Read what a person writes before responding

[FishyFry]

I have been a member of this forum for a few years and this is the first time I've been moved to complain rather that just walk away for an hour, a week or a month and come back later. What discussion prompted this thread is not the main issue here.

My concern is the way we respond to a poster's question. We offer up so many opinions to one question (often), that it makes it difficult for a poster to decide which is the best route to follow. Not only is it the response, but it is the WAY we respond. To just blatently ignore one response and treat it like total bunk and that yours is a total jewel, is just plain rude.

Further, many times I have seen responses that appear to come from some other source, but people treat it as their own. My objective here is just to get us to think and read, put the whole thread into fucus and respond as though each one of us is not the only opinion in the world. What's more, read the whole thread to be sure we have the correct take on what is being said and is not being misunderstood. Thanks for listening.

 

[Madcrawdad]

Are you sure it's ich? If so, it's important to treat the whole tank, as ich has a 'free-swimming' stage... Let us know how it goes

 

[FishyFry]

:laugh:

 

[redswi]

you took that better than I thought...

 

[captaincaveman9]

HEheheheheh that was a great response sorry, I love a good joke

 

[FishyFry]

Perfect, under the circumstances. Nearly seemed planned as a joke or maybe it really was just a response in the wrong window? Cracked me up. Good timing, Madcrawdad.

 

[Blueiz]

I have been a member of this forum for a few years and this is the first time I've been moved to complain rather that just walk away for an hour, a week or a month and come back later. What discussion prompted this thread is not the main issue here.

My concern is the way we respond to a poster's question. We offer up so many opinions to one question (often), that it makes it difficult for a poster to decide which is the best route to follow. Not only is it the response, but it is the WAY we respond. To just blatently ignore one response and treat it like total bunk and that yours is a total jewel, is just plain rude.

Further, many times I have seen responses that appear to come from some other source, but people treat it as their own. My objective here is just to get us to think and read, put the whole thread into fucus and respond as though each one of us is not the only opinion in the world. What's more, read the whole thread to be sure we have the correct take on what is being said and is not being misunderstood. Thanks for listening.

Very well put FishFry.

To add, being online, there is a process that we go though before we respond, We all need to take the time and reread our response before submitting it. As well as remember we are all human beings behind the screen.

Blue

 

[Dwarf Puffers]

What about bots :joke:?

 

[Rbishop]

.... We offer up so many opinions to one question (often), that it makes it difficult for a poster to decide which is the best route to follow.

For me that is an advantage. No one path may be right. We all see the premise in different lights and rely on out experience to dictate our response.

Each tank is different, with many variables. What works for one, does not work for all.

 

[Reefscape]

My concern is the way we respond to a poster's question. We offer up so many opinions to one question (often), that it makes it difficult for a poster to decide which is the best route to follow.

Further, many times I have seen responses that appear to come from some other source, but people treat it as their own.

It is a very valid point to put across, and i agree. However, there are always going to be scenario's with our tanks when we come across an issue and certain path works for one and not the other. So, what then? do we just leave it at that? or do we require more responses and different routes to go down?

The idea behind a thread is so everyone can give their "own" experience on the issue at hand and offer a "potential" solution. That way, the thread starter can look and review through the responses and see what fits the moment best.

Personally, i think its always going to benifit others by seeing on a thread, how others have overcome the issue at hand, what they did and the methods used..

Just an opinion of course..

Niko