Lets raise the morale of RIU
- Thread starter FlightSchool
- Start date
dannyboy602
Well-Known Member
i'm a charitable guy. i visit the newbie section at least once when i log on. i give rep to the repless and advice to people who ask. i try to steer clear of threads with more than 5 or 6 pages of replies. because ultimately it creates conflict. there's a kind of mob mentality here and many people want to be seen as helpful but dole out wrong data. if i don't know i don't guess. it helps no one.
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
Remove all the fan roots. They're wasting the plant's energy. cndont forget to lst the roots too
Sunbiz1
Well-Known Member
Without reading this thread, many newbies don't bother responding back when I take time out of my busy schedule...so fuck em'.
Plus, every single question they have can be answered by watching all 3 parts of this grow video...which many don't have the patience to sit through...which I have posted in its' entirety on several occasions here:
[video=youtube;U4ZQlwgWMS0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4ZQlwgWMS0[/video]
Plus, every single question they have can be answered by watching all 3 parts of this grow video...which many don't have the patience to sit through...which I have posted in its' entirety on several occasions here:
[video=youtube;U4ZQlwgWMS0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4ZQlwgWMS0[/video]
SirGreenThumb
Well-Known Member
All of this would be like me saying, "boo whoooo, no1 checked out my new grow journal, sniff, sniff" and then packed up and left. Truth of the matter is, I could care less and I know that you need to have thick skin to be on this specific forum, otherwise you won't last here anyway. The search feature is not hard to use, and it was probably harder for them to actually find this forum and sign up than it is to actually use the search feature within RIU.
I try and help newb's whenever I can, but I can honestly say it gets quite annoying when all they would have really needed to do is checkout out the stickies in the "General Section." I mean seriously, the first three sections on this forum are, General, Newbie and Marijuana plant problems. If you can't find what you're looking for in those 3 sections I'm not sure you should be cultivating in the first place.
FlightSchool
Active Member
All of this would be like me saying, "boo whoooo, no1 checked out my new grow journal, sniff, sniff" and then packed up and left. Truth of the matter is, I could care less and I know that you need to have thick skin to be on this specific forum, otherwise you won't last here anyway. The search feature is not hard to use, and it was probably harder for them to actually find this forum and sign up than it is to actually use the search feature within RIU.
I try and help newb's whenever I can, but I can honestly say it gets quite annoying when all they would have really needed to do is checkout out the stickies in the "General Section." I mean seriously, the first three sections on this forum are, General, Newbie and Marijuana plant problems. If you can't find what you're looking for in those 3 sections I'm not sure you should be cultivating in the first place.
True but it takes two seconds to steer someone in the right direction. I'm not saying you have to give them answers but at least direct them to the appropriate place.
The problem is most of the time when people do direct the newbs they have such a stuck up attitude about it that it's ridiculous. Things such as "are you blind? can you not see the newbie section?"
Not everyone is computer or forum savvy. It takes two seconds to point someone in the right direction if you're already on the thread to begin with.
FlightSchool
Active Member
Jorge is the best, I have all his videos and his book. Hes right where I started, But I'm a visual learner so I get more from watching the video than reading a forum.
SirGreenThumb
Well-Known Member
I understand what you're saying and when I do decide to check out the "recent activity" for people looking for help and decide to help, I am never arrogant or have an attitude. I actually never pointed them to a specific forum, I usually just give them the answer they are seeking and move on. Only point I am trying to make is that the first three sections of RIU usually tells them exactly what they are trying to figure out without even having to use the search feature. I was once new to this forum and never even came to this section for about the first year as I was studying and learning from the things that were already posted.
For instance: https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/1326-101-already-asked-questions.html <<<
mysunnyboy
Well-Known Member
i could say so much here but due to certain heart related restraints i will not 
Indagrow
Well-Known Member
I love helping out the new guys/girls if its something my brain can just spit out why not type it so they don't have to hurt theirs trying to fix it... I get irritated when someone replies 'do a search for it idiot' if you can take the time to insult the question why not answer it.. Or is it that you are performing the search right after you say it?
This is where I do my majority of good deeds for the day
This is where I do my majority of good deeds for the day
bowlfullofbliss
Well-Known Member
I find myself helping newbs in spirts. It gets really annoying seeing the same questions over and over.
What keeps me away from reading/responding, is seeing all the ignorant answers that totally unqualified people give. If I got a nickel for every wrong, stupid suggestion I see here, I'd be rich
.
I'm actually getting signed up and involved on another much more serious cannabis website to do journals, and talk growing, and keep this one as a hanging out place while online. The bs is getting too deep for serious growing info.
Sometimes the truth hurts to see. Sorry.
What keeps me away from reading/responding, is seeing all the ignorant answers that totally unqualified people give. If I got a nickel for every wrong, stupid suggestion I see here, I'd be rich
.I'm actually getting signed up and involved on another much more serious cannabis website to do journals, and talk growing, and keep this one as a hanging out place while online. The bs is getting too deep for serious growing info.
Sometimes the truth hurts to see. Sorry.
ClaytonBigsby
Well-Known Member
Indagrow
Well-Known Member
bahahahahaha, Clayton soon divorced his wife when asked why he stated because she was a nigger lover
slowbus
New Member
a race trading whore
joeyjoejoe
Well-Known Member
whats wrong with my plant?
please help!!!!!
all sarcasm aside. i think some people think you can just throw a seed in the dirt without doing any type of research at all before planting it. it really does amaze me how people can fuck it up though.
on another note how come i dont have an advanced search next to my magnifying glass anymore? id search for it but i like to search by title so im not going to. haha
please help!!!!!
all sarcasm aside. i think some people think you can just throw a seed in the dirt without doing any type of research at all before planting it. it really does amaze me how people can fuck it up though.
on another note how come i dont have an advanced search next to my magnifying glass anymore? id search for it but i like to search by title so im not going to. haha
SirGreenThumb
Well-Known Member
Give that mofo some viagra and it will stand right up.whats wrong with my plant?
please help!!!!!
all sarcasm aside. i think some people think you can just throw a seed in the dirt without doing any type of research at all before planting it. it really does amaze me how people can fuck it up though.
on another note how come i dont have an advanced search next to my magnifying glass anymore? id search for it but i like to search by title so im not going to. haha
Nutes and Nugs
Well-Known Member
It's sorta a trickle up theory.
New members should help new members and build up knowledge and reputation.
In time you can help members with more complex problems and them you.
Some questions I read in here I have no idea what they are talking about. Yes, I'm young to advanced questions but I look and learn.
This whole forum is based on a old search function that sucks.
I find it easier to google a question with roll it up in the search term then to use the search bar.
New members should help new members and build up knowledge and reputation.
In time you can help members with more complex problems and them you.
Some questions I read in here I have no idea what they are talking about. Yes, I'm young to advanced questions but I look and learn.
This whole forum is based on a old search function that sucks.
I find it easier to google a question with roll it up in the search term then to use the search bar.
cheechako
Well-Known Member
I'm new too - both growing and RIU. But I read (not just here), I learn. And I have more experience than it might seem for a relative newbie. So, I've tried to help in the Newbie section. Like others have said, the same questions can get annoying. The misinformation can be more than annoying. The newbies that don't want to put any effort into their own research, the "experts" that are quick to point out what is best. The controversies and endless debates and so on... sigh.
But I helped. I got reps and likes.
I also pointed out some of the misinformation. I called somebody on rushing to help when he really had no clue. He got all pissy and even started a second account to be all rude and crude to me. Another idiot told some newbie that we don't like to read around these parts, and interrupted a discussion about hydro, LED lighting, and these forums with, "just do what I said and use HID". I told him that it would be cool to stay out of threads if you're not going to read them. But he said he didn't have to read anything to comment, and that "just do what I said" is his way of talking about growing weed or something. At least he didn't tell me to molest an African American baby like JB.
So fuck that noise. Now, I mostly share my taste in music and my sarcastic wit, and I still get rep and likes for that. I still read and research, but I lay low on anything more in the grow forums.
Besides, music is good for the morale!
But I helped. I got reps and likes.
I also pointed out some of the misinformation. I called somebody on rushing to help when he really had no clue. He got all pissy and even started a second account to be all rude and crude to me. Another idiot told some newbie that we don't like to read around these parts, and interrupted a discussion about hydro, LED lighting, and these forums with, "just do what I said and use HID". I told him that it would be cool to stay out of threads if you're not going to read them. But he said he didn't have to read anything to comment, and that "just do what I said" is his way of talking about growing weed or something. At least he didn't tell me to molest an African American baby like JB.
So fuck that noise. Now, I mostly share my taste in music and my sarcastic wit, and I still get rep and likes for that. I still read and research, but I lay low on anything more in the grow forums.
Besides, music is good for the morale!