, does not equally means that everything must be considered having it's own board seperately, very soon you will also discover that someone is suggesting board for food, road animals, welfare and cars, everything can be fit in with the available boards depending on the area of discussion meant or targeted.

What kind of half-baked argument is that? I get it, staring at screens all day long probably isn't terrific for our eyeballs, but trying to tell us that we need some health board on a bitcoin-related forum because of that? Give me a break. A little thing called common sense goes a long way.

Obviously we should be mindful of our health and all, but let's be a bit more practical about it!

Op, what you are requesting will only turn here to a health forum and also that particular thread will become a cluster for begging and charity threads will be surfacing. There you will begin to see people on live support seeking for your least $10 to survive. If it is not controlled, it will become a format for scammers to rip the forum.
Health related issues go to hospital, and if anyone wants to profer solutions online, they should open a health blog and make their online prescriptions as the case maybe. There are already too many boards in this forum, adding a health board is not needed.

I have a solution to all forum members health related problems, leaving this forum will greatly help you in recovery and healing, believe it or not, stress is your enemy, so if you have less stress by leaving this forum, you will become more healthy over time.

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Can you imagine our forum p.h.D coming to such a board talking about biolabs and why Bitcoin is bad because it doesn't help to advance science bs? 😉

How will you identify the expertise of the member giving reply to you. Your idea is great but it does not have to be discuss here. This forum is about cryptocurrency only. There are many other fields in the world in which one user can discuss with other on serious topics like we talk here about crypto related topics but it does not mean that we have to add those topic's discussion here on Bitcointalk too.

And if you wanted to find a good section where you wants to talk about such topics then you should spend some time in off-topic section. I read a topic started by Gazeta I think where he listed some awkward topics made in off-topic.

Most iconic erm... I mean most ridiculous topics from Off-topic board (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5471113.msg63029636#msg63029636) you will find some medical field related topics in above thread, like the one talking about masturbating issue.

Just post on the off-topic board maybe?

Urgent health issues should be discussed in dedicated forums and not on bitcointalk (and you probably need a doctor  ::)).

For casual health discussion, you can still use the off-topic board.

In fact during the pandemic so much misinformation in that board made me think that we should rename it (unofficially of course) as Health discussion board.

Coming back to the OP, the reason for an Off-topic section in a forum is for all those topics that are not under the purview of the forum itself but are being raised for discussions among members. Since this forum is about bitcoin, topics on health come under Offtopic and like many others have posted, there are health related forums out there if you search around a bit.

For serious health issues though, rush to your nearest ER.

It's a good solution and won't cause a lot of Off-Topic in a forum made for Crypto discussion.
Why is OP so eager to propose a health Discussion Board, whether it will be gymnastics classes or some fitness sports?

Health is important, even number one, but it is the consciousness of each individual.
Bitcointalk forum is not for explaining health tips, it is certainly not relevant.

The discussion in Off-Topic is enough, containing all discussions outside of crypto.
But if the pain persists, contact a doctor

Why not visit a professional health-related forum? Many qualified doctors or medical students are active there.

This forum is specifically for bitcoin related discussion no need to make it an "all and everything" forum.

Cannot tell if trolling.  If not, this has got to be the lamest suggestion for a new section that I've ever seen, and if you take offense to that OP....I'm good with that.

Bitcointalk has already got an off-topic section like many other discussion forums do, plus it's not a forum about health, and people generally don't come here to discuss their health issues or even much about medicine for that matter.  I imagine most of the membership is comprised of young men who are in pretty good shape physically.  There aren't many curmudgeonly old hermits like me who'd bitch and moan about their aching [insert anatomy term here] to a bunch of people who couldn't care less.

Just lock this thread and forget that you ever created it, OP.  It's going to become a spam magnet if you don't, and that might put you on people's shit list.

Uhmm ..I'm not in support of that anyways..
This is a Bitcoin forum and I'm  supposed you know already what should be prioritized in here.. it's a NO NO for me.

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secondly, we've got a serious discussion board - I think Health issues could as well be substituted in there and solution may be given... Again, I'm not in support of whatever diagnosis would be made, should this prerogative be implemented.
I bet he doesn't know the modus operandi... Bitcoin? Medics? Lol.

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That probable thing that i go with every other day, given that cryptocurrency on the whole is an idea very much accepted by the youths who are less traditional than old forks.

Again, I don’t agree that the forum should concern itself with just every other board that would depict it being a society or community rather than a crypto centric space where Bitcoin and other related crypto concerns could be discussed vividly.

I feel the OP should pay more attention to the name of the site he or she is registered with and pick out directives on what sort of forum we’ve got ourselves. Good enough there is an off-topic space which is all accommodating for a variety of threads and societal issues.
You’ve got health challenges, go see a medic to see you through some therapy and not rely on what you’ll have anyone say to you online. I don’t think anyone would be more concerned of your health here.

Well I am older. 66 I had 2x cataract surgery one eye at 51 the other at 53. 
The implants have blue screen tint so staring at screens all day and all night is a non issue for me.

The reason medical boards on this website won't work is simple too many people are not willing to be guinea pigs to test a medical idea out. 

Here is a good test. two islands of Hawaii during covid.

island one no vaccines and no masks for none
island two vaccines and masks for all

do the test for 2 years in a row and check results . fairly scientific if all the people on the 2 islands agree to do it and they follow it.

Reality is people are not capable of doing this so we never get a fair test.

Health is the most important part of life, right? I don't think it's a good idea to suggest anyone to use SSRIs, Benzos, Steroids, Hepatoprotective drugs, vitamin shots and so on. We can't give away such advices, can we? You have to keep in mind that people are stupid too and they think if one pill is good, two is better and three is the best while two means more side effects and three means fatal side effects. So, no, you can't be sure that I am qualified enough to give advice and I can't be sure you are smart enough to take advice wisely and don't do some crazy things. If you still want to hear medical opinions, better visit Reddit or some other places. It's not a great idea but not terrible either, in some cases, can be better than a doctor visit because doctors usually are not educated enough, lack knowledge of pharmacology or just want to sell as many drugs as possible. You can also check ncbi.nlm.nih.gov but no one knows how you'll be take to judge the results of scientific studies.
 
I don't really like your idea, I am afraid, users like BADecker will give away many bad advice and many stupid people will follow their advice.

These boards, like gambling, politics/society, economics, and others, are all related to Bitcoin. That is why they have separate boards for them because the discussion going on in these boards is mostly related to Bitcoin development, be it economically or politically, while the gambling section is there because most gambling websites are now using crypto (Bitcoin) as their mode of payment.

Creating a board for health is not bad, but it will go against the forum policy. That is why discussions like that are always discussed in the off-topic section of the forum.
There are several multipurpose forums that have strong medical sections where you can go and get some medical advice, and seeing a doctor when you have any health concerns is the best option to keep yourself healthy.

This forum is not about health and other related to health but there are some cases where forum members discuss about health problems like being sick. If you want to discuss about health related discussions then you should go to Off-Topic board where the topic you wanted to discuss fit in there. It isn't a bad idea but as I explained that this is a Cryptocurrency forum and although there's nothing wrong about your suggestion.

Good point.  Now that you mention it, I can see the benefits of having a separate section of the forum for discussing mental health challenges some folks here seem to be facing and  weve definitely got some characters who may need professional help - like our friend P.h.D.! But if we did add a board like that, theymos would probably need to bring on a couple of therapists instead of moderators.   :D

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I just remembered that I did make a similar request when I was a newbie. It is common that new commers who do not know the essence of the forum can suggest and request the implementation of anything they feel. But on the long run, when they understand the real essence of the forum, they will laugh at their old early days.

Could you imagine that why I request for a  Welfare board (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5346233.msg57330820#msg57330820) during my newbie days was to be able to inform the forum members my health status, especially my supposed campaign manager. Sometimes, we look back at what we did out of ignorance and have a smile.

It's often said that "health is wealth," and it's so clear that it's the truth. If you gather all the things of life and you are health-challenged, it would still amount to nothing as you will not be able to enjoy it. As we discuss money, assets and others here, there is a good need to discuss healthwise as well, after all, it's gonna be an added advantage to us all and I'm sure that there are people who would rebuff false claims as always, so it's not a bad idea.

But mind you, this can't be a substitute for being a professional, but just advice and guidance, and people might not be able to disclose their health challenges as you think. Above all, it's a welcome development.

Health board on a bitcoin forum, what does health directly got to do with bitcoin even as that we have the serious discussion board and. off-topics were health issue can be discussed there with those interested. There are typically health groups and platforms online, i wonder do they also create a bitcoin board for discussion?

Apart from here been a bitcoin community, does the op knows that having a health board is like creating a license roadmap for quacks disguising as health professionals to begin to emanates from nowhere with shit meds topics, and self medication risks to say the least.

Today is health board thread, I won't be surprised if we wake up tomorrow to see another thread making suggestion for a religious board discussion to be created in the forum backed with the argument of giving every religion equal opportunity to meet and discuss about their faith.  :D

There was cyber-security board request which is much closer to this forum's niche yet it hasn't been granted yet, health board is too far fetched to be approved.


I'm sure they can use search engine, also there are plenty Reddit subs for similar stuff.

Honestly, health board doesn't belong to this forum, if you like you can always post such stuff in off-topic board.

absolutely health is very necessary in the life and we cannot enjoy the wealthy life without proper health. Seeking financial security by investing in Bitcoin is aimed at securing a comfortable life but maintaining excellent health remains fundamental in this pursuit. However we have to checkout the real purpose of creating this forum which is to make a complete decentralized payment system , free of government and that ensuring the anonymity of person .

All other thread in this forum including altcoins, economics, trading has direct relation with btc but if we talk about health so I think it is completely different discussion and have no direct relation with payment system. More and more we can say that we have to take care of health when we trade and this could be discussed in any thread where it's needed. I don't agree that there should be separate discussion about health and fitness.

Already there are too many requests in queue for separate boards and now we have another one. As mentioned already by members on this thread that issues related to health can be discussed on off-topics so we dont need a separate board for health. For health related issues one must rely on doctors and verified literature rather then online forums as its a serious matter.

I don't know how OP connects a forum dedicated to Bitcoin should have a board about health issues, his reasoning just doesn't add up, I don't see the connection, like all the others' opinions here, and visitors will be intrigued and surprised to see a health board in a technology forum.

Bitcointalk is not a place for everything which is why we have an offtopic board so the moderators can transfer topics or discussions that are not suited to the theme of the forum.

I recommend to OP to just use Google and forums dedicated to health, it's not acceptable here, in as much as health forums will not accept topics about Cryptocurrency.

It's 1:30 AM approximate here in my country and all the neighbors are sleeping already but I can't help but laugh at this post which I find funny because if I remember there were troll accounts back during the COVID pandemic that we're so vehement about their cures and that the vaccines are killing the population, if memory serves most of it was posted in the P&S board.

Now about what OP is proposing, having a Medical Discussion board kind of defeats the purpose of Bitcointalk Forum and Off-Topic board, this forum's supposed to be about bitcoin and anything cryptocurrency, the altcoins were lucky that they've got a place but if my will is done, I would've removed that discussion. The point is that this forum is all about finance, technology and cryptocurrency and adding that kind of board would make Off-Topic useless, it's in the name already, it's Off-Topic which means that you can discuss anything and everything.

You have a good point but from what I have understood so far in this forum if such board or subforum is created it will easily be compromised by people always seeking for help and to raise funds for them. At this point anyone can easily come to forum to seek for funding to raise help treat their health issues which you and I can't tell who is telling the truth or not, so in my opinion I don't think this would be necessary to create another subforum to me is another way to increase scammers who will be wanting people to always support them and once a single person is helped out you will notice that the subforum will be messed up spamming post, I don't know if anyone has already said this before but, however theymos has the final say if such board is needed or not.

While I understand OP's concern to have a separate board for health related discussions, perhaps that's their niche and they want to flow there, I don't think it's meaningful assuaging that request. It's for something like this that the Off-Topic board exists. The priority of this forum is Bitcoin and its sister discussions. Health is way off. It's a complete different terrain. Except the health discussion is related to Bitcoin and that will be appropriately captured in the Bitcoin Discussion board. I don't see any need for a different board to do that. Again, doing that will open a chapter for lamentations like Adbitco rightly opined with all manners of sob stories springing up and down here. Of course, we should expect that those stories (when they come up) won't all be genuine.

Talking about health related issues is very welcome, as it boarders around general welbeing of users and mental health that can affect gamblers or traders after a lossing run or anything in those lines...

But this being a Bitcoin or cryptocurrency forum might make this an off topic discusion as far as am concerned , and secondly I assume we dont have experts in this field of health to moderate against speculations, falsehoods and the alike. All in all issues of health should be left for health experts to handle away from the forum as this isnt a heath based platform, no hard feelings just my 2cents.

Besides, the very same process new localboards get to be created if they have the numbers, do we have more people talking about health related issues on the forum.. I highly doubt it ???

You are correct maybe anyone who needs such can easily go the off-topic section as you suggested, there are people who will jeopardize this opportunities except there will be some certain rules and regulations maybe something like account restrictions between newly created account to full members to come post. But this doesn't show that the above rank can't fake their health status but will reduce the rate of spam maybe when a reputable member of the forum post it people will take record and those who knows about them would attest to their health status.

I think health and health-related issues has nothing to do with Bitcoin and that's why it isn't needed to have such boards on the forum. The forum is basically about Bitcoin but as Bitcoin is a crypto-currency and that's why there are some boards for other crypto-currencies as well.

Health is a completely different topic and that's why I believe a board dedicated to health or health related issues won't be a good choice especially for forum like this. Instead of health other technology related boards should be on priority list and in that matter a board related to cyber-security is far better than a board related to health and health issues.

If you want to discuss health issues, you can post on the off topic board. Having a dedicated health board would attract the spammers promoting the destructive pharmaceutical industry. Also it would attract the attention of the Globalists police force who don't want you to know the truth about the misnamed health care industry.

Everyone is just pushing forward his own idea and we have as many of them over the years that nothing had been done over them because not every motion or suggestions rendered will be accepted, some are just being created out of our own emotional feelings or the way we personally think things should go, that is why here is bitcointalk, everyone is eligible to talk his own but not all will be considered important or valuable to implement.