I promise I'll join the fray and have a sale soon too, but taking a page from Feldman's brief stay as a sponsor but larger contribution as far as writings and thoughts go, I remember him saying once in response to why he doesn't post any coral like everyone else, just musings and thoughts about whatever was in his mind that day. His response was, I have website for that. This is more place of comfort, learning and expression. And I never really forgot that sentiment. In fact it was Scott that really inspired me to start reflecting on topics and writing more myself back then...
But anyway, with that in mind, as a rather long time, member and contributor and sponsor of this site, I have seen a lot of members come and go. It kind of comes in waves really. I think there’s a lot of turnover in this hobby in and I’ve seen large groups of people get really excited about things and then, well then they kind of go away for lack of a better word. And then another group of people find new things to be excited about, and this cycle has continued here for as long as I’ve been paying attention. Whether it's about a certain type or coral or chasing a certain vendor or method. People genuinely get the most excited by something newer to them.
I have observed over the years that when people are new in the hobby everything‘s exciting. You’re connecting with other people who are just as excited, camaraderie is established and nurtured that's kind of hard to beat really. But as time goes on that excitement, kind of fades to an extent, nothing's quite as new, no matter how “new”. Excitement plateaus, people, leave the hobby, and so on. This kind of forms this hierarchy of forum members who have essentially “been there done that” all the way down to, ”I have no idea what I’m doing.” And you get a vast, symbiotic assortment of questions and knowledge all living harmoniously off/with each other.
All this is to say, what sparks an initial drive to post a question on here or post pictures of your stuff, or seek out solutions to problems you’re having as opposed to just lurking and pecking? And furthermore how many lurkers out there right now are just waiting or looking for an excuse to to join? Well, this would be a great thread to post in so there's your excuse!
Oh, and if you are looking for coral, I do have a website for that as well
As Scott (founder of Unique corals) used to say, "stay wet" my friends.
But anyway, with that in mind, as a rather long time, member and contributor and sponsor of this site, I have seen a lot of members come and go. It kind of comes in waves really. I think there’s a lot of turnover in this hobby in and I’ve seen large groups of people get really excited about things and then, well then they kind of go away for lack of a better word. And then another group of people find new things to be excited about, and this cycle has continued here for as long as I’ve been paying attention. Whether it's about a certain type or coral or chasing a certain vendor or method. People genuinely get the most excited by something newer to them.
I have observed over the years that when people are new in the hobby everything‘s exciting. You’re connecting with other people who are just as excited, camaraderie is established and nurtured that's kind of hard to beat really. But as time goes on that excitement, kind of fades to an extent, nothing's quite as new, no matter how “new”. Excitement plateaus, people, leave the hobby, and so on. This kind of forms this hierarchy of forum members who have essentially “been there done that” all the way down to, ”I have no idea what I’m doing.” And you get a vast, symbiotic assortment of questions and knowledge all living harmoniously off/with each other.
All this is to say, what sparks an initial drive to post a question on here or post pictures of your stuff, or seek out solutions to problems you’re having as opposed to just lurking and pecking? And furthermore how many lurkers out there right now are just waiting or looking for an excuse to to join? Well, this would be a great thread to post in so there's your excuse!
Oh, and if you are looking for coral, I do have a website for that as well
As Scott (founder of Unique corals) used to say, "stay wet" my friends.
