Jamon, if you are calling Bill Cody an idiot for thinking you still needed help with your algae, then i suspect you will not find too many others eager to help. Your posting days may be numbered...
If you need help picking out a proper system that produces the proper air flow to meet your needs, then I'm sure there are those who would be willing to set up a private email opportunity for you.
That's like calling Einstein an idiot. What many new people to the forum don't realize is the background of many of the experts here. For instance, Bill by profession and bu schooling is an Algal & Invertebrate Taxonomist, so he knows what he's talking about when it comes to algae, what will and won't work to manage it.
One thing that I'll bet many new forum members don't read is Bobs (the site owner) rules for the forum. Here they are again.
Just to refresh everybody’s memories, here’s what Bob has outlined previously.
Welcome to the Pond Boss Forum. This is the place for sharing information about the enjoyment of private ponds in a fun, family like atmosphere.
All posts and discussions should be done as if you were talking to family or friends. Any post that appears to the management to be not in keeping with its standards will be deleted and the maker banned from the Forum. This includes any post that could be interpreted as mean spirited, offensive and/or directed toward any individual(s) or any post with unacceptable wording, or containing comments of a sexual, religious, racial or political nature or not deemed to be in "good taste". The use of any personal contact information such as E-mail address(s) or use of Private Messages must follow the same standards.
If you wouldn't say it to your Mother, don't say it to us.
The Pond Boss website moderators have been hand selected. I have broken bread with each and I know each of them quite well. They are highly qualified.
If your words are moderated, it is because they don't fall within the guidelines rules I have set. The moderators have my full support and complete discretion to moderate any thread, or to delete it, if they choose.
Support the moderators.
Most of the time, on something that's "grey", they'll discuss it among themselves and make a unified decision. They cover each other's backs. That's the way I have chosen it to be and I expect each member to respect the moderators.
I expect family-friendly harmony among members and I want each and everyone here to realize this website is about ponds, land, stewardship and helping an extended family.
I appreciate your respect and dedication to keeping this forum on target and inbounds.
Glad you are here
Bob LuskThere are offenses that we moderators put people in "banned camp" for awhile to think about their transgressions, and others that are just flat out banned immediately and told not to come back. This instance of calling Bill C. an idiot was discussed by the moderator team along with Bob Lusk, and it was decided that this transgression falls into the "here's the door, don't let it hit you in the butt on the way out" category. Jamon8 has been permanently banned.
The next winter, when cabin fever sets in, and people are spending more time in front of the computer, everyone should keep this in the back of their mind before hitting the "Submit" button. Us moderators were tasked by Bob earlier this year to keep a tighter rein on the forum, and make sure everyone adheres to Bob's forum rules.
