Quote Originally Posted by missi182 View Post
Also, keep an eye on who you are contradicting, not because this is a popularity contest, but because admins and moderators have those titles because they are well learned and respected here, and NEVER give dangerous advice. Many of our bp.net veterans fall into this category as well.
Missi, thank you for your post, but I DO want to point out something. Any member is welcome to respectfully disagree with any member of staff just as they are with any other member of this community.

To say that we NEVER give dangerous advice would depend on your point of view. I happen to feed live, as do many of our staff members. I know it to be safe if done correctly, but someone else may not believe this, and may believe this to be dangerous advice. Does that make sense?

Also, just because we are staff doesn't mean that we aren't also human and aren't also learning along with the rest of you.

Yes, staff and bp.net veterans may have more hands on experience than a brand new member (although we also have brand new members with loads of experience as well), but I don't think any one of us would say that we are experts, as hopefully we're all open to learning new things.

However - there are general guidelines that are considered "basic" care for new users, and those we tend to stick pretty hard and fast to (and when someone is asking basic husbandry questions, then we're not going to recommend that they run out and get a huge 55 gallon tank for their baby when they haven't even mastered getting a smaller enclosure to be stable yet), but as a keeper gains more hands on experience, they are encouraged to open their minds and try new things as long as they don't put their animals at risk.

I know I'm rambling, but I hope that makes sense.