GardenOfHerbs

@GardenOfHerbs, I have real numbers in growth. I am not sposored grower and I am honest. It is not really hard throwing something else in the pot when weighting to get bigger numbers. I don't care about them, LOL... Haters gonna hate.

@GrowDiaries You are making a really consistent job, in end of the day is impossible to make “Greece and Troy” happy. It amazes me how fast you work to improve the platform in which is everyday becoming better and better. Unparalleled graphics and a consistent UI give life to a solid space to share and learn from tallented growers, keep it up this great work! :wave::skin-tone-2::upside_down_face::facepunch::skin-tone-2: The build in Group chat will be really appreciated and like a lot the new voting dinamics! :raised_hands::skin-tone-2: One thing i would like to suggest that you might think about for the future are, other types of contests, maybe optional, like callenges, where is set a beggining date, and growers might subscribe to participate. As an banal example “X months solo cup challange” and so on, so there would be a series fun gameplays to be choosen, challenges migh be individually sponsored. Be well, all the best! Cheers! :facepunch::skin-tone-2::facepunch::skin-tone-2::upside_down_face::upside_down_face:

@GrowDiaries...I will be more than happy to give any and all changes to the awards section a fair and honest review and I think it will take a collective effort as a community to dial it in and find and fix the loop holes...I was kinda uncomfortable with were the awards thread was headed last month and had kinda already posted but I have a few things to add...I think its fair to say that the community as a whole thinks COMPLETE diaries should only be able to run id its not an official rule can we please make it one...maybe someone could check the diaries over one at a time at the last day of entry and boot the ones that don't meet the critiria...more work on your end but would save some drama no doubt...we as a community could also have it a rule if you know you shouldn't be in it but accidently made it in by some kind of mistake that you can change you diary name to DISQUALIFIED so that the GD team sees it and knows to pull it...and like I said I love it here and no matter what GD changes we will all have to still use a little honesty and give them a hand from time to time when we can to dial this thing in real good...I think changing up the grower of the month award should no longer be for the most comment likes but the grower who gets the most likes on their diary in that month...it would make the term "Grower Of The Month" have a more true meaning...doesn't matter if you harvest or if your in the awards section or not...if you get the most likes on your diary in the month you win...this would be a pleasant shift from trolling for likes to good old fashioned growing...exactly what this site is supposed to be about!!!! At any rate with the changes you've mentioned and the new contests and giveaways I'm excited to see what you guys have coming and thanks for your work and dedication!!!!

I am new here so what ever complaints are being voiced are above me. My only complaint is that I just found this site a few weeks ago! From all I've seen so far this site is kick ass! I have always logged my grows so that isn't new to me, but the fact that I can now do so in a community of other growers is great, and for that I am grateful for this site. Yeah the contests are cool, but the knowledge I have the potential to gain is even cooler. I sucks to be a grower stuck in a universe where there is one grower with no others to help hone my skills or work through problems when I just can't figure it out. So like I said I am grateful that I found this site, Thank you for providing it.

Guys we all understand that this is a growing community , and are grateful for all your efforts, this is by far the best format to upload a concise and helpful aid to other growers,I personally thank you all , it is true there are a few comments made that are getting towards crossing the line, but i feel i must point out that many users here, might have a few issues , maybe physical maybe mental, I have been there in depression, life isnt always a box of chocolates, I am trying to provide some knowledge so that hopefully you can find the strains you need. Please feel free to share or post or whatever you like with my pictures and diaries,this is my gift to you all. #sharetheknowledge ps you could just move the complain button further away from reply :)

The growing pains have caused relatively little suffering for me here on GrowDiaries. You folks are doing a great job. It’s good for all of us to remember to be a little more kind and respectful to one another with our language and remember that we grow cannabis, in part, because it teaches us to chill the f*#% out.

@GrowDiaries, just that your adding a lot of stuff into it that most people don't have the means of doing ((I think it's a really good thing everything you've added like wet weight and dry Ect but I think most thing like ((SOLUTION TEMPERATURE, SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE)) things like that should be optional so I can remove it..... I understand that's a part of growing and there will be a lot of people doing it? The I've yet to talk to anyone that dose this and I've talk to a lot of people lol... And I also think this new voting system is seriously daft.... Your changing your site based on people cheating and arguing instead of punishing the people that are being cheeky/aggressive or suspected of cheating.... The voting system works fine, regardless what you do people will always vote for there friends.... People will always ask for votes there is absolutely nothing wrong with this ((I asked for votes last time, but I reached out to people I knew and people I had talked to and asked them to look at my diary and if they thought my diary was worth a vote)) it was a way of getting people to look at my grow as when your not master grower or had a interview for all to see or you've not been about for ages or have a lot of friends on GD or have the time and knowledge to help other growers you don't get noticed.... I've seen a full 12 week grow with like 3 comments :joy::joy::joy::joy: like seriously... There is a simple option to all this.... Keep the vote system the same but make them permenent.... And yous (GD check every vote to make sure know ones cheating.. So people don't have fake hardly active accounts) If anyone argues or fights they get 3 warnings then delete there account, Fucking hell we're all adults but yet most are acting like kids some times, there is hardly anywhere you can click now with out seening people argue over absolutely nothing :neutral_face: :v::skin-tone-3:️:relaxed: "or why not remove the vote system, keep diary of the month and GD and the sponsors pick the winners," this would take away people trying to cheat people arguing and so on like asking for votes.... Ps. One stressed out dyslexic grower :joy: And yes I had to Google dyslexic for the spelling.... Someone pass me a joint lol

Thanks @GrowDiaries for the shoutout. I really do try and be helpful.... sometimes :smiling_imp: I have to say. I'm alright with 1 vote and votes being permanent, seems like the correct course of action. I feel iffy about the complaint button. Not to say it's not a good feature but to say that it's obvious you guys are going to have your work cut out for you. It's obvious the top two winning diaries from this month have messaged maybe over 50+ people to attempt to get more votes this month. Whats the punishment for this sort of thing going to be? I'm hoping removal from the contest or something because it is indeed getting very serious. As for the list of voters.... I don't think that everyone should be able to see who voted for who..... I think thats a little un-democratic. I do however think that each person should be able to see who voted for them, that'd be nice. All in all I think these are some pretty good changes but we really will need to crack down on people trading and begging for votes. I've got screenshots from a lot of people that show a few individuals repeatedly asking for votes and likes as well as trying to trade and or buy votes. Not to harp on the subject... I just want people to know that this is serious. The top slot has gone to people begging for votes for almost 5 months now with the exception of August because we all know @ Cannasim didn't go around asking for votes, he's too cool for that, lol. We just gotta be watchful....

I just wanna say congratulations. You deserve it. Another diary of the month.

dang :/ i love the online community in regards to marijuana.... its honestly the most real community out there... stinks to see it becoming somewhat negative... ive really noticed some arse holes in the industry :( again im not hating on or refering to anyone involved with growdiaries!! i really like all grows and wish everyone could win! but people should vote on what they really think deserves it... time frame, results, effort involved, the growers level of knowledge should be considered! maybe theyll find a way to hide the names of the growers untill after voting has ended... of course it will still be somewhat biased, but may deter people from just voting for growers! cheers everyone i hope to appear in next months contest <3

@ClubRiot, I don't have a personal problem with you, I have personal problem with lying. Your diaries have their wattage of lighting listed incorrectly as they are all using 500 watts of lighting and not 250 watts. All your diaries had the weights all posted falsely as dry weight when they were all wet before you got called out by 3 master growers and then removed all the false weights from all your diaries. Now you are blatantly lying about messages you sent to people trying to get them to vote for you. This is just embarrassing that you'd continue to attempt to deceive people after being proven to be a liar now three times.@FarmerBrett sent me the screenshots from you messaging him to acquire his vote with the exact same generic copy and pasted message you sent to dozens of other people. You directly told people which diary you wanted them to vote for this month as well as asking them to vote for that diary. "This month I'm attending the 3 x Northern Light Automatic contest, if you like my girls look like you can vote, thank you:ok_hand:"@GrowDiaries, Please confirm the authenticity of these messages since @Clubriot seems to be in denial of his own messages despite having sent dozens of them..... I'm happy to link to the image I now am hosting to prove that you have once again lied and did so knowingly and willingly shattering your credibility forever. Good day sir. https://imgur.com/a/MfkTN And Another https://imgur.com/a/grFfG

@underfunded, I think that's pretty much everyone heres point. People are getting votes for no reason other than being liked. That cabinet is better than most of my grows honestly.... Yet somehow a guy who falsified his harvest weight and all his other harvest weights as well as his lighting used gets 39 votes which I have the screenshots to prove he messaged almost everyone on the site to get them... This contest has gotten out of control with cheaters...

@KonopCh,and its the same strain , if you bothered to read my diary you would know why it is continued :v:

@KonopCh,excuse me I am not sponsored by anyone , you need to get a grip , go out more , I give the seeds away, I have too many , if you don't want your pictures used don't post them on here , and as far as voting is concerned you are a fine one to talk :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye::stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

@KonopCh, for sure but the way it is now in the notifications you partially see who votes, if you get more then one vote in a row or in a short time frame is grouped, unvoting in not disclosed, in my opinion you discloses in a right way so is possible to know votes and unvotes right and or don’t disclose at all and lock.(made a test with other growers I speak to see how it is working in practice) Now is less vote begging but a lot of vote- dis vote in a crazy way, been at the first 4 this do not matters you don’t have the quantity to feel it. A bit bellow and is just out of the charts... there is room to improve... Take care, cheers!

@CaciqueCayacoa, I agree I thought the purpose of this contest was to improve the quality of all the diaries not to increase the amount of begging. The only way this will stop is if everyone were to retract every vote you were asked to give. In other words if someone has sent you a direct message and said vote for me or I'll vote for you if you vote for me then you should remove your vote for them. This is the only way begging will cease.

What I don't understand is why almost empty diaries end up top voted and ultimately win over much more complete and detailed entries with better quality overall... This whole diary of the month thing is turning into a joke with every competition. It feels empty on purpose and only getting worse.