I find the recent debates on Eroids to be somewhat entertaining although redundant! I have read about dead horses, karma whores (definition still undefined) and disgruntled trolls who feel they have been gang raped repeatedly.

While I am not one to bitch let me say a few words about karma; It is a self sufficient system that self corrects! Whether it be that karma is being freely given or hardly earned it always comes around and balances itself. Karma is an integral part of Eroids and serves a purpose outside of egos and chest beating. When I consider the advice of someone I use karma as ONE of my indicators as to the person's qualifications. The others would be: age, stats, history of post, their cycle history compared to their advice and timelines (this tells me if their advice is from personal experience or just very well parroted advice) and last but most certainly not least, the way they write. Karma is a simple benchmark and an accolade to those who earn it by trying to improve the community and is a necessary ranking structure to help keep order within the community.

That being said, what I really want to talk about is the arguments being posted by disgruntled members to vets who they feel have discarded them to the wayside. It is not my intent to focus on these individuals who are pissed off and ranting about their feelings, rather it is my intent to focus on the good that the vets do that make a difference. From personal experience a little over a year ago I too was a newbie and had to get burnt a few times before I learned the system. With that I also had good members pull me aside and say simply, "Hey lets talk about the arcane way you are running your cycles as I came from the same school you did 15 years ago", SGT. D and even the tough love guru himself, "It's not my job to educate you on the basic principles of these compounds bro, do some research and then get back to me.", Viking. My point is because of the respect I showed and the fact that I did not take what was being said personally, I learned a lot and gained much more. I should add that it wasn't my first rodeo with cycles, I had been running them since 1995 but I was running them from old school methods that are extremely outdated by today's standards. These two vets were my first experience here on Eroids and I am grateful that they took the time to consult with me.

I will finish with two final points and be done with this rant.
First: to the newbs, If you can remember these few things you will fair much better here at Eroids.
1) Be respectful
2) Do not take everything personal. You more then likely didn't read enough before posing your question.
3) Be open minded to the advice you are being given or threads you have been shown.
4) Do your due diligence. Study as much as you can so you show the community that you care about your own body and thus accept responsibility for what happens to it.
5) Remember that even though you may have ran a cycle or ten, you still don't know everything there is to know.
6) BE RESPECTFUL.

My final point is a question, more a curiosity; Who was your first experience here on eroids?

Mine were SGT. D and Viking.