Guru Badges

[StarGirl]

This is the list from that thread, right? I'm confused.

Yes they all were combined together. This was the " pro " list we came up with back then.

 

[MacZ]

Ah, I see. Allright. Go on then.

 

[BettasAreSuperior]

Mike , maybe we should consider this as a sticky? It's just a thought/suggestion.

 

[Fisch]

Boy, this is really confusing and I am glad that I am a Non-Guru .

 

[SouthAmericanCichlids]

I just thought of another guru, a live food guru. That is a big part of many people's hobbies nowadays.

 

[Cheesecake]

These badges will be given to members that have deep knowledge about a certain subject and have demonstrated it over a period of time here on the forum. These guru badges should be very restrictive in my opinion. So please, please, please don't be offended if you don't get this badge.

How to get a guru badge:
Members have to be nominated (by other members or moderators) and then the moderators will make the final decision on who gets these badges as a quality check. Send a private message to a moderator to nominate someone. These badges could be used to help identify trusted sources of information to tag in threads when someone really needs help with something.

But I don't want to be a guru!
If you are given a guru badge and don't want it, reach out to a moderator to have it removed. You can also toggle it on/off in the badges section of your profile if you find yourself being tagged too often. The last thing we want to do is annoy you.

Like other new additions to the forum, we can always disable these badges if it leads to hard feelings or it just isn't working as intended.

My hope though is that it becomes easier to identify good and trusted sources of info for new members to the forum.

Also, you can always see the current badges by going to the help page > badges at the bottom of every page. Or go here: Badges

I also need more ideas on guru badges to create.
I tried to start with some of the big hitters first and we can fine tune as we go. Here are the current guru badges:
Betta Guru
Cichlid Guru
Cycle Guru
Fish Disease Guru
Fish ID Guru
Plant Guru
Shrimp Guru

Thanks,
Mike

richiep deserves one for his vast knowledge of shrimp.
Edit: LOL HE ALREADY HAS ONE xD!!!

 

[Ouse]

Pleco guru? I feel plecos are fish that can mind-boggle beginners due to their varying size, behaviour and diet. If there‘s one fish that takes number one spot for surprising hobbyists after they do research it’s anything in the pleco family.

 

[Jmanrow]

Boy, this is really confusing and I am glad that I am a Non-Guru .

Not to worry, Grasshopper. It is not the Destination that is important. What is important is what you learn in during the Journey.

 

[CHJ]

Pleco guru? I feel plecos are fish that can mind-boggle beginners due to their varying size, behaviour and diet. If there‘s one fish that takes number one spot for surprising hobbyists after they do research it’s anything in the pleco family.

Few people know that they can be murderous.

 

[phnx314]

Few people know that they can be murderous.

Or that they sleep on their backs

 

[jackywacky]

Apistogramma guru (please that would be amazing)

stocking guru (that one would also be cool)

oddball guru

I think African cichlid should go into

peacock guru

Mbuna guru

hap guru etc...

 

[MacZ]

I think African cichlid should go into

peacock guru

Mbuna guru

hap guru etc...

Has been attempted. I'd be glad if the forum would at least split this into Malawi/Tanganyika/Victoria to actively try and end the problematic use of the term "african cichlid", but that was declined before, so I doubt there is a chance.

Apistogramma guru (please that would be amazing)

Would be at least fair, since there is a "Ram guru". I'd prefer a more general "dwarf cichlid" batch, maybe split into South American and African. That would probably make more sense.

 

[Bwood22]

Has been attempted. I'd be glad if the forum would at least split this into Malawi/Tanganyika/Victoria to actively try and end the problematic use of the term "african cichlid", but that was declined before, so I doubt there is a chance.


Would be at least fair, since there is a "Ram guru". I'd prefer a more general "dwarf cichlid" batch, maybe split into South American and African. That would probably make more sense.

I think Malawi/Victoria are close enough to lump together...the fish are similar enough in behavior, temperament and water requirements. As well as their are haplochromines in Lake Victoria too.
But you hardly ever see anyone with a "Lake Victoria" tank, at most you might see a few obliquidens or nyererei in a Peacock/Hap tank.

Tanganyika is a whole other subject with a very wide range species, temperaments and compatibilities.

Even so...the majority of "African Cichlid" tanks I see are of the Big Box store assorted Mbuna variety...they are usually the ones that need questions answered. So is there enough of a use case to break up the category?
How many people out there who have shell dwellers or Frontosa don't have a good handle on what they are doing?

 

[MacZ]

So is there enough of a use case to break up the category?

In my opinion there is, as the forum is international and the naming problem is, as far as I can tell by now, very much restricted to the US and a handful of other countries.

 

[CopperIsEpiK]

There needs to be a Freshwater Stocking Guru.

 

[emeraldking]

From what I've seen, those guru badges are gone now.