I think it should be a rule....

[Kodieh]

In reply to part one, referencing the Python/Boa thread, I disagree. I don't think anyone "needs" to ask, "What were you thinking?" and leave it at that. If someone wants to know what this person was thinking, of course it's their right to ask. It is a public forum afterall. I'm just saying that it isn't necessary to ask at the time, unless the answer to that question holds the key to the helpful response. For example, the first thing people almost always ask is, "What is your temp/humidity? How are you measuring?" This is a necessary question because the answer may hold the answer to the OPs question. When someone says, "My snake is doing _______ because it was bitten by a boa, what should I do?" There is no necessary information to be found in the question, "Why were they housed together?"

As for the Retic-Boy on Facebook, I didn't see the exchange so I obviously don't know what I think about it. Based on the information you've given, it sounds like you simply (maybe aggressively) told someone that a Retic is not a good beginner snake and that said person should do some research before getting ANY snake. If I'm correct, I agree with you for speaking up, even if you probably didn't say it the way I may have It sounds like opinions were asked for. If this is the case, you offered an opinion.

When someone says, "A rat bit my snake and it's bleeding, what do I do?" In my opinion, "Why do you feed live?" is not an appropriate or helpful response. Do you see the difference?

Yes, I agree, redundancies are redundant. Obviously the person is feeding live, how could a frozen rat bite! So, I suppose maybe you're into a different strand than I am on the subject. But, all in all, I'm right there with you. If we're not here to help, and help nicely, why exist?