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Why of all of the kingsnake subspecies, why do gray bandeds get their own forum and classified section? Don't you think it's about time to merge them into the kingsnake forum and change the "other kingsnakes & milksnakes" classifieds to "kingsnakes & milksnakes"??????

The way its set up makes no sense. Why doesn't trans pecos or green ratsnakes have their own forum/classifieds and all other ratsnakes get thrown in a "other ratsnakes and foxsnakes" section??

"why do gray bandeds get their own forum and classified section?"

It's so they can stay away from everyone else while they argue and bicker amongst themselves about which mile marker or rock a snake originated from..

I am happy with the way it is, and wouldn't change a thing to be honest.

~Doug
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What Doug said. In this particular case, leave it split, PLEASE. Maybe not the classifieds (I don't see many GBKs offered up on that section) but leave the fora split.

I can see merging back maybe the Mexicana forum, and putting the old/new world rat snake fora back together though. Kingsnake has, it seems like, attempted to take a pragmatic approach to splitting fora out rather than basing it on taxonomy. Sometimes they get too split happy though.
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>> I can see merging back maybe the Mexicana forum, and putting the old/new world rat snake fora back together though. Kingsnake has, it seems like, attempted to take a pragmatic approach to splitting fora out rather than basing it on taxonomy. Sometimes they get too split happy though.
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Actually, this year we reduced a great many of the subforums and such. Ya'all didnt notice.
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which ones got the axe? I still see...10 or 12? Listed on this page under subforums

I tend to not like splitting unless/until traffic gets unmanageable for readers to keep up with. It's why I'm fine with a BP forum and a leopard gecko forum (just for the sake of not flooding the regular gecko and python forum), but don't really care for having tons of splitting...I think it fosters more clannishness and tends to segregate different parts of our hobby, depriving us of different experiences and viewpoints that might be applied to different questions.
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.
6.6 African House snakes
3.2 reticulated pythons
.1 corn snake
4.2 Florida Kings
1.2 speckled kings
1.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 Argentine boa

Honestly Paul, I cant remember. We made a whole lot of changes in march and april to the forums.
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Cindy,

The only thing I would recommend, and would really love to see, is the classifieds "other kingsnakes and milk snakes" split into two separate classified categories: kingsnakes and then one for milk snakes. You have milk-heads and king-freaks, and sometimes you simply don't want to wade through 50 ads for Cal king before you see the first worthwhile milk ad (and I'm not slamming Cal kings as I keep several pairs myself).

I've always wondered why such a large grouping of species and subspecies are sharing the same classified category, while something like New World ratsnakes has it's own category (which I love too).

Mitch

>>Cindy,
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>>The only thing I would recommend, and would really love to see, is the classifieds "other kingsnakes and milk snakes" split into two separate classified categories: kingsnakes and then one for milk snakes. You have milk-heads and king-freaks, and sometimes you simply don't want to wade through 50 ads for Cal king before you see the first worthwhile milk ad (and I'm not slamming Cal kings as I keep several pairs myself).
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>>I've always wondered why such a large grouping of species and subspecies are sharing the same classified category, while something like New World ratsnakes has it's own category (which I love too).
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>>Mitch

I agree, because it is a large grouping !

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>>It's so they can stay away from everyone else while they argue and bicker amongst themselves about which mile marker or rock a snake originated from..
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Um yeah graybands are not the only bickerers... Just saying....
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Yeah, I know, but they are real good at it though. It was the very first thing that came to mind when I saw the poster's original question..LOL!

~Doug
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Leave well enough alone. Doen't get the alternas lost in amongst all the man made candy cane kings.
theOLDherper
Pete

Actually, because Jeff B. made this site and his love is graybands....so there.

Kerby...
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Yep....... This site evolved from the alternapage......
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John Lassiter
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this all started with a grey band forum...then grew....

....grew too big.....LOL.....

....(make it smaller, take away , I don't know...the sahre button?LOL)...

Thanxx
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................JY

Yeah, I have never seen ANYTHING more annoying in my entire life than than this constantly in the way "SHARE" button!

~Doug

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I hate mentioning it...last time I whined they banned me till I shut up about the button....haaa....never used it...accidentally move over it almost twice every post...there are 2 share buttons...who the hey are we going to share with? if they want to see this stuff they can come in here and look....facebook , a way to be connected to the world...NOOOO a way to feel like someone actually gives a rat's bass about you and your worthless crappy life....(*facebook and all other crap online sharing sites)....you know if you hit the facebook and share it will actually say posting this on your page or something...even if you have no page....?.....

anyways....maybe people actually use it....LOL>...yea...right...and if they are that bored get over to my house...I some snake and mouse crap to clean up for them...!!!....
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................JY

Too funny!!

Now if the button was moved over just a bit it wouldn't be a problem at all!, but ya have to practically glide over the thing to hit the normal "reply to this message" button.

As a matter of fact, I accidentally went over that dumb button AGAIN! to post this!..HAHAHAA!!

~Doug
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>>Now if the button was moved over just a bit it wouldn't be a problem at all!, but ya have to practically glide over the thing to hit the normal "reply to this message" button.
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One the super secret kingsnake project is up, I will look into getting this moved...
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Well, at least this stupid little share window goes away quickly, On one of my image hosting sites they had this interactive advertising that would start automatically downloading video commercials for antacids, dish soaps, other products. This was so annoying having to fend off these unwanted downloads! Lately that has ceased, thank the gods of minor annoyances.

...you are our HERO!!

thanks!!

~Doug
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>>...you are our HERO!!
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>>thanks!!
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Ehh you dont love me, you didnt find me at the show. Perhaps you heard the rumor i was gonna beat ya for messing on mah forums while I was away?
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Oh, not at all Cindy!!, I wanted VERY MUCH to meet you there at Daytona!. But by the time the idiots finally left their house, got a speeding ticket on I-95, picked me up and we finally got there, it was around 2:00 freakin pm. Then after it seemed I just got there, the dude's had to leave at exactly 4:00pm. It was absolutely ridiculous, and was basically over for me in no time, and I only saw a small fraction of the people I wanted to see there..LOL!

Oh, It will happen!, and we will have great laughs I'm sure!..

later!, ~Doug
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>>Oh, It will happen!, and we will have great laughs I'm sure!..
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And here I thought Rainer and John passed along that I was gonna slap you up the side of the head. My second set of eyes sent me a saturday morning text to do so...
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LOL!!,...I can certainly picture that happening!

~Doug
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It's even more annoying when I check this site out on my cell phone! It really makes me not want to even check in when I'm not home.
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>>I hate mentioning it...last time I whined they banned me till I shut up about the button....haaa...
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Dude,

Calling bullspit on this. The share button has been added since I took control I believe and I can PROMISE you aint been banned since I have been site coordinator. PFFFT
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You gotta admit, the ladies pretty cool!

>>You gotta admit, the ladies pretty cool!

LOL Thanks Bob!
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I will add my whiny voice to the share haters. Get rid of those godforsaken buttons, or at least move them out of the freakin way!!
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0.1 Peruvian rainbow boa (Amaru)
2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (Arco, Olho)
1.3.1 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Chakar, Hari, Saksak)
1.0 Thayeri kingsnake (Coatl)
0.0.1 Mexican black kingsnake (Mora)
2.7 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, Uce, TBA)
1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters

>>I will add my whiny voice to the share haters. Get rid of those godforsaken buttons, or at least move them out of the freakin way!!
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I did comment further down on this as well, once the kingsnake secret project launches I will work to get the tech guys to move it.
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Yeah, I just couldn't let this subject go unwhined at....
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0.1 Peruvian rainbow boa (Amaru)
2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (Arco, Olho)
1.3.1 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Chakar, Hari, Saksak)
1.0 Thayeri kingsnake (Coatl)
0.0.1 Mexican black kingsnake (Mora)
2.7 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, Uce, TBA)
1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters

Why of all of the kingsnake subspecies, why do gray bandeds get their own forum and classified section?

>>>In the beginning Jeff created The Alterna Page and it was good. Seriously this whole website started as just The Alterna Page. Jeff was/is a grayband hunter. He started The Alterna Page and forum first and the rest of the site grew from that.

Don't you think it's about time to merge them into the kingsnake forum and change the "other kingsnakes & milksnakes" classifieds to "kingsnakes & milksnakes"??????

>>>I don't. I like it the way it is. Gray banded kingsnakes have a unique culture all their own. Merging would almost certainly result in some alterna hunter starting a new website and forum devoted exclusivly to Graybands. Alot of the original participants of the Grayband forum are still here and it's the only forum they read/post on.

>>>Take a trip to west TX in June and you will understand. All the herpers hang out in the hotels in the daytime, watch the Weather Channel and talk about herps. Then at night we all hit the roads. Some even bring out herps to sell and trade although this has decreased quite alot within the last 10 years or so. I actually used to sell more graybands(captive born of course as almost no grayband hunters are willing to part with one they collected) at the hotels than I did at herp shows. You will make friends from all over the country, it's a great experience.
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