Originally posted by tatsxxx11
Actually, it wasn't all that long ago that Pet Talk WAS strictly pet related. There was no "General" catagory, no "Marketplace" and no "Dog House." The General catagory came about because too much of the Dogs General forum was being taken up by members discussing personal matters. Correct me if I'm wrong Karen Either that, or no one was posting in General and all such subject matter was then directed to General. The "Dog House" evolved when some of the threads in General started to address some rather controversial topics. There was none of the current enhancements such as html coding, "color" the ability to "attach." and we actually did manage to fill up pages and pages of "just pet" discussion iin boring black and white.
General has existed all along. The only "new forums" - ones that were not present at the birth of Pet Talk, are the Dog House, Marketplace and now the Meetings forum. Perhaps, Sandra, you just didn't scroll down there right away, so discovered it later!

I do want Pet Talk to be a friendly place. We should all be respectful of each other. If we disagree, do so politely. And, as I have said before, if a particular post offends you, PM me! The sooner you do, the sooner I can address the problem.

What we have in common - the love for pets - is far stronger than any differences between us, I believe. And we believe that every pet is special. And every person is, too, right?