I think we need to ignore all these people that make a game of trolling, and abusing others. There are way to many of them, and they are not all new guys. Ub you have some fantastic knowledge, but you need to loose the attitude. It makes you look juvenile the way you attack people for having their own views/ideas. You are not the king of cannabis, and if you don't like a thread topic, or what the OP has to say just skip that thread. The only reason I can see that you would choose to behave in such a manner is if your just really bored. Perhaps all you guys that bring negativity to these threads should all take some time off of the internet and focus on your real lives. I am very selective about which threads I post on, and what advice I give or don't. Rather then try to shove my believes down others throats I choose to live and let live. I choose to encourage people, that includes encouraging them to experiment to "find whats best for them". If they choose to do something and it turns out bad then that sucks lesson learned, we've all done it at some point.
At the top of this page UB tells the OP his plants look pathetic, first I completely disagree, they surely look pretty decent. Using this negativity to reinforce your beliefs doesn't make you any more right, and it does erode your credibility. You could have simply said thanks for posting the pics, you didn't need to tear this guy down. We all know how you feel about this topic, so if you don't have anything useful to bring to the discussion why bother?
Several of you keep getting mad at skunkdoc, when he has said multiple times he doesn't think defoliation makes sense. The only other thing he has commented on is all of your childish behavior, silly arguments, and negativity. He has also simply stated that some people have to learn for themselves. The OP said his partner has offered to take any "loss" himself, and when/if there is a loss he will have learned he went over board.
What are you all gonna say if those 2 plants weigh more? I'm not saying they will but as I've added to this thread before I don't think your gonna loose as much as you think. Unlike others I will state that, that is my Opinion, and I hope for the sake of your harvest that I'm correct. If I'm wrong then it won't be the first time this week and I'll live with it. So if they did happen to some how weigh more, was it not because of the defol? Was it because of some other factor, if so what?
I'm not trying to be offensive to anyone, only provide a level headed view of the situation, and offer some on topic questions to maintain the direction of the conversation.