The Reptile 'Community'

[Barney_M]

Now, I cannot help but laugh at the reptile 'community'. Sure I am a member, i keep herps, i love herps but to people who are not members of the 'community' we must look completely stupid and honestly we are not doing anything to promote the hobby. in fact we probably put people off!

I think this post is long voerdue and we need to discuss the reptile 'community'. All everyone in the community does, especially on youtube and forums is bash each other. We alwasy find something to bash each other about and onlookers must laugh in our faces and think we look stupid, because we are. Instead of helping people with questions or trying to advise them on how to care for an animal better, we insult them. we call each other stupid, insult each other beyond belief and dont help each other.

this is not a good image to give ourselves and it probably puts people off owning reptiles. Everywhere i look with this community people insult each other. for example there is a certain user on youtube, anyone says a comment about his reptiles and he makes a video about them calling the f*gs and basically trying to convince other member of the community to turn against them. why?! Surely our aim should be to help each other and get along and PROMOTE the hobby.

I am actrually in dispear with this 'community' as to be honest it is a load of bol*ocks and i am not a proud member. i do not feel like i can discuss everything on forums and i do not feel like i can bring some subject up with the fear of everyone insulting me and what not and it shouldnt be like that.

This community needs to open its eyes and see what is going on and sort out these problems. we should be proud of other members and not spend the whole time having a dig at them. we should spend more time helping and promoting the hobby. Yes this has been a rant, but a much needed one. this community needs to open its friggen eyes and do something about it.

rant over


(lets see how many insulting comments i get for this post)

[Demon Reptiles]

I know exactly what your getting at and things do need to change and insults do need to stop.

[Mason]

Don't mistake this forum for "the reptile community" This barely scrathes the surface. Agreed on other points though, this forum can be a disgrace sometimes, embarrasing.

[Barney_M]

yes i know but it isnt just this forum. its youtube, ball-pythons.net(rarely though) etc

yoyutube would probably be the biggest contributer tbh

[kaimarion]

WTF promote the hobby ,the only thing I'am intrested in is promoting good husbandry and are you the same Herper666 from youtube? Sorry just thought I would ask.
And I know MuffDaddy really doesn't help prote the hobby when hes showing videos of live feeding and taking the piss out of people like "Dave Vicious" or anyone else that has something to say about him.

[peaches]

Nah it's not the reptile community it's the internet in general and every type of community out there. Others forums I'm on it's the same, and this is not rep ones.

There will always be the keyboard warriors, people ramming opinions, arguements - you have a wide range of very different people, posting annonymously (sp) they will never agree on everything.

So basically, it's not just 'us' it's everyone.

[Meko]

i live in Walton Le Dale, thats a community, this is an internet forum and a reptile 'community'?? its a none entity. We're just owners of reptiles who post on the same website.
Its a website on the internet! it's not a bible to owning a reptile, its a website people come on to share stories, concerns and question about their pets. along with that there's an area to talk about anything from your computer being broken, to your new car to your favourite dirty website.

There's 5000+ people on here all with different points of view, senses of humour and attitudes to keeping pets. If you want to look at it as a community you need to remember its not a commune and people don't always share the same point of view.

[Barney_M]

well its just the arguing i tihnk needs to stop. we need to advise a good book not slag off.

and yes i am herper666 form youtube. soon to switch my acount as i have lots of 'secret' animals no one knows about. all will be revelaed soon enough when i decide to make my new channel public

[Reptilover]

Originally Posted by kaimarion

WTF promote the hobby ,the only thing I'am intrested in is promoting good husbandry and are you the same Herper666 from youtube? Sorry just thought I would ask.
And I know MuffDaddy really doesn't help prote the hobby when hes showing videos of live feeding and taking the piss out of people like "Dave Vicious" or anyone else that has something to say about him.

i was also wondering are u the same herper666 from youtube? if you are im very sorry but i dislike you

[Barney_M]

i dont care who likes or dislikes me. i hate people straight out. i get on with a select few people on youtube, the others i culd give a dog sh*t about. sorry but i dont even know you and thus hate you. jut the way i am.