Doing a study on Forums

[Reef Pilot]

Thanks, Harry. Am surprised actually there hasn't been more discussion on this topic. I just explored one aspect of forums, but I think the OP was looking for other issues or effects.

How much time do you spend at work reading these forums? What do your co-workers think of that?... Or your boss... haha.

Why do people participate on forums? To learn,... or to gloat...., or sell frags... haha.

And vendors, surprised more don't participate on forums, like Denny at Concept. Has to be good for business...

Come on guys, he's a student, and looking for material for his paper.... Help him out...

I appreciate your help so much reef pilot. Like you were saying theres so many aspects that can be illustrated, the amount of time we spend on this forum for various reasons is exponential.

I didnt want to post questions because it creates bias but I guess I have to


How much time do you spend at work reading these forums?

What do your co-workers think of that?... Or your boss?

Why do people participate on forums? To learn,... or to gloat...., or sell frags?

Does your wife support you or not?

what does your chidren think about your hobby?

Have you ever been ridiculed/ made fun of, because of your hobby by other people?

has spending money on your aquarium caused serious financial problems?

Has meeting anyone on canreef caused you problems?

Hopefully this stirs up some debate
Thanx guys

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by -LMAO_

I didnt want to post questions because it creates bias but I guess I have to


How much time do you spend at work reading these forums?

Off and during the day 20 minutes



What do your co-workers think of that?... Or your boss?

Meh they are on websites or their choice..



Why do people participate on forums? To learn,... or to gloat...., or sell frags?

For me, I'm bored. Check out peoples reviews of equipment



Does your wife support you or not?

Ptth riiiiight



what does your chidren think about your hobby?

I am refereed to as "The fish dork"



Have you ever been ridiculed/ made fun of, because of your hobby by other people?

on costs sometimes.



has spending money on your aquarium caused serious financial problems?

Serious second guessing of sanity maybe...



Has meeting anyone on canreef caused you problems?

No

Hopefully this stirs up some debate
Thanx guys

,..

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by -LMAO_

I didnt want to post questions because it creates bias but I guess I have to


How much time do you spend at work reading these forums?

Well I am on both Canreef and BCAquaria multiple times a day (Head mod on the latter). Altogether probably between half an hour to an hour a day reading and posting on threads.


What do your co-workers think of that?... Or your boss?

I am self-employed so my boss says it A-Okay with him.


Why do people participate on forums? To learn,... or to gloat...., or sell frags?

I participate to learn cooperatively. Reefing is an art as much as it is a science. What works for one person may not work for someone else. I also come here looking for what is for sale. I don't often post frags for sale any more but I have probably met over 100 local reefers & fish keepers during the last decade or so. I joined almost a decade ago but was a lurker for a while before that.

Does your wife support you or not?

She was the one who got us started on reefing after watching Finding Nemo, she says "I want a sw tank with an anemone and a pair of clownfish. Ok?" Well, I'm OCD and ran with that. She was very happy when I downsized from a max of about 1000 gallons total volume in our small 2 bedroom suite but I still have 4 tanks (largest is 165g with 90g sump) and as long as they look good and everything stays healthy and presentable, she's fine with it. We used to go to the LFS together but now she sends me with the kids.


what does your chidren think about your hobby?

They love it. Both daughters (2.5yrs old Isabella and 5.5 years old Felicia) love to watch the fish, feed the tanks and they both help with water changes. Felicia has been helping by holding the hoses when I do my siphoning or pumping since she was 2 and Isabella has also been doing it for almost a year now.

Have you ever been ridiculed/ made fun of, because of your hobby by other people?

Not really. They are more amazed that everything is alive in there. Then they go home and decide that freshwater is boring and colourless so a lot of them switch to sw.

has spending money on your aquarium caused serious financial problems?

Sometimes. It is a very expensive addiction which is the first thing I tell anyone asking for advice about maybe setting up a reef tank. I used to sell enough frags and other stuff to cover most of my expenses. Lately, its been more in the red.

Has meeting anyone on canreef caused you problems?

Nope. A lot of my best friends are "fish friends" from Canreef and BCAquaria. I find that most local reefers I have met are pretty standup people. I wish I was better with names because more often than not, I can remember someone's screenname than their real name.

Hopefully this stirs up some debate
Thanx guys

Hope that helps. Anthony.

Hey Anthony, I really appreciate your input, thank you so much!!

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

If you have any other questions you want answered, pm or just post on here & I'll try to answer for you.

[Timbits]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

I wish I was better with names because more often than not, I can remember someone's screenname than their real name.

Pretty sure Anthony knows my name but he still calls me timbits when we see each other and I love it lol

i guess it would be correct to say that several social relations were created directly due to joining a forum that brings together like minded individuals who share similar interests.

it seems many of you hold friendships outside of this forum. Was this prior to joining the forum or after?