Where have all of the nurses gone?

Or, where have all of the PROFESSIONAL nurses and nursing students gone? The focus and atmosphere on this site have made a drastic change in the past few months.  Several members have left. I left for a few weeks and returned because I missed so many people on here. I have many of my current and former students who are members of this site and they encouraged me to return.

I am very distressed over the way events have turned on here. The name calling, the “I am so much better than you because I . . .” attitudes, and the fact that the members, and it seems at times the staff, have lost focus of what this site is all about.

Here is a small part of what we are supposed to have here on this site:

“There’s no other place that brings together all the tools, content and community you need to get you through your work life.”

And

“NursingLink brings nurses together to provide resources and services to advance careers and take advantage of everything a community site has to offer. News, education resources, job search, career networking, advice, and mentorship are just a few of those benefits.”

Has anyone seen this lately? I have seen members get upset because of requests to stop so much of the silly games and get back to nursing topics. I have seen members, including myself upset because important topics get pushed aside for games. Feelings have been hurt, some have tried to use the site as a place to pick up dates, and some have had horrible nasty lies started about them.

The point system I think has caused a lot of hard feelings. In the beginning the point system was fun once we figured out what it was all about. I have seen the point system change three times in a year so I have truly given up on it.

There are several members who have been on here since the very beginning of the start up of this site. They are feeling unappreciated and used. These original members have worked very hard and have in essence built this site to what it is today. I know for a fact how many members are on this site that I have brought here. I have taught LPN, RN, and PA classes and close to 500 members are my students and former students. In addition I have many of my coworkers on here. I came to this site at the invite of my dear friend and former coworker BPARK.  

I hope that the members I list here are not at all upset with me: charlita (who it seems has also left us) shan4691, starlightrn, damomb, al, ljr, vickelee, nevadarn, cutie; and so many others who have been on here from the beginning. I know I have left some out and I am sorry. I am just spouting and want to get this posted. Please do not think I have forgotten you or left you out intentionally.

I see some posts on here about “friend collecting” More than one has sent me an email about this. It does not seem fair at all to those of us who have literally built this site that “point collectors”, as they have been called, can knock down those who have truly be loyal to this site for all of the right reasons with no thanks.  

There once was a feel of professionalism on this link. Am I the only one who wonders where all of the professional nurses and students have gone?

If I can figure out how, I will post some news articles and some videos. Don't care if I get points or not.

Nope you aren't alone Ginny.  It just seems to me, when one of us has protested the games, the response has been by some to add more games. 

dmazment says ...

Nope you aren't alone Ginny.  It just seems to me, when one of us has protested the games, the response has been by some to add more games. 

So I am not the only one to notice that. Good

al: you have been missed on here. Hope to get back to some tough taling tioics again.

Right now I am looking for a topic that was started here a day or two ago. This is an exmaple of how things get lost. the topic was on people doing things to get into jail for a place to live. Can't find it. It got lost with all of the sill game crap.