The Litter Box

You can't force people to comment on their downvotes. This issue has been discussed several times on different sites, always with the same results.

Safe to take dog out to the park answer: 1 downvote, no explanation, but my assumption is that there is no reference to back that up

@woliveirajr You should be able to remove it yourself, if that's what you want...

@sk

And also want to keep a dog in future a dalmatian.

seen on a website: "Whenever you suspect a swim bladder problem, do not poke the fish with a pin or needle!" umm... does this mean I should be poking my fish with needles when I don't suspect anything's wrong with them? :)

I do not have fleas, just a nervous tick that makes it appear that I'm constantly scratching. Just so you know, @Skippy

First remove pellets from their diet immediately. Change the rabbit's feed to completely hay. Most wool breed breeders will then supplement the diet with one of two things, fresh papaya or pineapple juice.

threelittleladiesrabbitry.com/woolblock.php

@Baarn Rabbits groom themselves simillar to the way dogs and cats do. They usually molt at least 2 times a year those are the most dangerous times for the non wool breeds. For angora, jersey wolly's, AFL, etc they are at risk all of the time.

@Skippy In a lot of cases, when link rot occurs people take the time to find a replacement link and edit it in.

Wait, is that called wool block (or hairball) because rabbits actually eat hair?

Papaya is used to help rabbits with wool block. in nature they get it from dandelions, strawberry bushes, and a few other plants that are fairly common

@Skippy You need an expert source that you can link to that agrees with what you are saying for that. Your claim The best remedy to relieve a rabbit's unpassable hairballs is to offer the rabbit a diet only of fresh green hay with plenty of fresh water on hand does not agree with anything I have ever read.

@Skippy Which is why you should cite it to clear up the problem of misunderstanding

Noo hairballs are a cats way of dealing with it.. hay does not help with wool block in any way that I am aware of or have ever read and I have read extensively

the worst one is about rabbit hair balls... do a little research rabbits get a condition called wool block because they do not make hair balls.. the condition can lead to GI Stasis witch is the most common cause of death in domestic rabbits

@Skippy :) I loved someone asking about pet snail and I hating those snails in my aquarium... this site will be very ecletic, like a noah's ark (for those who believe in it)

@Skippy :) no, no problem, I'm not questioning if you downvote something or not. And about that answer: were we talking about wild dogs, I'd happily change it. Were the OP asking about a specific dog, of a specific size, and about some specific bone of a chicken, probably I'd answered it another way. But for questions in general "are X or Y safe, as people say?"

@Skippy and specially sites where more opinion and experience is required, than simply googling for elsevier or science direct articles. I think downvoting isn't a warm welcome to anyone, specially for sites that have a potential to attract layman

one question that won´t have just one ideal answer (like Parenting SE, in general). 3 answers (more than we're getting here, in general), each answer with some good ideas. Don't see how any answer should be downvoted, even if I disagree with some approach

@Skippy But in some meta there was a discussion of people just giving google answers, and not opinions. Well, unless really weird, opinions and past experiences shouldn't get downvoted. Answers with reliable sources shouldn't get downvoted just because someone disagrees of prefer other approaches.

@Skippy :) and about the mod election, nomination, etc., well, was just because that discussion on meta

@JohnB True on all points. IMO, meta stuff can certainly be fleshed out in chat (main or gallery), but the finalized opinions should then be moved to an appropriate meta discussion.

@joh exactly, I hold out hope they will pick me and I get the chance to do the job proud so I have a backward flying gooses chance to be elected by the community LOL

@Skippy I did want to say don't worry too much about the nomination votes. Everyone got at least one downvote (most got multiple), including the clear community favorite. Also, don't forget that its more important for a site's health to have people participating in the ways you mentioned who aren't moderators.

@Skippy Does what I said make sense? I don't care if there's a chat room specifically for unladen swallows, but it seems more convenient for everyone to keep meta site discussion in one room so that everyone has an opportunity to voice their opinion instead of having to keep an eye on a bunch of different rooms

@Skippy so... I never participated in a private beta earlier, and have little experience even in public beta. But, in the already set sites, I (and perhaps some others) tend to stop answering if someone already answered and was accepted

Again 2 downvotes on two different answers. I can't see the reason yet.

I was thinking about a sea water tank… but I've read a lot of warnings that they are hard to manage

You are aware that you are talking to a bot?

mwaahahaha!! Vanishes into the smoke

@Skippy - Hi Yvette, I'm Jeni (real name = name here).

@ThomasH - I have seen separate chat rooms used when members wanted to carry on a conversation about a specific topic - they are not private, anyone can enter the room - it just seemed a good use of a room.

under normal condition CC-BY requires you to follow the attribution requirement. If none is explicitly given, the default requirement is the (full) name of the creator and a link to the webpage hosting the image.

I mean its vary vague that post get closed then reopen

Maybe it is some kind of reflex

@Baarn meta discussion about the site in chat is important (as well as working it out on meta itself). I'd rather chat than have a 20-message back-and-forth in comments.

Further I disagree that "the tone of meta is going downhill". There are some quite promising discussions, most of them leading to good results.

enjoy setting fire to your animals, I'm off to play games

@kalina We don't set fire to our animals..

Our animals set fire to our furniture

when you flag in chat, every user with 10k+ network reputation see it

well it's not very positive if your community is becoming toxic before you're out of closed beta