Altpers0na
ARS Caesar
next weekend is good for me,
(sans tank...)
(sans tank...)
ORA Pink Stylophora
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grendl
New member
I dont think there is any animosity (that I am aware of) towards the OWNER of "a certain LFS". To my knowledge, that owner has done nothing but run his business.
There were however, other factions who were tightly grounded with said LFS and the CVRC who did in fact seem to take his ball blah blah blah. I fail to see how that in the end benefited the club as a whole, as opposed to a few select parties.
There were however, other factions who were tightly grounded with said LFS and the CVRC who did in fact seem to take his ball blah blah blah. I fail to see how that in the end benefited the club as a whole, as opposed to a few select parties.
rsuplido
Member
Ok, this is OT already from the main topic but since we're talking about that other club, here's my contribution.
To be fair, most folks at that club are great. When I joined the 'club,' I was all out -- I was really active in the forums, attended meets, helped whenever I can. I even donated reef parameter cards for the club that I designed and had printed.
I'm a forum junkie. I run several enthusiast sites and the admin of its forums for 8 years now thus I know very well the ins and outs, and do's and don'ts. What doesn't jive with me is this rule from the club:
Their forum system will automatically censor/mask names of LFS and if you become creative with the LFS names, mods and admins will manually censor them. For me, there are words that need to be censored in posts, but LFS are far from it, especially if it contributes to the discussion and help other members. I just can't stomach that the only LFS I can mention are the sponsors. I was even told that if I want to mention other LFS, have those LFS sponsor :eek2:. Here's the thing -- that will never happen. Would you think other LFS will sponsor a club run by another LFS?
Anyway, for me, if wants to be called a 'club', it has to be run by the members. Sponsors just place ads, sponsor part of the site, and/or donate freebies.
But hey, they do a good job helping locals with the hobby which is great. I'm just bothered with the club's setup as well as the rule I mentioned above.
To be fair, most folks at that club are great. When I joined the 'club,' I was all out -- I was really active in the forums, attended meets, helped whenever I can. I even donated reef parameter cards for the club that I designed and had printed.
I'm a forum junkie. I run several enthusiast sites and the admin of its forums for 8 years now thus I know very well the ins and outs, and do's and don'ts. What doesn't jive with me is this rule from the club:
Their forum system will automatically censor/mask names of LFS and if you become creative with the LFS names, mods and admins will manually censor them. For me, there are words that need to be censored in posts, but LFS are far from it, especially if it contributes to the discussion and help other members. I just can't stomach that the only LFS I can mention are the sponsors. I was even told that if I want to mention other LFS, have those LFS sponsor :eek2:. Here's the thing -- that will never happen. Would you think other LFS will sponsor a club run by another LFS?
Anyway, for me, if wants to be called a 'club', it has to be run by the members. Sponsors just place ads, sponsor part of the site, and/or donate freebies.
But hey, they do a good job helping locals with the hobby which is great. I'm just bothered with the club's setup as well as the rule I mentioned above.
carb850
New member
When I made this post, I was looking for a particular coral and wondering if anyone knew of a good place to find it. As a hobbyist, I was open to the suggestion of area collectors, local fish shops, or even recommended online retailers. In the past, had I posted this question the answer would have been limited to 2 LFS (one not even local to me) or club members. The mere mention of other sources would have been scolded because they are not club sponsors. While I understand their reasoning, I never agreed with it. So I find it refreshing that we can talk freely about a wider array of retailers.
I respect what the older members have done with the club, I'm also thankful to ReefCentral for providing a free forum for them (me) to use which has helped the local club grow. You seemed have forgotten to acknowledge ReefCentrals part which was integral in the formation of the local club in question.
As others have stated this quote is just comical as it was never your permission to give. The decision has been made by the mods of RC and split was completed months ago. Some have stayed exclusively, some have left completely, others are using both the local forum and RC. A little something for everyone. Since I respect many of the active local club members, I still occasionally post on the local board and hope to remain in contact with them. I know there are some good people on both sides. This isn't a competition.
I respect what the older members have done with the club, I'm also thankful to ReefCentral for providing a free forum for them (me) to use which has helped the local club grow. You seemed have forgotten to acknowledge ReefCentrals part which was integral in the formation of the local club in question.
As others have stated this quote is just comical as it was never your permission to give. The decision has been made by the mods of RC and split was completed months ago. Some have stayed exclusively, some have left completely, others are using both the local forum and RC. A little something for everyone. Since I respect many of the active local club members, I still occasionally post on the local board and hope to remain in contact with them. I know there are some good people on both sides. This isn't a competition.
coralreefer
No Pistons
Finally a pic...very nice Mike. 
What's your schedule like for the first two weekends in August?
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Altpers0na
ARS Caesar
unless the mrs has us doing something im free the first weekend, and free after 3 on the second weekend.
