is it just me.....

[Bassman89]

i think it good for people to always get a secondary opinion on matters...yes some questions are kinda pointless...but enen when pointless threads get posted it never hurts to get some feedback whether its positive or negative

 

[redtailfool]

Del, its a board, people are supposed to ask questions about fish.

Its also a positive indication that our members trusts us and comfortable with
asking a lot of questions. In short, its a good thing... we have a lot of members... growing
by the day, so you have a lot of people to chat to about fish and more on the way !

 

[redtailfool]

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.

I agree Oddball... maybe in time, the members would be more inclined to use the search function and making sure that the q is not a common one before posting.

 

[rslinn]

This site and others like it have taught me more about fishkeeping than all the books or magazines I have ever read. I personally don't have that many posts because I don't want to ask the dumb questions, but hearing the comments on this thread it apears that my fears of bothering the other members are unneaded and I think I will start asking when I am unsure. I will though continue to search the old posts and learn from the repetitive unneaded questions asked by the other members. I hope I don't get acused of being a lurker. Good fishkeeping to all.

 

[redtailfool]

This site and others like it have taught me more about fishkeeping than all the books or magazines I have ever read. I personally don't have that many posts because I don't want to ask the dumb questions, but hearing the comments on this thread it apears that my fears of bothering the other members are unneaded and I think I will start asking when I am unsure. I will though continue to search the old posts and learn from the repetitive unneaded questions asked by the other members. I hope I don't get acused of being a lurker. Good fishkeeping to all.

Thanks for the kind words.. Its allright to post and ask ..and if somebody is giving you
grief about it, just pm the staff members.

 

[TankBuster]

The way I see it is like this. What if we are the only people that person can relate to regarding the hobby, their wife,husband, parents or kids may not share their excitement over the issue they are having. They come here to get advice, knowledge and even comfort in any situation. I would even answer a question as crazy as " how many gallons is a 10 gallon tank"? These are my friends away from my house on here and appreciate evry question and answer.
Oh and "OhNoBarracuda", your avatar has wicked crack in it.

 

[skinless]

maybe you just need a vacation?
bunk call really. many of the same questions being asked today were asked 6 months ago and will be asked 6 months from now. pure speculation.

 

[DeLgAdO]

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.

I LOVE YOU MAN!!!!!!

that was exactly what i mean

 

[bluebeard4ever]

true, this does happen, but you have to look at it like this, they maybe asking a simple question, but its a simple questiuon that someone else will learn from

 

[Steve_89]

With out posts and topics forums will cease to exist....

Whether the question is stupid or not...we must answer it.

If we shut people down and tell them they are stupid it will create a negative environment at MFK which will detract members from joining. MFK takes pride in having an enjoyable atmosphere.