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Arachnosquire
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literally LOL!2012 is the Year of the G. rosea
literally LOL!2012 is the Year of the G. rosea
Yes, I think it should be! My Lola is a red-phase beauty =)2012 is the Year of the G. rosea
its like you read my mind... word for wordI don't believe in "stupid questions" cause it's better to ask than to be in doubt. But I do believe there are many repetitive and redundant questions that could/should already be answered by simple research (ie. reading back even 3-4 pages...lol). It does bother me to see the same question on the same page....that blows my mind.
This is exactly how I feel. Do I sometimes sigh to myself and think "really, this again?" sure I do, BUT I try to help as much as I can and then point them in the direction of the search function, because let's face it, there is a ton of great info there.It would be nice if everyone used the search function, but I don't have a problem answering noob questions. Especially when I see a noob question being answered incorrectly by other recent noobs
:clap: MMAFogg. I lurked on these forums for months before actually posting, and was (and still am) amazed by the amount of belittling that goes on when new members ask certain questions. Our hobby isn't exactly mainstream, and you'd think that we would rejoice every time a new member entered here seeking advice from people who had more knowledge than they did. Instead, they are more often met with a litany of "use the search function" posts. While this is a valid point, it is too often delivered with a less than ideal amount of tact. If you take the time to post "use the search function", I don't see how taking the extra 45 seconds to actually answer the question, then add "by the way, there is a great tool you can use" can be such a bother...
As for the original post, I think G. rosea is a great spider. Sure, it's common, cheap, and seems to make up 90% of PetCo's inventory... It's also the species that is most likely to bring new blood into our hobby. I would think that everyone on this board would agree that new members entering the hobby is a great thing, but reading the posts here sometimes makes me wonder. In any case, on the day I get tired of reading threads about G. rosea, I can always use the "filter" option, and just not open the thread to begin with.
Yes Yes Yes !!! Read what is underlined in bold (in both quotes. Pay extra attention to the part in red). I have been saying this for years. :clap:My take on all of this.
There are some threads, handling, taming, hybrids, vertebrate feeding and common G. rosea stuff for example, that have been beaten to death soooo many times on here, that pretty much everything can be answered by using the search function.
For the more controversial ones (hybrids, taming etc) the best bet really is the search function, to avoid starting yet another 10 page war that ends up getting locked.
The same goes for the basic questions like "how do I take care of a G. rosea?" there is a great sticky and TONS of info to be found with the search function.
I'm not saying don't start new threads, because yes, that is what this forum is for, what I'm saying is search first. If it's something that comes up over and over again, chances are we don't need another thread on it, and your answers can be found there.
If you don't find your answers or have something new or different to say, go for it. The tarantula chat subforum is for chatting about our spiders etc, it just gets a little redundant to see 10 G. rosea threads all going at once on the first page.
It's not about NOT starting new threads, it's about using the incredible resources here and adding and contributing to the forum in a positive way. Not cluttering it up with the same old threads over and over.
Just my .02
Oh and post links! And, when you see questions about G. roseas, which you definitely will, just post this link and nothing else: http://people.ucalgary.ca/~schultz/...l, that's when you move on to something else.
I've tried to stay out of this because I'm busy and this won't go anywhere productive, but the whole "blind leading the blind" thing bothers me so much more than the "noob" questions. There's so much misinformation out there (even on this forum) it's a large reason why I continue to post with any regularity. Someone gets their first tarantula and two weeks later are giving advice about keeping pokies to someone else (deliberately exaggerated, slightly, for dramatic effect).It would be nice if everyone used the search function, but I don't have a problem answering noob questions. Especially when I see a noob question being answered incorrectly by other recent noobs
True! If I have a "dumb" question or just an observation I try and remember to start my thread in the "chat" forum. These threads get purged anyway.I think what often happens is an invertebrate keeper finds an internet forum Like Arachnoboards hangs around a little while generates a little enthusiasm and see's the amount of activity and potential knowledge around them. Most are aware of the "Search Function" but choose to try and connect with other people by asking a question. With this approach they are becoming part of the community and interacting with other people that have similar interests. I would assume that" Tarantula Chat " should be just that "chat" and would be more of an open forum for a newcomer to enter and chat. If it is redundant so what. They are most likely there for the interaction and the knowledge that comes with it! If the Chat was open and the "Discussion Forum" was not filled with "Chat" then those with no patience could read the discussion forum only! If a thread in Chat becomes worthy of cleaning up and moving to the discussion forum so be it.
Wade
Great. You know, I had to look up the meaning of "LPS" as I didn't what that meant, either I ask questions if I don't know, akprost - nothing more, nothing less. Now I know what TKG is. I rejoined the forum two, three days ago and went straight into posting and then started to sniff around the place. I don't tend to look up acronyms unless I feel I really need to, but hadn't seen TKG referenced, but thn again, I haven't read a lot on this forum (yet). Even when I joined back in 2006 (thanks Chrysta for reminding me), I think I made a total of two posts and didn't get involved. I still don't get why it is "sad" that I have not heard of TKG - there's not exactly a dearth of reference material for tarantula-keeping in the hobby and the internet and commonsense keep me up-to-date =) So far on joining this forum, I have had mixed responses about tarantulas (look up my thread "Blue Baboon", for example) - seemingly knowledgeable people coming out with wrong information. And I bet the guy had read TKG, as well =/Wow. I really didn't think this thread would get this much attention.
Pavlor. All I stated was not knowing about the TKG was sad. I didn't say you had to have read it front to back 50 times. The book is such a helpful tool and would save people a lot of trouble if they, as Abraxas said, "skimmed" it. I just find it hard to believe you had never heard of it, it's referenced in a lot of the stickies on the forum. Also, being successful is great, you mentioned you have successfully kept T's for years without ever having read TKG. My LPS could also say the same. They have successfully kept/sold T's for years. Their husbandry is horrific.
As I have, I think, a total of 26 posts. I do not jump at the opportunity to flame someone for posting something I deem unworthy. I am not here to make friends or enemies. I came for information, oddly enough, I didn't have to post threads for it.
Abraxas, you made me chuckle
I agree with you completely...What I DO mind is the kids who come on here and are clearly using the forum as an attention-seeking tool in the guise of using it as an information-seeking tool. These are the people I don't answer and whom I have been poo-pooh'ed for using my very favorite and rarely used "let me google that for you" weblink on. Those people don't stop asking stupid questions, because the answering of their questions is what they seek, not the information contained in the answers. And it drives me crazy when well-meaning, let's be nice to the newbies because they are the future of our hobby types keep feeding the types of people who are asking those types of questions.
I've definitely noticed it. I think some lose interest in the hobby, and of course, life can get in the way. I know that immediately after joining, there were a couple of years where I didn't post much at all. Even so, I've wondered if some folks I got used to seeing around here have permanently migrated elsewhere.On a slightly off-topic note - Ever notice the INCREDIBLY short lifespan for the majority of users on this forum? The turnover can be incredible sometimes. I know it happens on every internet forum, but I think the obsession with tarantulas is sometimes particularly short-lived. That or people get tired of the incessant G. rosea questions (only joking.......kinda).