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kyro298 Posted - May 17 2010 : 07:41:21 PM
Just want to point out a few things lately that are a bit frustrating. This is not to turn into a "this site is so mean" thread either. It's common courtesy for all members and they aren't law, obviously...just recommendations.
Titles-make them appropriate. If people have no idea what your title is talking about, they might just skip over your post altogether. Make your title describe the thread content/question. This benefits everyone because the original poster can get more responses, other members that would also like info on that particular subject will get useful info and future members that do searches can find the thread containing that specific subject. I've seen people post under the medical category with the title "HELP ME!" 10,000 times. Sometimes it's actually life threatening. Sometimes, it's anything but. If you are in dire need of help, by all means, say so! If you're NOT, please don't make it sound so urgent.
ALL CAPS IN POSTS-Please don't. It's annoying. We don't yell at you. Please don't yell at us.
Referring others to someone privately-This one, in particular, gets to me. If someone posts asking a question, don't answer them with "pm or email so and so. They'll have that info". How does that help anyone but the original poster? If you're posting publicly, there should be a public answer. If you know of someone that is knowledgeable on that specific post, ask them to check out the thread and leave a response. The same reasons that you should use an appropriate title applies here as well. Plus sometimes, newer members will refer other new members to specifically find someone just because they've seen that person post a lot. Posting a lot does NOT equal knowledgeable. Ever hear of the telephone game?
Giving advice-This is ESPECIALLY for diet and medical issues. If you are going to state advice as fact, have something to back it up besides hearsay. We're not vets. Guiding someone in the right direction is one thing. Offering up treatment and/or diagnosis is quite another. I see people scare the bejeebers out of others because of simple speculation. Being cautious is fine. You also should never tell someone that a specific diet is THE best unless you have the research to support it. "Healthy and Happy" is NOT research.
Search-MOST topics have been covered...lots of times. If you have a few minutes, do a quick search up top for the subject you are wanting info about or check the Gliderpedia. 9 times out of 10, it's there. Half the time, my response to posts are links that I retrieved from searching myself. There is also the handy "bookmark" feature. If you find particularly helpful or useful info in a thread, bookmark it. You'll have it forever!
Feel free to add your own. |
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CourtsCuddles Posted - Nov 05 2019 : 11:11:50 AM
“SOMEONE must be providing it and if that someone is part of this forum, there is NO reason they shouldn't supply that info to everyone if they feel it is correct and/or beneficial.”
“I COMPLETELY disagree with your statement that there should be a universal answer for diet. That isn't even possible. Everyone has differing opinions. Everyone has pros and cons for recommended diets. NO ONE can say for sure which diet is best. NO ONE.”
***I know it’s not a post... but see, I feel that those caps sometimes emphasize the importance of words within a phrase or passage? Just a thought... I’m new here! *** |
Jodeetoo Posted - Jan 21 2017 : 12:41:17 PM
I find it hard to know how to post in any given forum,this one seems the easiest with clear cut post area , but some of the others like gliders to re-home i have no clear idea how to post or respond to a post..
Sorry if this has been a frequent problem many have had to answer and re-answer.
Thanks JoDee |
asmerella Posted - Dec 28 2012 : 06:08:55 PM
Yes it took me a few days to figure out exactly where to find everything and then I saw that my questions were indeed already answered, but if I had not asked my baby would have been another week on baby food n applesauce cause that's what I found in a basic search of sugar glider diet...thank you for putting up with my newby questions...I'm still a newby but thanks to you all I am not as misinformed... |
GliderLove94 Posted - Nov 25 2012 : 07:22:17 PM
I'm probably the only one, but complaining about sugar glider sales listings gets to me 
I just think it would be better to refer the ad posters to here or other websites and move on, instead of spreading how horrible they are on the forums. If they were to stumble upon it, it would probably make them feel pretty bad. Just as if someone were spreading something about you. But then I know others' pov would be that they deserve to be badly posted about.
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Rowangel Posted - Apr 16 2012 : 09:31:11 PM
heehee, to all the Casey's we love...and proper spelling and use of punctuation!!! |
kyro298 Posted - Apr 16 2012 : 02:03:23 PM
Hey, you never know...afterall, my most favorite furry kid is also named Casey. |
Rowangel Posted - Apr 16 2012 : 01:54:43 PM
Hum, this post makes me smile...Kyro you MUST be my long lost sister! |
valkyriemome Posted - Apr 16 2012 : 08:07:05 AM
Saw this at the bottom of someone's blog, and it made me laugh, and think of the forum:
Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data, ability to repeat discredited memes, and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Also, be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor even implied. Any irrelevancies you can mention will also be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous. |
sjones5254 Posted - Apr 06 2012 : 11:10:11 AM
HAHA sometimes I forget new people don't know names :( Sorry Guys |
kyro298 Posted - Apr 06 2012 : 11:06:39 AM
LOL |
Omis n Kais g-ma Posted - Apr 06 2012 : 11:02:56 AM
I saw that coming Kylah as soon as I read Sabrinas post. |
JazzNZoeysmom Posted - Apr 06 2012 : 10:59:34 AM
I doubt many will read this all the way down here but let me add:
Terry: Kazko
Kylah: Kyro
Val: Something To Believe In
Kate: thefotokat
Ed: Lucky Glider Rescue Sanctuary
Ko: Ko (I apologize, I'm not sure if this is a given name as well as a screen name but I've never seen another name used when referring to Ko) |
kyro298 Posted - Apr 06 2012 : 10:51:12 AM
I would indeed. |
sjones5254 Posted - Apr 06 2012 : 10:49:27 AM
quote:
Originally posted by kyro298
*disclaimer* I am NOT a medical expert. LOL However, I can refer you to people that can help!
No but if you didn't know the answer you would help find out from a trusting source  |
kyro298 Posted - Apr 06 2012 : 10:47:28 AM
*disclaimer* I am NOT a medical expert. LOL However, I can refer you to people that can help! |
sjones5254 Posted - Apr 06 2012 : 10:43:29 AM
Can I add new people please don't take medical advise from just anyone on here. Val, Kate, Ed, Kyro, Ko, Terry and a few other are the only people I would ever take medical advice on my gliders from. Sometimes people come on here thinking they are experts and that can get someone's glider killed. |
kyro298 Posted - Apr 06 2012 : 10:35:19 AM
I couldn't agree with that situation more. At the time that was posted, there was someone specifically going around on threads posting "this person knows about such and such. PM them instead". None of it was urgent or health related. They aren't even here anymore (shocking, I know). |
thefotokat Posted - Apr 06 2012 : 10:22:25 AM
I remember reading this when it was first posted, but seeing it again makes me want to add one thing about answering privately. I agree with information needing to be in public posts for others to learn by, but when there is a health situation that needs more immediate answers a private conversation is often best. Here's why: many details are not included in the original post because the owner doesn't realize they are important. It's only when we ask specific questions that they provide those answers. In a post that's receiving a lot of answers (especially when many of those answers are "go to the vet" or "call ____"), it's very easy for questions to be overlooked which delays getting necessary help to a glider. Also, many of the answers meant to help contain incorrect advice simply because not all the information was relayed. Like Val and Ed, I do make myself available to help owners. As working rescues and sanctuaries, it's difficult to monitor a forum waiting for an answer in a thread. I've had owners think I forgot them because I didn't see their posted response immediately. With pm's and emails, I get a notification on my phone and can respond sooner. Just wanted to explain why I will often reply in a pm or email for health situations or when there will be an exchange of personal information (such as addresses). It's not to deny the information to others, it's to better help in that immediate situation.
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kyro298 Posted - Apr 06 2012 : 09:55:44 AM
Feeling like this needs another bump! |
kyro298 Posted - Nov 03 2011 : 11:40:14 AM
She really was. |
Mollysmom Posted - Nov 03 2011 : 11:31:52 AM
Totally off topic warning!!! I remember when this post started. I was just reading through it again. As someone said on a different longstanding post yesterday, it's amazing how many of the previous posters don't seem to be around here now. Boy, seeing Snusie's post really makes me miss her! :'( She was such a sweet, funny, and intelligent lady. |
Omis n Kais g-ma Posted - Nov 03 2011 : 09:01:18 AM
I'm known as the grammar nazi in my home. I may not catch them all but it won't be for the lack of trying. I read through this postfrom thebegining and noticed so many members aren't here anymore.quote]Originally posted by mammab
I AM the grammar police... I WILL arrest you! 
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LuuLuu Posted - Nov 02 2011 : 08:54:17 PM
I AM the grammar police... I WILL arrest you! |
kyro298 Posted - Nov 02 2011 : 06:13:44 PM
Would like to add to PLEASE try to observe the forum sections. "Sugar Gliders" is for....Sugar Gliders! Anything not about them goes here under "General Chat". It isn't that hard to post under the correct section if you take an extra second to look where you're posting. It also only takes a minute to scan the last 24 hours and see if there was already a post made about what you're about to post about.
I'd also like to make a friendly suggestion to not argue or defend yourself against what people are suggesting here. Use the "venting" threads for that please. There are some that CANNOT keep threads on topic to save their lives. Please try. :)
Oh, also just want to point out I started this thread A YEAR AND A HALF AGO so if you want to take any of it personally, don't. You probably weren't even here. LOL Just proves the same old crap never goes away. |
kyro298 Posted - Jan 02 2011 : 08:52:22 PM
No, I think I maybe started this thread before you joined? Definitely not aimed at you. LOL |
Omis n Kais g-ma Posted - Jan 02 2011 : 08:49:57 PM
It does. I just thought the post was more geared towards me because I have referred several people to you and Rita because I didn't feel comfortable with my own knowledge. And I'd hate for a glider to end up sick or dead because of my misinformation. |
kyro298 Posted - Jan 02 2011 : 08:28:31 PM
No, don't ever think you can't refer people to others for information. I get pm's all the time. I just simply answer their questions but also provide them past posts and urge them to post questions on the forum too. I was posting about people that would ask a question on a thread and then get a response to go ask someone privately. If someone is privately emailing you to begin with, it's definitely your call on how you're comfortable relaying info. Hope that makes sense. |
Omis n Kais g-ma Posted - Jan 02 2011 : 08:20:06 PM
Kyla, I have received several pms from people asking me questions about this or that that I was not sure about and figured it was a better idea to refer them to yourself or Rita as you two seem to be the most knowledgable. Sorry if that was wrong of me. |
kyro298 Posted - Jan 02 2011 : 07:57:46 PM
Bumping this with a quick reminder...if you aren't sure of an answer, please don't post. It's more beneficial to wait for correct answers, learn from them and then post the correct answer NEXT time. There are SOOOOO many new people here in the last month or so. This is the biggest influx of new members/posters I've seen at once in a long time. I've also been seeing some questionable responses out there. I know people are eager to help, but if you're giving inaccurate info, you are not helping. |
Megs06 Posted - Aug 14 2010 : 01:35:47 AM
Again... If this were facebook.. I'd 'like' this. |
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