ATTN Newbs and Old reefers alike....

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  1. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    My motto is "search first, post later".
     
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  3. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    ok matt broke it down better and kinda swayed my opinion. Honestly though, it feels good to help a newbie out so I don't mind it but I do see your point geek.
     
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  4. Babytank

    Babytank Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I just like to see Geekdafieds bug when he posts.........
     
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    shipbear Bubble Tip Anemone

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    newbie

    I being one of the newbies, see your point..
    I for one asked about the white spots on my glass.. And the answers
    were no help at all..!!
    AFTER doing a search, and as of yet.. Still not sure what they are..

    Sometimes we post FAST, without searching... Because we think we're going to lose everything in out tank,,
    Without help FAST ..
    And sometimes the repeat, has better info that we understand..

    We newbies, hate repeaters.. But I don't think it's just the newbies......
    So cut us a little slack.. I really think it unfair that we got picked out,
    when it's a problem everywhere..
    Being new I bet 1/2 the newbies, don't even know how to search..
    But they do learn, And I bet they learn now..!! LOL

    Just a newbie, Larry

    And I 100% agree with you....
     
  7. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    I wasn't singling anyone out. If you would have read the title of the thread "ATTN Newbs and Old reefers alike....", thats for everybody.
     
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  9. shipbear

    shipbear Bubble Tip Anemone

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    True

    True, my mistake..
    And I do agree, but do find some repeats with better info..
    But then again, alot of them suck..

    AND I guess Newbs ( me ), need to learn to READ better,, hee hee..

    Sorry, Larry
     
  10. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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    I read all the live rock newb threads before I posted. Some here may think it was the same thing already posted a hundred times. I just wasn't getting the exact vibe from the old posts as I got from my own.
    I know where ya coming from though.
     
  11. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    Many good points on this thread, I do find it easier to respond if someone says they've been reading about something and understand some of the info but had some specific questions rather than "I want to know about live rock tell me everything." I like the idea of telling people in the welcome message about the search tools, and this might be a tall order to ask of Matt but maybe a "search tutorial" would be a good idea? I think it would be great, heck most all of us could probably learn from it, I know I could. A complete walk through tutorial. What do you think Matt, is this idea plausible?
     
  12. inwall75

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    I looked through the posts in the ID forum regarding white spots on glass. Could you point us in the right direction? Was it not one of the items in the Stickies at the top of this forum? ID This! - 3reef Forums
     
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