can i please say something
?
after some reading behind the scene i have notice a few things. may be i can share my opinion:
1. it is a fabulous idea to have a tank of the month. no doubt about it.
2. i am pretty certain that we, as all the board members, cannot agree on a single set of criteria to choose this "tank of the month".
3. as compare to rc or reefs.org, their tank of the month is featured in their online magazine. one of the reasons why they do this is because some people, like me, have no time to read all the information/thread/irrelevant discussions on the board.
4. for me, totm is a showcase of what people can do, it might not be what i wanted to do nor i have the resources to do it, but just so that i know that can be done. it does not need to have a specific criteria.
i think totm is particularly important for beginners because it gives them a vision as to what type of tanks that they like to pursue, its like a holy grail, or just something they might ultimately want to achieve. as i said before, it need not be set on one set of criteria, like RC's or reefs.org, but the chosen reefer need to disclose all of his/her tricks to readers. that is the most important thing.
we all have our differences, we should all focus on how to grow this hobby, on 3 fronts, 1. support local businesses and 2. generate more hobbist, and last, grow this board. we should build something out of this effort instead of "sharing what i think is good"
i am willing to help out for whatever to make this work.
please save all unconstrutive criticism to my pm otherwise let get this totm going!
Cheers
Eric