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One day I was on fish lore and I got banned for no reason I think they thought I was under thirteen an I really like this app so I really want to be allowed back in

This was a very great forum overall. The mods were very friendly and the members have helped me A LOT. I went from a 0.5gallon betta bowl to a beautifully scapped 8 gallon tank. They answered all my questions patiently even though some of them were very dumb questions. I definitely do recommend joining this forum. I do have to say, they are a little stricter than other forums and won't give warnings before banning. However, I was banned for (I think) no reason at all. Maybe I did something wrong but I do not remember it, but could I at least know what I did wrong? It just said that I was banned and the reason was rule violations. I went through all the rules and nothing sticked out in my mind. I also didn't get any emails about what I did wrongly. If any mods of Fishlore is reading this, could you please tell me what I did wrong? My username was BettasXD. Thank you.

BANNED FOR NO REASON! I posted a YouTube video on the thread to a member to show to her betta that I was buying to see how it reacted to guppies! I got banned for copywrite! THAT WAS MY VIDIO! I made it in my channel!!! I sent them an email, will update if I get unbanned! And if they don’t respond, I have no was of getting the betta from the other member!

Terrible! Banned for no good reason! I joined fishlore after looking around for a few months. I had A LOT of questions. There were very few members that were not rude. All of a sudden, the mods started criticizing me for questions I asked and I don't even understand what exactly the problem was. After a while, I started repaying all the nice members that helped me by helping them. The mods kept writing absolute rude messages to me. They never answered my questions. I have a website on which I'm selling a few of my fish and plants and put the link to it into my profile. Then one of the mods, who was absolutely terrible to me (Coradee), wrote me a very rude message saying that "Now that I have a website selling livestock and plants, I can no longer sell on fishlore." She took down all my selling posts and told me to sponsor their forum in order to be able to promote my website in any way. So, I guess, filling in your profile is considered self-promotion. I explained that I was just a kid and unable to spend that kind of money and I was going to remove the link to my website. But before I was able to, I was banned because I was under 13 which she said was against "the rule". I checked. There is no such rule. If you're referring to the law: I had my parents' consent. Now, I am left with a whole bunch of questions that I can't ask. Whenever you slip up the slightest possible way, they ban you or send you very rude messages about it. Use fishlore at your own risk.

Instead of just giving a few warnings before banning moderators are banning people instantly, who came up with the idea to give some rando such power I think it’s only right to give warning as everyone deserves a second chance also once banned you can’t rejoin just plain stupid people learn from their mistakes

Arbitrarily banned without any warnings or indication of rule broken. Still unsure what rule they considered to have been broken. Also they allow a lot of silly obnoxious and baiting posts from members (mostly kids) and in general there are a lot of kids with simplistic questions and parroting other members without adding any real insight or understanding what they are parroting. - Having said that there are some very knowledgeable and helpful members. - To be fair before i was banned i would have given the site 2 1/2 * mostly because of the few knowledgeable and helpful folks with off the wall thinking (i.e, how to approach non-standard situation - a 'standard' situation is cycling a tank for example; while something more interesting might be growing a rare species of plant or different designs for filtration on large tanks). - Last but least in my opinion you want to make nice to moderator Lucy. If she dislikes you bye bye but if she likes you there are no rules.

Kid site 90% are children asking very childish questions. Most ask about issues that can’t be remedied like buying inadequate fish for their tanks, or not knowing the nitrogen cycle, or just doing no so smart things. Then not being able to buy even the basics to keep fish healthy because they’re children. Parents irresponsibly bought them a setup they because people think fish are ‘easy’ and ‘inexpensive’ - a ‘great first pet for a kid’ and now their kids are briefly interested. Not a lot here for even a somewhat knowledgeable aquarist. Posters eventually grow out of it very quickly because well they’re children. They give out poor advice as you can imagine as well. There are a couple posters who know a bit but don’t post much - if you really want to be knowledgeable in the hobby this isn’t the forum to be.

I joined Fishlore back in October, and in just that short amount of time, I’ve learned a HUGE amount. It’s probably the best forum I’ve ever been on! It’s incredibly active, and you’re likely to get help with most problems within 20 minutes of posting. You will get very good advice (most of the time). It’s a very welcoming environment, and I frequently find myself logging on just to chat! Yes, you will occasionally get poor advice from inexperienced people, but that’s to be expected in any public forum. The good thing about Fishlore is its intolerance of this poor advice. Other members will quickly correct false information and provide more accurate facts instead. It is also HEAVILY monitored by a team of wonderful moderators who work very hard to ensure a pleasant and family-friendly environment. Excessively rude or aggressive comments are either deleted or edited by a moderator very quickly if necessary. The mods understand that kids are able to view this forum, and do their best to keep things clean. They also participate in the conversations and add their own knowledge and experience, unlike some other forums I’ve been on. Some members can be quite direct, but they don’t mean to be rude. I’ve seen many people get offended by some of these members, only to find out it was a complete misunderstanding. When you get to know these members, many are honestly wonderful people. This site is filled to the brim with knowledgeable and helpful people, and there is always someone around willing to answer your questions. They saved the lives of some of my fish, and I am incredibly grateful. It isn’t even entirely centered around fishkeeping. Many people there also keep reptiles, birds, amphibians, invertebrates, mammals, and houseplants of all sorts. You can ask a question about a lizard or a monstera, and still get plenty of good advice. I can’t recommend this forum more to new or experienced keepers. It’s a friendly place filled with great people.