ivan, this was the first forum i joined a while ago and the way it was then, as still is now, was confusing to me as a forum begginner and at that time a computer begginer.
my opinion that people that dont research their fish of choice before purchase is my opinion and for you to seemingly comment on it like an arse is just rude. most reputable lfs will offer advise of research then buy and are mostly under the understanding that if a person does not follow that advise then oh well, if they dont listen they will just be back to spend more money anyway- win win for the lfs
i am not an expert, i am very knowledgable on the areas of fish keeping that i know and the ones that i dont know i do not to comment on, but as i follow the advise of my lfs i research so i know at least as much as is possible if something is new to me or goes wrong. the problem is that most that ask how do i do this that and the other are kids, one of the main problems with forums, and as such when a comment is made like 'dull or irresponsible' in regards to these people maybe i should have said 'lazy' as most of the time if they took 30 minutes out of their day to look things up they would at least know most of the answers to their questions.
Well "lazy" is fine by me... "not so bright" is pretty insulting... also not all new comers are lucky enough to find reputable lfs or even such a forum, they may have followed the advice of crappy lfs and end up buying and spending more money as well... so by putting these people who have been "talked" into some fishes by crappy lfs in the category of "not so bright" may not be justice... and trust me I know of some crappy lfs that knows even less than I know...
if you are really that passionate about your views then i encourage you to meet me in person and i will sort you out face to face as i take the approach of trying to help out anyone- especially the younger forum members, not critisice those for trying to explain their point of view unless they are obviously so single minded that they dont look from other peoples veiws and i seek out the older members of our fish society to learn from their vast knowledge. if you think that this is 'alienating' begginners or new people then just ask them......
Well fair enough you may have good intentions to help out... and I too will try to help out others where possible... but it might be good not to take a shot at their intellect...
if they agree with you then i stand corrected but im sure that as you were the reason why this topic started in the first place then you should shut up and listen to more seasoned people in the hobby.
Fair enough I will shut up... no worries...