I don't see any problem with you typing in bold. It's unnecessary and a little annoying, but it's no different than someone typing in a certain color. Type in bold if you feel you need/want to, but try not to take offense when other members are bothered by it.
Ok everyone. Let me clear this up.
Okay, you bother me. I've tried my best not to respond to this thread. It seems I have failed at even that.
My response(s) in the same order that you listed your "points"...
-No one is talking about your monetary situation... And that doesn't change the fact that you repeatedly sacrificed your snake's health for your wallet's sake.
-I can make the appropriate habitat for the snakes now.
-So? They're still wild caught. If you can put together appropriate habitats for every one of your current snakes, why don't you skip that all together... Release them... And get captive bred snakes? If you insist on having water snakes, get a captive bred one! It'll cost less than a set up for one of your newer catches (which are likely to die regardless of what you do, short of releasing them).
-I have a permit to keep WC snakes.
-Where was this permit before? For that matter, how did you get a permit in such a short time, and apparently without even having proper habitats "just yet"?
-Okay, explain. What do you have to do? I'm completely serious... If you know what to do now, I'm sure I'm not the only one that wants to hear exactly what that is. Give us details... Heat, humidity, land/water ratios, food sources, etc, etc--or are you going to do what we all keep telling you, and just let them go? Explain, please!
-Lastly, All I ever wanted was just a nice place to hang and talk about out legless little friends.
-This IS a nice place for that. I'm sure I'm not the only one that wants you to be a part of this community. But how can anyone take you seriously, or even leave alone your "faults", when they're so vast and dangerous? You're taking snakes out of the wild when you don't know what they are. You're ignoring our advice. You're being needlessly rude and snotty about it all. You refuse to show anyone on this board a shred of respect... How could you expect us to play nice when you can't so the same?
I'm sure, once you show some maturity and respect, and start doing right by your animals (for that matter, all animals), people will be more gracious and friendly. Try to make that "change" before too long, though. The longer you take to turn around, the more and longer people will continue to dislike/be wary of you after the fact. David is a perfect example. He took a ridiculously long time to "sober up" and develop some real maturity. He has come a long way since then, and become a (dare I say it??) "valued" member of the community! Despite all this, though, you can't deny the fact that there are still several valued members that still dislike him to some extent, simply due to his
extensive history of being a pain in everyone's backside.
What I'm trying to say in this last "rant" is, Geese, you have potential. No one can or will take you seriously, though, with they way you're acting. The username isn't helping, either, but, at least for me, it's more your actions that are so bothersome and offensive.
Okay, I'm done. I really hope this makes sense... For that matter, I REALLY hope you bother to read it!! =/