Tim Harrison
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Always very comforting to know the most pressing and important matters in the universe will always find at home at UKAPS
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Are a lot of fishkeepers wired differently?
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greenbliss
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Haha… it’s always the places like this… before long we will have the secrets of the universe
Bradders
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What do you mean?
greenbliss
Member
Forums that have nothing to do with certain topics are a better place to talk about those things than ones dedicated to it it seems…
Bradders
Member
What do you mean?
greenbliss
Member
What if there’s some forum tucked away somewhere that has managed to figure out all the secrets of fish keeping and we dont know about it because it’s not about fishkeeping?
That’s the sort of thing I mean
That’s the sort of thing I mean
Bradders
Member
What do you mean?
greenbliss
Member
Useless troll
Bradders
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I am.
greenbliss
Member
Unless I’m not being trolled
I don’t know how else to explain it
I wouldn’t think ukaps is the sort of place where people troll for fun??
I don’t know how else to explain it
I wouldn’t think ukaps is the sort of place where people troll for fun??
Bradders
Member
You (whoever you are) are funny - strange funny. But funny. No trolls here.
greenbliss
Member
Well I made this thread because I intuitively felt UKAPS was full of good hearted people that wouldn’t get all riled up over nothing
The point is sometimes a fish forum is possibly good for discussing philosophical or climate change matters or food (the brilliant recipe thread)?? But also the other way round. What if there’s a cooking forum that’s discovered the secrets of fish keeping and we don’t know it. Never know these days. Last time I ended up on a forum about food it was full of conspiracy nutters thinking the government is trying to kill you by telling you what’s healthy and that a diet of pure milk and red meat is the finest gift god has to man
Unfortunately I’m drinking milk as I type this
The point is sometimes a fish forum is possibly good for discussing philosophical or climate change matters or food (the brilliant recipe thread)?? But also the other way round. What if there’s a cooking forum that’s discovered the secrets of fish keeping and we don’t know it. Never know these days. Last time I ended up on a forum about food it was full of conspiracy nutters thinking the government is trying to kill you by telling you what’s healthy and that a diet of pure milk and red meat is the finest gift god has to man
Unfortunately I’m drinking milk as I type this
Bradders
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We had fun, right? I love your passion.
greenbliss
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I'm not here for incidental comedy
Onoma1
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I rather like the comment made about flow and the mental health benefits (for all) of engaging with aquascaping. This resonates with me.
I think aquarists are a mixed bunch of neurological and neurodiverse individuals. The key word here being individuals. I cannot see a preponderance of either neurodiverse or neurotypical and it doesn't really matter.
This particular forum is a largely mannered, respectful and gentle place where we all pitch in and discuss our common interests. The Internet meme "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog" comes to mind. We are relatively anonymous on the forum and relate to the ideas we share not the cultural baggage we bring with us. Power, status, religion, ability or 'disability' doesn't play a role in our virtual communication.
If the argument is that elements intrinsic within aquascaping are particularly attractive to individuals diagnosed as being on the Autistc Spectrum. This may be the case in the same way as coding, gardening, chess, engaging with the natural environment all have characteristics which are attractive to some neurodivergent people, just as they are to neurodiverse.
If the argument is that aquascaping is particularly attuned to the neurodivergent then I think the relevant diagnostic criteria people may be referring to are: restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities (DSM5) or persistent restricted, repetitive and inflexible patterns of behaviour, interests, or activities that are clearly atypical or excessive for the person’s age and sociocultural context (ICD-11).
Is aquascaping "clearly atypical or excessive for the person’s age and sociocultural context. It depends who you ask and when you ask them. Asking my wife after one of my tanks flooded the house would provide a very different answer to one provided after a relaxed afternoon 🙂
It's largely subjective and both historically and culturally constructed (just as the DSM 5 and ICD 11are).
The bottom line (for me) is I enjoy the hobby, the interaction with people on the forum and not interested whether or not someone I interact with here is neurotypical or neurodiverse (unless they signal to me that I need to adjust to support them).
I think aquarists are a mixed bunch of neurological and neurodiverse individuals. The key word here being individuals. I cannot see a preponderance of either neurodiverse or neurotypical and it doesn't really matter.
This particular forum is a largely mannered, respectful and gentle place where we all pitch in and discuss our common interests. The Internet meme "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog" comes to mind. We are relatively anonymous on the forum and relate to the ideas we share not the cultural baggage we bring with us. Power, status, religion, ability or 'disability' doesn't play a role in our virtual communication.
If the argument is that elements intrinsic within aquascaping are particularly attractive to individuals diagnosed as being on the Autistc Spectrum. This may be the case in the same way as coding, gardening, chess, engaging with the natural environment all have characteristics which are attractive to some neurodivergent people, just as they are to neurodiverse.
If the argument is that aquascaping is particularly attuned to the neurodivergent then I think the relevant diagnostic criteria people may be referring to are: restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities (DSM5) or persistent restricted, repetitive and inflexible patterns of behaviour, interests, or activities that are clearly atypical or excessive for the person’s age and sociocultural context (ICD-11).
Is aquascaping "clearly atypical or excessive for the person’s age and sociocultural context. It depends who you ask and when you ask them. Asking my wife after one of my tanks flooded the house would provide a very different answer to one provided after a relaxed afternoon 🙂
It's largely subjective and both historically and culturally constructed (just as the DSM 5 and ICD 11are).
The bottom line (for me) is I enjoy the hobby, the interaction with people on the forum and not interested whether or not someone I interact with here is neurotypical or neurodiverse (unless they signal to me that I need to adjust to support them).
Bradders
Member
Is it grief?
greenbliss
Member
No. Bad luck
only for the best honest discussions on the whole internet.
if you find a better forum I will give you a nobel prize myself
Onoma1
Member
Haven't you read the thread about drinking milk??
I don't think people get rilled up about the topic of your thread ...now cycling a tank using 'bacteria in a bottle' that's a different ball game.
Bradders
Member
No bad blood. Nice edit.
greenbliss
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A milk thread is on my to do list. Or unleashing a nuclear bomb and making a bottled bacteria thread
the choice is in the peoples hands
@Onoma1 are you psychic? you really read my thoughts there for a second about milk. Are you seeing into the future???
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