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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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.

EmbraceCalamity · 12-20-12, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dinosaurdammit

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".

Really? If someone made one intro post and then never returned, they'd still be "part" of the forum?

I'm not speaking against whoever it was. They're welcome to be a member, and I have nothing against them. I just personally perceive being a member and being a part of a forum as different things. I'm allowed to have that opinion. Doesn't make him/her any less of a member.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandyRhoads

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.

I never said I was a part of the forum.

Also, you just said that you wouldn't consider me a part, and then said I'm as much of a part as yourself. So please make up your mind.

~Maggot

**millertime89** · 12-20-12, 02:35 PM

You're here, you have more than one quality (I would assume) post, you're a part of the forum.

You want no drama? Then keep threads like SATN (despite the hilarity of the abbreviation) and SATN spin-off from appearing and threads like the Jamp one from taking the direction that it took. I've said it before, the forum goes in the direction you let it go.

**Aaron_S** · 12-20-12, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by millertime89

You're here, you have more than one quality (I would assume) post, you're a part of the forum.

You want no drama? Then keep threads like SATN (despite the hilarity of the abbreviation) and SATN spin-off from appearing and threads like the Jamp one from taking the direction that it took. I've said it before, the forum goes in the direction you let it go.

You linking the hot debated threads to other groups somehow helps keep it all drama free