FishFriend0
Fish Fanatic
As you can see, I haven’t been here for very long…so who created this place? Are they still here?
Who created this place?
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It was the mighty cod who created this plaice.
TwoTankAmin
Fish Maniac
I'd love to hear the answer to this. Anybody know?
Nah, cod is one of many in his shoal. But it would be interesting to learn how this started. I knew of a bunch of forums started by individuals and then bought as they grew, and grew more expensive and time consuming to maintain. When I first looked at this one, I thought it was a UK one with a large Australian input. I looked at it a few years later and it seemed even more UK.
I joined a while ago, and it was already well established.
I joined a while ago, and it was already well established.
William created this forum back in 2002. He sold it a while ago then it was sold again to the current owners.
This is the first ever public post in the forum - there were a couple before this but they can only be seen in the staff area.
www.fishforums.net
Edit - a bit of searching found William sold the site in 2012, though I don't know when the current owners acquired it.
This is the first ever public post in the forum - there were a couple before this but they can only be seen in the staff area.
Did my first tests today
I have amonia reading 0.25ppm on my tank. I am cycling with fish, 6 platies and my tank is 36"X12"X15" . It is the second day since i put the fish in William i hope it is :thumbs:
www.fishforums.net
Edit - a bit of searching found William sold the site in 2012, though I don't know when the current owners acquired it.
Thank you, @Essjay !William created this forum back in 2002. He sold it a while ago then it was sold again to the current owners.
This is the first ever public post in the forum - there were a couple before this but they can only be seen in the staff area.
Did my first tests today
I have amonia reading 0.25ppm on my tank. I am cycling with fish, 6 platies and my tank is 36"X12"X15" . It is the second day since i put the fish in William i hope it is :thumbs:
Edit - a bit of searching found William sold the site in 2012, though I don't know when the current owners acquired it.
I raise a glass of water to William. Whoever you are, you had a good idea.
There's a part of hobby history littered with the hulks of ghost forums. I've found a few that were once very alive but are now 5 or 10 years without a single discussion. They just drift the net like burned out spaceships. In a previous tech era, and aquarium hobby era, they were very popular. I knew people who had joined a dozen or more, and used them as recreation, social media or peer learning.
Some of these hulks had 20 or 30 messages a day in their good times, and are probably full of excellent information from people whose names weren't real. It's kind of cool.
Tech change knocked a few out. Social attitudes killed more - there was the troll era when most thinking was boringly mocked, and there were a lot of forums killed by poor moderation of really unpleasant members. Some were killed by over-moderation - I was on one where a mod would quietly edit posts by respected members if she disagreed with them. She wasn't an expert aquarist.
It's a very human endeavour, keeping a forum alive. It takes a balance, spam filters, respect, money, new members, old members, tolerance, and luck.
Most social media lives on the one sentence answer, but forums at least allow discussion and explanation of why people say things. This one is a good source.
Some of these hulks had 20 or 30 messages a day in their good times, and are probably full of excellent information from people whose names weren't real. It's kind of cool.
Tech change knocked a few out. Social attitudes killed more - there was the troll era when most thinking was boringly mocked, and there were a lot of forums killed by poor moderation of really unpleasant members. Some were killed by over-moderation - I was on one where a mod would quietly edit posts by respected members if she disagreed with them. She wasn't an expert aquarist.
It's a very human endeavour, keeping a forum alive. It takes a balance, spam filters, respect, money, new members, old members, tolerance, and luck.
Most social media lives on the one sentence answer, but forums at least allow discussion and explanation of why people say things. This one is a good source.
FishFriend0
Fish Fanatic
Perhaps all of us internet goers are just objects, floating around, until we are brought together by gravity, where we fuse and become a community. Sometimes this fusion is short-lived and our selves are scattered back into space where some will drift alone for all eternity while others will meet again with others, from near or far. And this gravity attracts more and more of us until a fusion is so powerful it will burn bright for billions of years.
Some forums burn out, but its inhabitants (who are still keen) will be drawn back together to create something that will remain for a very long time.
Fishkeeper123
Fish Crazy
Who are the current owners?William created this forum back in 2002. He sold it a while ago then it was sold again to the current owners.
This is the first ever public post in the forum - there were a couple before this but they can only be seen in the staff area.
Did my first tests today
I have amonia reading 0.25ppm on my tank. I am cycling with fish, 6 platies and my tank is 36"X12"X15" . It is the second day since i put the fish in William i hope it is :thumbs:
Edit - a bit of searching found William sold the site in 2012, though I don't know when the current owners acquired it.
So pleased you asked the question. Thanks. I'm happy to know the answer now.
The Admins keep everything in check and the site up and running while we all talk fish and gossip amongst each other
Staff members
www.fishforums.net
And the moderators, with their trusty ban hammers, keep out the riffraff and keep the forums running smoothly.
fishorama
Fish Addict
I'm pretty new here but not on other fish sites. I was recommended to TFF by a couple friends from other boards. Try it, you'll like it! they said & I do!! I enjoy "meeting" folks from all over & with many different experiences, interests & opinions.
I thank William, whoever he might be, for starting these forums. My only gripe was how difficult it was to join! I "think" my close friend helped pave the way or I just finally had a wave of extreme patience (not too likely, lol).
I thank William, whoever he might be, for starting these forums. My only gripe was how difficult it was to join! I "think" my close friend helped pave the way or I just finally had a wave of extreme patience (not too likely, lol).
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