PCS & Stuart M. Grant - Cichlid Preservation Fund - Details here
Posted 14 April 2015 - 08:50 AM
I don't even have facebook, but when I look at the posts on there from the Mrs phone, all seems to be the same crap, 'OMG my guppy had babies' etc etc.
PCS is a good place, somewhat died a little, and not as many heavy hitter fish keepers etc, but none the less does a far better job then any joe FB page.
a place where you can pay a membership and participate in actual club events is where hobbyists are, anyone can like a FB page.....
can we have a stingray sub forum too!! lol.
Posted 25 April 2015 - 12:05 AM
Sure, You can start one if you like.
Just PM me the link once you have posted it and I'll pin it for you.
I'm happy to give it a go
sure, have been away but now back so will get something up soon.
Posted 28 April 2015 - 02:47 PM
Seems like the prerequisite for creating a facebook group page is that you have to be offended by someone in one of the other facebook groups and then make your own - which ends up being populated by 99% of the same people on each group.
had to giggle when I saw someone no doubt disgruntled make a fb group "West Australian Cichlid Society"
Posted 28 April 2015 - 07:26 PM
IDK... The aquarium hobby seems to be surprisingly chock full of people with axes to grind. Every group has members who left another group because they can't stand someone in it, or how it is run, or because someone answered them in an unsatisfactory manner, be it unfriendly, or teasing or unhelpful, or just voiced an opinion which was at odds with their own view. It's all so serious. As if we don't have enough drama in our lives.
People go and make their own groups because they can run them better, or person "X" will not be there. They go off to found the "true church", where all is better and everyone is friendly and helpful and no sarcasm will ever ever be used..
Other groups form, with their own cliques and politics and the hobby fragments and churns. This effect can be seen in any school playground and is not in and of itself a bad thing; it just is. There is always a certain amount of churn, and often people who forsake this site for whatever reason find their way back after a couple of years. Some stick around but post on their other hobbies as they don't even keep fish anymore.
There are plenty of punters who like to ghost the forums and make pronouncements or funny posts or just troll, and that is fine. The internet is a playground and that is what makes it fun.
The main difference is this: The PCS is the only group I am aware of that holds regular meetings.
It has always been my observation that whatever people are like on the internet, they are all perfectly nice and friendly people in the flesh, and that the forum/facebook page is a poor substitute for a PCS meeting. In person people are usually both more friendly and more adult. In this the Society has it over the myriad facebook pages and the like and anyone who judges and discards the PCS based only on the website is missing out on the better part of the club.
Maybe my view is getting old fashioned, but that's just my 10c.
Posted 25 May 2015 - 08:43 PM
I will admit that I have been a forum member for almost a year now and definitely will become a PCS member in August when I attend the Auction (Finally!). Majority of my fish species and tank equipment etc. has been from this forum site to the point where I don't even go into fish shops unless it is for something in particular (to support the sponsors).
The guys here don't just sell you fish or equipment when picking something up but a wealth of knowledge and information to help with anything you are planning on doing which has been great for me and to be honest not available from other sites.
To me it is great site not just for fish but for friends too! And in my opinion is the number one site.
Sorry to piss in your pockets guys but hey... what can I say...
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