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It is of no concern to me whether it is customary to post one's name, or not. I do not hide behind pseudonyms. Neither do I care whether people view my DDS as
by sslott 12y ago
It is of no concern to me whether it is customary to post one's name, or not. I do not hide behind pseudonyms. Neither do I care whether people view my DDS as a positive, negative, or nothing. I post it as a matter of full disclosure of my perspective.
It is simply a matter of accountability. Antifluoridations flood the internet with patently false, misleading information, and an endless barrage of unsubstantiated claims, all while hiding behind pseudonyms. I make no claims of being an expert, and don't ask people to trust me on this issue. I simply urge them to trust the peer-reviewed science obtained from legitimate, authoritative sources, instead of junk found on antifluoridationist websites. I can provide evidence to support my claims and do not fear being held accountable to do so. Contrast this to antifluoridationists posting blatant misinformation for which they can provide no valid evidence, while hiding behind pseudonyms and insidiously attempting to steer readers to the filtered and edited nonsense on their biased little websites.
Steven D. Slott, DDS
- lotharbot 12y agoThe HN guidelines [0] ask you not to sign your comments. Your username is already on your comment, and people can click your username to see any further information you include. If it's directly relevant to the discussion at hand, you might say it once in the form "source: I'm a [whatever]", but please don't repeat it. Otherwise, it's just clutter. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- tptacek 12y agoAnd, adding to 'lotharbot: in case you're feeling stung by this rather superficial and perhaps confusing subthread: we don't have a lot of input from dentists here, and it's very cool to have one commenting. We very much appreciate the injection of new expertise! Just put what you'd put in your signature into your profile instead. :P Welcome to the site!
- sslott 12y agoIf HN does not approve of my comments, it is certainly free not to post them. However, I do not hide behind pseudonyms. Steven D. Slott, DDS
- wglb 12y agoGood comments. You can edit your profile to put information there that you would normally put in your signature. For example, https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=wglb https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=wglb for mine.