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on 14-05-2012 12:11 PM
Hi everyone, fellow motorstormer here. I just wanted to share this thread with you started by tk2012 about Motorstorm from over at the US playstation forums.
tk2012 talks with a good insight about Motorstorm past, present and possible future of the series. Its an excellent read if your a fan of the Motorstorm series.
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on 17-05-2012 11:18 AM
And as i cant seemingly edit my original post which i find totally bizarre i'll paste the post below, its a lenghty read but well worth the read.
The K.I.S.S. approach to MotorStorm...
Most people know what the K.I.S.S. approach is, but for those that don't or are too young to have heard it I will quickly explain the meaning. No, it is not referring to the American Rock band that decked themselves out in face-paint while taking on personas of a cat, spaceman, demon, and starchild. The K.I.S.S. approach is an acronym representing the basic principle to "Keep It Simple, Stupid." In other words, the best approach is to not make things complex or more complicated than needed. That being said, this week I make the case and solve one of the possible reasons why the MotorStorm franchise has steadily declined since its original release.
Asking yourself this question, "Why was the original MotorStorm such a big hit?" You'll find many reasons. The common denominator of all the reasons is that they were implemented simplistically. It didn't matter if you were a casual racer/gamer looking to have some fun with friends, a hardcore racer/gamer looking to rack up wins, or a different type of hardcore racer/gamer shooting for the fastest times on each track. All you had to do was pop in the game and you would be taking off from the finish line in a matter of a minute. You could find friends rather easily. You could make your own rooms extremely easy. You could scan rooms and join the ones that had lots of people or quickly join a room where you saw that the host was setting up a new race.
Let's take this idea about simplicity a little further though. You could say that at the time there weren't many racing games for the PS3, but this would be not entirely true. This is not a complete list, but maybe you don't remember the following releases; Baja: Edge Of Control (2008), Burnout Paradise (2008), Dirt (2007), Grid (2008), Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (2008), Midnight Club: Los Angeles (2008), MX Vs. ATV Untamed (2007), Nascar 08 (2007), Nascar 09 (2008), Need For Speed ProStreet (2007), Need For Speed Undercover (2008), and Stuntman Ignition (2007). Plus, there were a couple of different racing/racers out just before the release of MotorStorm like Ridge racer 7 (2006) and Full Auto 2: Battlelines (2006). We've established that all types of gamers with their individual reasons for playing could quickly get on MotorStorm and start playing. The fact that people kept coming back or staying with MotorStorm means that the game had something to retain the interest for these people. That reason is simplicity.
Now that I've beaten it into your brain, let's give some support for on this theory of simplicity. We need to first figure out the basic attributes that attract people to a racing game? You are fine to think there are more, but in a nutshell there are four basic attributes to a racing game.
+ Environment. The environment includes the location which dictates the terrain and the track which dictates the course. This is it.
+ Vehicles. The types of vehicles that are going to be driven.
+ Premise. What is the reason or story for the game? It could be something like off-road competition via MotorStorm, cat and mouse via Need For Speed, tricks/stunts like MX vs ATV, combat racing like Full Auto 2, or even simulation racing like Gran Turismo.
+ Modes. The unique way to change the basic game to allow the players to break away from normal play to liven things up.
These four attributes were done correctly in the original MotorStorm. You had an interesting location that had its own allure and history that combined a mix of dirt, mud, hard earth, gravel, and rock. There were short, medium, and longer tracks which ranged from the more technical (Tenderizer) to debris/obstacle scattered (Coyote Rage or Devil's Crossing) to quirky (Rockhopper or Diamondback Speedway). The variety of the environment was 25% of the success of the game. You had seven basic types of vehicles instead of games which were released with only cars, only bikes, or only atvs. This means that the game was attracting more types of racers because of the selection available. Plus, within each class of vehicle the selection averaged somewhere around 7 types of vehicles per class. Some had more and some had less. At the time, there were no other games released that were geared to off-road racing where people could either take an aggressive stance in racing by hitting/crashing others or a more racing-centric stance where it was strictly racing to the finish. The game centered around the competition of being in a festival which transferred the idea from the offline to the online. Finally, the modes introduced in MotorStorm kept the game fresh by allowing people to change the style to Elimination from Racing along with tinkering with the Ambiance, Vehicle Selection, Laps, Mirror, Boost Style, and Privacy while determining the track to be raced. These four things combined is what succeeded in making this a MUST NEED GAME.
I said that the attributes were done CORRECTLY in MotorStorm. This doesn't mean that they were done PERFECTLY. The game had its fair share of problems. This allows us to take the time to move onto Pacific Rift. The goal of Pacific Rift should have been to IMPROVE the things started in MotorStorm to attempt to make them perfect. Instead, the developers threw away the platform that was introduced in the original game and completely changed it which means that instead of building on the good that they already had, well, they started all over. What was kept and what was changed?
They succeeded in choosing another great environment that had its own allure and history like the original game. The tracks once again combined a mix of dirt, mud, hard earth, gravel/sand, and rock. They even improved upon the original by adding water and lava which allowed payoffs/risks in adding or depleting boost or engine stability. There was more improvement because there were more tracks in Pacific Rift than in the original to allow more variety to keep people from getting bored. Plus, the courses allowed you to move your vehicle through certain obstacles/barriers like bamboo or sugar cane along with setting off some incidentals along the way like the watch tower or swivel canon on Beachcomber. The vehicles were back along with the inclusion of a heavier class; the monster truck which once again added to improve the fun factor. The premise stayed the same because there really was no need to improve it. Instead, the opening montage was changed from the original, but was still similar in order to reinforce the premise. It failed to deliver on the final attribute of modes. Instead of improving on the modes, they took some away (Mirror and Boost Style) or placed one of the ones they kept (Eliminator) to only be used offline. Also, they teased us with modes like speed (where you moved through gates like in skiing), time limit (where you had to reach a certain time), and wreck limit (where you were done if you crashed too many times) that were only available in the offline tickets. Without throwing in the ability to change things up, races became bland. Combined, these attributes allowed the game to start out with only 3 of the 4 done correctly.
In making a sequel to a game, you need to add two more attributes.
+ Continuity. Continuity is the ability to keep the series heading in the same direction and keeping things similar.
Pacific Rift succeeded in keeping the direction of the original. The things you came to expect from a MotorStorm title were present and accounted; the epic opening montage, the soundtrack, the look, the feel, the boost, the sounds. Sure, the physics and boost weren't exactly like the original, but it was adaptable and to be honest the physics of the original changed throughout the release and people adapted to them. One thing that was deleted though was the location meter which told you how close you were to someone else or someone else was to you. That's not enough to say that overall the continuity was a success. Rift now reached 4 out of 6 attributes with a chance to reach 5 out of 6 with the next one.
+ Improvement. This improvement is different than making the things done correct better. The improvement here is making the things that detracted from the original to being passable.
Unfortunately, the biggest problems which dogged the original game were still present in the sequel despite having two years to remedy the situation. The lag, save defect, glitch patches, and overall support of the game failed to improve and in some instances (patches and overall support) actually took a step or two backwards from the original game. One of the only things that they attempted to improve was the ability to trackblock, but that doesn't justify them dropping the ball on the other things. Therefore, although Pacific Rift was a great game with tremendous potential it really only succeeded in 67% of the attributes and I think the sales numbers from one game to the next goes to support this. Rift sales go to support this theory to some extent because of the decline in sales from the first to the second.
The main problem with the series is the third installment. They completely ignored the K.I.S.S. approach. They introduced too many gimmicks which made the game more complex while failing to deliver on the basic core attributes.
The environment was unique, but it was unrealistic. The other locations in the series were all in obtainable locations where people could and would be able to race. There really are abandoned sugar factories and long beach stretches like the ones in Rift. There really are mid-western locations with canyons and dust abound like in the original MotorStorm. The obtainable locations added to the realism of the series while racing on top of buildings or actually having the ability of knowing that an earthquake is going to happen, so you can gather to race are just idiotic and cheapened the realism. Now, you could argue that there were a great number of tracks, but in reality it was just more versions of the same track locations and not different tracks. Plus, many of the tracks didn't combine a mix of terrain like the other games. They were primarily just one type of terrain per track. Instead, they threw in lots of debris that resulted in not knowing where you were headed by blocking the view of the route. Why? Because they wanted to play on the 3D ability of the game. The result was 0 out of 6.
The vehicles lost their cool factor because many of the popular vehicles in the other games were excluded from this one. There is a certain expectation although not guaranteed that when you buy something in one game it will be available in the next for free. It gives a certain amount of value to the purchase. By not having the vehicles or selection that were present previously, it lessens the experience. They tried to combat this by allowing the customization of the vehicles, but they failed to realize the coolness which people were willing to pay for previously was lost. We paid for DLC in the original game because we wanted something different that other people may not purchase. It is what set the FAN (or LUNATIC) from the passing gamer. We bought vehicles and craved for new liveries to show off our devotion. Seriously, if you didn't have all the cars, you were NOT considered a hardcore MotorStormer to some extent. The specialness of this approach was diluted by the way customization was implemented. Like I said before, there really was no addition to the vehicles. All they did was make each category more specific. They say they added classes, but most all of those classes were present previously. The Mini is the only real vehicle type that was new. Overall, there wasn't any real improvement to this area. I'm going to be generous in saying there was an attempt to improve and split the point instead of giving no points. The result is that the game increases to .5 out of 6.
The premise of the game took a turn. What started out as a racing game became a game of betting, perks, and people shooting at you. The game replaced having a level playing field were everyone started the race with the same ability to win depending on their skill to a game where people could choose better perks that other people weren't using. MotorStorm was about competition and the basic notion of competition is players competing with the same chance. That's why steroids aren't allowed in some sports or vehicles all have certain specs. This is so no one has an unfair advantage. Blurring the lines of this simple factor is enough for people to not give it a chance or leave. Apocalypse stays with .5 out of 6 to this point.
They once again changed the modes and ability to keep the races fresh. The perks should have been placed in this area to allow the host to let EVERYONE have increased boost or grip or whatever and see who used this perk the best amongst everyone else using it. By the time the mode creator was released, many people had already left the game. It should have been present from day one otherwise don't advertise it on the box! You had a legit reason to stall the game due to the earthquake in Japan which would have allowed you to finish up on the mode creator during this time and release the game complete. Once again, I see the attempt, so I'll split the point allowing the game to now reach 1 out of 6 points.
The game still has a chance to reach a 50% rating if it can obtain the next two attributes, but it doesn't. There is no way I can say that there is any continuity in Apocalypse to that of Rift or the original game. The opening montage, soundtrack, and overall realism of what Motorstorm was had been scrubbed. Instead of the offline supporting the online, the player as both the participant in the offline/online was replaced with the player feeling that you were a two dimensional annoying comic book character. Even the people who were scattered on the sidelines cheering you on were replaced with armies shooting at you and blowing you up. At this point we could pretty much put the nail in the coffin as the highest it could now reach was 2 out of 6 or 33% of a MUST NEED GAME.
It didn't though. There was some advancement in giving a game that could use the common 3D technology that people were craving, but the customer support, patches, and network issues STILL plagued the game. After four years since the original game was released this is completely disappointing, but more importantly it is unacceptable. Final result on Apocalypse is that it reached a 1 out of 6 or a very bleak 17% which I think the sales numbers goes to support.
Let's stop ignoring the elephant in the room. Revisit the past successes by going back to the basics.
1- Pick an environment that is interesting, realistic, and can offer variation to a racing theme. Plus, you should have made the original tracks available to play in Rift. This way people who had the original game could download and play their old tracks on Rift instead of taking out the game to play certain tracks. Also, this meant that you could have closed down the original MotorStorm server earlier because it would have forced people to get the newer game which would have decreased your costs of operating the additional servers while at the same time increasing your revenue by getting people to buy the new game of Rift. In keeping this trajectory, you would have been able to do the same thing with Apocalypse. Allow people to use their past tracks/vehicles via download and shutting down a server. This would mean that you would have had one server system operating instead of three systems that lessened your expenses while increasing your game sale revenue. Plus, most of us wouldn't mind this because it means we would still be able to play the same tracks we had previously since most of us hardcore Lunatics still bought the sequels. Plus, by making older tracks usable on newer releases, you would have new people coming to the series later going online to the store to purchase older tracks which generates more funds for you.
2- Choose vehicles based on their ability to race. Most of us were fine with the selection of the first two releases because they made sense. Even the Monster Truck made sense. Don't just make the classes more specific or add a new class because you want to appear to outdo yourself from the last release. There has to be a NEED for a new class for people to accept it.
3- Decide what the premise is of the game. If it is an off-road racer, then get rid of the betting, shooters, and perks. Stop trying to be everything to everyone because you can't deliver on creating a racing game that is also a role playing game that is also a shooter that is also an adventure game. You just muddy the entire MotorStorm idea.
4- If you show a mode in the offline, figure out a way to bring it to the online portion. You should have combined the modes of ambiance, mirror, eliminator, catchup, laps from the original game and and added the speed, time limit, and wreck limit into the online in Rift. Then, if it made sense, added in something new into Apocalypse. This way it keeps things fresh.
5- Bring back the MotorStorm that I'd say 90% of us loved by keeping the continuity of the first two games. There is something to be said about having flow to a series. Continuity doesn't make things bland as long as you make improvements to the other attributes. In fact continuity goes to strengthen your product.
6- Most importantly you need to make the improvements to the game that have been holding it back since 2007. If you can't figure out how to remedy the problems, a change in developers is certainly needed because the factors holding this game back wouldn't be tolerated by other companies and it definitely isn't tolerated by your customer.
If you are going to make another release to the franchise, I think I can speak for many of us out there when I say this. "Good Luck." You may not have thought you had an uphill climb after Rift, but after Apocalypse, you should realize you do now. If you don't, you probably need to replace some of your employees with people who can critically think.
Click link to goto the thread; http://community.us.playstation.com/...art=0&tstar
on 18-05-2012 09:52 AM
on 18-05-2012 10:38 AM
Hi JOHNY-BRAVO, i'm glad you like MS:A, i really tried to like it but alas i couldn't .
But I love MS:MV and Pacific Rift
Unfortunately which you also mention the technical issues within the game which have sadly plagued the franchise sine the very first MotorStorm still are left unresolved which to me is to the detriment of the developers ability to produce games with a sufficient level of polish, and fix any of the crippling issues thereafter.
You would expect better from a studio that is part of Sony itself, wouldn't you?
on 19-05-2012 09:35 AM
i would indeed SNOOKEE,msa was the first motorstorm i played unfortunately so i cant really comment on the issues on their other titles but i was pleasantly suprised when i picked up msa how fun it was when it actually works, the betting system , voice chat , i love the game but at the same time the connection issues make me hate it.If you say all the other titles are plagued by the same issues then thats why the franchise will ultimately fale as players will not wish to carry on supporting a flawed title that doesn't get fixed, a real shame if all the other titles are as fun as msa.
on 19-05-2012 11:33 AM
The other games in the franchise are as fun, easily. Sadly the first MotorStorm servers have been shut down so you can no longer play that game online. Pacific Rift is still going online although its player base is in decline now but there is still some fun racing to be had there.
The series is in steep decline sales wise also from these figures with a link to them below;
Worldwide sales
MotorStorm - 3.73 million
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift - 1.21 million
MotorStorm: Apocolypse - 0.29 million
Now if you take what tk2012 talks about, address the connection issues that you mention, release a game with less technical issues from the start or ones that will be fixed, listen to the fan base for constructive criticism ( the devs have all but abandoned the Sony MotorStorm forums now sadly) the MotorStorm series still has a place in the market.
The core idea behind MotorStorm is a good one i feel but the implementation and lack of support of it is a bit lacking.
on 19-05-2012 01:35 PM
Pacific rift is hands down the best game I own. Everything was done so well, the soundtrack, graphics, tracks and the veichles. All done so tastefully. The thing that MS:A did was to try and engage to a wider range of audience and this was it's downfall. And even though I can appreciate why they did it, those sale figures obviously meant that the same formula of game wasn't going to work a third time. Playing it just feels a cheap downloadable racer with no depth; it was a chore. There's something about the other two racers that almost made it feel real. You clearly weren't there racing, but the game really did try and make you feel as if you were there. To conclude, MS:A really let me down with its quality, i'm not saying it wasn't fun to play (Course it was, it's bloody motorstorm).
Sorry, needed to get that off my chest. Rant over.
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Pros: Sleek design; Comfortable. A hat/visor fits comfortably over the headset. Touch volume better than dials that eventually cause static when ajusting volume. Music sounds good. Can control pause, skip music selections. Easy fold up storage. $59 a great price. Cons: Was only able to get about 5-6 hrs of playing music, although was playing a highest volume. As battery life went down the sound occansionly cut out for a second, found the closer the phone the less cut outs, also my movement when cutting grass might be causing it. No replacement ear pads, they seem permanatly attached, I do a lot of sweating cutting grass, working out. Other Thoughts: I use these when cutting grass and loudness of music is as good as the Apple earphones, usually have to turn down volume when lawnmower is off. Have only used once for talking on phone and quality was good. Overall I love this headset and have had no problems. Came within 3 days of ordering, thanks Newegg! 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? |
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Just seventeen days left until Election Day gas prices are at an all time high for this time -- year.
More than double where they were when President Obama took office it's a hot issue -- the latest debate.
When the president took office the price of gasoline here at NASA caddie was about a buck 86 ago.
Now it's four bucks a gallon.
He survived took office the president's -- was 18186.
-- that.
Because -- economy was on the verge of collapse.
Because we're about to go through the worst recession since the Great Depression.
Now the president went on to say the gas prices are going back up because demand is back up a governor Ronnie says prices are spiking.
Because of the president's green energy push so who's right.
Hi everybody I'm David has been welcome to Forbes dot box let's go -- focus is Elizabeth MacDonald.
Mike goes Iranian Rick -- bill ball when Victoria Barret and John Tammy a full house today might.
There's a president right.
-- he's actually wrong in fact he showed how close he was about our energy policy.
Look he's blaming the stronger economy on higher gasoline prices.
Misses the whole point of the Reagan recovery where the economy boomed in gasoline prices fell on the Clinton recovery.
Where gasoline prices fell.
The president meanwhile blocked the pipeline coming down from Canada which cost us a tremendous amount of jobs meanwhile he keeps confiscating more taxpayer dollars to putting companies that go bankrupt like Solyndra and they want to three systems well -- -- attract a lot of conservative critics abroad they were disappointed that we didn't hear that word Solyndra at the debate -- -- has been a lot of government money wasted on these projects now.
Yeah it's it's interesting because Mike made some very compelling arguments -- the problem is absolutely none of them have anything to do with the price of -- only.
Look you can argue if you like that the president's energy policies.
Could have an impact going down the road I would tell you you're wrong but that's an argument we can happen -- the reality is is that we see production up there's no disputing -- and you can give President Bush credit for it if you like.
None of that impacts on the current price of gasoline talk to me and for years if you don't like the prices that would be the kind of -- -- -- But I just I -- -- may be the fact is is that the president President Obama is taking credit.
For the fact that we're pumping -- -- even though a lot of people say he doesn't deserve -- because on federal lands.
Oil production is going down -- there is going down on federal as productions up on -- public lands and the private sector.
And permeating is down 32%.
Let's say that they argument to has been made that the market set prices I get that yes some markets and prices people who make an argument -- tend to forget that the Middle East OPEC cartel controls 40% of the oil supply.
My point is the president needs to focus on supply issues and -- -- back during the Great Recession 070 wait.
Guess was still sticking at three dollars and four dollars a gallon and until George W.
Bush lifted the moratorium on drilling in the gulf.
That's when guess sort of plunging by thirty cents and that's when the president set right now present Obama said.
You know what I agree with that I grudgingly agree with that in August -- -- -- -- she should.
About supply bill is our -- gas prices go out because of the the the president's policies or not.
-- because of the president's policies but the question is are they going up because of his green policies let's focus on one big cause -- driver act which which is the ethanol mandate that the jobs created by that particular boondoggle are not green jobs they're -- jobs at -- all he destroys the environment.
And being an environmentalist I'm groping -- looking for president Kennedy.
Who opposes this particular blue dot -- found one yet are right well job.
-- the fact is I know Rick would disputed the president would disputed but the fact is according.
To a totally.
Nonpartisan group called the US Energy Information Administration total oil gas and coal production.
In public areas has plunged.
From eighteen quadrillion BTUs -- -- for me to be for 21 billion BTU's down that down to eighteen.
That's a big drop that's about a 15% drop so we have seen less oil coal and gas production on public -- Well maybe so but I would also say I think that's irrelevant and I think the problem of those discussions were talking about a national energy policy.
We don't have a national she you call Sierra national computer -- -- Our national Paulson for breakfast cereal but -- get all three with east.
The simple truth is that -- what were awash in oil around the world.
The -- expensive -- is the dollar's chief.
And even if every OPEC nation in the world and every oil producing nation in the world and -- -- we would still consume their oil as though bubbled up in west Texas.
Let's get out of national -- just let markets work.
Victoria what if we let markets work what we see gas prices come down.
Well -- problem is that we're completely dependent on the Middle East for oil and President Obama is the president of the United States not the president of OPEC so in that case.
He he doesn't have much control over oil prices and I have to sort of grudgingly agree with Rick on this one yes his his green -- -- -- have -- added frankly Erica.
I don't know who you're uncomfortable but -- -- you know his -- policies may be affecting oil prices 510 years from now.
But right now.
They're simply not it's it's about supply and demand and oil and gas prices go up and down accordingly to what we should reduce our dependence on the Middle East and alcohol and -- -- -- -- should ideally should tax it got -- and.
It is not only the price I think victorious.
Right on the mark on this it's also about our dependence on foreign oil.
And when you look at what's happening in North Dakota wood -- huge deposits of gas and while they're finding down there.
You see the -- were able to get oil from shale now threw for production methods we didn't know existed twenty years ago we could become energy sufficient right now.
Import more from Canada than any other country and they're not certainly not an enemy of ours by any measure.
But I -- to get back to what John said David which is you know there is a huge difference between what President Obama is doing and what governor Romney proposes.
President Obama wants to dictate energy policy from the White House which he's been a huge failure at doing given the -- -- and so forth.
Romney wants to put the control back into the private marketplace and that's where it belongs Rick.
I think it would be more interest in discussions talk about that national breakfast cereal.
I have high highlights and our moderator I was -- and I had to talk about right because -- and then on the go ahead and get there.
But yeah it is what it is and I don't know why.
Why we have to try and change the message I realize that discussing reality in this case is not satisfying.
In an election year to certain sides but the reality is.
The green policy of the Obama administration media like it may -- you don't I happen to think it's forward thinking and necessary.
But -- -- there's -- good in that it's too early to know if it's worked OK won all I know hold -- to -- we want would have.
What he -- a little bit of reality the president spent four billion dollars on 36 win forms the government claimed it.
To have 7200.
Jobs that resulted from this the Wall Street Journal went to these wind farms and found only 300.
Fart so the government is overstating the amount of jobs are huge -- -- -- Obama.
-- I -- unite we will we're talking about -- David to David's point we've been trying green energy since before the Carter administration.
And it's not delivering the energy power that this country.
Needs to live and thrive and basically grow.
And what we're talking about is so again and again it's supply issue the fact is when we signal to the markets that we are going to increase our oil supply time and again.
You see gasoline prices dropping that is the issue you know supply and demand you can ignore it thank.
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RENTON - After being limited in practice on Wednesday, Seattle Seahawks CB Walter Thurmond did not practice on Thursday leaving his status for Sunday's game in Toronto against the Buffalo Bills in doubt.
Thurmond appeared on the injury report Wednesday with a hamstring injury that forced him to have his workload reduced. A day later, Thurmond wasn't able to practice.
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Posted By Sarita on 11/12/2012 11:01 AM Did the emergency vet do an x-ray? Did they think she had a blockage?
And the simethicone info was helpful! That was all stuff that I didn't think to ask the ER vet so I will definitely read that article to see what else it says.
Posted By bmt87 on 11/12/2012 11:55 AM Posted By Sarita on 11/12/2012 11:01 AM Did the emergency vet do an x-ray? Did they think she had a blockage? They didn't do an x-ray. That was the second course of action if the problem was still re-occuring after 48 hours....and so far we've almost had 36 straight hours without tummy troubles. I really think it's due to her shedding and she is trying really hard to pass it. I will definitely ask her vet about it though! I want to go in with a list so that was helpful! And the simethicone info was helpful! That was all stuff that I didn't think to ask the ER vet so I will definitely read that article to see what else it says.
Posted By MimzMum on 11/12/2012 03:05 PM Wanted to ask if Lola always has kale? That veg gives mine gas everytime they have it and they won't pass poos for several hours and/or until I administer simethicone.
She does normally have kale - I didn't start giving it to her until after she started getting sick because it's one of her favorites and one of the few things she can't resist. I actually thought this might have been brought on by a combination of the shedding and that I had just introduced mustard greens which she had never had before.... So... who knows!
TBPony - that was all really great info. I am still going to take her to the vet regarding the sores/callouses since they are new and since I've already spent so much money I'd rather just spend another $40 to make sure *everything* is ok...but the fact that other house rabbits get them regularly makes me feel a lot better. And thanks for the simethicone info, that seems to be the same info that I read in the article Sarita posted but it's comforting to know that someone else has some first-hand experience with it.
Her vet appointment is at 4:30 tonight... Fingers-crossed I have a healthy Lola bunny!
She also said not to limit pellets and keep her diet the same when she is going through stasis which is different than everything I've read....
even when we were at the vets she kept trying to stand up on the exam table and put her little paws on my shoulder and would snuggle next to me


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I am starting to create a listing of no-fee directories at my site. I wish I had started this day one. Im also following up with my submissions. The above two had my site listed in less then one business day. I have had some others where I was required to add a recriprocal yet after follow up emails and the passage of time no link appears at their site.
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Are these your own or something?
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Although I am building a directory I have not posted it anywhere, its not ready yet.
Im finding them by links. When I go to a directory I may look to see whos linking to it. Also Ill look up other directories that are in its listing then checking them out.
If there is a fee I move on. If you have to register or link back I at least evaluate it and if it checks out I follow the instructions. Ive spent quite a bit of time and in retrospect I wish I kept a detail evaluation of each directory since day one. Going forward Im doing that in the directory Im building.
Some niche may be small but since they dont have tens of thousands of listings its easier to get to my listing, sometimes only one click away from the index page.
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These are obviously just created to try to inflate people's link pop. and/or simply to get their own sites noticed.
Can we please reserve this thread for actual directories that are established and worthwhile for the traffic they may produce? Unfortunately, anyone and their brother can throw up a directory script these days, but it doesn't make for an "important" directory.
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I wonder if all of those are already covered? Seems these would be a very limited number of directories.
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- Yahoo has an RSS feed directory in beta. Instructions are here:
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I've followed with great interest the letters to the editor regarding the proposed dog park in Bethel. As a town resident and having lived with/and around dogs my whole life (62), I realize the establishment of a dog park requires meticulous planning and oversight.
Along with many interested townspeople, I attended the Dec. 12 Bethel Planning Board meeting, the folks who will decide if the proposed "site" is an acceptable location for a dog park. Several real conflicts and potential problems regarding the proposed site were raised at the meeting and in "Dog Park Questions" 11/21/12, and "More Dog Park Concerns" 12/6/12.
Steve Wight of Newry, co-chair of the "Bethel Dog Park Committee" wrote in his 11/29/12 letter to the editor: "A committee of interested citizens approached the Bethel Selectboard and received permission to do a feasibility study of locations on town property where such a park might be located. The committee settled on an acre of land on the Bethel Parkway property with the approval of the town manager and selectmen."
I'm wondering, since this current proposed site includes wetlands, isn't it illegal to use "fill" in wetland areas? I'm also wondering what other sites Steve Wight's committee investigated – was the Ethel Bisbee property or Mahoosuc Land Trust explored, and if so and rejected, why?
Why focus on a site which was established for another purpose, snowmobilers, and which would require serious gerrymanderings to accommodate a dog park?
Having personally explored the current proposed site and the Ethel Bisbee property, I can attest that Ethel Bisbee, on first flush, seems far more business and tourist friendly and without any of the conflicts of the current proposed site down from Pat's Pizza. Hotels/motels could advertise a "dog park within walking distance" (yet there is a multitude of parking places for out-of-towners); visitors to the dog park would actually have to travel into the center of town, past many of Bethel's shops and eateries on their way to the park, as proposed to the current proposed site, which being on the outskirts of town would not benefit Bethel businesses, and could negatively impact the business already generated by the snowmobilers.
Ultimately, the townspeople of Bethel will decide if we need a dog park and if all the liability, maintenance, etc., questions can be resolved, but I believe that the appropriateness of the site is key to the success of such an undertaking.
I urge all to attend the upcoming Planing Board meeting on Jan. 9 and the Selectmen's meeting on Jan. 14, both at 7 p.m.
And I would urge the Selectboard to proceed cautiously and solicit the input and approval of the whole community in exploring the viability of a dog park in Bethel.
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