Banned from CT for posting facts about Raven aka Inyati13.

Whining about someone else whining...
Hmmm...quite a conundrum.

I joined CT in 2004, just about 15 years ago. I was a 'lurker' for many, many months prior. I remember the days of Blackpower (a poster at that time) talk about rough! I remember well the early days of CT. I have watched and been a part of CT through its growth and all the cycles it has gone through over the years. Watched & been a part of the ebb and flow of newcomers arriving and oldtimers leaving as well as some members passing on. Slowly, little by little it has become increasingly more & more PC. Sadly I have watched many good, knowledgeable, helpful & kind people leave there for various reasons as the years have gone by. The same with Rancher's. I enjoyed the CT "community", it was a wonderful collection of characters, some very silly, a few jerks, many helpful mentor-types, many newcomers to the world of cattle, quite a few who genuinely wanted to share experiences and learn as well, a few very large producers, some from other countries, a handful of shitheads & assholes who eventually left or were booted out, but generally a good bunch of people who were a good representation of the world of reality...…. what one could encounter at any feedstore, stockyard, coffee shop or cattle association meeting anywhere. It has changed & morphed, as many "chat" sites do, but CT has lasted and endured and remained strong as others slowly withered and died. However, in recent months it has changed and become something completely different. And I find it sad. It seems to be a reflection of what is going on all around this country. Up is now down, right is wrong and all seems backward. The hypocrisy is outrageous! I have never "been in trouble" over there, pretty much always played by the rules. Not long ago I questioned, in a PM to the Mods, what was going on? How I couldn't understand how it was that a few who constantly get booted off can return and consistently stur the pot but others get the boot permanently...…. I was threatened with getting the boot as well. Seriously??? Just by asking, privately, what was the deal? Very sad indeed.


I joined CT way back when as I had (at that time) gotten back into cattle. I had been, somewhat involved with cattle & dairy, in the late 70's into the early 80's and ended up being totally consumed by the equine world until the late 90's and around 2000 got back involved with the world of cattle. I had helped my aunt & uncle a bit, with their herd of Angus and started to build a herd of beef cattle, of my own. Around the same time I started working at a huge farm, with huge numbers of cattle. I had started with a Jersey cow and eventually purchased a couple of bottle calves from a local dairy. Every now and then I'd bring home the occasional orphan from work. As time went by, I was able to start to purchase a bred cow here & there. Bought a few culls from the farm where I worked, got a few decent calves from them and it grew from there. One of my co-workers had told me of CT and suggested it would be a good place for me to spend some internet time. A place to go to "talk" with other folks, besides my co-workers, about cattle. I learned a lot and I also was able to contribute and help others, in addition to the banter & fun, general conversations in coffee shop & everything else board.

Anyhow, I'll sign off on this for now. I just felt an urge to offer up my un-asked for 2 cents. LOL I'll shut up now.

Did it actually happen? I remember the planning but have forgotten if it actually happened.

Crowder and Warpaint. Those were some characters. Lots of laughs back then.