I don't know.
I agree that we should probably advise newbies to seek help elsewhere, but I still think it's great that we share photos and problems we encounter with our own tortoises here in the Cold Dark Room.
I certainly don't want to be searching all over the forum for updates on Lola, Jacques, Tidgy etc, they're a part of the Cold Dark Room family, as is James now.
And sometimes newbies come to the Cold Dark Room seeking help because it's the only place that seems active.
I will still continue to give out advice if i can, but will recommend they make their own thread.
I really don't want to start laying down rules for the Cold Dark Room, (other than the Forum rules)
I didn’t really mean a hard a fast no talking torts rule. It’s just that James’ questions illustrated so beautifully how these things can quickly become confused in a busy thread like this. James had advice earlier that he was following which then got confused and conflicted because people couldn’t quickly recap the whole story.
It’s as much my fault as anyone. If I had supported him to post his own thread originally then it wouldn’t have happened.
And Bea gives us news on Jacques but the issues with her illness are discussed in another thread.