Please forgive the long post, like Marla said, this is for the few dedicated ones remaining...
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> I am sorry to hear this, Tmarie. I have the absolute greatest respect for you, and I don't think that
you have bashed or made any bad comments here at all in this
diet thread. Quite the opposite, in fact, you have asked
loads of questions concerning the Dr. J-D
diet, which NEEDED to be asked (and answered!) before anyone should switch to this
diet.
You have a
ton more experience with gliders than I do, and although I don't think of myself as a "dummy", lol, I just
personally don't feel comfortable (no matter how much I research it at this point) with trying to follow this
diet, although I DO find it very interesting. In fact, I
applaud you for questioning the
diet and seeking clarification (as anyone considering using it should!). I've seen in your other posts that you, and a few others, are actively working to compile a proper list -- you WANT to follow the
diet AS IT IS INTENDED. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> You are doing all of the proper research and verifications BEFORE you switch -- as anyone should. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I think the concern (for the gliders!) is that newer members, such as myself, just MIGHT take the
diet and follow it the best they CAN... but who just MIGHT grab any old nectar/pollen/whatever... and "tweak" or "substitute" according to their understanding of the
diet.
I know, long ago, that I had read "somewhere" (can't remember where!) that I should provide eucalyptus for my Sugi (this was before I got all the others). Well, gung ho, there I went, trying to find eucalyptus ANYWHERE... finally, I found Australiaplants.com website and was PREPARED to ORDER. I STOPPED! *blinked eyes* WOW! There there are over 288 varieties of eucalyptus!!!! My goodness, I thought to myself, how in the heck am I supposed to NARROW that down?
Australiaplants.com advises . . . .
Call me TIMID, but I just don't feel qualified,
on my own which is what other new users COULD or JUST MIGHT do, to make those kind of decisions for
my gliders.
Someone also (was it big Ern! ?) made the comment (and I am paraphrasing to the best of my ability because I am ready to head out of town) [. . .
that other vets, marsupial experts, etc. wouldn't visit our board, and that was an unfortunate or sad situation . . .] Well, I would have to agree with that comment. That IS sad. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
I really thought, though, after having read Mikey's [observation: he uses BML, guess that surprised me! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> ] AND big Ern!'s posts, and the last comment by Pockets was that this thread was BEGINNING to take a slight upturn!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Pockets, your PML is also quite interesting, and I don't think anyone was bashing the PML
diet either (did I miss something somewhere?).
diet is a fascinating subject, and we are all here to learn from one another. As was stated above, we should
leave the past politics out of the thread(s), and consider the INFORMATION BEING PRESENTED, NOT THE USER. I agree with the comments above (Tmarie), that "the
vet should be here telling us all about this . . ."
but why stop JUST here?. Why doesn't she present her information IN a formal paper (and Marla GRACIOUSLY explained that the
diet, as SHE [Marla] had presented to us was just informational. Marla, as a GC member, was merely sharing the information, which she had requested. That's cool! THANK YOU, MARLA!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Honestly, Marla, I admire your discussion of your first glider, and I smiled as I read it. Yours was an incredibly sweet story of "that first glider." <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I love that!!! And, I applaud you for volunteering to share Dr. J-D's
diet information!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Before I get into this, let me state that the handout was requested by me, it was an MSWord file DR.JD had on her computer of her continuing NOTES on the subject, it IS NOT a formal PAPER, and should not be held to that standard. I have already volunteered to compile her most current data into an OFFICIAL GUIDE, which will not have those errors.
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And you are right, the PDF file that I have received is NOT a formal paper! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> There was no abstract (which typically precedes formal research), and there was no journal publication data in the footer (that I can recall), nor any bibliography, or works cited (which every researcher MUST include in any formal work). The information that you presented was just that -- information -- and you told us where you got it so that we could EACH consider it, or NOT!, for OURSELVES. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I truly mean these comments in the VERY BEST POSSIBLE LIGHT... I am NOT criticizing anyone (lest my tone/mood be misunderstood here, as these threads can sometimes be misinterpreted) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
However, I
would love to see the research
formally published and presented for ALL to share -- even if it is on another website (an academic one, where the message is not contested, but CAN be questioned through reading through the research that Dr. J-D has considered in HER research . . . just like Tmarie had PROFESSIONALLY questioned to LEARN and to better UNDERSTAND the intricacies/ramifications of the
diet).
Ideally, this website, journal publication (or whatever media)
should be presented by her perhaps this is already underway?? (please, no offense is intended here) . . . as you well know, all faculty/researches/scientists actively promote
their work and
seek professional publication.
To be frank, their work is INDEPENDENT of the masses at large (researchers should -- and DO -- present empirical studies, which they present in their
unique study, evidence that THEY have considered and accepted and/or considered and rejected to formulate their OWN unique position -- which is why they are the experts. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
There are those here, in this board, or can and WOULD really appreciate this information. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Let's have that... the formal paper... the presentation... and the means to be able to read and fully consider the works of the researcher.
Surely, any researcher would actively promote (and defend, if necessary, which is the heart of discourse of any argument/theory/hypothesis being presented) "the topic." This is why students MUST defend their
OWN theses and dissertations. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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I truly respect ALL of you tremendously, PLEASE do not take any of my points personally
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Consider me Rosie I. Glassis..... but I see a very POSITIVE light to this thread! We are ALL learning something here, which CAN BENEFIT our gliders!! Again, that's why I am
still here and "hangin' on tight". . . I dearly hope this thread "makes it."
Sign me,
CGARNES/Rosie I. Glassis