I don't want to complain, but...

[RachelS.]

It kind of gets on my nerves when people ask reptile questions on here instead of going to that certain herp forum.

For example... someone may ask what's a good age to breed ball pythons. They ask here instead of going to the ball python forum.

What do you guys think? Again, I don't want to seem like I'm complaining or trying to make a big fuss... I was just saying what I thought about this.

[Burmies]

I would guess that the reason for this is that maybe not everyone goes to that forum and they figure that everyone goes to the general forum. So more people will see it.

Burmies

[JasonBrennan]

Dosn't bother me at all.

[JeffT]

They want to kow everyones opinion instead just one forum, also like Burmies said not everyone goes to every forum. I dont have a problem with it either.

[mykee]

Unlike, everyone else, I do have a problem with it. That's the reason that there are DIFFERENT forums, and not just one big free-for-all. When I have a specific question, I like to go to the specific forum where I know I can get educated responses to that question.

[RachelS.]

exactly mykee!! That's what I was talking about

[Tim and Julie B]

The thing is it says anything goes so most people are quite comfortable posting. I don't mind even an itty bitty bit.

[marisa]

It also depends on how people read the messages.

Some people just click "all new posts" so they see any question in all catagories. Other people only visit the specific area of the forums.

Its not that I don't agree, its that telling people they can't post a ball python question in the general python forum, and ONLY in the ball python forum, won't work. What would the general python forum be for? General pythons?



Marisa

[RachelS.]

Well yeah, Marisa... I think they can post all questions about pythons in the general python forum if they don't have a forum
-or- if they do, and to post any python pics... that's what I do. But I don't go to a general forum to post something about a reptile if it has it's own specific forum with experienced people. You never know who you could get on a general forum! And I know all forums can pose a wrong response, but I believe that a general forum is not the place to post threads with a reptile question. Do you get what I mean?

[Linds]

Taken from the HOWTO Forum, thread title "How to choose an appropriate forum"...

Originally posted by Linds
Not sure where exactly to post your thread? Here's a more detailed description of the forums to help you find out where it fits

<B>General Discussion Forum</B>
This is reserved for threads that do not fit into any of the designated forums.

<B>Front Page Polls Forum</B>
This is where you can post a poll if you want it to appear on the sSnakeSs.com homepage.

<B>Feeder Forum</B>
This is reserved for threads pertaining to the feeder (crickets, roaches, rats, mice, rabbits, fish, etc), such as raising them, etc., not to the animal that is eating them.

<B>Classified Forums</B>
These are self-explanatory. Lizards for sale, go in the For Sale: Lizard Forum, wanted ads go in the Wanted Forums, etc. Snake ads do not go in Lizard Forums, etc. Please refer to the <a href="http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8018">rules</a> for these forums. The "Other" Forum is designated for supplies, exotics, amphibians, invertabrates, etc. NO domestics or other non-herp related items please. Classified ads go in the Classified Forums, not species-specific forums, General Forums, etc.

<B>General Species Forums</b>
<I>These include the General Python Forum, the General Boa Forum, General Colubrid Forum, General Venomous Forum, General Lizard Forum, General Amphibian Forum, General Invertabrates Forum, General Fish, General Turtle/Tortoise, and General Crocodilian Forum.</I> These forums are for threads that are of mixed content (more than one species of specified family), for threads that are general in nature - pertaining to more than one species of said family, for threads pertaining to animals that do not already have designated forums.

<B>Species-Specific Forums</B>
<I>These include, but are not limited to, such forums as the Boa Constrictor Forum, Morelia Spilota Forum, Giant Python Forum, Elaphe Guttata Guttata Forum, etc etc. </I>These are for threads pertaining to said species, these threads do not go in the General (Family) Forums, or the General Discussion Forum.

[mykee]

Rachel; Yay! for once, the 'Rules" are on my (our) side!!!

[Tim and Julie B]

Yup, the rules are the rules, and if everyone posted a question they had at the time it came to them on the forum they were currently visiting because they were already there then things would get pretty confusing, but I suppose if it only happens once in a while then no harm, no foul! But, yeah, I understand the annoyance to some. Just not to me.

[marylyn101]

Why are you complaining and wasting your time with it.

[Lisa]

I find it annoying when people post stuff better meant for other forums too. I don't think complaining about it is wasting anyone's time, it's educating the people that don't know any better.

[jncoclub]

I'll admit it, I've unintentially posted snake feeding questions in the Feeder Forum or accidently typed something about my burm in the boas. But I have gotten an email from one of the moderators kindly saying that they have reposted my question to the appropriate forum for me. So I will apologize for doing it, I do try to pay attention where I am, but it's just so darn easy to get wrapped up into a bunch of great forums and forget where exactly you are.