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I agree with all that's been said, it was just a thought I figured I'd throw out there. But also, to at least require that people read the FAQ before coming in and posting gives them a base knowledge of the raw basics of growing. No it's not gospel, but it most certainly IS all accurate common knowledge. It's something that even if you don't read it in the FAQ, you end up learning anyway over time with experience.
By requiring people to glance over all of that info, not only would you eliminate alot of bad advice, you'd also eliminate alot of the same questions being asked over and over again, n while I personally don't mind answering those questions and helping people out whenever I can, it does cause alot of ignorant comments and in-fighting to happen amongst the members. This could easily be resolved by having these guys mull over the wealth of basic knowledge we have here. It's not fascism, it's encouraging people to learn rather than letting them go the lazy route and just putting up a thread. They're going to end up doing a hell of alot more work in the long run making all of those common newbie mistakes, as opposed to doing maybe an hour or two worth of reading, and gaining the knowledge to maybe prevent those mistakes from happening, instead of screwing up and asking questions or doing research afterward.
Personally I've learned alot from mistakes that i've made in the garden, and while I'm not de-valueing that in any way, i AM saying that the amount of mistakes could have easily been minimized. Regardless, I'll never have a problem with fielding questions from newer growers. I love being able to help out n give back what has so generously been given to me, but all the bad advice can be nipped in the bud. How are the newbies supposed to know who not to take advice from? If they don't take a tour of the site first, not only will they miss the FAQ, they'll also be
Oblivious to the reputation system. I just don't think there's an excuse for giving ignorant advice, when the answers are literally a click away..
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