To all newbies...Read before you post stupid questions!!

we all have to admit that the search function on this site is the worst ever... idk how many times i have searched a term or a phrase to only have it come back and say that i have no matches, or if i do get a hit i have to search through endless posts to find that one sentence out of many that describes my problem..
now being a pretty newby myself and all.. i have been reading hightimes and other magazines and grow books for about the past twenty odd years or so, along with always having an outdoor vegetable garden before ever even attempting to germinate one seed... but reading about something and doing it are two very different things all together... go and read a book about performing brain surgery and then try to perform one.. i know that my example if a litle over the top, but it does prove my point... sometimes we need a little help along the way, and isn't that why sites like this one were started in the first place?
now i have recieved help from people like simpsonsampson, fdd2blk, and other veterans out there many times, and if it weren't for these people who have their own grows and lifes going on, but who are still willing to help out others, i dont know where i would be.. and i always try to be very grateful to others who share their wealth of knowledge with me..
saying thank you for your help goes along way in my book..
and besides, like many people who have pointed out, if you dont want to share the knowledge that others have freely given to you, than thats on you.. karmas a bitch though...

Anymore if the noob isn't putting any effort into it it I just go on to another thread.
Weed deserves respect, don't approach it with any and you won't get any help from me nor any results.
Or Ill just post links to stickies, it annoys them same as they do others, but usually it teachs em.

And hey it's like this I got tired of answering molasses, flushing, ect questions 25 times+ each a night when plp could just read a little.
So noobs should read before they post, hell it's a sticky.
Anyways nice little rant Bud.
I'm willing to help ya, just hit me up bud.

Oh and welcome to RIU btw.
A last word of advice, to get along and get by in here, I wouldn't post anything that could start an argument, say like this thread, some plp r full o hate.

Phenom420 said:

Oh and welcome to RIU btw.
A last word of advice, to get along and get by in here, I wouldn't post anything that could start an argument, say like this thread, some plp r full o hate.

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Yeah I noticed! Its funny because none of them actually understood what I was trying to say with this thread. They just read the first line and started posting away there hatoraid. I dont care I got my point across and at least some of you understood.

bigbudmike said:

Yeah I noticed! Its funny because none of them actually understood what I was trying to say with this thread. They just read the first line and started posting away there hatoraid. I dont care I got my point across and at least some of you understood.

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Don't be dumb. If you don't want to help..then don't. If you don't want to read it other peoples plea for help. Then don't. But don't bitch about people asking for it on a growing forum.

People - like me - tend to want advice from several venues before making an informed decision. One of those venues, just happens to be this forum. It makes sense.

We all start somewhere. We all start off as morons.

We all learn different ways.

Try to have more patience. I am a mother to 2 boys and feel as if I developed quite a lot over time.

And if no one understood what it was exactly you were trying to say, maybe it was you are the one who wasn't clear enough in explaining.

I agree the search on this site is less than good.
What I do is I use GOOGLE I type say "how to harvest weed" then i type "rollitup" next to it so it is like this
"how to harvest weed rollitup" and all the top results are RIU results. Best way to search the site.

bigbudmike said:

Yeah I noticed! Its funny because none of them actually understood what I was trying to say with this thread. They just read the first line and started posting away there hatoraid. I dont care I got my point across and at least some of you understood.

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i think the guys that didnt agree with you 100% do understand and im sure they read ur whole post . U made a few good points but some people here dont mind answering questions, yes alot of the "newbies" do ask the same questions over and over or their questions could easily be answered if they chose to do a little research but its really nobodies business to tell other people what they should or shouldnt do, if someone ask a "stupid" question and if someone here on RIU chooses to answer it thats their choice. Some of the guys on RIU honestly enjoy helping out new growers and others dont ,so like its been said before if u dont like a question because u think its stupid then just dont respond or give it a second thought . People here especially all of us newer guys need to stop tryin to police the forums or tell other people what they should or shouldnt do, its not our job. were here to learn or help each other out if we choose to and thats it.

whats with people posting dumb ass threads about why they are mad, is this oprah.com or something

Double0verhead said:

whats with people posting dumb ass threads about why they are mad, is this oprah.com or something

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lol yeah someones gotta start one every week

OK OK I give up! damn! Dont kill me. lol I know this pissed everybody off so sorry and forget I even started the thread. I thought more people thought like me and I was making a valid point, but now I see im a fucking moron!! Never ment to piss people off just hopeing some people agreed with me and wanted to bitch with me. If you guys want to keep posting ill keep not reading them. Post away newbies dont let me stop you. Hope nobody loses sleep over this thread! lol

smokinskins said:

is it better to learn from humans or to stare at a stack of literature? whats the point of this site why dont you just google harvest pics?

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Its better to read through what some of the best growers in the world have written about their experiences, than it is to get advice from somebody on their 2nd grow. There is valueable information in here. If your not apt enough to understand it, then maybe you should re-evaluate what you are trying to accomplish. Growing amazing dank is high science, and should be treated as such.

mismos00 said:

I personally find reading through most long posts completely useless or next to it... trying to find that needle in a haystack... so many inane post that contain no information, or people bitching or saying how much they like each others plant... and I also find the search functionality on this site sucks!

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Use the Search Function. Narrow it down by selecting THREADS with that subject matter in the title, not in the posts. Everything you need to know about the basics is in the FAQs. If its not there, this site is broken down in to very specific areas, to deliberately make it easier to find information. Use the information before risking getting bad advice from another newbie.Just because they sound like they know what they are doing, doesnt always mean that they actually do.

bigbudmike said:

OK OK I give up! damn! Dont kill me. lol I know this pissed everybody off so sorry and forget I even started the thread. I thought more people thought like me and I was making a valid point, but now I see im a fucking moron!! Never ment to piss people off just hopeing some people agreed with me and wanted to bitch with me. If you guys want to keep posting ill keep not reading them. Post away newbies dont let me stop you. Hope nobody loses sleep over this thread! lol

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Dude, dont take it to heart. People write a thread like this once a week. I even wrote a thread like this about 4 months ago, talking about how people should have to take some sort of exam before they are allowed to fully register and post here. Anybody, member or not, can read through the forums. But why should you be able to post in them if you just want to act like an idiot, and spout of invalid information?? You should have to study a bit, and have a base knowledge about what you are doing, before you are allowed to post. Its like giving a 5 yr old a 12 guage

Anyways, dont sweat it. People everywhere feel the same way you do. At least the people who consider this a sort of "home", and the other awesome members of the forums kind of like a Family, anyways. Its like somebody had to come into our house to use the bathroom, but they said they only had to take a piss. Instead, they walk out, thank us, and when you go inside all you can smell is the big fat dump he left and didnt flush...

Good luck in your grows man, and try not to let it bother ya too too much

-K1.

I myself am also a newbie and I understand how annoying it is to see obvious questions asked over and over but at the end of the day everyone is a newbie at some point and how hard is it for one person to link a thread that answers their question?

just my two cents worth

Its not hard to do it once. Or 30 times even, lol. The 1000th time though, it gets a little old. Dont get me wrong, asking questions is awesome, and its how we learn more about our craft, but searching for your answers before you ask is called a Courtesy. Showing that you have respect for the growers that answer your questions daily would be one hell of a gesture man

-K1.

K1Ng5p4d3 said:

Dude, dont take it to heart. People write a thread like this once a week. I even wrote a thread like this about 4 months ago, talking about how people should have to take some sort of exam before they are allowed to fully register and post here. Anybody, member or not, can read through the forums. But why should you be able to post in them if you just want to act like an idiot, and spout of invalid information?? You should have to study a bit, and have a base knowledge about what you are doing, before you are allowed to post. Its like giving a 5 yr old a 12 guage

Anyways, dont sweat it. People everywhere feel the same way you do. At least the people who consider this a sort of "home", and the other awesome members of the forums kind of like a Family, anyways. Its like somebody had to come into our house to use the bathroom, but they said they only had to take a piss. Instead, they walk out, thank us, and when you go inside all you can smell is the big fat dump he left and didnt flush...

Good luck in your grows man, and try not to let it bother ya too too much

-K1.

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Well thanks for the support. Seems I struck a nerve somewhere with this. I wont lose any sleep over it lol. Just thought if I can sit down and read the information instead of bothering someone else for the answer why cant everyone? You have a good point, whose to say the person answering the question that was posted even has a clue what they are doing. Well I wont be posting anymore threads like this. Might give someone a heart attack or something.

bigbudmike said:

Well thanks for the support. Seems I struck a nerve somewhere with this. I wont lose any sleep over it lol. Just thought if I can sit down and read the information instead of bothering someone else for the answer why cant everyone? You have a good point, whose to say the person answering the question that was posted even has a clue what they are doing. Well I wont be posting anymore threads like this. Might give someone a heart attack or something.

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It's not that your post bothered anyone it's just it has been posted every week by every other noob that had the though.

You cool here man, don't frent it none.
If you really wanna stay cool in here steer clear of the political threads.

Phenom420 said:

It's not that your post bothered anyone it's just it has been posted every week by every other noob that had the though.

You cool here man, don't frent it none.
If you really wanna stay cool in here steer clear of the political threads.

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OK will do