I think a new pond owner posting pics of his project, maybe relaying who built his pond without it being a sales ad, then PMing others if they ask, is the way to go.
Researching projects here on the forums, visiting several past projects of a dirt guy, and having a clear set of goals is the way to go to me.
Agree 100%....However, I see that most who build a pond may be active on this site during that period of their pond building. Then they go on with life and may check back in every six months, or when some issue arises once in a great while that they need help with. Then go forward 5 years. Someone who is in the process of building a pond looks here for posts on builders and PM that member or starts a new thread and asks "who". They get no response because of that other member isn't active here.... then what does he do? He has to proceed with out any help. Well, I take that back a bit, because if the new guy is diligent, he will research everything to look for in a pond builder and this site is very helpfull in that capacity.
