I agree to an extent, but at some point (like the boa bit python thread) common sense needs to kick in somewhere. There are times, like humidity concerns or feeding schedules, that many people should keep their unrelated "dig" to themselves. I do it quite often, when a newer member shares a picture and you see something their doing "wrong" in their tank in the background. There are other times when, like the boa bit python thread, that someone needs to nut up or shut up and just ask "What the :cens0r: were you thinking?".
Had a guy last night, actually, post in a local to me reptile classifieds/sharing group on FB post that he got his first snake (a retic. Yeah, a RETIC) and the person who sold it didn't mention it was "mean". He wanted to "trade it for a boa or other python or something. i cant have a mean snake". Everyone before me offered help and that that's how baby retic's are, this that and the other. So, I prefaced my response with "I'll be the harsh one then". I proceeded to tell him it was wise that he does not acquire any other snake at all (in the best case) and that he should look into corn snakes, they'd be more on his level. Just beat this kids brow into the ground for the poor, uneducated decision he made. He got hiffy and left the group, after claiming that our group was "bull:cens0r:" and that I could take my ":cens0r:" else where. I did reference, many times, that what he did reflected poorly on everyone and that for the sake of my hobby to do his research next time.
Just beat his brow for it. And, in situations like that, it has to be done. But, I agree that many times people are a little hostile on larger forums. At some point, it stops being about the individual member because you're so large one person's nay-say isn't going to affect the forum in any consequential way.
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