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View Poll Results: What is your Level of Experience?
Beginner 21 35.00%
Intermediate 24 40.00%
Advanced 13 21.67%
Expert 4 6.67%
Non of the Above or (Know it All) 3 5.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 60. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 02-14-2008, 08:09 PM
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hahah i just saw the results, you voted for all of em
Stace, can you get 75 voters to vote like before? lol your mad

haha, you will have to advertise this one al on your own, I haven't had much time lately, Sorry!!!!
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Old 02-14-2008, 08:25 PM
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haha, you will have to advertise this one al on your own, I haven't had much time lately, Sorry!!!!
But this is your thing! thatys what RB is about remember, filling in my weak spot
lol, yeah i would imagine, with that new kid running around the house.
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Old 02-14-2008, 08:38 PM
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hahah i just saw the results, you voted for all of em
Stace, can you get 75 voters to vote like before? lol your mad
Yeah....I made a little boo boo.
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Old 02-14-2008, 09:45 PM
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beginner here only about 3 weeks
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Old 02-15-2008, 08:58 AM
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OK, other than me...who in the hell voted None of the Above (Know it all)?!
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Old 02-15-2008, 09:32 AM
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I confused, many people are saying they voted more than once, and someone said that on the tank of the month too.. that they voted 4 times. I can't! I wanted to put myself beginner and intermediate..
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Old 02-15-2008, 09:57 AM
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oh I think you vote once but you can chose more than one that one time. (I think)
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Old 02-15-2008, 10:01 AM
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Who's in the expert category?
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Yeah...let's figure out who these self proclaimed heavy hitters are!
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Old 02-15-2008, 04:20 PM
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oh I think you vote once but you can chose more than one that one time. (I think)
Got ya!!! I was wondering why I was so underprivaliged..but I just didn't try my options at choosing two.. woops!!!
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Old 02-15-2008, 06:48 PM
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Got ya!!! I was wondering why I was so underprivaliged..but I just didn't try my options at choosing two.. woops!!!
Ya your so underprivaliged you hard core poster, lol
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I mean master poster hahaha
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I mean master poster hahaha
Hahah oh wow! I'm over 600 now.. Movin on up!!
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Old 02-15-2008, 08:44 PM
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This is a public poll, which means you can find out who voted for each option if you know how.
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yup, i was expecting few more people on the advanced side though, relly interesting results.
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This is a public poll, which means you can find out who voted for each option if you know how.
since that is so hard you just click on the numbers in blue
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Amusing.
I find that I disagree with some of these self assessments...not so much with the beginners and intermediate levels.
I would like to know why some of these people have considered themselves advanced or expert, though.
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IMO, experts are the people who continually write articles and coninue to make books. Julian Sprung for example is an expert.

Advanced people are those who do lots of research in a particular area, whether it be husbandry or disease.

Intermediate are those who do some research, but dont really do much past the basic set-ups of reef tanks.

Beginners are those who just got into the hobby and are in the preocess of setting up their tank and are still trying to figure out the basics of reef set-ups.
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Well some one on this called me a know it all so thats what I went with.
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Elliott, would you be able tio average out your experience to one! You voted for all and i dont get it! haha
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That Know It All category is like a smart ass throw away vote. I voted there too, but I also gave a different self assessment/explanation.

I am wondering if some of these assessments are based on our early assumptions on what this thread was about (prior to plecosword's clarification).

When I think of the term "expert" in this hobby, I am with you Elliott...I think of Sprung, Delbeek, Fenner...those who not only put a buttload of time in, but also dabbled in everything and have a working experience in the theories, culture, enviroments and other worldliness aspects of the hobby.
I also find it interesting to note those who have not voted.
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hmm maybe if there was a option of "I dont even have a tank yet" there would be a few more votes
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No, I mean...some of the heavy hitters who have been doing this for a long time have not voted.
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Maby some ppl have not voted because you can not really rate your sellf on a opend end survey
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And then you get ppl like e-bare that have voted 3 times
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