Stretch or not to stretch

I found this friendly post addressed to young punks on a forum who stretch their ears too fast and in a silly way. It made me laugh. First here is the post by this goof, followed by the humorous response.

Kevin writes:

i went from a normal size earing to a 2g and it hurt like hell espcially how i streched it i didn't do it the way your suppose to i used a straw by cutting the end at a slant that way when i put the straw in it starts small then works it ways bigger. and here is some advise to anyone who wants to strech there ears don't use a straw

Response by "down"

are you stupid? trying to stretch from 14 to 2? seriously people. you need to leaern the proper way to stretch your lobes. this is just....disgracefull.
ok #1. NEVER< NEVER NEVER skip gauges. unless you want a blowout and screwup your lobes.
#2 use tapers until you reach around 0 or 00
then if u cant find tapers, get a roll of electrical tape, and slowly add layers of tape around your plugs. eventually you will be able to put in the next gauge.
#3 wait at least a few months between stretches, this makes it muct easier, and safer to stretch.
#4. dont be stupid, think of what you are doing. if you think u will one day want "normal" earlobes again, realize that after a certian point ...around 00, you will have a hard time getting them to shrink back down to their original size.
geese, all you MALLRATS ewant to streth the lobes...at least learn how to do it