ALL Ball Python breeders, STOP posting photos with no info about what you posted

[supergeeman]

Hilarious thread.... How to shoot yourself in the face..... Lesson... Why use a hundred stupid words... When a handful would suffice?
How about "could any breeder posting a photo of their latest morph, please remember to tell us what it is"

[Zephyr]

Telling people to kill themselves is not cool.

[supergeeman]

Who's telling someone to kill them self?

[Zephyr]

"How to shoot yourself in the face" -supergeeman

Or did you mean something else? The wording is a bit weird.

[Ransack]

Hilarious thread.... How to shoot yourself in the face..... Lesson... Why use a hundred stupid words... When a handful would suffice?
How about "could any breeder posting a photo of their latest morph, please remember to tell us what it is"

No its OK. I received the standard internet anonymity responses of "shove it, your a stupid face." I received and read a couple of well thought out responses as well, actual debate. This was always open for debate. Basically the overall consensus is "the breeders do want they want" which was always fine by me. Later.

[supergeeman]

"How to shoot yourself in the face" -supergeeman

Or did you mean something else? The wording is a bit weird.

Yes of course I did.... Its similar to "shot myself in the foot" both found in the "urban dictionary"... Maybe I should have gone with foot.... Basically it means you've said or done something that has blown up in your face etc....

[Zephyr]

Yes of course I did.... Its similar to "shot myself in the foot" both found in the "urban dictionary"... Maybe I should have gone with foot.... Basically it means you've said or done something that has blown up in your face etc....

Oh ok. My apologies

[supergeeman]

No problem

[JLC]

Here's the problem with this thread Ransack... The problem isn't with the point you're trying to make, the problem is with the tone you used in your very first post. Intentional or not, the tone you set was one of a spoiled, self-righteous pre-teen stomping their foot and demanding that the world conform to their wishes.

After that, genuine debate and discussion about the topic you wished to raise is VERY difficult to achieve because everyone is reading what you say with that first tone in their ears.

As Chief Editor of The Reptile Report, I find it very challenging to run across gorgeous ball python photos (or any other animal for that matter, this doesn't happen just with ball pythons) that I'd like to share, but I don't know anything about. All I can say is, "Here's a great looking ball python" which isn't very helpful. Honestly, except for exceptionally stunning animals, I will pass on nice pictures that have no information attached to them.

BUT...people are going to do what they want to do regardless of what any of the rest of us think about it or wish they'd do.

I would suggest that if you want to have a discussion about profitable and efficacious marketing techniques, you quit this thread and start a fresh one with a more reasonable tone that invites people to have that discussion rather than throwing up walls against what sounds like a toddler tantrum.

[Ransack]

JLC, Thank You. I admit the original post was too frank. It doesn't come across as a tantrum in my opinion, but I apologize for the "in your face" tone. I am always very interested in the market and love debate on things that could be done different or better.