I did it seems. Let’s see if I clear it up.
Many times we see a new members come in and with in their first few posts they claim to have followed a video or maybe even a post from the forum.
It often leads to something along these lines… I don’t have this chemical so I used this one instead.
Often followed immediately by the question along the line of …what went wrong?
An example would be … I don’t have sulphamic acid so I used baking soda, now I have mess, what went wrong…
These type posts appear pretty often as well as becoming more frequent.
Another example would be….i followed this video so I can be safe and not have to use acids to dissolve my material with. Again followed by … what went wrong?
By people with less experiance, but proven to be well on their way, answering questions. We have moderators as well as several members with vast knowledge who can/will come along and correct any mistakes given as advice. This allows the new person to get the correct answer, and teach the older member where they may be making mistakes as well. Like Butcher used to say “killing two birds with one stone.” This way we all learn more. These corrections should never be taken as an insult to anyone’s knowledge, but as a chance to learn more. Accepting it as it is and not trying to read more into it.
An example could easily be … I made a mess now what…. With an answer along the line of ….. store your chemicals and study more.
Being ask to stop the chemical use and study is a safe bet to protecting them and their pets and neighbors, and not meant as a way of saying we won’t help you. To many of these replies are taken the wrong way, when all it is meant is to be taken exactly as stated. Study more before practicing.