Zoo Cup for new England facilities.

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This zoo cup matchup is for New England zoos, aquariums and similar places. Here are the contendors-
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Capron Park Zoo
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo
Stone Zoo
Southwick's Zoo
Maine Wildlife Park
Squam Lakes Science Center
Echo Leahy center for lake Champlain
Mystic Aquarium
New England Aquarium
Lupa Zoo
Conneticuts Beardsley Zoo
Woods Hole Aquarium
World War 1 Memorial Petting Zoo
Boston Science Museum

 

[lintworm]

Though we understand your enthusiasm, you are currently somewhat overenthusiastic and the original Zoochat cups success for example was based on the clear rules and a large audience that was interested. New England is a rather limited geographical area, but the main problem is that there is no clear rulebook at all and what is clear with all ideas that are copied one way or another, the ones that are most thought through are the biggest success. Thinking things through often means weeks of preparation before posting to do it right.

11 years ago when I found out about the existence of zoo forums I was the happiest teenager in the world. I was just as enthusiastic as you are know, but the thing is that in my enthusiasm I forgot that the more senior members of the forum thought I was spamming and got annoyed (I didn't use interpunction at that time either). There is a nice short overview of how Forum etiquette works and what is considered "good" behavior, even though you are not breaking any rules, over here:
Guidelines for Beginners

The sad truth is that often overenthusiastic members, who can provide a lot of value are seen as annoying by the more senior members and it then takes time to gain back general respect and goodwill. The best thing to do is with every post you want to post, to think beforehand whether it has any value to the other members or whether it is something that might be better not to post in a hurry. I know this post may sound a bit harsh, but it really is well-meant advice of somebody who made the same mistakes.