Troy,



Your post is completely spot on.

Being a real herper means you not only say you love the animals, and all that goes along with it, but you actually put to practice what you say. That means showing respect to all.

We all can differ on how we do things, or how we view things, and have differences of opinion. However, as Frank has shown, it is not even that simple.

Ego is one of humankind's worst follies. I think seeing how bad in some ways the world is, is only the silver lining of proof.

Unfortunately, in our hobby, we have some that are only driven by their ego. Those are the kind that troll forums, belittle others, and are so egocentric, it makes the hobby not even fun anymore for others. That makes it all about them, and them trying to battle their insecurities by belittling others. That really is the case.

Part of respecting the animal and the hobby is respecting others as well. For people like Frank, it is apparent he simply does not. I would not even use the word " herper " in the same sentence as him, because the real herpers I know would never act like him, to begin with. Never.

Again, ego and selfism is what ruins it for many others. Those who are trying to be the self-appointed big shots of our hobby miss what it is all about to begin with. To me, they are not real herpers, as they do not engage the joy of having our animals, to the fullest extent. Part of that, is respecting the community that makes up our hobby.

Weed those types of people out. Give them less and less attention. Don't respond to them on the forums. The less attention they get, the less of a platform they have to spew their egocentric ramblings. Once they get tired of no attention, they leave. Then, the headaches in our hobby disappear.

Again, good post. You really seem to discern ( no pun intended ) how things really are.




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