shame on us
- Thread starter bukster
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Bderick67;1353810; said:
I don't think there are any dumb questions but I agree with your sentiment on people seeking answers.
"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”
I have a belly button......
But seriously, guys, we are all in the same boat together, I'm still learning, from other people on the site, as well from my fish. Not everyone is gonna have the same view points on everything though, so you have to be open minded to what people have to say!
WooT!
But seriously, guys, we are all in the same boat together, I'm still learning, from other people on the site, as well from my fish. Not everyone is gonna have the same view points on everything though, so you have to be open minded to what people have to say!
WooT! ammerman19;1353894; said:no it's only 50% get it straight!!! I generally try to stick up for people who are getting flamed needlessly unless you are a repeat offender of doing really stupid things. I won't name names on those unless you want to pm me.
However if you're in the lounge being an idiot I consider you fair game to flamed upon mercilessly until your brain grows or you stop posting idiotic statements
I do know that the people in Indy on here know a lot about fish but are not stuck up their own asses
Who said all?
Hmmm.
Sure there are people without that bad attitude, but I'm not changing my opinion that 60-70% are stuck up...no matter what you say...
Jessica Dring;1354051; said:Who said all?
Hmmm.
Sure there are people without that bad attitude, but I'm not changing my opinion that 60-70% are stuck up...no matter what you say...
nah I agree with you but IMO that's the beauty of this site is that the fish snobbery here is MUCH less than pretty much all other fish sites. That's why when I go to one it's this one.
Back to main topic:
I think that's why most people are here. However some people expect there to be absolutely none and since we are MFKers that we should be fine with keeping O's in 20 gallons and crap cause we do 90 percent water changes and blah blah like every day. Those people I do have a problem with but generally will just try to ignore them and not post in their threads. But I do see those ending in flame wars etc.... but I gotta admit it doesn't bother me. It does bother me though when somebody asks a simple answer and they get b!tched at for asking such a simple question. IMO those ones are fun to answer cause they are generally easy to answer and you know they're getting good advice.
The thing that actually bothers me more though is people giving out bad info or half-assed info because they "think" something. Either know it, don't post it or ask the question yourself......
Well, I for one think that the MOST important thing any experienced hobbyist can do is encourage the growth of our hobby. I started with a 10g tank back when 10, 15, and 20g steel framed tanks were the standard in the hobby, I started with tetras and such. This seems to be the way most people start out even today.By giving patient, clear, and encouraging responses to such newbies we potentially will increase the diversity and availability of fishes and aquarium products in the future.
Help our hobby grow.
Help the new ones to understand the responsibilities and ethhics involved in the hobby.
Remember that you were new once too.
Oh, one other thing,
don't be afraid to back down from a position that you have taken, sometimes you can be wrong no matter how experienced you are. Sometimes this is do to misunderstood or misremembered info, sometimes it is do to advancements in the hobby (such as that early keepers were encouraged to never disturb the substrate, or the fact that no one new that cory cats were shoaling fish).
Early on in my membership here I made a statement that pike cichlids often hybridized, this was do to misreadinga couple of unrelated articles and listening to someone who actually did not know what they were talking about. When informed that I was wrong I checked my sources and found out that I was indeed wrong. I apologised, updated my ideas on the subject, and moved on.
Remeber, ignorance can be corrected.
Guppy
Help our hobby grow.
Help the new ones to understand the responsibilities and ethhics involved in the hobby.
Remember that you were new once too.
Oh, one other thing,
don't be afraid to back down from a position that you have taken, sometimes you can be wrong no matter how experienced you are. Sometimes this is do to misunderstood or misremembered info, sometimes it is do to advancements in the hobby (such as that early keepers were encouraged to never disturb the substrate, or the fact that no one new that cory cats were shoaling fish).
Early on in my membership here I made a statement that pike cichlids often hybridized, this was do to misreadinga couple of unrelated articles and listening to someone who actually did not know what they were talking about. When informed that I was wrong I checked my sources and found out that I was indeed wrong. I apologised, updated my ideas on the subject, and moved on.
Remeber, ignorance can be corrected.
Guppy
i definately agree...i was looking at my old old posts and a while back when i only had like 100-200 posts i asked for a tank decal to supports MFK n some dude said "its unreal how rookies of the site want decals" like hes a badass for spending more time on a computer than me???
i've definately noticed that novice questions are taken not with patientce, but with flaming and disrespect
i've definately noticed that novice questions are taken not with patientce, but with flaming and disrespect
jloos1988;1356893; said:
We can change that, you can help, just be kind, pass it on.
Thanks in advance for the effort.
