Listen up everyone, This ends.

infernalis · 12-20-12, 12:39 PM

Over the last few months the overall attitudes of people here have gone straight down the sewer.

The time has come to end it, before anymore long time members bail on us.

The complaints and reported posts are piling up.

So here's the deal, wanna post like an idiot?? click here. 4chan

However, if you want to discuss herps, great happy to have you...

The next rule violation will get banned, if you are someone I would hesitate to ban, then I will let View Profile: Boots handle it. He won't hesitate based on any personal histories.

It's perfectly OK to debate and disagree on the forum, but if you feel the need to take a personal jab at someone, I would advise against it.

Name calling, bullying and putting people down is NOT acceptable, it never was, yet somehow we lost our way and the forum is suffering for it.

BarelyBreathing · 12-20-12, 01:16 PM

THANK YOU! It's gotten really old.

shaunyboy · 12-20-12, 01:20 PM

i'm glad you've finally said something Wayne.....

as said something needs to change before this place ends up with,next to NO hands on experience/knowledge...

and turns into one giant pissing contest..

imo we NEED all the long term keepers we have left..

re heres a thought
if the people who are,pickings peoples posts apart,arguing semantics,name calling,etc,etc,end up causing all the long time keepers to bail out...

then WHO will give out the " good quality solid advice ",if their reptiles have HEALTH or HUSBANDRY issues ?????

maybe then these members will regret their actions,especially when reptiles start to suffer,due to their being NO one left to help them ?

just my humble opinion

cheers shaun

p.s.if i have caused any grief towards the management of our forum,then i sincerly apologise

EmbraceCalamity · 12-20-12, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

imo we NEED all the long term keepers we have left..

Not to be a smartass, but aren't most people here longtime keepers?

~Maggot

infernalis · 12-20-12, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

Not to be a smartass, but aren't most people here longtime keepers?

~Maggot

Yes they are, or at the very least aspiring to be...

Therefore demanding equal respect.

EmbraceCalamity · 12-20-12, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infernalis

Yes they are, or at the very least aspiring to be...

Therefore demanding equal respect.

That's what I thought. It's just interesting that it seems like everyone's talking about longtime keepers as if we only have a few and we're in danger of losing every single one of them when I'm pretty sure almost every member is one. So to lose a large portion of them, we'd have to lose a large portion of the forum, which seems very unlikely, to say the least.

Point being, I think y'all worry too much. Don't worry. Be happy.

~Maggot

erichillkeast · 12-20-12, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

Not to be a smartass, but aren't most people here longtime keepers?

~Maggot

I don't believe that most people on here are long time keepers. I for one am not a long time keeper, and I see many posts from people that have just recently got their first snake. They just don't post the same quantity of posts as those who are long time keeper.

EmbraceCalamity · 12-20-12, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by erichillkeast

I don't believe that most people on here are long time keepers. I for one am not a long time keeper, and I see many posts from people that have just recently got their first snake. They just don't post the same quantity of posts as those who are long time keeper.

You only have 17 posts. Not to be a douche, but I wouldn't consider you truly a part of the forum yet.

~Maggot

dinosaurdammit · 12-20-12, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

You only have 17 posts. Not to be a douche, but I wouldn't consider you truly a part of the forum yet.

~Maggot

And that sounds a bit elitist. I think once you join you are a part of the forum. Liked or not depends on how you further post, but once you make that intro post everyone welcomes you to the "forum family".

RandyRhoads · 12-20-12, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

You only have 17 posts. Not to be a douche, but I wouldn't consider you truly a part of the forum yet.

~Maggot

You've been here two months. Despite your ridiculous post count, I wouldn't consider you truly a part of the forum yet. Not to be a douche or anything.

He's a member and he's just as much a "part" as you or I.

erichillkeast · 12-20-12, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

You only have 17 posts. Not to be a douche, but I wouldn't consider you truly a part of the forum yet.

~Maggot

Replies like this are the reason that I only have 17 posts

shaunyboy · 12-20-12, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

Not to be a smartass, but aren't most people here longtime keepers?

~Maggot

imo and i'm NOT being cheeky or insulting,NO not everyone on here here are longtime keepers

maybe i should have been more clear in what i was saying...

i meant people with years of hands on experience,not many members on here have the experience and quality advice,these people give out

Quote:

Originally Posted by infernalis

Yes they are, or at the very least aspiring to be...

Therefore demanding equal respect.

imo we are all on a learning curve and as human beings we all should command the same respect

i was talking about years and years of hands on experience and the advice these people have to offer mate

Quote:

Originally Posted by erichillkeast

I don't believe that most people on here are long time keepers. I for one am not a long time keeper, and I see many posts from people that have just recently got their first snake. They just don't post the same quantity of posts as those who are long time keeper.

thank you mate...

that was the point i was trying to make

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

You only have 17 posts. Not to be a douche, but I wouldn't consider you truly a part of the forum yet.

~Maggot

^^^^^
this is the type of crap thats pulling this place apart....

i'm sure someone like Mykee who's been on here since 2002,could sit and say that about 99% of us members

Maggot you may have a higher post count than the 17 of the member,your telling is not " truely a part of our forum "

but how much of those post you have are REPTILE RELATED imo not many

imo this forum is different from other forums,because we DON'T treat each other as random strangers,we treat each other as we would real life,face to face friends,with dignity and respect,why is that so hard to grasp ?

cheers shaun

Squirtle · 12-25-12, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

You only have 17 posts. Not to be a douche, but I wouldn't consider you truly a part of the forum yet.

~Maggot

Are you kidding me? Taking the time to sign up and having the ability to post the number of times you want DOES make you part of the forum. Not everyone has a large amount of time to waste on making a lot of posts.

SpOoKy · 12-20-12, 01:46 PM

WOW...even on our "everyone grow up thread" we have returned to grade 1.

Very disapointing

SpOoKy · 12-20-12, 01:48 PM

Thank you Wayne for trying to mediate things around here. There are some of us who know what this forum was like and how it has been as of late.

Can't risk loosing the long time leepers who contribute INFORMATIVE posts.