That’s honestly true, I play a few video games still and people are completely different to on here it’s surprising.No but that is because I played video games and people are absolutely ruthless in online gaming so anything here is hardly offensive anymore.. so desensitized.
I find here it’s a little different comparing to video games .
It took me the whole time to name the entirety of Paracheilinus and also the majority of Cirrhilabrus with about 5-10 others in the other genera (the ones with the same species name but different genera).
All the time.
Whenever that feeling hits me though I remind myself that: 1. This community is friendly and 2. It's better to ask and sound dumb then remain silent and let the animals in my tank potentially suffer
Didn't I say that?All the time.
Personally I like to do a search for a particular question, when I find clues but not an answer then I can post a topic with the question I have, although sometimes I think about not doing it very often so as not to get annoying (just my opinion), and I can tell that whenever I'm looking for something in particular I end up finding two or three interesting threads that I leave to read later, so I have my phone and laptop with a ton of tabs lol.
Nope.
This, been doing the online thing since the BBS days, this place is vanilla (maybe too much so). I remember teamspeak being the craze in FPS games on PC, I was big in that crowd and the insanity you'd hear on your headphones would make me, an ex serviceman even cringe.No but that is because I played video games and people are absolutely ruthless in online gaming so anything here is hardly offensive anymore.. so desensitized.
Randy's thread is pretty spicy right now... I could see why some people would be afraid to post something.
Only a little...
Well, just by reading this sentence, I felt literal chills run down my spine and rush to my feet.
Miami … this is completely opposite from me .Well, just by reading this sentence, I felt literal chills run down my spine.
I get scared when I see the work “you.” I feel like I was about to be called out.
And I am diagnosed with pretty bad social anxiety since I was small, so I do struggle even though it doesn’t “seem” like it.
Do you know how many posts I asked to delete after posting it because I fear of all the judgments I will get?
I'm sorry you struggle with this. But on the forum, your threads/posts are so detailed, honest, and helpful, that I doubt anyone who has read anything you've posted would ever judge you for asking a question... Even a boneheaded oneWell, just by reading this sentence, I felt literal chills run down my spine and rush to my feet.
I got scared when I saw the word “you.” I felt like I was about to be called out.
And I am diagnosed with pretty bad social anxiety since I was small, so I do struggle even though it doesn’t “seem” like it.
Do you know how many posts I asked to delete after posting it because I feared of all the judgments I would get?
Sometimes it’s irrational, but it doesn’t feel like it to me.
R2r has its bullies for sure just like every other social
You are sweet for the compliments.I'm sorry you struggle with this. But on the forum, your threads/posts are so detailed, honest, and helpful, that I doubt anyone who has read anything you've posted would ever judge you for asking a question... Even a boneheaded one
Edit: not to imply you'd actually ask a boneheaded question...
Just don't ask if your clowns are "acting normal"There are no stupid questions. Just stupid people asking questions.
Since I am about to add water to my new tank next week, I am about to make every mistake everyone on this forum has made in the past -- and like them, when my search doesn't find the answer I'll ask the question.
I expect this will go on forever. "Oh, I'm about to become the 'What's this thing on my fish?' guy."
Now I know who to tag when i read normalJust don't ask if your clowns are "acting normal"
