Recent content by horge

Amen.

Yep. I get that too. Of course, if geography is against you, your housecall transport costs can easily outpace earnings from the 'reasonable' fee you first think up.

Mitch, I knew you were joking about a 'job'. :) My comment, on my not having any free time any more for the old bump and grind was meant to reflect on my general usefulness (which Peter was calling into question): I'm not as current on pertinent news/info as I could be. IIRC Mark was asking...

Dizzy, Peter is entirely correct to ask what qualifications I might bring. I wish more people in and around MAC were as critical as he is presently. None of you really know anything about me, save perhaps my familiarity with certain aspects of the trade (on this side of the puddle). As an...

:lol: :lol: :lol: That above, and the Jolo angle just about capped what's been a hell of a day for me.

To be fair, I've heard discussion of this problem (in theory) from two other persons here (non-MAC). Still, John, even IF you could errrr.... 'guide' the the fish flow, the volume/variety of product generated by the sites you mention isn't going to make much of a difference, ranged against the...

Rover, That's a credit to the 'MAC certified supplier' . If it were true for all such 'MAC certified suppliers', it'd be more clearly to MAC's credit as well. Ultimately, those are encouraging signs, I'd say. I'm not familiar wth differences in domestic US shipping...

LOL, I don't recall ever crediting 'westerners' with creation of a cyanide trade. If you can find such an asertion, then show me. That is the only aspect of any 'social problem' that concerns this forum, or your thread, neh? If you can't show me crediting cyanide abuse to some imagined Western...

I'd thought we finally were past this kind of disappointing ebak, Kalk. From denying that significant cyanide-fishing exists, to denying that significant reef damage from cyanide exists, to denying culpability for the damage... Folks can go on trying to pin the tail on a fleeing donkey, but...

Jaime, The point is that you CAN ask those questions, AND 'name names' (to wit, the Filipino people). If you really want a discussion, or more likely yet another demolition of your arguments, hehe... :lol: respect this thread's topic and start your own. Uhm, like it's possible this thread is...

From this, the no-names thing hasn't a leg to stand on. However, I'll submit (and yes, Peter, I am indeed giving it a shot --answering my own question) that non-profit organizations are far fairer game for criticism. When a commercial outfit (like "retailer X on 100th St.") sells bad...

I am in agreement that the netting gauges and weights fall within the range most suitable for use by the greatest number of collectors for a fairly catholic selection of ornamentals, with durability clearly in mind. If that sounds too dry an assent, then here: Steve knows more about...

Steve, I'm not sure I agree with the impression that good netting in the hands of collectors who haven't trained formally under Ferdie, is worse than leaving those same people with the crappy netting they are already littering the shores with scraps of. I mean, if you're talking about using...

8O What instance motivates moderation? Causes indicative of probable hurt (including litigation) to individuals, and not least to RDO itself. The interventive moderation must therefore eliminate the cause indicative, no? It is to me pointless to arrest a probably-hurtful instance, only to...

If you mean the efficient marketing, Jenn, then yes. 'fuges have been recognized and used for the extra biofiltration and particle settling they offer, since before Walt Adey even wrote about them as a biodiversity-promotion and settling tool in Dynamic Aquaria. Absolutely. He seems like a...