1. For those of us straining our eyes to read posts on Earth Clinic, you can now increase the size of the text on each page by clicking one of the three blue [A] buttons at the very top, right hand side of the content area.
2. A couple of weeks ago we added google's anti-spam program called ReCAPTCHA to our feedback/contact us form so that those with sight issues can submit posts and sign up to become members by using Recaptcha's audio link. Many thanks to Kelly from Clarkston, Washington who brought this to our attention earlier this month.
Website Updates
1. We fixed the url issue on the submission form. It's now just as easy to submit a url as it used to be! Please note however, that we typically end up deleting most urls because they lead to questionable websites. We are tightening our policies about url submissions due to daily posts from product spammers. (Note to T from Maryland, many thanks for recent heads up. Great sleuthing!)
Registered members - please remember that you can also flag any posts you deem to be suspicious. Thank you!
2. On the submission form (https://www.earthclinic.com/contactus.html), the comments/feedback box now EXPANDS as soon you type into it. Earth Clinic works best in the most updated browser version, so if you are having issues on our submission form, please consider updating your browser to the most recent version (example, Internet Explorer 8.0).
RESULTS FROM OUR RECENT SURVEY
Many thanks to those who took our survey last and added suggestions on how we might improve the site!
79% found that Earth Clinic was fairly easy to figure out when they first came to the site.
80% are interested in seeing a conrtibutor book review section, per Francisca's request. You got it! We'll have the programmer work on designing a new section soon.
SITE IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS
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"Ted is one of the very important writer on this site and it is a treat to read his explanations on any subject he takes. Some times one wants to read his explanations, no matter what ever may be the disease, but I notice, there is no way to get there. I would like, with one click I should be able to go to the section where I can read all the posts he has written so far on this site. WILL MY WISH COME THROUGH."
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"Maybe a place/way to post pictures so we can know what people are treating or before/afters?"
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"I'd like to see at the top of each diagnosis a summary of best cure (or cures if others come 10% close to votes as the number 1 cure) and exact measurements and frequency and duration to take it. Usually I just see a list of the names several cures and the votes they got and then lots of people writing and varying it that I get lost which is the ultimate solution to do down to the tee. Also it'd be nice to have a summary of what Ted from Thailand says under the general EC community choice. He writes so much and adds more and more that I can't keep up what remedy I need and how much and how often to take for how long. Sometimes he adds besides the main remedies, he lists lots of additional remedies that MAY help. I wish the summary for Ted on each particular disorder would summarize it all up to date if possible.
The site is great but sometimes its easy to get lost and apply the remedy.
For example, I'd like to see under say "Skin" a summary at the top before everyone is jumping with there random posts, some that leave out important details and some that go on an on and on...
"Skin
Drink 2 tsp Apple cider vinegar & 1/4 tsp Baking soda in 1 cup of water 2-3X/day, 4-5 days/wk
(Add the BS to the ACV, after it stops fizzing, add water and drink)
(If you have any sodium issues, you may want to add 1/8 tsp Potassium Bicarbonate)."
Now its very clear to me the remedy and additional details and I can do it right away.
If Ted had something to say, it could be summarized too below it because sometimes Ted's remedy choice is different than EC community's choice.
Then if I want more details, I can scroll through what all the people's feedbacks.
Like you could do this for the top 10 killers (e.g. heart attack, stroke, septicemia), then the top 100 common diseases (e.g. strep throat to STD, high cholesterol, myopia, autism, candida) that we go to the DR for, then for every day health and beauty remedies (e.g. acne, moles, athlete's foot, dry lips, heavy mense) , then maybe specialized ones (e.g. mad cow disease, bird flu)
Also its hard to find Teds one hour flu remedy I once saw on this site. When I type in the search box, I'm surprised it didn't come up.
*There could also be a section on the basics of health (e.g. alkalizing, chelating, supplementing [especially of deficiencies] & a protocol for getting rid of candida [e.g. H202, borox, etc]).
*Also sometimes Teds comes up with cool ways to tell if someone is deficient (e.g. if skin is oily one may be deficient in zinc. If one has myopia, one may be deficient in chromium and/or vitamin D. There were ones for peeling lips, as well as dandruff, etc.). And also his heavy metal tester. What would be great is to maybe even have some videos of demonstrating how things like the heavy metal tester are done or the protocol for removing foot fungus (e.g. Have the ingredients out like a cooking show [e.g. the ACV and H2O2, then the Bleach and water, then the Tea Tree Oil and Vaseline and show it being demonstrated and the nail fungus clearing]). EC or Ted could make them or even open it up to the community to show well, document and have a video section and even an EC youtube channel with the best ones.
Thanks for asking and caring for our feedback! Thank you!
Any thought to Earth Clinic bumper stickers, pins, mugs, tshirts, etc? Xmas is coming up but needs to be good quality and good price, hope in these economic times that is possible."
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"I would like to see an index so I can easily find anything I want to find such as Website Comments, Book Reviews, Latest Website Updates, Where Deirdre and Ted Bio's are etc.
Website Comments
ACV Book Comments
Alfred
Website Comments
Newsletter Archives
Hello, I love this site and have only now noticed there are newsletters so have just signed up. I think I have read just about every post available on here so I would like to know if it is possible to read past issues of the newsletters? and if so where would they be located on the site?
Keep up the great work everyone. Cheers
Mel
EC: Hi Mel,
Thank you for your interest in our newsletters! Our e-newsletters, up until September, were few and far between. The 3 we have sent out thus far this year are archived here:
Body/Mind/Spirit: Interview with Soolmaz Abooali (09/22/2010)
September, 2010 Newsletter
Website Comments
EC: Hi Dixiechick,
Your feedback was indeed posted on Wednesday to the Latest Pets page. Pet-related posts do not appear on the Latest Posts page. We'll have to make those 3 icons at the top of the Latest Posts page more obvious!
Your feedback was also posted here: https://www.earthclinic.com/pets/ear_infection2.html#AVOID_46537
Newsletter Archives
EC: Thanks so much, Bessie. So glad you enjoyed the article!
Website Requests
EC: Hi Christine,
Thanks for the feedback. We already offer this "Watched Posts" feature to our registered members. Once you become a member and login, simply click on the "Watch" icon at the bottom of each thread and it will go into your account.
Announcements
Website Updates
Thank you, Tomer!
Website Comments
EC: Hi Chris,
January was the last one we sent out. Yes, long overdue. We're working on the next one!
Website Complaints
David
EC: Hi David,
We've been running Google ads for the past 5-6 years now and Chitika ads for about a year. We are very grateful for these two ad networks because otherwise Earth Clinic would be too expensive a site to maintain/evolve. Donations, especially now during this recession, are few and far between. In that respect (re advertising), nothing has changed or been "compromised"on the site.
From a response we gave to someone who asked a similar question:
Any company in the world can create a google ad, which then gets triggered on a multitude of websites by certain key words. There are many, many different ads cycling through EC each day, too many to monitor. Also, ads vary by location. We've banned a number of offensive and creepy ads that have shown up on the site but frankly don't have the time/staff/energy to see what's cycling through every five minutes!
In answer to your question about who owns the site, 'tis the same person who has always owned the site, Deirdre Layne.https://www.earthclinic.com/about.html. We'll let everyone know if that ever changes.
I have a blog that uses Google ads....it brings revenue (miniscule in my case) and there is no way to totally monitor the ads.
The keywords trigger the ads...and since Earth Clinic is about HEALTH - it triggers the big pharm. company ads. (They think they are "health" - go figure ;-)
Easy to ignore, and not a big deal.
Thanks for letting me put in my .02
Carly
Website Requests
EC: Hi Leaa,
Registered users on Earth Clinic have that ability when they click on the "Watch This Feedback" eye icon at the bottom of any thread after they have logged in. Doing so puts a thread into the "My Watched Posts" section of your account.
I have been away from this site (all sites) for almost three months. I have been back one month. I have to say I am very happy with the date and time added to each post. It makes it so easy to find the last post read when you come back another day. It took a long time coming but it was worth the wait.
I did not know about the "Watch This Feedback" until I read the above post. I did not usually sign-in unless I was writing a post but I will from now on.
I always try to find the Website Comments/Updates section to see if anything is new after being away for a week or so. It takes a bit of detective work. I think it would be a good idea to have an easily accessible, very visable "tag" to follow website comments/updates.
Thanks for all you do.
Maureen
EC: Hi Maureen,
Yes, we're happy with the new timestamps on the 3 Latest Posts sections as well. Indeed, it should have happened long ago, but I was under the (false) impression from my programmers that it wouldn't work.
We'll put a link to website updates/comments this weekend and will let you know where to find it. Thanks for the great ideas and support,
Deirdre
Website Comments
I love your site! Thanks so much for providing this wonderful forum. Could you please add a Facebook button so we can share it with all our friends? Thanks!
EC: Hi Alice,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We do have a link to our facebook page on the Latest Posts page (the little blue icon at the top, next to the rss feed icon). We'll add this to every page to make it more visible, thanks so much!
