I really must say that I feel sorry for you Rex.
Your passion for your cause is clearly strong, but..I fear you will not get far with your quest to help the
Pro-Wolf movement if you do not learn how to get along with other human beings.
We can never know everything, and we can't allways know that what we are told is correct, so we will always be ignorant to a certain extent.
People are ignorant. That is a fact of life.
I am ignorant...Every world Leader that evel lived was ignorant...and Rex...you are ignarant too.
Rex Wolf; your personal ignarance seems to be in that you have not learned how to communicate effectively. People don't like to be insulted. If one goes about insulting people for every mistake they make, the insults will never end.
Patience and understanding is key. Like it or not, sometimes you have to bite your toungue and not speak the anger you feel when someone does or says something that makes you mad. If you want people to listen to what you have to say, you must first earn their trust and compassion.
Rex Wolf...if you are reading this, please take note of this:
If you have the REAL facts, and we are so terribly mis-informed, then how will we learn the Truth if you run and hide as soon as you realize that the rest of us have NOT done research on the subject fot the last 11 years?
We need informed people like you to correct us when we make a mistake.
We are not trying to kill the wolves, or knowingly spread false information.
Rex Wolf wrote: ...but the fact of the matter is that people like you are the ones who cause the misperceptions about wolves which lead to their deaths.
These are not insults, they are statements of facts. WolvenOne is making false statements about wolves, and these false statements about wolves are why wolves are being killed.
Stop spreading lies about wolves please. You're killing them with each lie you tell.
Seriosly...we are your allies here...Yet, you tag us as the enemy.
When someone says something that you KNOW is false, the most effective way to correct that discrepency in the truth is to
Politely point us in the right dirrection.
You could have wrote:Your statement about Alaska Being home to the world healthiest wolf population is incorrect. It is actually in need of much more help than most people realize. Canada currently has the healthiest wolf poulation.
I am very frustrated to see that even those who care about Wolves and live in the existing recovery arias are so often grossly mis-informed on the subject. The continuing spread of mis-information from well meaning people like yoursef is, unfortunately, making the problem worse. Please read this research report to to get the REAL facts.
http://www.Link_to_reliable_Website_citing_findings_that_support_your_Statement.html
Sometimes you have to sugar-coat the truth to get your point across, as most people will simply ignore harsh comments, regardless of how true they may be. This version still states the truth that Wolven Ones statment was false, and therefore an
untintentional Lie, and covers the fact that, even when well intentioned, sharing opinons that are not confirmed and stating them as "percieved fact", does more harm than good. This is a good thing to know, and a valuable life lesson that we should all learn.
...however, most of us are unlikely to heed your warning and learn anything because we are far too shocked by your complete lack of tact, patience and understanding to realise there was valuable infirmation burried in all of that cruel ranting.
Rex Wolf wrote:If you continue to post misinformation about wolves, I will continue to post replies which discredit you and tear apart your "facts" and expose them for the lies they are.
...I'm sorry, but if someone lies, I call them a liar. If someone is ignorant, I'm going to tell it like it is. If someone is being arrogant...well...you get the idea.
*sarcasm* Oh yeah...you'll make alot of friends and gain alot of support for your cause talking like that....
*/sarcasm*
Rex Wolf wrote:How do you explain to someone that they are lying, that they are ignorant of the facts?
Try...
I am dedicated to making sure people learn the truth about wolves, so whenever I can I will try to correct any distorted facts I read here on the forums. But please...make my job easier by making sure you research the facts before making any "educated guesses" about the subject, or passing on what your Uncle Larry told you the other day. Misinformation can easily lead to tragedy. I see it every day.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Can you see how much better that sounds?
Please...don't run away and start
"Hiding from Humans again" (as your profile says) becasue some of us are a little slow on the uptake, or have a hard time believing that the things others have told us are Lies, (Which I acknowlage that they ARE).
It is the
ignorant people who turn a blind eye to the truth and don't want to beleive that Wolves
really could go extinct who need your knowlage and facts the MOST.
Rex Wolf wrote:If an administrator of this board is going to misread my intentions, and support someone who spreads lies and claims to have authority that he does not have, then I have no place on this forum, as my efforts to try to help people see the truth will never go anywhere, when I have to fight against the powers that be who unwittingly support anti-wolf rhetoric.
I liked the idea of coming back here, but obviously some people can't handle the truth about things, and don't like to stick to their own rules. As such, I can no longer contribute to this forum.
You ARE misinformed. And I give up on you. People like you will NEVER learn the truth.
If you give up on those who are difficult to re-educate, and can't handle some criticism, I'm afraid your cause is lost. I don't want to see that happen.
Don't "GIVE UP"...what will
That accomplish?
Be patient and guide us to the TRUTH. The Key to gaining support for your cause is
making Friends.
...WE want to be your friends and to help in the Protection, Preservation and Restoration of the Worlds Natural Wolf populations. ...We want to learn the TRUTH about wolves. ...but we will loose a valuable teacher and ally if you give up on us so soon and dissapear.
You are Blunt and To-The-Point...
I can understand that, and allready forgive you for your harsh, angry words before. I feel your pain.
...now please forgive us for being Human and give us another chance. We
WILL screw up again and say more
well intentioned but STUPID, and ultimately harmfull things about wolves, so we could really use such an informed person as yourself to guide us back to the truth again.
(It took us MONTHS to discredit the "false fact" someone once said about Canines getting drunk on Coconut. ...but we DID eventually reveal it as the lie it was. We DO care about the facts. Sometimes, though, it just takes a little time to "UN-LEARN" the lies we had allready learned.)