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There have been quite a few medical help related questions recently, e.g., [Clicking and clicking noise with bench presses][1]. And I, for one, have a problem with this.

1. They cannot be answered the way a person wants. Any answer given here might be bad for their health, and in some cases, even deadly.
2. Most of them are too specific, and would probably not help most of the users that come to the site
3. More often than not they call for a discussion, not a concise answer.

So, what I'm thinking is: Maybe we should create a new close option? It could say something like this:

This question has been closed due to its medical nature, as it cannot be answered correctly without discussion and/or extensive medical knowledge.

Also, could we create a sort of standard disclaimer for the more broad medical questions? Something like:

Standard disclaimer: I am not a doctor, therefore my answer should not be taken literally, nor can I be liable for any damage caused from acting on my answer.

The disclaimer is not really an issue, per se, but it could be a nice thing to have, instead of reinventing it each time a medical question pops up. [1]: Clicking and clicking noise with bench presses

There have been quite a few medical help related questions recently, e.g., Clicking and clicking noise with bench presses. And I, for one, have a problem with this.

1. They cannot be answered the way a person wants. Any answer given here might be bad for their health, and in some cases, even deadly.
2. Most of them are too specific, and would probably not help most of the users that come to the site
3. More often than not they call for a discussion, not a concise answer.

So, what I'm thinking is: Maybe we should create a new close option? It could say something like this:

This question has been closed due to its medical nature, as it cannot be answered correctly without discussion and/or extensive medical knowledge.

Also, could we create a sort of standard disclaimer for the more broad medical questions? Something like:

Standard disclaimer: I am not a doctor, therefore my answer should not be taken literally, nor can I be liable for any damage caused from acting on my answer.

The disclaimer is not really an issue, per se, but it could be a nice thing to have, instead of reinventing it each time a medical question pops up.

There have been quite a few medical help related questions recently, e.g., [Clicking and clicking noise with bench presses][1]. And I, for one, have a problem with this.

1. They cannot be answered the way a person wants. Any answer given here might be bad for their health, and in some cases, even deadly.
2. Most of them are too specific, and would probably not help most of the users that come to the site
3. More often than not they call for a discussion, not a concise answer.

So, what I'm thinking is: Maybe we should create a new close option? It could say something like this:

This question has been closed due to its medical nature, as it cannot be answered correctly without discussion and/or extensive medical knowledge.

Also, could we create a sort of standard disclaimer for the more broad medical questions? Something like:

Standard disclaimer: I am not a doctor, therefore my answer should not be taken literally, nor can I be liable for any damage caused from acting on my answer.

The disclaimer is not really an issue, per se, but it could be a nice thing to have, instead of reinventing it each time a medical question pops up. [1]: Clicking and clicking noise with bench presses

There have been quite a few medical help related questions recently, e.g., [Clicking and clicking noise with bench presses][1]. And I, for one, have a problem with this.

1. They cannot be answered the way a person wants. Any answer given here might be bad for their health, and in some cases, even deadly.
2. Most of them are too specific, and would probably not help most of the users that come to the site
3. More often than not they call for a discussion, not a concise answer.

So, what I'm thinking is: Maybe we should create a new close option? It could say something like this:

This question has been closed due to its medical nature, as it cannot be answered correctly without discussion and/or extensive medical knowledge.

Also, could we create a sort of standard disclaimer for the more broad medical questions? Something like:

Standard disclaimer: I am not a doctor, therefore my answer should not be taken literally, nor can I be liable for any damage caused from acting on my answer.

The disclaimer is not really an issue, per se, but it could be a nice thing to have, instead of reinventing it each time a medical question pops up. [1]: Clicking and clicking noise with bench presses

There have been quite a few medical help related questions recently,e.g [Clicking and clicking noise with bench presses][1]. And I, for one, have a problem with this.

1. They cannot be answered the way a person wants. Any answer given here might be bad for their health, and in some cases, even deadly.
2. Most of them are too specific, and would probably not help most of the users that come to the site
3. More often then not call for a discussion, not a concise answer.

So, what I'm thinking is: Maybe we should create a new close option? It could say something like this:

This question has been closed due to it's medical nature, which cannot be answered correctly, without a discussion and/or extensive medical knowledge. 

Also, could we create a sort of standard disclaimer for the more broad medical questions? Something like:

Standard disclaimer: I am not a doctor, therefore my answer should not be taken literally, nor can I be liable for any damaged caused from acting on my answer.

The disclaimer is not really an issue, per se, but it could be a nice thing to have, instead of reinventing it each time a medical question pops up. [1]: Clicking and clicking noise with bench presses

There have been quite a few medical help related questions recently, e.g., [Clicking and clicking noise with bench presses][1]. And I, for one, have a problem with this.

1. They cannot be answered the way a person wants. Any answer given here might be bad for their health, and in some cases, even deadly.
2. Most of them are too specific, and would probably not help most of the users that come to the site
3. More often than not they call for a discussion, not a concise answer.

So, what I'm thinking is: Maybe we should create a new close option? It could say something like this:

This question has been closed due to its medical nature, as it cannot be answered correctly without discussion and/or extensive medical knowledge.

Also, could we create a sort of standard disclaimer for the more broad medical questions? Something like:

Standard disclaimer: I am not a doctor, therefore my answer should not be taken literally, nor can I be liable for any damage caused from acting on my answer.

The disclaimer is not really an issue, per se, but it could be a nice thing to have, instead of reinventing it each time a medical question pops up. [1]: Clicking and clicking noise with bench presses