Re: Rumors and gossip

dear friends - it was me. i apologize for the tardy response - i was out of town at my high school reunion this weekend and was on call yesterday so i haven't really had time to deal with this until now. i took the post down on saturday morning before i left because there were some very strong feelings from at least one person who felt that the content of the post was inappropriate. for those who didn't get to read it, the post went into some detail about the recent losses suffered in the subspecialty departments, particularly surgery and GI, but spanning plastics, rehab, and everybody else. when i originally posted this, i did so with the intent of clarifying the reasons for people leaving, as well as what that would mean going forward. i felt that the anxiety level of the residency program was rising with each successive departure, and i wanted everyone to know more about the situation. i did not have any malicious intent in posting this content. i did not post details about anybody's personal life or any illegal activities. i tried to use language that would make it clear that a lot of this was speculation. i used initials mainly because i did not want casual web-browsers googling for "joe shmoe" to come across our blog. i intended the audience to be the PL-2 class, with the recognition that some of the other residency classes do surf our blog and that they might see it. i thought that those who have been following the blog would easily know who posted it - when i changed my screen name to "anonymous" it changed all my previous postings as well.

that being said, the post was taken down out of concern that it was inappropriate. obviously, i didn't feel it was inappropriate when i posted it, but some people have the opposite view. for those who did read it, did you feel that it crossed the line? i don't know that we have any specific criteria that we are looking for, but please post a comment if you have any opinion on this. for those who didn't get to read it, does this type of post concern you? do people feel that the post should be put back up? toned down and depersonalized some and reposted? or left off the blog?