How did a pet website turn UGLY???

[cridie20]

I have just joined the pet website and am surprised at how many people are more interested in arguing than the real reason we are all members...for our pets!!!

WOW!!!

The world is already too full of rudeness, let's allow one outlet to keep us all friendly!!!

[chico2]

You keep complaining about negativity...I honestly think you are the one with the negative attitude :sad: so cheer up,this IS a wonderful site with some great people

[Iggette]

Well said Chico,
Cirdie20.......If you mis-understand or mis-read a post you may find rudness if you are searching for it but generally you won't find it here......this is the second negative post I found this wonderful sunny sunday.......guess who posted them

Find another comment to your rudness here

My first post was welcomming you to the board this morning thinking that having a Aussie girl here would be great.......please don't make me regret posting that .......Hope you settle down before your rudness takes over things are generally friendly here lets keep it that way.
Cheers

[happycats]

I am going to have to disagree with you cridie20
I have found this website to be very infomatve and very friendly, most of the people here are great. And if our concern for animals and thier well being offend you, maybe you came to the wrong site .

[meb999]

You took the words right out of my mouth Happycats!

I may not have been on this board for a very long time, but the only thing I have found here is nice people with helpfull information.

If everyone read and understood the 'READ BEFORE YOU POST' warnings, no one would get a so-called 'rude' response. In case you missed it, here it is:

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First and foremost this forum is dedicated to providing useful information to pet owners on all matters pet related. Everyone is welcome and everyone is invited to read posts and to post questions and answers. That said, this board has been up for several years and it has developed a certain pulse. Most people on this forum are against declawing cats, and are against banning specific dog breeds. Most people on this forum are VERY pro spay/neuter. Most people on this board will beg, borrow and max out their credit cards to see a veterinarian when their pets are ill.

Posting rules - This bulletin board is a valuable free resource. As such please respect the rules

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Anyone posting that their pet suffers from any condition that requires immediate veterinary care is in our opinion an irresponsible pet owner and is ON THE WRONG BULLETIN BOARD.

Do not post questions that require immediate veterinary care. Instead, pretend that your dog or cat that is suffering is your mother, father or child. What would you do then? You would take them to a doctor immediately. If you are reading this and you are saying to yourself but it's just a dog, a cat a......., then you are on the wrong board. We are proud that the VAST majority of registered members SHARE our philosophy. If you are writing about someone else's pet, still don't post on this site. Tell them to take their pet to a veterinarian.

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Over 95% of the people that come to this site respect the rules, and we thank all of you. You have made this site one of the best pet information sites on the Internet. You have our thanks and our gratitude. We even apologize for having to write all of these rules and redundant information. Unfortunately 5% of all our visitors still add up to a lot of wasted time and aggravation.

All that said, we hope that all of you who are left enjoy your visit and learn from this site.

Thank you,

The Pets.ca site and bulletin board administrators

I think your thread speaks volumes on who is trying to pick a fight around here.
Have a nice weekend!

[Sneaky2006]

Gee Cridie, you coming here and saying this makes me think you're not really new... had a different screen name before? Hmmm?

[twodogsandacat]

Originally Posted by cridie20

I have just joined the pet website and am surprised at how many people are more interested in arguing than the real reason we are all members...for our pets!!!

WOW!!!

The world is already too full of rudeness, let's allow one outlet to keep us all friendly!!!

Well cridie20 it seems that all the cat people have been lured away by a little animation and have taken a few dog people with them. Looks to me like they are having fun. I come to this site to vent over BSL. If this site wasn't here I would be suppressing that. Still the hosts saw fit to give BSL it's own thread so it's pretty much kept in there. The rest of the site is awesome and although I don't contribute much outside of BSL I certainly learn a lot.

But look at the last twenty threads..everybody is having fun and you can't beat that.
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[lezzpezz]

I've got $10 that says our new "buddy" can't resist the "party" and will be back.......It's $10 in monopoly money, but that's the best I can come up with. Any takers?

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by lezzerpezzer

I've got $10 that says our new "buddy" can't resist the "party" and will be back.......It's $10 in monopoly money, but that's the best I can come up with. Any takers?

What a great idea....



Casino night anyone?

[sammiec]

Twinmommy, you're not a loser..... well, maybe a little just kidding.....


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[Copper'sMom]

OMG I LOVE the Casino!!!!!!!!

Twinnmommy..........if I can figure it out then you should be able to too!! Or maybe you have had a little to much to drink????

[Heinz57]

Wow, sammiec, thank you for describing it! I found the yellow mountain!!