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Originally Posted by admin  The term "teacup" is generally used by unscrupulous breeders in the Yorkie world. If you pick up a Yorkshire Terrier magazine or book, you will find that "teacup Yorkie" is not an accepted term, as there is no "teacup Yorkie" standard within the Yorkshire Terrier breed definition at this time. There are of course smaller Yorkies, ones as small as 2 or 3 pounds. Thus, we will not allow any for sale threads that state "teacup Yorkie".
We do allow discussion of many topics here, including the word "teacup". We would not suspend or ban members if they wish to use the word or discuss this topic, however, being rude to the YorkieTalk community, or attacking YorkieTalk members in general may result in a suspension or ban. |
I understand where you are coming from but again breeders use this word as a way to describe a dog that is under the standard AKC and I dont' see anything wrong with describing you dog.
A lot of people are upset that Delta got banned and for just cause. If you read the posts, she defended herself because many members ganged up on her about the word teacup and as you just said:
"We do allow discussion of many topics here, including the word "teacup". We would not suspend or ban members if they wish to use the word or discuss this topic, however, being rude to the YorkieTalk community, or attacking YorkieTalk members in general may result in a suspension or ban"
What I want to know is how come the ones that ganged up on her were not banned too? They made her defend herself. Please, please read all the posts prior to what she said and you will see what provoked her. Those that provoked her should be punished as well. It's only fair.
I am curious how you handle a member that uses the word teacup on their webpage but when they sell the dogs here on the forum they do not use the word teacup because it is forbidden. Is this allowed? Is someone allowed to post their website if they use the words "we sell teacups".
Just curious.