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BrianSmith
at Sat Dec 13 16:08:20 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BrianSmith ]
Regardless of if a post contains ideas or suggestions that are contrary to what some herp society "deems inappropriate or irresponsible" I think that we all as member here have a responsibility to be civil and cordial to one another and never condescending. And quite frankly, I do not think that any herp society anywhere sets any standard for me or anyone else in terms of how we should keep our pets. These forums here are not subsidiaries of the greater Chicago Herpetology Society. And some memeber of that society is not the designated voice of authority in worldwide reptile husbandry. Some of the biggest idiots I know in this hobby are high ranking memebers of the highly esteemed Southern California Herpetological Society, lol. I sure as $#!# am not going to listen to them.
But I'm getting a little off course here. The issue at hand, and what you keep ignoring is that your friend was way out of line with what she said to me. I had made very clear what exactly I meant and it in no way got off the path of the fact that it is best to feed inside cages. But she misconstrued it and made it sound like I was recommending that every kid whip out their 15 foot burm and hand them a rabbit. She referred to my example of an exception as "advice" and referred to my advice across the board as "lousy". This is no way for someone who is supposedly held in high regard by a reputable herp society to behave. And the other thing that you are ignoring is that she has had a personal issue with me from day one! This has been going on for a long time and I'm sick of it. It's petty and it's irritating. And don't get me wrong,. I couldn't give a rat's @$$ what she or anyone else thinks about me,. I just hate when I am falsely accused. And then,... because she is your friend,. you had to jump in and take her side without even giving the evidence of the posts any real consideration. She was unreasonable and wrong and then you had to be her knight in shining armor and state in a blanket manner that all that she said was right, and that I was wrong. But all it really did in it's transparency was to make you look bad. And like you often do Rob, I am just shooting straight with you here. You can try to justify all that happened and your part in it all you want but I think it's pretty obvious not only to myself just what happened and why. And this will all be forgotten in a few days and it will blow over and I can go back to respecting you and your opinions once again, but Rob,. you should never sacrifice your credibility to blindly protect or defend personal loyalties.
Congrats on acquiring the 8 indian pythons. That would be very exciting INDEED. It is not very often that I envy another herper, but I am in a state of envy right now over that. What are the sex ratios, do you know? And do you intend to breed them and perhaps supply new bloodlines to remote zoos and other such institutions?
As to anything else,. this is my last post on this issue unless I am hit with questions or further riled. But as I'm sure you are aware, I just come here to post and share my thoughts and I try to help where I can and above all else I try to have fun and to be nice to others. I don't look for trouble, but when it falls in my lap I have no problem dealing with it appropriately and firmly. Now,. back to positive posts.  Happy herping.
>>Brian I do agree with you, however, I think people also need to understand that when they post comments or advice that may be contrary to what the herpetological community (and by that, I mean people who have made real contributions to the hobby/profession) would deem inappropriate or irresponsible or less than ideal, I think it is perfectly fine to speak up and debate the issue. The problem is, most people don't know how to do this w/out getting all bent out of shape. So, w/out trying to beat a dead horse, lets just say that all forums/internet discussions go through these periods (in some ways, it flushes out things that need to be flushed; so to speak).
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>>In terms of Indian Pythons, I couldn't agree more. Our wildlife center may be acquiring a group of 8 individuals in the near future...pretty exciting.
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RE: Does the forum need more indians?...... - BrianSmith, Sat Dec 13 16:08:20 2003