Thanks to the mods

[saddlebum66]

When people do foolish things we here are concerned in, it is incumbent upon us NOT to make their issues worse, by posting... "what I know about that is....." Its not our place to shoot off our I toldja sos, or Name names or post pictures of the people whove gotten into a jam.....It doesnt matter what you know, saw, purchased, swiped...nor whether they shot themselves in the foot....or any other factor that comes up in an identifiable way. Im posting this because too many times over years of involvement on this site, Beast Forum and Elite Zoo, I've seen people torpedoed by the stupid actions of supposed friends. I hear the crying about "Community", but see the nonsense that works against real true community. If I was to find myself in the kind of trouble currently in the news in the State of ***********, I would HOPE that no one here would corroborate the Authorities ideas of what I may be guilty of. In troubled times, community pulls together, not in seventeen directions at once.

I post this simply to say thanks to the mods who remove the postings of unthinking people here. There is always the possibility that there is a cop hanging about....theres no way to keep them out if they follow the process. We need to be aware of that....every day, ALL day. Thanks Staff and watchers.....keep up the good work.

 

[Theunis323]

I think the Moderators and staff are doing their best keeping things in order.

 

[illinoiscityboy]

did something happen ?

 

[AppleDash]

At times I wonder whether something as "the zoo community" exists, and actually, I don't think there is. Instead, zoos aren't that much different from the rest of society, all pigeon-holed in their own subcultures, based on (non-)religion, political affiliation, sexual orientation, etc.

Looking back at my own involvement with various zoo forums, I like to think my mentality has changed from being a slightly unhinged enthusiastic taking risks to a more relaxed balanced zoosexual. Whenever I read about stupid things people do (like having zoo sex in public and being arrested for it), it is very easy to slag them off as idiots who harm the public perception of zoosexuals, affecting also those zoos who stay out of the limelight. Yet, in a way we have all been there before, and perhaps it was just a sleight of hand that we didn't get caught.

I don't suggest we should support those who got caught because of their idiocy, but indeed further identifying those does help doesn't help us. Maybe it will give you short-term brownie points here, but in the end it will backfire. So yes, great to see such posts being deleted even though the posters will get buthurt about their posts being deleted.

 

[saddlebum66]

At times I wonder whether something as "the zoo community" exists, and actually, I don't think there is. Instead, zoos aren't that much different from the rest of society, all pigeon-holed in their own subcultures, based on (non-)religion, political affiliation, sexual orientation, etc.

Looking back at my own involvement with various zoo forums, I like to think my mentality has changed from being a slightly unhinged enthusiastic taking risks to a more relaxed balanced zoosexual. Whenever I read about stupid things people do (like having zoo sex in public and being arrested for it), it is very easy to slag them off as idiots who harm the public perception of zoosexuals, affecting also those zoos who stay out of the limelight. Yet, in a way we have all been there before, and perhaps it was just a sleight of hand that we didn't get caught.

I don't suggest we should support those who got caught because of their idiocy, but indeed further identifying those does help doesn't help us. Maybe it will give you short-term brownie points here, but in the end it will backfire. So yes, great to see such posts being deleted even though the posters will get buthurt about their posts being deleted.

You nailed it...."Brownie Point Mentality"....Redeemable for
what, besides giving another human grief?
"I Know who that face is.....I recognize that tattoo....oh she hangs at .....Hey that's ..... 's barn....". None of this or anything like this belongs here. We need facts like when and where only if its an ongoing issue.. .We do not need "who" published here. Not the person arrested, his/her lawyer, or other specific information to a person....It could happen to anyone, and there is no "Get outta Jail ,Free " card to play.

We dont need to enable idiots, but we SURELY dont need to enable or contribute to arrests and convictions.