This thread is funny. some random thoughts:
Seriously, If someone posted on a dog board that they lived in a small studio apt and they just got 3 great dane puppies, but not to worry since they plan on giving them back to the dog pound once they get too big, all hell would break loose! So why would someone not expect the same thing to happen here?
There are plenty of cool fish that could live a long happy life is a 50 gallon tank, buy them instead.
Just like there are lots of cool small dogs that would do well in a studio apt.
It's just reasonable. Reason is key!
also, there are lots of people who really don't know how big fish get. This place isn't just for experts, it's great for newbies too, who better to learn from right? I wish I had a place like this to go to when I was starting, well there wasn't an internet, but you know...
But, yes, repeating something 10 times in one thread would be annoying just like posting this:
when someone ask a question, it's snobbish.
That said, if you love fish, then you should try to help people who don't really know what they are doing, or appear not to know what they are doing, but try to be nice about it, of course it doesn't mean that they will listen but it's worth trying, for the fish's sake.