Melodie
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Post by Melodie on Jul 26, 2015 17:36:07 GMT
Ok, so for those of you not on hamster hideout we had a run in with a total idiot yesterday that started out making everyone angry, but then became more amusing the more we realized how little this dude actually knows He wasn't ever going to win his case, but it sure is an interesting topic if you would like to read the entirety of it: hamsterhideout.com/forum/topic/112106-pleasedont-feed-pet-shop-junk-food-to-hamsters/Basically, this guy from Greece who isn't even any good with english joins HH and immediately writes a topic claiming that he is a nutritionist (not even a pet or hamster one mind you) and tells us how we should all stop feeding pet store hamster food because it causes cancer and how he has researched for 15 years and on and on. Of course none of us believe this due, of course, to the fact that we all see with out own eyes that our hamsters aren't being harmed by the food we have been feeding them for eons. As the arguments draw on, it becomes clear that his source of information, and the ONLY thing he will link us too to prove his case is a website that is EXTREMELY controversial... as in, you google the name of the guy who runs it and are flooded with articles about how it is not to be believed. In the end a mod stepped in and locked the thread (finally). Although a lot of us were very aggravated, we just wanted him to back up his claims, give us actual information because if there is something wrong with our hamster food it really would be good to know right? Since he had no real proof, we can all go on feeding our hamster just like we always have since we;ve never had a problem with it Yep, that guy was really quite rude about it all too, like he could not possibly be wrong and the way he phrased things in his broken english, he was essentially trying to tell us that we're all killing our hamsters But yeah, there's your dose of drama for the day lol. It was so amusing in the end, to watch that guy get backed into the preverbial corner, that I just had to share it with you guys, since I figured you would all get a laugh out of it
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Azayles
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Post by Azayles on Jul 26, 2015 18:28:36 GMT
Oooh I read that, too! (That's right Dusty, your lame cookie ban didn't work! I warned you about this two years ago, but you didn't listen..!..( )..!.. ) My mouth just became more and more jawdroppy the more I read! What was all that about GMO equals rat poison? He's a nutritionalist, apparently (and lets take that with a whole bucket of salt, shall we?) Yet clearly doesn't know what GMO actually is?
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Melodie
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Post by Melodie on Jul 26, 2015 18:44:29 GMT
Lol exactly He couldn't give us any links to anything that would actually prove his point and here we sit on the other end with all of our healthy happy hamsters who eat this food on a regular basis living decently long life-spans that prove his statements mean nothing Wait, a cookie ban? So you basically mean, you can just delete all the cookies out of your browser and be able to view HH just fine? Lol Did you make a new account on there, or are you just browsing as a guest?
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Azayles
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Post by Azayles on Jul 26, 2015 18:59:17 GMT
Sounded like a conspiracy nut-job! "Oh don't listen to the experts that have many many years of experience and scientific knowledge in the field, instead pull up some random shit that some tinfoil hat donning weirdo wrote while hiding from "The Man"!" ... Wait, a cookie ban? So you basically mean, you can just delete all the cookies out of your browser and be able to view HH just fine? Lol Did you make a new account on there, or are you just browsing as a guest? That's exactly it! In fact you don't have to clear all cookies, just go into the cookie settings, do a search for hamsterhideout and delete the cookies it finds! For some reason there was 17. Just clear those, and you're able to browse as a guest.
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Melodie
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Post by Melodie on Jul 26, 2015 19:11:25 GMT
Sounded like a conspiracy nut-job! "Oh don't listen to the experts that have many many years of experience and scientific knowledge in the field, instead pull up some random shit that some tinfoil hat donning weirdo wrote while hiding from "The Man"!" ... Wait, a cookie ban? So you basically mean, you can just delete all the cookies out of your browser and be able to view HH just fine? Lol Did you make a new account on there, or are you just browsing as a guest? That's exactly it! In fact you don't have to clear all cookies, just go into the cookie settings, do a search for hamsterhideout and delete the cookies it finds! For some reason there was 17. Just clear those, and you're able to browse as a guest. Yep, that is pretty laughable, since anyone who knows anything about browser cookies can figure that out Not to mention, whats the harm in browsing all the useful information as a guest anyway? I know if I was banned and couldn't even view the website I would be more upset about not being able to access one of the only really good sources of compiled hamster knowledge on the internet than not being able to interact with the people there Nice to know that there's such an easy loophole though
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Azayles
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Post by Azayles on Jul 26, 2015 19:15:59 GMT
Indeed, and even IP bans are absurdly easy to circumvent, literally one button click. Just reset the router :-P It's a shame that place has so much excellent information that's just buried now under piles of dross, or is just outdated
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pawlove
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Post by pawlove on Jul 27, 2015 7:19:26 GMT
Lol I haven't read the post yet (and thinking to not to), but your posts are making me laugh.
Glad I'm not active there anymore. I can't stand people like that. Sounds like more of their kinds are popping out everywhere.
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Post by pawlove on Jul 27, 2015 7:26:12 GMT
The dude is ever spamming the whole thread with multiple post -__- ah I'm reading it after all. It might be too funny to miss.
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Azayles
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Post by Azayles on Jul 27, 2015 7:27:42 GMT
I might have to read it too, he's posted more today about pet store food causing cancer! /facedesk That place has turned into a source of amusement more than it has hamster information
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pawlove
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Post by pawlove on Jul 27, 2015 7:35:14 GMT
I am cracking up as I read. What does this guy eat then? Apparently everything we grow is poisonous. I guess if we aren't active there I just wait several months if any real information worth reading came up.
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