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I have a solution. Instead of posting pictures, start every thread with the words "picture this" then describe your situation. It may be more typing, but hey, typing is free. LMAO! I'm down with that. But when I post that I've caught a three pound HBG, and Yolk Sac is here with me crying on my shoulder because he wishes he had been the one to catch it, I don't want to catch any grief because I don't have a pic of the occasion. A person's word should stand for something after all...
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.
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I have been on here nearly a year and done extensive researching of the archived threads. As far as benefit, I have probably obtained over 90% of what I needed. So, now it's mainly a social site, and I can even answer some questions based on my own successes and failures. It's good to share experiences with people who have common interests.
I have been on the other (Astronomy) forum I mentioned for 13 years, and it is still free to post. Many have come and gone in that time, and there are a handful of old timers still active. Mostly I answer questions there, and socialize due to common interests. That forum does not allow third party photo linking, as it has its own hosting, but the photos are size restricted to 500k each. John's thoughts mirror my own. The implication that there is an "end" of sorts, to the amount of desired information. We all recognize that our ponds/fish will continue to present challenges, but we see ourselves as having obtained a satisfactory for our needs, level of proficiency. For myself and others, the mindset is " the info I need is available free, right here". We're not pond pros, we don't make our living with ponds, we don't always see the need for the enhanced level of detail offered by the mag, vs the forum. John, if I have misinterpreted your meaning, I apologize.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.
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Just think of all the things that are gone if the photobucket decision stands. All the information that George posted. All Brettski's work he did. Everything RC51 has done to his place.
A picture IS worth a thousand words.
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Re: Sprkplug
No, you did not misinterpret my meaning. I have attained a level of basic proficiency from these forums, enough to well manage my small ponds. I know I need to do more, for example, to aerate, but it's just not cost effective for me right now, and it's out of choice now, not out of ignorance as before I was on these forums.
I am still staying subscribed to the magazine. At least its pics don't disappear. LOL
Last edited by John F; 07/04/17 08:38 AM.
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BTW, the pic that Photobucket is displaying in place of the user pics also takes up bandwidth from PhotoBucket when they are called to display on a third party website. If their decision stands, at some point they may go to a blank, or try to break the links altogether.
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Just think of all the things that are gone if the photobucket decision stands. All the information that George posted. All Brettski's work he did. Everything RC51 has done to his place.
A picture IS worth a thousand words. Then entrusting a third party with storing and maintaining all those photos was foolish of us. If photos are that valuable to the forum, and I'm not necessarily suggesting otherwise, they need to be stored HERE. What's done is done, and if those pics never come back, all we can do is learn from the experience. Hopefully they will return, and the near miss spurs action before the next time.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.
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Not sure why but the images I have posted here from photobucket haven't been squashed yet. It's probably just a matter of time though.
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In the mid 90's, I was a member of a blacksmithing site. The owner of that site was...how should I put this? Well, lets just say he was unpredictable. He got a wild hair up his you know what and deleted the whole thing. Our members were a small group of people and we were able to piece the forum back together, but it took a lot of work. That same turkey joined us a year later, but didn't find us a very forgiving group, so he didn't stick around. Point of story is, from then on, I started taking snapshots of any info I thought was valuable and these days, I create a PDF of any web page I really like. That way, hopefully I will always have it.
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