Quote Originally Posted by JLC View Post
While I appreciate your endorsement of what I wrote earlier, I have to step in again and say that this is SO NOT TRUE. Not to say that we don't have our share of folks who act like they know it all and their way of doing things is the only right way...or that their opinion is the only one that matters. But what would you expect in a group this size? We have literally hundreds of different people participating each and every day. Not all of them are naturally inclined to be nice and diplomatic. Some folks feel compelled to speak their mind and don't care how others take it.

Should all the tremendous amount of GOOD that goes on here be negated and dismissed because a few people get upset when they see what LOOKS like neglect and abuse of animals? Or when folks get argumentative toward someone who comes looking for advice then dismisses it?

Have you seen how many rescued snakes have been brought back from the brink of death through the tremendous help of folks here? How many pet-store impulse purchases are transformed into ideal environments because of the people here willing to answer the same basic questions over and over again for each and every new person who comes looking for help? Have you seen the community here rally together around someone who has lost an animal or a loved one....or a home??? Did you not see the thousands of dollars raised on simple donations from every-day members here for one who's home was burned to the ground?

If all you...or anyone else sees....are the negative aspects of this site...then I dare to think that's all such a person really wants to see. It's so much easier to spot the negative and get an attitude about it...than it is to savor the good and appreciate it...even when the good outweighs the negative by vast magnitudes.