20 day challenge....Can I/you do it....with a poll

[bpcardona]

For 20 days, I challenge myself and you to make at least 20 post/comments. Even if they are just words of encouragement. I know this doesn't seem like a lot but it leaves me some room to grow. On average how many post are you making?

Any taker on this challenge or shall I go it alone.

[doctorgori]

you shootin for access to the for sale section?
...just trying to get a handle on what you are trying to accomplish

[Dholmblad]

hes rc sponsor, I think that gets you auto access..

[bpcardona]

Originally Posted by doctorgori

you shootin for access to the for sale section?
...just trying to get a handle on what you are trying to accomplish

???? No just thought it would be an interesting thread. I myself don't think I post enough to others threads, yet get disappointed when I don't get many replies. So I thought I needed to improve that double standard.

[KafudaFish]

posts that count 0.97

lounge posts up to 100.

[Devaji108]

my average is .62 post a day...if I feel like other ppl can benefit from my words or thoughts I generally post.
there is so much good info on RC and great ppl to talk to I think it would be pretty easy to do 5 post a day and keep them meaningful too.

[KafudaFish]

Originally Posted by Dholmblad

hes rc sponsor, I think that gets you auto access..

Then where is his RC Sponsor badge?

[Devaji108]

well if you got some time on your hands feel free to read my build thread and give some feed back.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2043736

and I have a DIY LED build going too...
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2106494

oh and theses two post made my average go up to .65 a day.

[bpcardona]

Originally Posted by KafudaFish

Then where is his RC Sponsor badge?

And yes I am a RC Sponsor, and I do have access to FS section. Really just thought it would be an interesting thread.

[KafudaFish]

That is cool. What company do you work for?

[jdhuyvetter]

I'm one of those that might do one or two per day (this makes 2 for today). Every now and then I might sit down for a couple of hours and post 10-20 times for that one day.

My hometown club has developed it's own website and I spend most of my time there. Even there, I am still at about 3-5 posts per day.

[tebstan]

Originally Posted by bpcardona

Really just thought it would be an interesting thread.

+1

some days I'm posting a lot, but then I go days with nothing. Sometimes I get busy, but sometimes I just assume there's plenty of other people involved so I won't be missed. Sometimes that's true... but if everyone felt that way participation would dwindle.

I wish my local club tried something like this, when participation dwindles in a small group it's really hard to get it going again.

Sometimes those short posts mean a lot to people that don't have a local support group. "Goo luck!" "Sorry for your loss " When none of your friends understand why you care so much about a box of water, it's nice to know the virtual community cares, too.

[ezerasurfr]

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt" - George Eliot

[Peter T]

Personally, I do not like to comment on threads unless I have something of value to add to the thread or have a question to ask related to the original poster. However, I definitely agree it is usually a good thing to participate more. Especially in online forums where the primary source of info comes from participation of its members.

I don't think it is possible for me to post 20 meaningful posts a day. Unless I scour the forums at all times (like I don't do that already ). But, I will try to make at least 5 meaningful posts a day. I average .73 posts a day at the moment.

edit: Oh btw, your " > 5 " sign means more than 5 a day. You want to change that to " < 5 " That is if you can, I have never set up a poll thread before

[doctorgori]

Originally Posted by ezerasurfr

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt" - George Eliot

thats one school of thought, then again you can't just keep taking w/o contributing something....
I personally don't give a minutes thought about any online reputation...perhaps I'm too old and just can't make these places "real" enough to worry about

[tebstan]

Originally Posted by ezerasurfr

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt" - George Eliot

"Often, we are too slow to recognize how much and in what ways we can assist each other through sharing such expertise and knowledge." - Owen Arthur

[ezerasurfr]

In my opinion, sharing is one thing. Posting just for the sake of posting is counter productive to the point of the forums.

[tebstan]

I didn't get the impression that the OP wanted to make junk posts. I thought the point was to increase involvement and participation.

[username in use]

Im between 4 and 5 a day average, that does not include lounge

[Dholmblad]

Originally Posted by KafudaFish

Then where is his RC Sponsor badge?

meant rc supporter

[ezerasurfr]

Originally Posted by bpcardona

For 20 days, I challenge myself and you to make at least 20 post/comments. Even if they are just words of encouragement. I know this doesn't seem like a lot but it leaves me some room to grow. On average how many post are you making?

Any taker on this challenge or shall I go it alone.

Originally Posted by bpcardona

???? No just thought it would be an interesting thread. I myself don't think I post enough to others threads, yet get disappointed when I don't get many replies. So I thought I needed to improve that double standard.

I dont see anything about getting more involved. Cluttered posts, pointless banter, tang policing gets out of hand on the forums. I'm not saying "don't post ANYTHING other than on topic related statements". We all like to joke around and enjoy ourselves. Trying to post a certain number of posts per day just "because" is a waste of everyone's time on here. If you want to be better involved there are other ways to do it. Read a book, start a blog, start and document a DIY project. Then contribute that knowledge in a well documented post. From what the OP has provided, I see that he only wants to post more because he wants people to recognize him and post replies to his threads.

[Peter T]

Looking at how many members are on at any given time, one has to wonder how much combined knowledge there is on this forum. There are over 7300 members on at the moment. Of course that is not taking into consideration people who left their browsers on but are afk, or otherwise not actively browsing this site.

Imagine how much more info there would be if everyone of them made 2 posts or so a day sharing their insight, experience, and failed or successful experiments. Things like H2O2, algae turf scrubbing, deep sand beds, and LR as filtration would of never made it to me if it wasn't for people sharing their knowledge on the internet. I had a 75g setup in the mid 90s, I didn't even know what live rock was at the time and relied on bio-balls and a magnum canister filter for filtration. I had coral skeletons as decor and freshwater gravel as substrate. If it wasn't for websites like this, I would probably still be doing the same thing or altogether out the hobby due to frustration.

[tebstan]

Originally Posted by ezerasurfr

I dont see anything about getting more involved. Cluttered posts, pointless banter, tang policing gets out of hand on the forums. I'm not saying "don't post ANYTHING other than on topic related statements". We all like to joke around and enjoy ourselves. Trying to post a certain number of posts per day just "because" is a waste of everyone's time on here. If you want to be better involved there are other ways to do it. Read a book, start a blog, start and document a DIY project. Then contribute that knowledge in a well documented post. From what the OP has provided, I see that he only wants to post more because he wants people to recognize him and post replies to his threads.

I read the same statements from the OP an got and impression nothing like yours. Maybe I'm just not a negative person, and look for the positive influence people could have on the forum.

[ezerasurfr]

Originally Posted by tebstan

I read the same statements from the OP an got and impression nothing like yours. Maybe I'm just not a negative person, and look for the positive influence people could have on the forum.

Yet you got the impression that I'm a negative person, not just making an observation regarding someone who wishes to make 20+ posts per day. I see. Well then at that, good day to you sir as I'm now done with this post.

It's always fun until someone wishes to bash or name call.

[Darth Vedder]

It should be less than 5 not greater than.. But I assume we all figured that out