Reef Central is down for the count

StirCrazy · #1 07-17-2009, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr OM

I didn't say that.

I have never seen anyone flamed that wasn't justified.

go back about 8 years ago.. if you had a yellow tank in a 75 gal tank you were going to hell.

Christy that was the biggest thing I didn't like about it... you had to read through 20 pages of crap to get 4 posts of info.. I just got tired of it. It was nice befor it started getting huge.. then came server problems.. then the restrictions if you weren a paying member.. then they got rid of that.. by then I was sick of it and there was just as good info here and a couple other boards which were more like club boards but had some big people associated with them.

Steve

golf nut · #2 07-17-2009, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy

if you had a yellow tank in a 75 gal tank you were going to hell.

Steve

Maybe you were flamed for spelling

StirCrazy · #3 07-17-2009, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr OM

Maybe you were flamed for spelling

your name isn't bob is it?

yes I know my spelling is bad, and the dyslexia doesn't help much either. I blame in Alberta in the 70s when they did a pilot program of teaching to spell phonetically as Canada was thinking of adopting there own spelling.. it never happened and for 3 years a few classes got screwed over and never learned to spell properly.. I was in one of those classes.

but what I lack in spelling I more than make up for in math

I used spell check just for you

Steve

marie · #4 07-17-2009, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy

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yes I know my spelling is bad, and the dyslexia doesn't help much either. I blame in Alberta in the 70s when they did a pilot program of teaching to spell phonetically as Canada was thinking of adopting there own spelling.. it never happened and for 3 years a few classes got screwed over and never learned to spell properly.. I was in one of those classes.
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They tried that in B.C. too, I was in grade 1...it messed me up for years

lastlight · #5 07-17-2009, 07:25 AM

You've got to sift through a bit of nonsense and non-fact no matter where you go. Reef Central is a MASSIVE wealth of knowledge even though it may appear diluted at times. I visit both it and this site daily and between them I feel I've learned enough to one day have an amazing reef. I pay for membership there and I'd do it here as well =)

Dez · #6 07-17-2009, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy

your name isn't bob is it?

Steve

Whatever happened to bob ipema anyway? I was away from reefing and came back and he's gone.

Doug · #7 07-17-2009, 02:01 PM

Well, seeing as you guys wish to discuss it.

C,mon. The flaming crap about RC is just that. CRAP. Sure, lots more threads get a bit side tracked and some flaming takes place but look at the amount of posts daily.

Do you really think if the board had a bad rep it would be one of the largest internet boards in the world. Its been a great reefing board since the day it started and continues to this day. Like most of the boards, it has its problems but that the internet is it not.

I have seen other boards come and go but when they go down, it not a frenzy post on every other aquarium board like when RC does.

Canreef is my home board, but RC was for many years, since its inception and is still one I read and post on daily. Why cant we frequent several great aquarium boards. The more the merrier, IMO. RC is packed with great reefing info and many great members, many with whom I have been friends with since before the board even started. IMO, its loss would be sad for our reefing community.

Its just now, with all the great members, sponsors and info on Canreef, and it being our Canadian board, THIS, is the one I spend most of my time on.

and I dont think the promotion of another similar board, {esp. sponsored}, is the best thing on any particular board, {which is why most are closed elsewhere}, I dont see nothing wrong with the odd discussion on something like this or the links to various articles we see now & then. Thats my own view at least, not necc. the view of Canreef itself.