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Post by murdock6701 on Sept 12, 2008 20:54:25 GMT -5
see a couple of you browsing our site! thanks! hope you like what you see! come join us! ;D
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Post by Chris4Reef on Sept 14, 2008 0:21:14 GMT -5
a note to guest.
i would encourage new guest to join, basically i know its a new forum and it looks small, but what people sometimes dont forget is that small forums are best for getting answers. believe it or not since i have been on many big forums... there is ALOT of pressure when your on a big forum, basically your not a person rather a number. What i mean by pressure is there is alot of expectation of you to know alot of fish, doing everything a "set" way. in which in fishkeeping there is no set way. Um in no way am i bashing my older larger forums, but i dont like that pressure that i often get and also bashing from other members due to the fact that i do things differently from the mold. So i would encourage guest who are nervous to join the community and get the benefits that a smaller forum offers.
if you like browsing that is fine too, personally i know newer forums are scary to join but many of us do specialize in many topics and it isnt like we are a bunch of people who wanted to start a forum... it was on a rare occurance of professionals all grouped into one forum.
So the option is yours, personally that is my opnion. frankly no one else says it, but i will. big forums tend to have alot of favoritism and pressure to act a certain way.
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Post by jonv on Sept 14, 2008 8:24:02 GMT -5
Great post Chris and that's a point I'd like to back him up on. I'm also a member of cichlid-forum which has a tremendous library of cichlid pictures and profiles, and that's very useful for me as an African cichlid breeder. However, if you post a question in their forum, getting input and feed back there is often times overlooked or not answered.
In here, at some point within between an hour to a day at most, you're going to get some kind of answer. We do not have anywhere near the numbers of some other forums, but between Carl, Bill, John, and Chris in school, we have in my opinion, more professional level of help then even some of those bigger forums.
We also have a dedicated group here as well, and you have little to not infighting on subjects, even on very touchy ones as well. In this forum, you can well assert your position on how you view things with little threat of being attacked. There is more of an open minded outlook in here then other places.
This place is also going to grow over time, and our staff here also will continue to promote the open atmosphere and sharing. You won't find this place degenerating to the level of YA at all.
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Post by murdock6701 on Sept 14, 2008 19:54:27 GMT -5
hello there roving guest! what do you think? lot of good info and fun here - why not join us?
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 14, 2008 22:25:09 GMT -5
very well written my commerades. I am personally looking forward to the challenges and growth that new members will bring to our lil group....
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Post by Suzie Q (Lori) on Sept 15, 2008 11:58:55 GMT -5
Now for my input....
Not only do we have cichlid pros on here...I am a betta breeder. I have been breeding for 4yrs now and I am starting to show my fish in IBC shows. I have mentored with several Pro breeders and have a personal friend that is an IBC Judge. If I can't answer it...I will find someone who can.
I'd like to also mention that Carl is a great source of info when it comes to most anything fishie (pun intended).
Please join us in this fun family!
The only dumb question is the one you did not ask.....
Lori
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Post by clorey67 on Sept 15, 2008 12:25:13 GMT -5
Well hello to everyone. Thanks to Murdock, I have joined this group. I belonged to another group, but found it very useless and didn't get answers very quickly or at all. I asked a question about one of my fish, but sadly it died and I am still waiting for an answer from them. So thanks Murdock for putting me onto this wonderful site. I believe I will enjoy it very much. It looks good so far.
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Post by demfish on Sept 15, 2008 12:32:48 GMT -5
Hi Clorey67 You will love it here,any ?? jusst ask away!!
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Post by Carl on Sept 15, 2008 12:33:17 GMT -5
Welcome clorey!!  Hopefully not only can we be helpful, but our library of articles may be useful when you need an answer. They can be reached from the bottom of the Forum board page or the top right of our home page (which has many other useful links as well) Everything Aquatic, Information articlesCarl |
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Post by jonv on Sept 15, 2008 12:36:50 GMT -5
Always good to have our group get more people. Glad you made it here.
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Post by murdock6701 on Sept 15, 2008 18:19:02 GMT -5
good for you girl! had a feeling it was you! was hoping you'd show up here! didn't want to seem pushy we're all here to help you navigate around - might take a wee bit getting used to - bunch here from Canada! good people! ;D the toothy smile is my "personal" emoticon! just got my new teeth! LOL!
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Post by clorey67 on Sept 16, 2008 10:26:16 GMT -5
Thanks everyone, especially Murdock who put me on to this wonderful and beautiful site. I am so happy to be part of this group. I will have lots of questions for you all. I live in Ontario, Canada for the record.
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Post by eve on Sept 16, 2008 12:27:47 GMT -5
welcome to the board  |
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Post by goldenpuon on Sept 16, 2008 14:34:29 GMT -5
If I didn't already say so! WELCOME!!!
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Post by cashay on Sept 30, 2008 13:44:31 GMT -5
I second, third, and fourth,  every thing everyone said on here! I am a new fish keeper, about 9 months now anyway, And didn't know a thing about fish, Susie Q ( Lori) is the one who introduced me to this forum. I was getting nothing from the other ones, just put downs, telling me I was doing things wrong.. very discouraging, But again this is a great bunch, you will get the answers you need and very quickly! Welcome aboard! |
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Post by Suzie Q (Lori) on Oct 7, 2008 9:04:23 GMT -5
I second, third, and fourth, every thing everyone said on here! I am a new fish keeper, about 9 months now anyway, And didn't know a thing about fish, Susie Q ( Lori) is the one who introduced me to this forum. I was getting nothing from the other ones, just put downs, telling me I was doing things wrong.. very discouraging, But again this is a great bunch, you will get the answers you need and very quickly! Welcome aboard! *points spit ball gun at her*...you were forced...lol JK!!! |
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Post by cashay on Oct 17, 2008 9:43:07 GMT -5
LOL ONLY THE TRUTH GIRL ONLY THE TRUTH!
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every thing everyone said on here! I am a new fish keeper, about 9 months now anyway, And didn't know a thing about fish, Susie Q ( Lori) is the one who introduced me to this forum. I was getting nothing from the other ones, just put downs, telling me I was doing things wrong.. very discouraging, But again this is a great bunch, you will get the answers you need and very quickly! Welcome aboard!