is it just me.....
- Thread starter DeLgAdO
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i am suprised that this thread hasnt gottenmore negative feedback because it might piss some people off... but IMO thats what this site is for is to help others out with questions..... so what would we be if we didnt help out..... nothin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its stupid NOT to ask right away, thats what this club is for, expertise insight and getting advice from people whove been there
i'd rather answer the same simple question 50 different ways than scroll through 200 post in a thread that are simply.
"Pics?!"
either that or i have to see if i can set it up to diplay 50 posts per page instead of ten so i'm not always clicking next to get to the relevant information.
That and i took a break from the board for almost a year simply because i got really tired of the
"my fish can eat your fish" type threads...i'd rather help someone than read that crap...yeah someones rhom might eat my lungfish but a shot glass of the ammonia i have in the garage will turn your collection into a bad smell....so its really irrelevant to those searching for information. (and no i'd never punish someones animals simply because i'm annoyed)
As it is i wont even look at a thread that remotely sounds like i'm going to get "my snakehead ate a rat"....while living in a area where they are banned its asking for F&W to get bored and surf the net more.
Back to the topic at hand however...i'd rather someone ask a question than let an animal die because they dont want to feel like they are being a pest or risking a blow to their ego by asking a question. Its hard for me to ask sometimes because i've got 20 years of fish keeping behind me and i like to think i'm good at it but reading posts from Oddball and Alfon and i know damn well i still have a VERY long way to go to become truely competent at it and even they make mistakes. I think my fishkeeping is 80% luck 10% preparation and 10% the fishes desire to live even when my mistakes.
I can see the annoyance of it but its a necessary evil when online.
If i sound a bit rambly i'm a tad muddled from a weeble bit too much vodka last night.
Jason
"Pics?!"
either that or i have to see if i can set it up to diplay 50 posts per page instead of ten so i'm not always clicking next to get to the relevant information.
That and i took a break from the board for almost a year simply because i got really tired of the
"my fish can eat your fish" type threads...i'd rather help someone than read that crap...yeah someones rhom might eat my lungfish but a shot glass of the ammonia i have in the garage will turn your collection into a bad smell....so its really irrelevant to those searching for information. (and no i'd never punish someones animals simply because i'm annoyed)
As it is i wont even look at a thread that remotely sounds like i'm going to get "my snakehead ate a rat"....while living in a area where they are banned its asking for F&W to get bored and surf the net more.
Back to the topic at hand however...i'd rather someone ask a question than let an animal die because they dont want to feel like they are being a pest or risking a blow to their ego by asking a question. Its hard for me to ask sometimes because i've got 20 years of fish keeping behind me and i like to think i'm good at it but reading posts from Oddball and Alfon and i know damn well i still have a VERY long way to go to become truely competent at it and even they make mistakes. I think my fishkeeping is 80% luck 10% preparation and 10% the fishes desire to live even when my mistakes.
I can see the annoyance of it but its a necessary evil when online.
If i sound a bit rambly i'm a tad muddled from a weeble bit too much vodka last night.
Jason
i don't even know what to say. I'm shocked at Del's attitude. He's always been a helpful member. After reading this thread, it reminds me of other fish boards which have this stuck up attitude towards n00bs. If posts like that annoy you just don't read them. You don't have to belittle people who use this site the moment a problem occurs.
sqratch-I don't think that DeLgAdO is trying to belittle people, he is EXTREMELY helpful and
willing to give info. I think he was just saying that he was getting kind of annoyed by the
number of stupid questions that aren't life threatening, or that they could figure out by
sitting and thinking a moment, or even searching for the rest of the internet when there
are full sites dedicated to it. Or, if they read a book a their Local library. He was just
saying that alot of them say, "Hey, I don't get this. I will jump on MFK instead of even
trying to figure it out myself." I have to admit, I do this sometimes. But, some of us
depend COMPLETELY on this sole website. That is all I think he was trying to point out.
This site may be just another information source that people are using. Just because it is a simple question or concern, doesn't mean that people can't research it and use multiple sources. I know that when I have an issue, I will research in books, on other sites and boards, AND on here. Asking a question on here doesn't necessarily mean that it is a person's only option and that they are dependent on this site.
I would encourage asking any question regarding any concern, even if it has been addressed before. If the answers end up benefiting the animals, then IMO it's worth it. If reading those types of thread irritates someone, then that person needs to be more selective about the threads that they read. After all, it is not necessary to respond to every thread or post on here.
I would encourage asking any question regarding any concern, even if it has been addressed before. If the answers end up benefiting the animals, then IMO it's worth it. If reading those types of thread irritates someone, then that person needs to be more selective about the threads that they read. After all, it is not necessary to respond to every thread or post on here.
There is definitely some truth to it, but I am still amazed that you would ask that question flaco!
Don't tell me that all of your 6000 posts were necessary! Because I've seen quite a few that weren't thaaat informative.
I was going to say something very similar a 5,794(at the moment) feedback. Come on man you offer advice all the time there are people in this world that need reassurance. I am an Engineer I work with a bloke that has been doing it 10 years more than me. and I have been doing it a while he often phones me up to ask me a question when I say to him come on you don’t need me to tell you the ans to that he has said to me " it just seams so simple and so obvious it cant be right" people some times need reassurance and on here you have a wealth of information and knowledge. May I end by saying“A truly wise man always has more questions than answers”
I not only invite any type of question, I also always hope to receive the questions BEFORE a small problem becomes a major problem. I really hate having to tell someone..."Sorry, but that pacu is really going to need a tank larger than 55 gals in the very near future". Or, "Mixing frontosas and discus is not a good idea due to vastly different preferences in pH levels".
If there was one thing I'd like to see of all members asking questions it would be; "I've already performed a search on the site and found some info but, I have an additional question". That's only because I know there's already a ton of valuable info that's already been posted. And all it needs is for someone to perform a key word search to find a gold mine of info.
If there was one thing I'd like to see of all members asking questions it would be; "I've already performed a search on the site and found some info but, I have an additional question". That's only because I know there's already a ton of valuable info that's already been posted. And all it needs is for someone to perform a key word search to find a gold mine of info.
