Cobra

So far it seems like more bad than good is coming out of this group (like how people question the groups' purpose and being overall sceptical) which, in my opinion, isn't the best way to get new members and make current members to stay and enjoy this forum. I'm not dissing the idea of the group just yet, and I'm curious on how it will work out. All I can say is that I'm neutral towards this group. But I don't feel like I need to join this group to give members my opinions on the their questions and whatnot, so I chose to stay out of it.

Yeh well, that's all I wanted to say, lol. :)

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Originally Posted by zach_24_90

anybody else feel the wrath of neal? Grow up kid

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yup. :) i got a lovely little PM from neal today. he was kind enough to let me know there's a lot of people on here who don't like me and i need to chill on the "trolling." i was kind enough to direct him to the "ignore" button on my profile.

This all seems pretty silly to me :rolleyes: We're all going to answer the same threads, more or less nicely, with or without a band of cobras.

Taking all of the controversial topics in this thread to PM would be advisable at this point; from the outsider's eye, this all looks like snide namecalling and bickering over things that, in the grand scheme of things, don't change much in the way the forum operates.

Keeping a cool head and enthusing about the animals we love is what we're all about.

I read the mission statement and I don't understand, what does this benefit....

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First off, our primary mission will be to help new members of this forum with their reptile related questions. As an organized group of knowledgeable, encouraging, and kind reptile owners, we will do our best to spread reliable, practical advice to those who we come across.Second, we will work TOGETHER to make sure that we provide the best info possible. Sometimes we may not agree on every husbandry aspect, but that doesn’t make one of our ways right or wrong.

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You should check out bp.net, they kinda do the same thing imo

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If a member begins to get a “Holier-than-Thou” attitude, they may be removed from COBRA membership.

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This sparks the question and I think root problem, what does being a part of this group actually do, also what does not being part of this group do? As apparently not being a part of it is obviously a punishment.

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Third, we will not be Trolls or Bullies. Constrictive criticism should be more constructive and less criticism. We have come together to prevent our fellow forum members from being beset by the wolves who sometimes pick on the newer, less experienced ones. However, we must beware that in our attempt to prevent trolls, we do not stoop down to their level.

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Don't mods do this?

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Fourth, since we are a group, we can always be there for each other on the forum. When we see one of our members ask a question, be there to help them. If you see them answering a question, chime in along with them. Be active in the Random Chat and Chatbox too……we like to have company. It will be nice to know that we can always count on each other for friendly conversation and assistance.

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See my first comment.

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Fifth, if you have concerns or suggestions about how the club could be run better, or you notice one of our members who is not playing nice, let me know. We will get a “review board” of 3 DIFFERENT members (not including myself and the person who contacted me) to review the person’s membership. I know that you all will never end up in this situation, so there isn’t any real need for this.

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See my 2nd comment.


I understand your intentions are good, but from a completely 3rd person view, I'm not seeing the benefit. I saw you were discussing the platinum membership forum, which I could create the forum, there no reason to talk about money, I donate to bp.net every year regardless. I just dont see any benefit from another forum either. I mean we have a introduce yourself forum, we have the bp section, we have the retic section, we have one for every type of animal. I would have to assume new member are going to post in these sections anyways and that's where the effort will need to be anyways.

I think your efforts might be better spent doing the work you indented to do with the club and not so much worry about the club itself. Either that or I need some sort of explanation to how this benefits us.

Since nobody asked, here'e my prediction.

Unsuccess. Valiant effort will be made, but you're trying to re-invent the wheel and you're not doing it as well as the one you're helping to assist does already.

Just look at the division already and you can bet there are more who have said nothing than there those who have spoken up. Doomed comes to mind.

And since nobody asked my opinion, here it is. Drop the cobra stuff and just participate in the site. Start a forum for you and your friends, you cobra guys, to talk about stuff you don't want on the general boards, do your helpful member thing, but do it completely on the down low, you know, sort of like it's already being done by most who help regularly.

You're making waves and drawing lines in sand and I'm not positive you guys even know that's what you're doing. If you do then I am sure you don't know how to deal with the fallout sure to come.

I just don't see this working out well.

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Originally Posted by TheSnakeGeek

yup. :) i got a lovely little PM from neal today. he was kind enough to let me know there's a lot of people on here who don't like me and i need to chill on the "trolling." i was kind enough to direct him to the "ignore" button on my profile.

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Haha glad I'm not the only one. I see somebody's true colors are starting to come through. Somebody's got a little Napoleon complex

On some the other forums, we play a game called werewolf. In this game a town (fictional) is beset by a group of ravenous werewolves, or mafia members. The only way that the town members have a figuring out who is the werewolf who is the normal town member is through random name-calling, accusations, and past experiences with the previous game.

There is usually a group of individuals who played "freemasons". They all know that the other members in their group are confirmed town. Therefore, they don't have to waste time trying to eliminate each other. This is the benefit that I see from having this club. By selecting specifically the members we want in this club, we can be sure that we can count on each other. We can be sure no one in the group will give bad advice




Since public opinion seems to have turned against the idea, I will put it to those who would have joined us: what do you think?? Is this just an excise for a power trip, or is this something that you feel would benefit the forum??

Our "members have been kinda quiet in this most recent discussion...now's your chance for input.


Neal, Anya, serpent merchant, crepers, mootworn, etc.
We need to know what you feel about this.

I really haven't encountered an active member on this forum giving out bad advice. No one has told a new member to ditch the t-stat, toss a few crickets in and spritz them with Sprite to my knowledge.

I honestly didn't expect it to get this out of hand. I was envisioning a group of people that could keep an eye on new threads, or threads that are lacking advice/opinions. Basically a promotional group that helps struggling threads. For example, if someone posts a question regarding X species, we could direct JoeSchmoe123, who has extensive knowledge about X species, to said thread and weigh in on the topic. Maybe I was way off base.