Eleanor
Active Member
Hello! I am one of those pesty inactive members that you are talking about (*shame*shame*). I would like to confess, I did what you don't want people to do - rely on the corresponding facebook group for quick advice and quick cute photo gratification. But, please I am now asking to become a reformed rat shack member! I would like to pledge my devotion to the forum over other social media forums! I completely agree that this is the better medium because of the search function. This is what I would use the rat shack forum for: actual information. The facebook group was fun during my sneaky breaks at work to quickly glimpse at some cute ratties, but ultimately, it is not a productive medium. Now that it is gone, there are many other facebook groups, but they can't be used as an actual resource.
I rely heavily on this forum as a resource for information about proper rat care as well as to see if other people have had similar problems to me and to see what they did and how things turned out. Sharing information is so important and keeping it documented for easy retrieval is what makes a forum an invaluable resource.
As to posting more often, I moved countries after my ratties all crossed the rainbow bridge. I hope to get new ratties in the next few months now that I'm settled in my new home. I will need the rat shack as a resource and pledge to be active with my new ratties, sharing and asking questions here.
Please forgive me and all those members like me, who fell between the cracks. :heart:
I rely heavily on this forum as a resource for information about proper rat care as well as to see if other people have had similar problems to me and to see what they did and how things turned out. Sharing information is so important and keeping it documented for easy retrieval is what makes a forum an invaluable resource.
As to posting more often, I moved countries after my ratties all crossed the rainbow bridge. I hope to get new ratties in the next few months now that I'm settled in my new home. I will need the rat shack as a resource and pledge to be active with my new ratties, sharing and asking questions here.
Please forgive me and all those members like me, who fell between the cracks. :heart: