Quote Originally Posted by youbeyouibei View Post
Prior to purchasing my snakes, I went to the library. I then checked out books on the keeping/care/propagation of reptiles, specifically the species I was interested in keeping. I then checked out and read even more books and bought a few of my own, namely: The Complete Ball Python, Kevin McCurley; Pythons of the World by the Barkers and a few others that were less than stellar but offered information nonetheless. This web-site is a great community and a wonderful resource; however, it is not the end-all, be-all of everything reptile related. If people want the quick and easy, maybe they should re-think their decision to purchase and keep an animal or animals that can live 20+ years. Take the time to do the research rather than logging onto a web-site, hacking out some questions about "y does my snake want 2 poo in his water bowl?" and accepting without question the first response that is offered simply because the person has a lot of green bars under their name or a really cool banner that must mean they know what they're talking about, right?! It irritates me that someone wouldn't take the time to do their research properly rather than relying entirely on what is essentially an anonymous conglomeration of individuals who may or may not have any idea at all about what they're talking about. I like BP.net very much and it's a helpful community, for the most part. However, I wouldn't take anything anyone says without a grain of salt and numerous cross-references, regardless of the number of reputation points or lack thereof. That isn't to belittle them or their knowledge, it's being responsible to my animals and the commitment I made as a keeper. Not knocking what you're trying to do here nor am I trying to start anything, just offering my opinion.
I welcome your opinion. And I also admire your attention to detail about caring for your pets! That is a wonderful thing to hear. But the sad reality is that people aren't as meticulous as you and I. I just think to help the people who aren't there should be a system. I think the system was designed to do that but people on here haven't used the thanks button the way it was intended. Adding a like button would allow people to voice their opinions on how friendly a person is and how knowledgeable they are separately. Just my thoughts.


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