Concern for the site

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

i'm very grateful for you christie https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../4/7/heart.gif

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Awww thanks. Sometimes it's easy to forget that we can find a little something special to appreciate in everyone. (sometimes you have to look harder in some ;) )

May you be blessed with joy and love Aleesha. You have such a joyful outlook that it helps remind me to be thankful for all my blessings. :D

I'm apparently feeling a bit mushy. :oops:

you look good in mushy!!! :P

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Originally Posted by ECLARK

Wheres your sence of adventure MAN, sometimes you have to ruffle a few feathers. :)

Even thought there are a few class clowns here, the mods handle them very well. :)

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I am adventurous but you have to admit there has been a ton of locked threads lately and the mods can't always be "parents" to everyone. We have to be adult about what we say and do.

I agree Mike. I was amazed at how ugly a thread got just the other day. Some people value animals much more than humans and have no problem verbally attacking some one for not treating an animal to their standards due usually to inexperience. We all began once and learned by mistakes and experience and thats what this site is all about sharing those lessons for the benifit of all. A little playful banter is one thing but demening behavior is another. Kudos to Mike for brining it up!!!! :sunny:

If someone is doing something wrong and needs to be advised, it would be almost criminal not to advise them of their wrongdoing, in my opinion.. but the second that it gets "personal" (like, name-calling, accusing the person of being a certain way, etc..) that information-giving person loses all credibility, really.
On another forum, I knew of a member that was extremely educated on the subject (it was frogs..) He would educate newcomers in the hobby very well with true information, and reply to threads in a very stiff, academic fashion; he had a wealth of experience, but his posting bordered on robotic. There has to be a balance between helpful informing and robotic spitting-out of already-typed information.. I usually think we have it right-on here, but the trouble is when people start taking sides and a thread becomes a knife-fight; we don't need that!

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

If someone is doing something wrong and needs to be advised, it would be almost criminal not to advise them of their wrongdoing, in my opinion.. but the second that it gets "personal" (like, name-calling, accusing the person of being a certain way, etc..) that information-giving person loses all credibility, really.
On another forum, I knew of a member that was extremely educated on the subject (it was frogs..) He would educate newcomers in the hobby very well with true information, and reply to threads in a very stiff, academic fashion; he had a wealth of experience, but his posting bordered on robotic. There has to be a balance between helpful informing and robotic spitting-out of already-typed information.. I usually think we have it right-on here, but the trouble is when people start taking sides and a thread becomes a knife-fight; we don't need that!

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Some people don't know how to take advice and some people are trying to be helpful and there's a sarcrastic side to it, and some people don't take to sarcasm all too well. But I'd rather walk away then start a thread into lockdown ya know?

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Seriously we need to all cool it.

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Originally Posted by Vomitore

/bump


Seriously we need to all cool it.

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I don't think the past few have been bad at all

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Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

I don't think the past few have been bad at all

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Yeah but there has been a steady flow of 1-2 a week. When I first started there was never locked threads. 9 months later its almost common to see now. This is a great site and lets keep it that way. Who cares about having the last word in and just enjoy what we have in this killer site!

I think part of the problem is now there are more and more new, mis/uninformed owners coming here and the people here are very serious about this hobby and come off a little too forceful sometimes. We do have the animal's best interest in mind but have to remember that the new owners were told completely wrong information. On the other side of things, there are more and more people coming here and asking for help and opinions but complain when it is not what they want to hear.