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ascott

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No I didn't. I just wanted a moderator to tell me what was wrong with those posts. I was defending what I perceived as an attack against my sister's morals. I PM'd the moderator on duty and was not answered. So I asked publickly.


Miss Maggie....take it from me....once "the powers that be" have you on their list....then the whiners and the self praised will prevail....there is this awesome thing on this forum...it is called the ignore feature...you can set it up on any member, it sure makes visits to the forum so much better....kinda like all of the aholes disappear with the snap of a few buttons....click, gone, no fuss no muss....just sharing is all....;)
 

Alaskamike

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I see this forum as a way to connect with others in the hobby of tort keeping and a place to both share and learn valuable information on husbandry skills.

NOT as a place to assert my own authority , skill or superior knowledge ( if I had any :), to share gossip or what I had for breakfast. But you do have a chat area , so others can use that too, for fun and connection, in any way they wish.

My observation on the censorship was only in reference to strong differences of opinion on specific techniques of tort care or breeding ( ex. cross breeding brings out some heated debate . So does taking torts out of the wild, etc. or keeping torts in a swamp ( just kidding )

Not personal crap and insult which is childish and immaterial to me. As Someone already said. It's easy to just ignore or block if that's their agenda.

It's been mentioned that some of us "complaining " have been here less than a year ( I'm one of those ) and we don't understand the history - haven't been through the " wars". Okay. I get that.

But , please take this as intended - often a new person to an organization ( or forum) can plainly see something that the old timers miss. A fresh set of eyes can sometimes see " The forests from the trees" in a different way.

Look. This is a great forum. One of the best I've participated in. Passion , advanced knowledge , great photos, funny stories , and experimental advances in the hobby.

The care sheets and stickeys here are extremely valuable. Hard fought advances in breeding success are freely shared. You couldn't buy that knowledge. Great stuff.

I would like to see even more of the most advanced , experienced , and educated among the hobbyists as well as professionals be active on the forum. This is not facebook, there are many places for social media to thrive. The great value here is knowledge. At least to me.

The breeders , veterinarians , zoologists , reptile specialists , biologists , as well as the 12 yo with their first tort all have value and something to share. I hate to see anyone leave.

As far as I can tell , this is the most popular and used forum on tortoise care on the Internet. Probably saved the lives of countless torts. So you MODS and old timers here have done a GREAT job.

Every once in a while a can of worms gets opened - if a member is insulted by a challenge to their opinion that's their problem. If they retort with insult then of course you MoDS should intervene. I was not originally referring to any of that.
 
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Maggie Cummings

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Miss Maggie....take it from me....once "the powers that be" have you on their list....then the whiners and the self praised will prevail....there is this awesome thing on this forum...it is called the ignore feature...you can set it up on any member, it sure makes visits to the forum so much better....kinda like all of the aholes disappear with the snap of a few buttons....click, gone, no fuss no muss....just sharing is all....;)

Unfortunately most think I'm the ahole tho.....
 

ascott

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Unfortunately most think I'm the ahole tho.....


hmmm, seems to me the phrase that comes to mind is one you are accused of using a in a couple private conversations???? "f" something or the other....lol....okay dear...not to worry....

Someone once told me,

Don't let negative and toxic people rent space in your head. Raise the rent and kick them out!

:p;)
 

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