Damn ya'll been busy this morning!
@Dankman_420 tag me as well when you get that journal going or at least post the link to it in here for us to find. One way or another I'll make it over there once it's up and running.
@Herby Paisley I have been seeing it a lot lately. I'll be honest, I joined here because of Rona and felt that I had spent more than enough time learning from the shadows for months beforehand as a guest that it was time for me to contribute. I did have prior growing experience but only outdoors and really just enough to get a plant to harvest. So I really have no experience when it comes to telling people what could be wrong but I've read A LOT of threads here and elsewhere before I even planted a seed and started posting. That being said, I try to limit my advice to what I've both seen/read and what I personally have encountered. I still end up deleting/not posting half the posts I start out. The half I do post, I would say about 75% I edit multiple times before posting so I don't come off sounding like an ass or give out incorrect recycled garbage advice that we all have heard thrown around by people who have no idea what they are talking about. Even then, it still happens to me from time to time where I was wrong or sounded like a jerk (they most likely had it coming of we're being honest
).
As it was pointed out, it seems like mostly new "coronavirus" members doing it but there are a few members who've been around for a while with the "if you're not doing it my way it's wrong" attitude or are just completely clueless. The ignore button is a good option as well as unwatching threads.
I find it slightly hilarious that a month or two ago there were so many "help me, my plant is dying" threads popping up daily from all the new inexperienced rona growers. Now it seems that these same growers have made it through their first grow problem/trial and have become experts on the subject of growing. Have you now noticed all of the faq threads have become more "when should I harvest" type threads? Same people still clueless about growing and unwilling to put in the time to research and learn.
Worst of all 99% of their faq threads have been answered, multiple times, sometimes in the thread just before their own. It's like they are so self centered that their problem is specifically unique to them and nobody else or they are just too damn lazy to click on the search button and spend 5 minutes actually learning to grow.
If any of these people we are speaking of and are reading this follow these couple rules I try to follow.
- If you don't have something nice or positive to say, don't say it.
- If you have no idea what you are talking about, shut up and learn from someone who does.
- Re-read every post before posting it to make sure you don't sound like an ass and your information is correct.
- If you see a fellow grower doing something wrong or have a suggestion to help them out but they are not actively asking for help, tell them your concerns/advice through a PM. There's no need to embarrass or shame anyone in their own thread, you'll just sound like a jerk doing it.
- If you wouldn't say it to a person's face, you probably shouldn't say it online either.
- Lastly, when in doubt just be quiet, women like the silent type (I think men probably like it more though).
Now that I got that massive dump out of the way, has anyone slipped up lately and bought seeds they probably shouldn't have? I found myself adding seeds to shopping carts on several sites lately but somehow managed not to pull the trigger, yet.