phillinley":1rnmn35m said:
Kyle@theHeathertoft":1rnmn35m said:
I'd try a facebook community, but as ChickiesnBunnies said, be aware that some people on those groups don't have the ability to be polite or nice!
I had a slew of nasty, mean-spirited private messages from some people on the "Ultimate Mini Rex" group when I posted looking for does to buy...............
What mini-rex breeder would yell at you for asking for a doe to buy?
I refuse to badmouth anyone directly, so...no names or rabbitry details, sorry.
But it was actually a few people, on a few different things. One gal messaged me to specifically tell me that she would never ever sell to me because I'm new and therefore don't deserve her quality MR and after all nobody ever helped her so why should I expect help? I was like "Uhm, I was just asking if anyone had any does for sale, that's all" but ultimately I chose not to respond. I doubt my reply would have led to a polite discussion of any sort. :roll:
Plus apparently to some of the "hardcore" MR people, the fact that I won't pay hundreds of dollars for a rabbit is a sin. Another gal wigged out at me because I won't ever be able to be "nationally competitive" with my "crap rabbits." Uhm.......two of my three MR are multi-BOV-winning rabbits, and the third had PRODUCED some BOS and BOV offspring.....they aren't crap, NOT BY A LONG SHOT, and moreover, I show rabbits as a fun hobby, not to be a big shot and be "nationally competitive."
They insisted that I should either go bigtime or not at all. Gods forbid I enjoy rabbits as a hobby!!!!!!!!!! :roll:
HOWEVER, that being said I also had some VERY nice people message me, too.
Some guy actually messaged me to tell me that certain MR people would probably go out of their way to be rude and to just ignore them, don't let them ruin it for me.
Another gal was super-kind and gave me a killer deal on one of my does...she even suggested I pick her up before the show rather than wait to pick up AT the show so I could have the experience of putting her on the table.
So the MR fb page is more good than bad IMO, because I can ignore the jerks and enjoy the kind people and all the cool information.
Plus there's lots of people who advertize their rabbits there so I can see what is selling for how much and where, which is helpful too.............plus I just love all the "critique my MR" posts because it is helpful as I learn to hone my "eye" for quality, too.
