Serious Questions for you

[ydnic]

*pats mykee on the back* Good job - you sure told me!

[marisa]

Ydnic you are the only person with the attitude here. We all know when each other is joking, and everyone knows what tone my post was. And on top of that, we all know Mykee and know his post was in good humour.

Sorry you are too uptight to see that. But yes, as a moderator I WILL encrouage humour between members. Yup.

Marisa

[spidergecko]

Originally posted by marisa
Ydnic you are the only person with the attitude here. We all know when each other is joking, and everyone knows what tone my post was. And on top of that, we all know Mykee and know his post was in good humour.

Sorry you are too uptight to see that. But yes, as a moderator I WILL encrouage humour between members. Yup.

Marisa

I think this is a good example of the favoritism mentioned earlier.

[varanus69]

*pats mykee on the back aswell* lmao
Hey mykee if you took the time to get your head out of your butt and read my other posts you would see i have not been rude to anyone untill now....maybe your dislexic?
::my posts on this site are helpful, pleasant and knowledgeable:: yeah cuz callin me a choda really makes your point all that much stronger lol some peoples children....This is the first time I've participated in a debate and you call me a choda....see how far are we getting with all this name calling? nowhere so what is the point? now just in case you can't comprehend any of this i can send you an audio email for your mediocre communication skills.....Let the pissing match begin ........

[marisa]

I cannot believe in a thread talking about attacks and attitude you guys are getting into both attacks and attitude. It's like ironic that this thread is a magnet for it apparently.

Anyways keep it NICE. No name calling. No attacks.

Jokes, yes. Being funny, yes. But let's tone it down with the other stuff.

Marisa

[marisa]

Because I knew Mykee was joking?!!? LMAO o.k.

But if I knew another member was joking I would what? Ban them for that comment?

I wouldn't even PM them for that comment. It was a NOTHING comment. Totally in line with the rules and innocent in it's humour.

Guys. RELAX.

Marisa

[BoidKeeper]

maybe your dislexic?

Easy on the dislexic jokes buddy.
Trevor

[marisa]

Crap. I see the name calling on both sides of the arguement has started.

I can close this thread because of it. Or I can leave it open and we can actually talk about ideas to make the site better for newbies.

One more personal comment, it's closed. If you have ideas to make the site better for new people or anyone for that matter, share. Let's discuss. If not, close it down and don't reply.

Marisa
P.S. I am laughing at myself though as my message 2 up was very late! Sorry. No coffee.

[BoidKeeper]

And besides everyone knows I'm Marisa's favorite. So there!
Cheers,
Trevor

[BoidKeeper]

There are at least two sites out there with forums specifically for newbies to ask for help in. red tail boa.net and the chondro forum. Why not make a special forum here just where newbies can ask questions. That way if you don't like answering newbie questions you don't have to. Stay out of it if you don't want to see the same question over and over again. We talked about a forum for experienced herpers but that's not what we need, a newbie forum is what we need. A specific place where they can ask for help about everything and anything with out fear of being attacked.
That's my two cents,
Trevor

[varanus69]

Boidkeeper no worries man. I can use that line cuz i AM dislexic. you should see my writting before i proof read it lol. And marisa i agree lets relax here a little ( yes i'm as guilty as the next this time) and work on being sociable. I've vented and done now. if the newbie q's are to much for some people to type out maybe we could just copy and paste the answers from the sections the mods write out for care. like Matt_K
SUPERMODERATOR
Ball Python FAQ Sheet: Check here first! post on the bp forum and such... that would save alot of typing cramps for some that complain about it... at least these people are asking and willing to learn.

[marisa]

I was JUST going to bring those up varanus69!!!

A good place to start is the FAQ sections. It takes about ten seconds to link to one in a reply and they are a good place for starters information. After they read that, surely they can use google for more or have better questions to ask us.

Marisa

[spidergecko]

Originally posted by BoidKeeper
...Why not make a special forum here just where newbies can ask questions. That way if you don't like answering newbie questions you don't have to. Stay out of it if you don't want to see the same question over and over again. ...

Posts in a newbie forum will still show up in the "Recent Posts" list so everyone crying that they hate hearing newbie questions will still have to read them. The idea is good in a general sense but I pretty sure most people choose to read those posts that catch their attention, rather than ones from specific forums.

[BoidKeeper]

They won't still have to read them. I alway click on the new post link and the new lizard post come up but I haven't opened one in over a year. It works on other sites...

[spidergecko]

Originally posted by BoidKeeper
They won't still have to read them. I alway click on the new post link and the new lizard post come up but I haven't opened one in over a year. It works on other sites...

Yes, but you are also not one of the people complaining about newbie questions; which obviously means you have patience and tolerance, and might also explain why you were chosen to be a mod. Those people who are complaining can just as easily ignore the "Hi, can I keep my snake with my anole?" threads in General Chat. The difference is that in a newbie forum they would have less justification if they complain, but I can guarantee they will still respond because it will bother them if they can't say their piece.