Member titles are NOT equivalent to experience.

[OrcishOrchids]

Ok, full disclosure before I start, I’ve only been growing since early 2019. cool? Ok, let's get to the point. (NOTE: I have re-written this to make it more understandable, let me know how I've done.)

The special titles and flowers under a member’s name are NOT some kind of seal of authority or community endorsement. These special titles and flowers are given on the basis of post count alone (Moderators being the exception). Why am I pointing this out? Because I'm worried that the titles are misleading. Other forms of social media have different formats for these things, and I just wanted to point out that the code for this is old and doesn't include a feedback system for the community to validate them.

So consider this a notice only for my fellow newbs, just in case they didn't know. Before you make culture choices based on someone else’s advice, do your best to do your own research. use all the information available to you, including someone's join date, to help you decide how credible someone’s advice is before you act on it.

No matter how much or little knowledge we have, we all have something to add because everyone's conditions and plants are unique. Welcome to the forum and have fun!