I have to say that reading through this thread made me very proud to be not only an amateur aquarist, but an active member of MFK as well.
I have a lot of respect for the members that posted supportive comments for COMMUNITY, not only ours here on MFK, but fish keeping as a whole.
Rich, your posts and eloquence are inspiring. When I talked to you before about my interest in genetics and advancing synthetic biology, I had lost my drive to do anything. Reading your posts in this thread have restored my aspirations to push forward and accomplish my goals and continue creating new ones. You are a great person, I consider you a great friend! Thank you.
Li, thank you! Thank you for being THE ONE, who created a place where we can all come together to push the hobby to the next level through UNITY! Before I found MFK, I wasn't sure how to feel about my obsession over aquaria. Most people put me down about it, but you have showed us that PASSION for what we do is something to take PRIDE in. Thank you.