User talk:Coffee joe

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[edit] Optometry

i think you should go back and look at the edits you reverted. they may not be right, but they're definitely not vandalism. what made you say they were?Toyokuni3 (talk) 14:50, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

after further review of the policies and community consensus re: vandalism, i have to agree. i initially considered it vandalism because it was a deletion of a large piece of the article that outlined the qualifications of optometrists. this appeared to be malicious to me at the time (and in fact, i'm not entirely certain it was not) because many in the ophthalmological community do not respect optometry and even resent it. while i acknowledge that it may have been in good-faith, i do still believe it was an inappropriate edit. i also acknowledge that i was hasty to label it vandalism. Coffee joe (talk) 03:23, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

no worries, and if you think they should go, i have no problem with that either.i was just a little puzzled by the vandalism label. i have also noticed the antagonism in that discussion. are you an o.d.?Toyokuni3 (talk) 04:07, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

i'm an optician and work for an o.d. add it is only some in opthalmology that have that sentiment. our practice has very fruitful and mutually respectful relationships with many ophthalmologists with whom we refer patients to one another and even work in cooperation with in the same room. i feel that's the way it should be. but there is still a contingent in this part of the medical community (on both sides) that doesn't see room for coexistence. Coffee joe (talk) 05:29, 10 June 2008 (UTC)