Melissa Kaplan

I've merged these two threads, although it's not a seamless merge due to the long gaps in the dates....it still seemed kinda silly to have two identically titled threads on exactly the same topic, both being posted to at the same time.

Thanks Judy! I meant to post on the newer one but somehow hit the older one.

Here is another: Sounds like a fountain of misinformation.

"In the January 2001 issue of the PNHS newsletter was an "edited" article by Melissa Kaplan, about calculating the cost of electricity. It contains several major bits of misinformation, maybe attributable to Ms. Kaplan, maybe to the "editing" of the item. In looking at the label of a "power strip," she discovered that it stated 15A 125VAC 60hz. To find the number of watts, she multiplied the 15 amps times the 125 volts to get 1875 watts, and promptly unplugged it to save electricity. But a power strip uses maybe 1 watt for the light that indicates when it is on. The 15 amps, 1875 watts is the maximum load that can be handled by the power strip without tripping the reset button."


http://coloherp.org/cb-news/Vol-28/cbn-0106/Caveat.html

No one can be that much out of it :)

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Originally Posted by JLC

I've merged these two threads, although it's not a seamless merge due to the long gaps in the dates....it still seemed kinda silly to have two identically titled threads on exactly the same topic, both being posted to at the same time.

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thank you so much judy :)

I have seen many of Melissa's caresheets..if thats what you want to call them. Most are poorly written and the information is not very correct, muchless safe as far as her suggestions in care... I would NEVER recommend anyone using any of her caresheets, there are plenty out there that are correct and the sources are actually credible.

It is also my understanding that Melissa has not even owned most of the species she has written caresheets for.. her info at best..is nothing more than the incorrect constantly re-gurgitated crap out there.