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tooki:

--- Quote from: tggzzz on October 06, 2022, 06:49:11 pm ---
--- Quote ---"Post a picture of a cat" is off topic but at least pleasant and not confrontational, "xyz sucks and these people are idiots!" is neither on topic nor pleasant.

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Possibly for dogs, but not for dog lovers  >:D , and agreed.

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Well what about for people like me who love dogs and cats? :)  :popcorn:  :scared:
james_s:

--- Quote from: tggzzz on October 06, 2022, 06:49:11 pm ---Possibly for dogs, but not for dog lovers  >:D , and agreed.

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I'm not particularly interested in dogs but a "post a picture of a dog" thread wouldn't bother me. Especially during the height of the pandemic when many of us were trapped at home with a lack of human interaction I could see where it made sense to bend the rules a bit to help us all stay sane. Now that things are getting back to normal and we have lots of options for more conventional social interaction I think it makes sense to push a little harder to keep things on topic.
tggzzz:

--- Quote from: tooki on October 06, 2022, 06:51:15 pm ---
--- Quote from: tggzzz on October 06, 2022, 06:49:11 pm ---
--- Quote ---"Post a picture of a cat" is off topic but at least pleasant and not confrontational, "xyz sucks and these people are idiots!" is neither on topic nor pleasant.

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Possibly for dogs, but not for dog lovers  >:D , and agreed.

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Well what about for people like me who love dogs and cats? :)  :popcorn:  :scared:

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Response 1: I don't dislike cats[1] but don't see how people can like them for more than their mousing abilities (and my daughter's dog puts most cats to shame in that respect!)

Response 2: can't be expected to write explicit caveats for all the wierdos out there :)


[1] except when they are purring on my lap and also sinking their claws into my thighs, or vomiting birds up next to me on the sofa.
tooki:

--- Quote from: tggzzz on October 06, 2022, 06:56:02 pm ---Response 1: I don't dislike cats[1] but don't see how people can like them for more than their mousing abilities (and my daughter's dog puts most cats to shame in that respect!)
[1] except when they are purring on my lap and also sinking their claws into my thighs, or vomiting birds up next to me on the sofa.

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Hahahaha been there, done that…


--- Quote from: tggzzz on October 06, 2022, 06:56:02 pm ---Response 2: can't be expected to write explicit caveats for all the wierdos out there :)

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HEY! I resemble that remark! :P

(In all honesty, though I thoroughly enjoy both species, I like dogs a bit more. But I have considered getting a cat, because I want a pet, but I’m not in a situation right now where I could give a dog the attention it needs.)
tggzzz:

--- Quote from: james_s on October 06, 2022, 06:53:51 pm ---
--- Quote from: tggzzz on October 06, 2022, 06:49:11 pm ---Possibly for dogs, but not for dog lovers  >:D , and agreed.

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I'm not particularly interested in dogs but a "post a picture of a dog" thread wouldn't bother me. Especially during the height of the pandemic when many of us were trapped at home with a lack of human interaction I could see where it made sense to bend the rules a bit to help us all stay sane. Now that things are getting back to normal and we have lots of options for more conventional social interaction I think it makes sense to push a little harder to keep things on topic.

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Neither the cat nor dog threads either irritated or pleased me. I simply ignored them.

I presume there were no pathetic attempts to make the cat/dog threads "appropriate/relevant" to this forum.

One irritation I do have is that I sometimes look at a thread's title without looking at who is the OP. There are a small number of posters who can be relied on to start silly and ill-conceived threads. We all know who they are, and having some gentle fun at their expense isn't a bad response.
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