"The friendliest online community?"

[WingedWolfPsion]

My only comment: If you don't think this is the friendliest reptile community online, you haven't seen the others.

[recycling goddess]

My only comment: If you don't think this is the friendliest reptile community online, you haven't seen the others.

I couldn't agree more!

And as a note: (not directed at the OP as I've never seen any of her posts)...

When you join a new forum remember... you are coming into a 'family' of individuals who already know each other. Chances are they come here daily to hang out. So put your best foot forward.

Make sure you use new paragraphs once in awhile instead of running on forever. A new sentence here and there is nice as well. Makes it so much easier for others to read.

Be sure to use spell check so you sound intelligent and articulate. I find people are more apt to take you seriously when you take your posts seriously.

And above all else... have a sense of humour. Don't take things personally. Sometimes it can be hard to read what someone else is really saying - of course if they are offering cookies and using an assortment of smilies... or it helps to get their mood across.

Just a thought...

Aleesha

[Mettle]

I find this site to be pretty welcoming. I haven't come across anything negative. I've exchanged PMs with people in different parts of the world about different subjects and learned some cool things that way too. Even the one time I violated the TOS - and that was because *I* didn't read it properly - myself and the mod who got in contact with me had a good laugh about it and that was that.

I've been on a lot of other sites. I've even modded on one. For the sheer size of this forum, I am continually impressed with the level of civility I find in most threads.

As an individual who has been accused of being a jerk on forums, I think a lot of it has to do with tone and how other people read posts. And learning the difference between someone who will call bs on another, or willingly and unapologetically point out husbandry errors, for example, and someone who is just being a jerk for the sake of being a jerk is a good skill to have as well.

Anyway... I'm rambling now. Sorry!