I think it should be a rule....

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Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons

Welcome to reptile forums, where everyone is a professional and knows more than the next person. Then POOF in a month or too theyre gone onto other interests:gj:

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Correction: EVERY forum

I think it should be a law.... Stupid people shouldnt reproduce. If you are so thin skinned that some random stranger hurts your feelings by pointing out that you did something dumb then ya get what you deserve. I'm pretty sure they make a pil for that if not probably and app on your Iphone to tell you it'll be ok. lol I normally hide my true first thoughts when replying to a question and try to be polite but theres times when I do just want to dig in and make them squirm for doing something blantantly stupid. Just yesterday I had a guy contact me about getting a bp from me. I tried with all my might to be polite and help him but in the end I told the guy he would never get one of my animals from me. He wanted to replace one that had just passed. so I offered my condolences and asked what happened. I was told that it didnt eat for 3 weeks and then it was dead when he woke up one day. It was an april 2012 baby. I asked about his husbandry. he had the poor thing in a 55 gal fish tank with a 40 watt uv bulb which he turned off at night and a sheet for a hide. That was the entire set up. he even sent a pic of it. bare tank, wire lid, 1 dome light, and an old sheet. I tried to explain the basic things needed for a bp to thrive. He was like well i'll get a 75 watt bulb and let it run 24/7 that should make it warm enough right. After 45 minutes of trying to convince this guy what the animal needed and what he was suggesting just wouldnt cut it I lost my patience and flat out told him to not contact me for any animal. I'm prett sure my exact words were "you moron if you wont care for it properly you have no f@$*ing right to own a pet snake! lose my # I will never sell you an animal" Not my finest moment but really after so long trying to convince him to do the right thing I just couldnt take it anymore. I even told him to show me a reciept for the supplies I suggested he needed and i'd give him 25% off the animal he wanted. any way think i've gotten off topic....

Would the next rule you're considering, OP and those who agree with her, be that we all must wear red hats on mondays and blue socks on tuesdays? That we eat no meat on wednesdays and consume no sugar on fridays? That perhaps we only acknowledge your version as deity?

I suppose, as an alternative to restrictive rules for those with thin skin, one could simply learn to accept that not everyone is going to be all sunshine and daisies all the time and that they may well have a good solid reason for it that no one but that person is aware of.

Eh, this thread is not new, or THIS thread is new, but it's question is far from it. Some folks, myself included, prefer our freedom of expression and may just use it to means that not all you pablum pumpers understand.

Mmm...Pablum... :) Although I agree that there is room for more manners in the world, perhaps people should be expected to think for themselves as well? Yes, we are here to discuss our passion and help others with a similar interest. However, there's a reason I don't teach kindergarten and don't like bottle feeding anyone past puberty.

I don't think it should be a rule, I don't even like the no expletive rule, I just don't like it when people get thier panties in a bunch or act like big shots or tough guys on the internet. Call it a pet peeve.

I'm pretty guilty of speaking my mind here. I can say honestly that I agree with Dr. Del's post as well as Wilomn. I don't find the two sets of commentary to be exclusive of one another.

What peeves me on this forum is something Dr Del mentioned. If 20 other posts say 'you shouldn't house your boa and bp together' do you really need to make post 21? This is how dogma is birthed. It restricts free thought and encourages a mob mentality whereby rational understanding is thrown out the window. The best example of this is the defense of tub an rack systems. I don't have a problem with crapping on someone for failure, but the mob mentality is what makes for an unhealthy atmosphere and what stops the hobby from growing and getting better.

That said, this forum is friendlier and fosters free thought more than most of the internet. Other forums are OUTRAGEOUS.

Perhaps thicker skin is needed. People do after all have the freedom of speech. In the same sense, if you don't like what someone posted, ignore it, don't whine about it. Just my two cents. Way too many people complain about answers and responses they get. Don't ask if you can't handle it.

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I agree, for the most part. Immediate negativity can be, often is, a huge turn off. If the person is TRYING to do right for their animals, then such negativity can cause them to turn off to all opinions, leave the group, or find a nicer but possibly less informed group, and ultimately the animal will be the one to suffer. If the person is TRYING to do right, a teensy bit of sugar coated might be in order to guide them in the right direction and make sure the animal is taken care of. If someone is doing wrong without making any attempt to do right, and shows no interest in listening to any advice, then let them have it!

I am probably still too new to have seen the worst of the worst, but so far what i have seen, the attitude in other animal forums is MUCH MUCH worse! Talk about drama... visit a horse forum! :P

Yeah, there is something to be said on other forums. However, that says more about other forums than it does BPnet.

There's a fine line with everyone, and perhaps a thicker skin is needed. Someone will be upset about filling out a questionnaire just as much as someone else being upset that not everyone knows their setup right off and is insulted by basic questions (like, is the computer turned on? In IT support ;) )

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What I find sad about the whole thing, is the woman posting wasn't even the owner of the snakes. People still jumped her, despite the fact that she was clearly trying to get help.

Guess what? When I got into reptiles several years ago, I didn't know that BPs and boas had different requirements. I didn't know that the majority thinks that cohabing is bad. I thought you put the snake in a tank, gave it a hide, gave it a water bowl, and tossed it a mouse.

I'm fairly sure that if I had gotten her sort of welcoming, it would have driven me completely out of reptiles.

People are going to want to know why you can't keep two different species together rather than just being told that you can't. Stop treating every new person here like they're a troll, or that they should know what they're doing. I highly, highly doubt that everyone here had all the knowledge they have now the moment they stepped into the reptile world. Don't even bother bringing up google, either. We all know there's a number of websites out there that give poor/false information that tout themselves as being truth.