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Am I the only person appalled by Michael Sharpe's lack of attention to detail when it comes to grammar? I've noticed on twitter that when he gets petulant his spelling and grammar go out of the window, but this in a letter to an MP: I would frankly feel insulted to receive such a slovenly...

The BPS brigade is engaged in a contest to grab as much territory as possible from as many illnesses as possible, so for them illness iteself is a "contested field".

Well there's a new list of names to watch out for.

And for me.

I remember Janet telling everyone on PR she was sure we'd have something by last Christmas. Since then I've taken her predictions with a pinch of salt. I really don't mean to start a discussion about PR or Janet, but I think it's important that the issue of giving false hope is addressed openly...

Quite agree, although you spelt "hoes" wrong.

Finally managed to catch up and listen to episode 6 today. @Trish you were already a big hero of mine, but that interview was cape-worthy. Everything you said was bang on the money. Not quite as posh as I expected, but still quite the lady. I do my listening in the car, and I was so engrossed...

I disagree. It is possible to view the universe as a cold dark place where random shit happens and be philosphical about it. In fact I think you have to be. Oh, I see, that kind of random shit. Well yes, if someone shoved a turd through my letterbox I would be unlikely to pause to consider the...

Can't help noticing that this has a familiar ring to it.

Welcome @jayletay :)

The comments are entertaining.

I assume he and his cronies can and do read this forum, including the members only section, any time they like. Doesn't bother me in the slightest. All open and transparent here at S4ME, as science should be.

Another excellent video, made the point very clearly to me that taking the mean was completely inappropriate. For those of us not clever enough to nitpick, it's just right. Also solved the mystery of why people keep laughing at my trousers. A few years ago I read that the average man has 1.98...

It's a celebration - can't you see the baloons? Excuse me while I move Michael Sharpe to the bottom of my list of people I'd ask to help organise a surprise party.

I think ages ago I suggested the following response on the "annoying things people say thread": Annoying person: I wish I could lie around all day like you ME sufferer: I can break your fucking legs for you if you want I haven't had any feedback from anyone who's used it yet.

Why not?

GET is not safe for any ME sufferers, including mild. If they had been asked to find the most effective way to make a mild sufferer moderate, and a moderate sufferer severe, GET would be an appropriate answer. It might be safe for patients suffering from something else, but why should anyone...

A most enjoyable read. Loved the Louis XIV reference. I can only assume the question posed at the end: is rhetorical, to highlight that the over-generous assumptions at the start of the article can't be true. The answer to the question is that none of the BPS school ever even attempt to reply...

I am not a patient. You can call me a patient when it's safe for me to go near a doctor and tell them I've got ME, and they know what to do about it or at least manage to do no harm. I am not an activist, I have never been less active. "Activist" is just a label you made up. You are addressing...

With a questionnaire!