Has Pet Talk Changed?

[sasvermont]

Soledad, I don't think anyone disagrees with you about the folks with English as a second language. I didn't read it that way at all. Certainly, those who don't use English every day, have a much stronger excuse to have mistakes. Also, folks who cannot type are at a disadvantage as well. Regardless, the better the expression of thought, the easier it is to read and read quickly. Sometimes the spelling is so bad in some of the threads that I just close the thread and move on.

There is one more thing that sets me off here too. I get ticked off when someone creates a thread that sounds life threatening i.e. "Help, my dog is in trouble"....and it turns out to be something really lame. I will admit that most of the time it is coming from some who are young and needing attention, but it is crying wolf all the time. Now, after seeing the same attention getting, lame postings, I don't even open those threads when I see the author(s). Oh well, life is full of choices and some folks have chosen to get attention in their own little fashion! Pet Talk rules anyway!

That's all. I am all through. I feel much better now.

Sas

[slick]

I just found out today how to add an image to a signature and was quite excited but after reading some of your comments about sigs being big, I guess I'll revise mine until such time that I can figure out how to make a picture really small! LOL

Being of "middle-age" I've learned that religion, politics and war are three subjects you just do NOT open up for debate on a forum like this. I'm not offended by it, I just don't bother reading or responding to them. Isn't that was MSN messenger is for??

And I must comment again that it amazes me how "like a family" we are. The caring and support that I see almost brings me to tears - I told you I was a sap! Many thanks to all who have shared your stories and pictures.

Luv

[wolfsoul]

The only thing that I don't like, would have to be the negative comments, arguments and making fun...It makes me sad to hear things and be in situations like that
otherwise, everything is great

[lizbud]

I don't know if this has been covered yet, but a change that
I would like to see is a limit to the number of threads posted
by the same person in one day. Otherwise I think
Pet Talk is a great site. I do feel sometimes like we are all
extended "family". Paul & Karen have created a wonderful
site for all pet lovers.

[Karen]

Originally posted by slick
I just found out today how to add an image to a signature and was quite excited but after reading some of your comments about sigs being big, I guess I'll revise mine until such time that I can figure out how to make a picture really small!

As long as it's under 25k, that's fine. That's the limit we'd like people to stick to. So one 20k image is fine, but ten 9k images is not!

[slick]

Thanks Karen. SAS did PM me with some hints on how to do that. I just need to take the time to figure it out.

Thanks to you for a great site!! Even though I surf at work it's given me many lunch hours of pleasure and comfort!!

[sammi]

LOL - I am poor at spelling and grammar and punctuation!!! Yikes I better just lurk. I spend too much time on here anyway.

Liz, just wanted to ask you, why you think limiting number of posts in one day? Just wondering!

This has always been a great message board in the past - Thank you Karen and Paul!

[lizbud]

Sammi,

" Liz, just wanted to ask you, why you think limiting number of posts in one day? Just wondering! "

Not a limit on the number of posts, but a limit on the number
of new threads by the same person on the same day. Ever log
on a find 4,5 or 6 new threads all by the same person? Thats
going overboard I think. Do you know what I mean? Liz.
Just my opinion.

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by sammi


Liz, just wanted to ask you, why you think limiting number of posts in one day? Just wondering!

Nooooooo! Please don't ask that. Sometimes there is a lot of important things to say. What if someone's pet is ill, or someone gets a new pet? We need updates. That would prevent people from posting, and they'll end up making new names just to post.

[lizbud]

Now I know how rumors get started. LOL. Pops, please read
what I said when asked the question by Sammi. Thanks.

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by lizbud
Now I know how rumors get started. LOL. Pops, please read
what I said when asked the question by Sammi. Thanks.

I did! I just don't see why the number of threads posted by a person should be limited. I'm sure you have a reason for asking this. What is it, if you don't mind?

[sasvermont]

I think what was being brought up was the ability to hog the site by posting stupid topics just for the sake of it! I know, I know, stupid to one may not be stupid to another. I think the folks who need to be "seen" and have nothing else better to do with their down time, post for the sake of posting and not out of interest or with a sense of contributing to the site/threads.

I have PM'd persons in the past, mentioning that they might be "over doing it" by posting so many different topics and hogging the forum. As one might guess, I didn't get very positive responses!

I find some of the posts so childish and boring. Ok, now that I may have offended some of you, I rest my case and will not post on this topic again.

I like Pet Talk but don't like some of the posts....and I stay out of them for the most part! That is my choice. And posting stupid topics is a choice as well.

The end.
SAS

[Kfamr]

All i really have to say aobut that topic, if they're so childish and boring to you, just don't click on it.

[RockyRoad]

I hope my posts aren't annoying! The only threads I made today are Floppsy pics, and the Kelsey thread.
I check each and every one of my posts before I post them; I reread them 5-6 times, change spelling errors (although sometimes I forget), and add anything else. I hope nobody has been offended by my January-Now posts, and if so, please tell me and I will find a way to make them less annoying.

P.S. I hope my sig is better-I tried to resize it, and now it's 48kb. I know it's still too big, but I can't find a way to reduce the kb anymore. If I made it any smaller, it would be hard to see.

[marysmerrycats]

I started to post, then it got too long and I erased it. I agree with some parts of most of the previous posts. I just want to say, I'm sorry for the part I have played in the turmoil. I may not have actually set out to start trouble but I know I didn't walk away from it either. I have been bored/depressed lately, maybe that is why I have been in the 'general' part of pt so much lately.I guess if we don't want people to sign up as new members just to make trouble we should not do it either, it probably looks bad to people to look at pettalk and see all that, even tho most of pt is very good. Like they say about work, leave it at the office, don't bring it home, I guess that applies here, log on here to have fun, and talk about pets. Sometimes I do like to talk about other topics, but I guess we can chat on the internet with people to do that, and not on pettalk. some of the off-pet subjects are nice tho.
I guess if there is a subject that seems too controversial, we can choose to ignore it. Well that is all I can think of now.

also, I have noticed a difference, alot of younger kids here, since last summer, but it has just been the last month or 2 that posts have seemed to turn mean