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Originally Posted by Shadowkins
Those who do join and own either designer dogs or even mill dogs come to GlobalPaw in an effort to provide the best possible care for their pets. It really doesn't matter where the dog comes from they love , their pets and are proud to share their happiness with us. Kudos to them, they've come to the right place.
All this to say that I think #4,5,6 are indeed to restrictive for our site and may very well cause many of our members to leave. Instead there should be one which says something to this effect:
- To assist, educate and encourage all who join GP.
Enough said, just my opinion
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Interesting you bring up "designer dogs", I totally forgot about including them into the pot, Thanks for reminding me! The above list of ethics, IMO, has been nurtured here on GP ever since we took over ownership where there's been an unwritten "doctrine" of senior members and staff.
If we as a community, don't want GP to be exclusive, then we DO need to state and adhere to a phrase like the one you suggested.
We are here to assist, educate and encourage all who join in a respectful manner. I can live with that and be proud of that....anyone have a problem with this phrase?
So this means you welcome dog fighters, bybs, puppymillers, dog abusers, doodle enthusiasts, hybrid dog enthusiasts and well intended unfit dog owners?
If so, how do you expect to educate such people if we get more publicity and drive more traffic to the site? We are planning on getting more traffic through a couple programs we have in the works so this will be a problem and I'm not willing to drive traffic here under the assumption that the above audience would be publicly slammed and flammed here on GP.
Right now as GP stands, there is no clear statement and we dearly need one to remind us of our purpose when we forget.