Disturbing trend...

You kill me cat master :groinkick

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Originally Posted by cueball

You kill me cat master :groinkick

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/imag...ine=1153159181

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Just for your brother..I feel it counteracts the scary cat well...

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Originally Posted by jglass38

I have noticed something recently that is a little upsetting. I will preface this by saying, this thread is not aimed at anyone in particular, whether on this forum or any of the many others out there.

Lately there seem to be a lot of instant "experts" popping up who freely give out advice on the keeping, breeding and illnesses of reptiles/amphibians/fish/pet rocks. Before you give advice, ask yourself whether it is just regurgitated information that you may have heard from Joe Blow on another site or whether you have confirmed it through your own practices or have first hand knowledge that it works. Some information I have seen given has ranged from partial truth to completely false and potentially dangerous.

Everyone is here to learn and grow as keepers, breeders, etc and it only makes sense that we make sure that the new people get the best possible advice to help them along the way.

The fact that this site has stickies and FAQs is great and sometimes it is better to just point a new users to that information rather than to try to answer a question that you may not be completely clear on to begin with.

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I'll start by admiting that I am new to snake keeping, so I hardly consider myself an "expert" at snake keeping. However, that doesn't mean that I am not learning and that I shouldn't be able to share my learning experiences with others who are learning as well. That doesn't mean that I am proclaiming myself to be an expert, but I am just sharing what I have learned with others. Some shared information may be regurgitated and some may be from first hand experience. I don't see any problem with regurgitating information as long as it is correct.

As a side note, I have noticed in reading the threads that if incorrect information is posted, the "experts" are quick to set it straight.

As a side note, I have noticed in reading the threads that if incorrect information is posted, the "experts" are quick to set it straight.[/QUOTE]


So how does one know, who is new on here and not that experienced, just who is incorrect and who is giving the correct "expert" advice and that the "expert" isn't wrong and just thinks they are the "expert"

My whole start on the "expert" thing was because I have been on here for, oh, about 3 yrs now and I remember some of the "experts" not to long ago ( say under a year) coming on here as newbies and asking all the traditional newbie questions. Now they are handing out advice like they wrote the complete ball python book or something and sometimes there advice is not always 1. the only way or 2. the best way.


That is the reason the whole expert handle scares the hell out of me.

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Originally Posted by jotay

So how does one know, who is new on here and not that experienced, just who is incorrect and who is giving the correct "expert" advice and that the "expert" isn't wrong and just thinks they are the "expert"

My whole start on the "expert" thing was because I have been on here for, oh, about 3 yrs now and I remember some of the "experts" not to long ago ( say under a year) coming on here as newbies and asking all the traditional newbie questions. Now they are handing out advice like they wrote the complete ball python book or something and sometimes there advice is not always 1. the only way or 2. the best way.


That is the reason the whole expert handle scares the hell out of me.

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Very interesting..Who are these experts you are referring to?

"Expert," is usually a term given to a person by themself!





There is something new to be learned everyday... no matter how experienced or inexperienced a person is. And sometimes that can come a from a person with either levels of experience.


The positive to bad advice being handed out is that it is corrected very quickly. The positive to good advice being handed out is that there is a lot of it here!

Like I said I have been on here a while, so I do know better than calling folks out by name on an open forum, I would have thought most knew that :)

I am sure those to whom I am referencing to know, as well as those to whom I am not :)

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Originally Posted by jotay

Like I said I have been on here a while, so I do know better than calling folks out by name on an open forum, I would have thought most knew that :)

I am sure those to whom I am referencing to know, as well as those to whom I am not :)

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Well you made specific reference to people on here while my post was made in general terms about not just this forum but others.

Well said Sputnik!

Lets hope it always continues :)

WHAT!?!
I made reference to people , yeah people, and like I said I am not gonna call them by name. I will send them private messages if I feel the need to. If you don't get one then you don't need to worry who the others are

And no one said anything about your post. My posts are my opinion on this topic as a whole not just your post. I am entitled to post my opinion like others aren't I ?