An Abundance of Doctors

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

Poison! Why, I'm sure some of our number know something about that -- we are doctors, after all. Could you be bothered to give us a more complete explanation of the details, your majesty?

 

Doctor, I think we can all agree that we are glad to have you here. If there is anyone who approaches Dr. Seixa in doctorliness, it's you. Also, Dr. Heatherlocke, 'blackmail' is such a harsh word. I would argue that it was more a case of... well... I've got nothing. Isn't making up political doublespeak your job?

 

I think we need a more condensed ruleset. I still like the original two, as well as your rule 5 (the one about respect). However, I have the issue that most of these rules aren't rules; they're bits of advice. Also, they're all medically centric.

 

Given that being a doctor is about education, how about: "Willful ignorance is never acceptable behavior for a doctor". It's not funny, but not all the rules have to be, and this one helps take steps toward actually determining an ideological identity for ourselves.

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

"Of course. The Parshendi, who are enemies of Newcago Court and Its Alliances, have been trying to assassinate many of our Newcagoan people, including myself. They managed to spike me with a taco, and tried to poison the cake which only a few people ate, before Winter Cloud noticed and stopped them from eating it."

Edited April 16, 2015 by Queen Elsa Steelheart

[Haelbarde he/him]

Doctor, I think we can all agree that we are glad to have you here. If there is anyone who approaches Dr. Seixa in doctorliness, it's you. Also, Dr. Heatherlocke, 'blackmail' is such a harsh word. I would argue that it was more a case of... well... I've got nothing. Isn't making up political doublespeak your job?

You make good points. I have reissued that press release (A cookie and and up vote for the first person to get the reference).

Given that being a doctor is about education, how about: "Willful ignorance is never acceptable behavior for a doctor". It's not funny, but not all the rules have to be, and this one helps take steps toward actually determining an ideological identity for ourselves.

To me, that rings similar to the 'never take a second opinion' but gets more to the point behind why you shouldn't. It's also more eloquent.

Oh, also, a name for the rules -

The Dozen Directives of Delightfully Divergent Doctors

With the 'Delightfully Divergent Doctors' being a suggestion for the guild name, or some variation upon it.

Other words: Disparate, Dapper, Diligent, Dignified, Dominant, Diplomatic, Divergent, Dramatic

EDIT:

Doctor Rab Frowned. "I have just been informed that we have been drawn into a war. In future, please notify the management before volunteering the guild's services for a war effort. A consensus should be first reached either democratically, or by the appointed leader of the guild."

Edited April 17, 2015 by Haelbarde

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

"Incentives Program".   Dr. Heatherlocke, you are very good at your job.

 

We've not been drawn in at all; I was merely requesting that we be appraised of the situation. As it stands, this incident appears to have been more or less resolved already, and there seems to be no reason for us to get involved. All that remains for the Court is to deal with the culprits, and that is by no means our problem.

 

Does it sound similar? One is about never accepting that you may be wrong about something, the other is about always taking the opportunity to acquire new learning. If anything, they sit at cross purposes, but I feel that they can be brought together harmoniously.

[Haelbarde he/him]

To be clear, I was referring to the Parshendi war which is just starting. Us doctors are listed as being allied with The Alliance as they start this new war.

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

What? Who signed us up for that?

 

EDIT: I just got back from the War thread. It looks like a lot of us support involvement in this war. Should we put it to a vote? I'm willing to get behind it, as long as it is made clear that this does not ally us with the other participants in the War in any formal fashion.

Edited April 17, 2015 by Wonko the Sane

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

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We've not been drawn in at all; I was merely requesting that we be appraised of the situation. As it stands, this incident appears to have been more or less resolved already, and there seems to be no reason for us to get involved. All that remains for the Court is to deal with the culprits, and that is by no means our problem.

 

 

"Indeed, though I have and a couple of other people have spikes stuck in them and can't really work out how to get them out. The poison is affecting people as well.'

[Haelbarde he/him]

What? Who signed us up for that?

 

EDIT: I just got back from the War thread. It looks like a lot of us support involvement in this war. Should we put it to a vote? I'm willing to get behind it, as long as it is made clear that this does not ally us with the other participants in the War in any formal fashion.

I'm not against getting involved, just it should be a guild decision (and so, raised here first), and it needs to be clear our support is due to personal interests, rather than external obligations from alliances.

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

Agreed. I don't want this guild to start off as just another pawn in the machinations of the bigger guilds.

[Haelbarde he/him]

That being said, if we haven't already, sending someone to deal with spikes and poison is probably advisable - people might get annoyed if we take too long and everyone dies.

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

That's true. I'm not a medical doctor, though. Any volunteers?

[Haelbarde he/him]

Is Jain around the place? I think that McNinja is also actually a doctor, and maybe Dr. Seixa. I can accompany our volunteer though.

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

Unfortunately, Jain mentioned elsewhere that he's taking a potentially permanent break from the Social Groups forum. It's too bad; we could have used his panda charm.

 

EDIT: added name for clarity.

 

EDIT 2: Also, I think making our first emissary our trained assassin might send the wrong message. Then again, if you're willing to go with him, I'm sure you could smooth things over. He may be our best option at this point.

Edited April 17, 2015 by Wonko the Sane

[Clanky he/him]

I am in fact a medical doctor (I also have a PhD in many other fields thanks to a clever use of cloning) however I don't think I will be able to join this war at least at the start since I have to study for exams so that I can become even more doctorly. 

 

 

I would like to be part of this but I am actually in the middle of my exams and I am already spending too much time on this site playing in two Sanderson elimination games. If this war is still going on by the time my exams are done I would be happy to lend my skills as both a doctor and a ninja to this noble cause.

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

That's absolutely fine, Doctor McNinja. As the (potential) fourth rule states, willful ignorance is never acceptable behavior for a doctor; we must ever seek more knowledge.

 

It looks like our best bet is Dr. Seixa, now. We can't count on Doctor McNinja having returned in time to help.

[phattemer]

What!? about me... I will go with Haelberde. I believve I have been there but could someone direct us to the War thread? Seixa pulled out his finest toga and nodded happily. It would do.  "Haelberde? Do you need to borrow a toga? And what kind?

[Haelbarde he/him]

Links:

• The Parshendi War
• Newcago Court

No time for togas! We must depart immediately - to the Newcago Court!

Edited April 18, 2015 by Haelbarde

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

Did you misspell Newcago intentionally? Like, are you trying to say something? Because I'm not getting it.

 

Speaking of which, that's quite a hefty thread. If you want to cut to the chase, the relevant incidents seem to begin here.

[Haelbarde he/him]

*oops, sorry. No, that's just how I say it in my head...*

 

Fixed

 

EDIT: And the other one too.

 

Also, I just introduced the Honorable Sir Maestro Dr. Brightlord Seixa, Ph.D., M.D., LL.B., J.D., D.Phil., O.D., Psy.D., D.D.S., D.C., D.P.M., D.V.M., Pharm.D., N.D., S.J.D., Esq. in the Newcago Court .

Edited April 18, 2015 by Haelbarde

[phattemer]

Thank you very much, I will be arriving fashionably late.

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

To an emergency medical operation? Is there a fashion for that?

[phattemer]

"One must be fashionable at ALL times to be a successful doctor, Nowko. One would think that you knew that," Seixa replied bitingly.

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

"Sorry, sorry; I'm just not clear on how you medical types handle things. Obviously, I recognize that a doctor should purport himself with dignity. I suppose I just presumed that, what with all the urgent crises and emergencies you fellows deal with, you sort of dispensed with all of that. No offense was intended, I assure you."

 

Nowko cleared his throat. "Umm... you've got this, right? Like, this is totally routine? Because when you were telling her majesty how routine this is, I sort of got the impression that it... um... wasn't. And it's just that, well, you know, she's a really powerful public figure..." He trailed off uncomfortably.

[phattemer]

"Standard tricks of the trade. If I say it's not routine, then a smart customer, like Queen Elsa, can tell I'm overcharging. But if I put my skills as an actor to work and look worried, while assuring her that everything is fine, her gratitude at a specialist who can safely remove it will be boundless. Check the unofficial (as of yet) rules that I nailed to the door. I know you've only adopted three, but take a look, at the last one especially." Seixa replied.

[Wonko the Sane he/him]

"As long as you're confident that you can handle this without any problems..."

 

As I've said before, I think the rules need to be more like mandates about what a doctor can and cannot do than guidelines about what tends to work best. That said, though, I'm beginning to think that you have a point, and that in addition to the rules, we should have a list of 'Tips for New Doctors', or something along those lines.