On an internet forum you don't have the benefit of tone or body language to help interpret the intent of a post. What some call "rude" or "mean" comes across to others as blunt or straight to the point. We all come to this board with our own built in biases.
It never ceases to amaze me that the posters who are most likely to get called "mean" are the very ones that everyone turns to for good, factual advice when the going gets tough. They are the ones who will stay on line with a poster for hours on end with a sick pup, or be available by phone during a tough whelp. They are the ones who go above and beyond doing rescue work and shutting down puppy mills.
Hang around long enough and you will see that these posters won't sugar coat the truth. They won't always tell you what you want to hear, but rather they will tell you what you need to hear for the sake of the dogs.
I, for one, am very grateful for the "mean" and "rude" posters here. I've learned a great deal from them.
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