Leaving the site

[rockman]

Beautifully said Danof! 🐸

[St.buds]

I think I know what your talking about now like when ppl just post a link and say nothing or maby even leave a little remark or post about it irritated them but I dnt think they mean to offend just to vent and tht really sucks u haven't been able to smoke and your obviously a person who cares about others it would be a shame to loose u from the forum with so many ppl tht r the same

[St.buds]

Hahaha I like tht it makes perfect sense

[PuravidaC]

We all need to remember that GWE was created, through hard work and effort by Nebulahaze and Sirrus, to help folks learn how to grow marijauna. I have been a member for two years but have only three indoor grows under my belt. I still consider myself a newbie and somewhat reluctant to give advice because I'm still learning and I don't want to give a wrong answer. With that said, I can clearly remember when I joined and how intimidating it seemed to begin posting questions. The responses to my posts were always answered with compassion and I felt very welcomed. Posting also helped me feel like a part of the "in crowd" and has become part learning/part social media. It's the only place I can discuss growing marijauna. We all need to remember how we felt when we first joined GWE and that posting questions can have more than one reason/purpose... To get answers AND open the door to our community! Yes, we may see the same question over and over but they are from different growers that are just getting started on this incredible journey! Let's all double down on our efforts to keep this site informative and welcoming!

[NebulaHaze]

I do appreciate your comments. I think it's important for the forum to have family meetings sometimes It helps us all understand each other better because we get to hear about things from different points of view.

[St.buds]

I think it's amazing u do wht u do just outa the kindness of your heart and tht u think everyone should have safe access to this wonderful plant. Off this topic I been meaning to ask u if u could post an advanced nutrients list with more than just the basic general hydro flora I no there is tutorials on dif things were u recommend things but I guess my real question is could u maby post an advanced nutrients list that u use (I hope for coco) for ppl who aren't beginners or pros? Thanks again for all the info you've put on this site

Okay like I said personally I've had good responds here but I'm just posting what I see happening to others.. Guess I sparked up a fire for nothing seems like I'm the only one with a problem.lol.. Maybe I'm just stressed out haven't been able to medicate for 2 days thanks to the laws and employers that want to test you before hiring.. oops sorry GWE I'm trippin and not how I like..

[CCisme]

Ive never even had a house plant before this 😂 That is allllll you guys. I to spent over 2 months reading before i popped a seed or even posted.

[007]

Well said boss

[NebulaHaze]

To add to what everyone else has said, I'm sorry that's been your experience. We strive to prevent rudeness, inaccuracy and also we try to help everyone we can. We're all humans trying our best and doing this for free, and I don't think it's fair to expect things to be perfect. That being said, I believe we have a better community than any other.

However, we want to keep it getting better and better, and I need everyone's help. No one can make a great community alone. Please always flag a post you think is being unnecessarily unhelpful or rude. I look at every flag post. I try to look at as many posts as I can to offer help and see what people are saying. People who are being rude or mean get 2 warnings and then they get banned.

If you haven't gotten a response to your question after 12 hours or a day, or just want more opinions, I encourage you to post again to your original thread, especially with more details or pics, as that will bump it back to the top of the list and hopefully get more exposure. People are waaaay more likely to answer a post with lots of details and pictures. Especially if you demonstrate you've made some effort to figure it out on your own. Sometimes a post gets too far off the main page and it gets lost. We've made a new plant problem forum to try to prevent immediate problems from getting lost, but it helps us see you if you get pushed off the first few pages. But there may be times when no one has an answer to your question, because they just don't know, or otherwise aren't able to help.

When it comes to helping new growers, I can see both sides. You have to understand that some people put a seed in some muddy dirt from outside, don't provide pictures, and then complain that people won't help them. Imagine if you were a programmer trying to help new people for free on a forum, and someone came and basically said, "Teach Me Everything." When people have put so much time into learning and making resources, it's frustrating when a new grower refuses to read a simple, beginner level article that will explain everything. Especially when they want you to basically type it out again completely customized to their situation.

People feel insulted if you want to take a lot of their time, but obviously haven't invested any time of your own.

To throw another wrench into the whole aspect of helping new growers, a lot of new growers have gotten inaccurate information from somewhere or another that's sabotaging them and they don't know it. They often defend that knowledge to the death, which is frustrating, but it's almost always because they got it from a friend or someone else they trust. I think it's important for all the more experienced growers to remember they were a beginner once, and some things which seem very simple and obvious now were initially really confusing when you didn't have the right information.

On the flip side, the truth is most posts are going to be by beginners who have no idea what they're doing, and have run into simple and common problems. Most forum users come in with questions, get their questions answered, and never come again because their plants are doing great. That's a success in my book. Not everyone is looking for a community or to become a master grower, and a lot of people want some simple answers and be able to leave. There's nothing wrong with that.

So I just hope that newbies appreciate the time and effort we put in for free, and I also encourage everyone to remember that the majority of posts are going to be by newbies and that's a good thing because it means more people are getting started in this wonderful world of growing!

[007]

The GWE site is the textbook, and the forum is the last 20 minutes of class where you hone your understanding of the subject matter

[St.buds]

The site has so much to read I've been on almost a year even tho I didnt start to post tell after I been reading on the site for 6 months and I feel gwe has doubled my knowledge tht I had before maby more and normally when I have a problem it's very specific or its something tht may be in between two things and I've always got help or opinions on wht it is/what to do and I wouldnt mind at all if someone dropped me a link even if I've read it before I been growing for a couple years now and im Always learning more and haveing different issues so the best thing u can do is find someone or maby ppl who went threw the same trails and how they fixed it

[Tika]

CC I just used that word In Response to the implications. Has nothing whatsoever to do with you. My Bad. Sorry to cause a dust cloud 🙁

Lol that was funny

[007]

If u want to leave your not hurting anyone but yourself.

Amen. The GWE site is absolutely packed with info, but you get so much more here with such varied personal experiences.