Please stop posting negative info

[joepythons]

At last nights meeting at Tinley show they spoke about going on the offense side of our hobby instead of the defense.Instead of posting threads showing negative info we find in the local papers concerning reptiles.We should be showing the truth about our reptiles.When someone posts info they find its just giving those that dislike our reptiles more fuel to use against us.Yes majority of the stuff in the papers is false but those that believe everything printed dont know that.They also spoke about going to your local newspapers and giving them the truth about reptiles in a profesional manner.They also talked about educating your neighbors and community about the truth concerning our reptiles.If you can find scientific info on reptiles so people can read the truth it will also help.So what i am trying to say here is please only show the TRUTH about reptiles not uneducated info incorrectly given to our media .

[2kdime]

Good ideas!!!

I think all the negative stuff people post just fuels the pressure on people to give up their fight.

[Oroborous]

Agreed!

[j_h_smith]

I think we need to know about all of the press we're getting. Positive or negative, we need to know what's being put out for the average Joe to read/hear/see. Turning away from bad press will do nothing more than allow the "enenmy" to spread lies and untruths. There have been people ask me about some of the lies written and even shown on TV. I was able to set the story straight and my friends now understand how these lies are being spread. Without reading some of these articles right here, I would have never known about them. But because of this forum, I'm able to be informed about what's being written and can debate these matters with useful infomration.

Just my opinion!
Jim Smith

[Serpents_Den]

The truth is not as interesting in comparison to a make believe story.

[Raptor]

We need to know what things are being said. Staying in the dark and tihnking that the world is all rainbows and sunshine isn't going to help us keep our reptiles.

[joepythons]

Well the idea was to educate the media and newspapers BEFORE they write false info.If we give out the truth then they will not print false info

[Serpents_Den]

Well the idea was to educate the media and newspapers BEFORE they write false info.If we give out the truth then they will not print false info

Educating those in the media does not mean they will publish the truth. The media is notorious for publishing false information especially when there is an agenda being sold to the naive public.

I'm not buying the war.

I'm not buying Global Warming.

I'm not buying the Health Care reform.

I'm not buying banning any reptiles.

I'm not buying BS.

[ER12]

Well the idea was to educate the media and newspapers BEFORE they write false info.If we give out the truth then they will not print false info

I don't think it is so much that are simply uneducated. I think the fact nowadays is that much of, if not most, of the mainstream media is not interested in publishing the truth, or actual facts. In most instances, these do no make for the most sensational headlines, since after all, that is what sells papers.
Which do you think would be more likely to be printed? A story about "Joe the reptile enthusiast responsibly keeping his burms in locked cages", or "killer pythons from the Everglades invading Washington DC"?

[joepythons]

I don't think it is so much that are simply uneducated. I think the fact nowadays is that much of, if not most, of the mainstream media is not interested in publishing the truth, or actual facts. In most instances, these do no make for the most sensational headlines, since after all, that is what sells papers.
Which do you think would be more likely to be printed? A story about "Joe the reptile enthusiast responsibly keeping his burms in locked cages", or "killer pythons from the Everglades invading Washington DC"?

Yea but if enough of us keep pushing the truth someone has to listen eventualy .