people lurking in the shadows

I see at any given time there s quite a lot of people online.

Cant help noticeing that theres only ever a hand full of people that post seems its the same group of people posting every day.

Now i dont know if this is down to people being afraid they ll be shot down or if people think there to good for our forum or maybe they think theres noting intresting enough being talked about.

But im concerned over this and think people have to start get involved again on the forum


any one share this view

craig

Fair point raised Craig; also would be nice if the usual 200 odd 'guests' who is looking at the site were to join up with us ; all the better!

Very true yeah what could ya do tho could ya block non members from viewing site

would that be right or wrong to do

craig

i was thinkin the same me self craig although some ppl come on and do a bit off readin up on different bits and bobs and dont post (me at the start:L:L)

again i dont see how there is nothin on the forum for everyone to post something on as there is always different topics and im sure there is something for everyone

and plus at the start i didnt post much as i was not sure wat i am talkin about (still dont ha) and i didnt want to make a fool off meself sayin something that is not right love love ta see more ppl postin and im sure they will when they get to read on and learn a few bits and bobs

also i wouls like to thank all the poster that are always on and are there to help anyone that needs something answered or to find out something and same for the admin

sean

Thats the way it is on forums. You will always have the lurkers. When i started on here i lurked for a while let me tel ye and then decided on an intro and before ye know it I was whackin out the posts. Thats the cycle of forums. You lurk, you particapate and then you relax and move on or go back to lurkin again as the same threads repeat themselves and you have seen them all. The main thing is that the forum gives you a spark of knowledge and communication so for the amount of time you spend on here is down to you and thats forum life.

I don't think there is 200 guests I think that's a problem with the site which has being going on for month's now

John H to the rescue


Mark

Very true sean but thats the thing there shouldnt be any fear of saying some thing stupid the forum is a place to learn.


I know me self ive learned from saying some thing and it being a wrong thing to be doing so i.was told it was wrong and instructed to do it the right way.

Any given day people are on asking for help and i just think more people need to be posting help for.others.


Pictures of set ups new fish new tank s.

Bye doing that you are helping people.with ideas on there say for example first set ups understanding what fish should go in tanks toghter what substrates to use with certain fish

the list go s on

so you dont even know it and your helping people bye shareing your set ups


craig

True Craig but as i said some people are happy lurkin and learning and letting other forum members post but maybe one day some of these will start off with their intro and the cycle starts again. Fairplay to all that post as these are the crew that make any forum.

I was on a fish keeping break john to.free my mind wanted every type of fish and invert out there salt water and fresh water hahahahaha but im back now have found the direction i.want and am going to go with it hahahaha


i wouldnt class you as a lurker john

you are the forum the heart and sole of it even when your not here


craig

I can only speak for myself but i like logging on to have a read, gain experience and break the boredom of work.

I'm only in the fish game for 2 years so reading topics like "tips for water changes" etc helps a lot. I feel i wouldn't have enough experience to post answers to a lot of these topics but like reading about other people experiences to try and avoid potential pitfalls.

If i have had any questions i have posted them and the anwsers i've gotten back have helped an awful lot. I posted a question here a while ago about the best filter for a 550 litre tank and the responses i got back helped with my decision.

What i'm trying to say is as i get more experience i will hopefully be in a better position to help people and will be glad to do so.

At the moment if there are any questions about FX5's or how other fish don't get on well with piranha's, i'm all over it

Hoping to be more of a help in the future,

Alan.

I have however loads of experience dealing with a pissed off girlfriend cos

a. the tank is too big for the kitchen
b. the electricity bills are massive
c. the place is always soaking

Ski wrote:

I have however loads of experience dealing with a pissed off girlfriend cos

a. the tank is too big for the kitchen
b. the electricity bills are massive
c. the place is always soaking

Haha I'm the same Alan
And I have just started to say things are broken so I can buy new one's


Mark

See ski i wasent refering to the people like your self who are learning and gaining experience


its more the people who have big post counts and just dont bother or just hover around the for sale section looking for bargains




craig

Sure im in the catergory of.people who.learn some thing nearly every day from the forum

Ski wrote:

I have however loads of experience dealing with a pissed off girlfriend cos

a. the tank is too big for the kitchen
b. the electricity bills are massive
c. the place is always soaking

for some strange reason i have the full backing of the miss s for my.shrimp rack


she must be having an affair and feels guilty hahahahahahahah

craig

ha ha thanks mark, i'll have to remember that one.

Thanks criag, i didn't take offense or anything. Just didn't want people thinking i was lurking or anything bad.

Really like the forum and interested in the subjects. Never thought i'd end up a fish nerd

That dam beginner 60 litre fish tank!! Have now a 280l and a 550l

its always the same ski once ya start u cant stop

i start with a 120L and now a year and a half later i have 6 tanks haha

sean

Ha ha sean. I need a bigger house

I suppose I could be classed as a lurker as I don't post as much as some other people. I think there maybe a number of reasons why people aren't posting. When I am in work, I usually don't sign in unless I have something to say because I don't save my passwords on these machines, so couldn't really be bothered signing in for the sake of it, hence I appear as a 'guest' during these hours. Most time I just don't have anything to add to the conversation and am just building up my knowledge and understanding by observing the conversations going on. On all the forums I am on its the same, some people like to post and other don't, whether that be nerves or whatever.

As for this forum I think it is one of the best I have been on. A couple of other forums I look at, after a certain period of time, rivalries pop up and people don't like each other and it seems that every thread descends into them having a go at each other. Then someone else wades in either in support, or to calm it down and ends up taking sides and you have gangs on each side! I tend to try to avoid them now! Here, apart from a small spat here or there, it hasn't happened. Most people are very helpful and more than willing to share their experience, and most people seem to be willing to take the advice on board, whether they want to hear it or not (i.e. people who are asking whether they can get a certain fish but are told their tank is not suitable etc etc)

Thats my opinion anyway!
Bill

OK lurkers makes them sound a bit stalkerish, the reasons why people won't always post is because they have lots of things to do from work to college.
Plus lots of people would be fairly new and have fear of giving bad advice ending in somebody losing fish, every website has lurkers on youtube i have 100 views on 1 video and not one comment.

Would you rather people posting for the sake of posting.
I know i only post when i believe i have something worthwhile to say, some people are extraverts and some intraverts.

I don't think fishmad is saying everybody should be posting I think he just wants people to sign in so everybody can see who's online


Mark

SpiderMonkey wrote:

I don't think fishmad is saying everybody should be posting I think he just wants people to sign in so everybody can see who's online


Mark

if you read his first post its about the same people posting and no new.

AS for signing in too read the posts whats the point is this top secret info because i forgot the secret handshake, if this site is about helping the greater fish keeping community than why should we make people join
and i think if a hacker wanted to crack this site it would be no problem. security better than sony here.

Paranoia is a dangerous thing in the wrong hands

Oops your right

But fair enough if people dont want to.post coz of.work or college but the.forum is about shareing experiences or.share ing new fish you got or new tanks.ect ect ect



well i think most people that do post obviously feel what they have to say is worth while saying


do you think different its about getting involved more

There is no right or wrong answer here, I personally am a member on a couple of forums as are some of you. Im generally on the internet via my mobile and have shortcuts set up on my phone so I can be in and out in seconds if I wish. But that's the way life is these days, every thing is so fast paced. For example , if you have a spare 5 mins before you pick up the kids then you remember you have to stop off in Tesco,then the wife rings to say she's stranded with a flat wheel. In short, the way we live is to blame.

fishmad1234 wrote:

Ski wrote:

I have however loads of experience dealing with a pissed off girlfriend cos

a. the tank is too big for the kitchen
b. the electricity bills are massive
c. the place is always soaking

for some strange reason i have the full backing of the miss s for my.shrimp rack


she must be having an affair and feels guilty hahahahahahahah

craig

I think I know the reason for her interest....

He's what you see when you think of the success of your Shrimp keeping.








Here's what SHE thinks !!





Kev.

Just tell her they will grow that big, but it takes years to do so.

I'd be along the same lines as ski. Only in this game 2 years. Only on first tank and mostly still the first fish so wouldn't have enough experience to anwser any questions. As a wise man once said if ya haven't got anything smart to say don't say anything at all!
Al

Well you.dont have to be experienced to get involved post on some ones thread saying great set up or great new fish they look great.


Well if that wise man was right and every body abided bye that atitude this forum would be a bit of snoze fest


craig