I don't see the mean spirited as some of ya'll do sounds like Cattlemen talking to me which are known to be brutally honest
It seems that a lot of folks do. The comments used to bother me in the beginning before I came to expect them from some. IMO The complaining by some of the members that have been around for a long time have drove new people away. People would ask a question and the responses would include, "use the search" "that question doesnt belong here, it should be asked in the breeds board" "if you dont know that then you're an idiot and shouldn't have cattle" "I'm tired of answering the same questions" ect,ect.
New members dont know any better. Folks are scared to ask questions anymore for fear of being attacked. Thats why there isn't much cattle talk anymore. For a while if I had a question that concerned the cattle business I would PM folks that I knew would try to help and not belittle. I personally would like to see some of the "old and common" questions being asked. If searches and PMs are increasingly being done, then less questions are being asked on the board for everyone to see and reply. Some may have different opinions than the ones before. The vets are leaving because the boards are not what they used to be. Less cattle talk and more bs.
I'm as guilty as anyone for some of the jokes in the coffee shop. Humor and jokes are the only way I feel that I'm contributing to the board besides asking the dumb questions. I'll clean up the jokes.