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Invite some friends?
« on: March 14, 2012, 08:19:02 PM »
I know some of you like this site better then others since the atmosphere tries to avoid the shake and bake, pill extraction, anarchist cookbook/zoklet sort of mentality - and it is mostly focused on the real chemistry of things.

With some key players missing - like Naf1, Palladium, Douchermann, and a few others that really posted a lot of good content fast or served another important role, I feel like this site hasn't been ALL it can be, or what it was at one point. It is great now and stuff - but it certainly has room to grow.

So - this is just an idea/thing to consider: If you have some friends on other forums, or know of others that seem like they would fit in well with this crowd and this site - and are likely to post quality content  - Invite them here. Preferably via PM instead of in a comment.

I figure it is kind of my responsibility to try to promote this site, as it growing will help it keep going in the right direction and lead to better and more useful/interesting discussion. Without a front page, description, or any SEO sort of stuff like backlinks - the only real way to do it is via word of mouth.

The best way to go about doing this is probably just to tell you guys to invite respected members from other forums, and other people you think would like this site and become an asset to the site.

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Re: Invite some friends?
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2012, 08:42:58 AM »
already have/did....and I have some ideas ::)

A "beginners" section would bee cool, I know personally back in 09 there was much more support from some members for beginners, alas that doesnt seem to be the case now.

If we truly wish to promote this hive, it needs to be accessible to the new members

Sure some come with "mad skillz" but they are few and far between, and TBH I think there are some fairly BIG gaps between the top 20, the next 30 and all the rest

Naf1 was one of the few who seemed to appreciate we all have to start somewhere, and I have no qualms in saying he inspired me to do much more than I originally came for

My comprehension and understanding of the chemistry discussed on fora such as this one, has increased to the point I wonder how I ever passed chemistry in high school :o I learnt what I needed to pass, not what I now want to know

 Looking back, as with a number of things in life, "Knowledge DID NOT equal Understanding" 
  To use a parallel I 'knew' about girls/cars/drugs BUT I didn't 'understand' them like I DO now---experience is King ;)
 
No1uno made an honest comment in the "easy benzaldehyde" thread about how things were 'back in the day' of the hive/rhodium etc about this, and although I wasnt there, I seems it was more tolerant of folks "having a go" whether they fully understood what they were doing or not.

In fact reading rhodiums writeups, many procedures seemed to written for the very average backyard chemist, as opposed to someone with a much better "understanding" of what they are doing

 Maybe if there was a section here where its  OK for anyone to ask for help which borders on spoonfeeding without being told bluntly to UTFSE this might inspire more budding ClanChemists to have a go.
 
I understand aside from all the available data, many of the members who are well experienced have probably answered the same questions countless times, and I dont blame them not wishing to repeat themselves so leave it to the other members to answer this stuff if they dont want to

Yes there is TFSE however nothing helps like a bit of direct assistance. The Short Q's thread is not really the place for the real beginner and putting this into the 'Childs Board' IMO isnt appropriate, as we DONT advocate children even TRY to synthesize drugs==(there's plenty of time when one is older) so the Childs Board is a bit demeaning (and most of us have to put up with enough condescension.

 The other aspect is that ClanChem tends to be a solitary task, for reasons of secuity, fresh has VERY few peeps in the meat who know 'something' let alone 'everything' he does, and he likes it this way

I'm sure there are more ideas out there both pro and con this pov, but that's my fiddy cents, for the moment

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Re: Invite some friends?
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2012, 11:17:26 PM »
I agree with this guy^  It would be very nice for there to be a section for newbees to learn in.  But I would hate for this place to become infested with the riff raff.  It would be nice to see some updated or new total synthesis's

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« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2012, 11:22:42 PM »
I agree that we should attempt to walk the fine line on which we can culture eager but clueless newbees (like myself) while keeping the careless wannabee crank-cooks out.

On that note, it would be nice to have a thread where the experienced members pool all the different websites, media, and publications that they think newbees should use, separated by subject.

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« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2012, 11:42:09 PM »
Any ideas on how this might be done? I have seriously considered a newbie section before and most tend to vote against it and give reasons for why and why not.

http://127.0.0.1/talk/index.php/topic,1025.0.html

The results are this:
Should we add a new section to the forum for beginners?
Yes--- 17 (41.5%)
I don't really care/Other (specify via comment) ---6 (14.6%)
No ---  18 (43.9%)



What sort of rules might we create for it?
Be sure to read that beginners section thread - has  a lot of members views on the issue that should be accounted for before suggesting ideas.

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« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2012, 11:46:38 PM »
Also I quite like the idea of the members writing a total synthesis 3 type of book, or a wikipedia of some sort -- but I really do not feel this site has enough members, with enough free time/motivation to work on that together successfully. I was originally going to have a forum dedicated to such a project, but it flopped.

I think if this forum gets bigger and more active, it certainly would be worth attempting.
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Re: Invite some friends?
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2012, 08:17:36 AM »

it would be nice to have a thread where the experienced members pool all the different websites, media, and publications that they think newbees should use, separated by subject.

Not to sound like a dick but that information is gathered on this forum and others and yes it takes work to search and find but I am not sure it is a reasonable expectation that someone else puts this into a nice easy curriculum for newbees to follow. I am not sure it is even possible _ this is not an easy subject.

Unfortunately most newbees, and myself included before I did some real hard work, don't know what they don't know.There are plenty Newbee forums that members of this board are active on and quite helpful on once the OP has shown a smidgen of initiative. It is actually very rare to encounter an unanswered question. If there were not ample information already available the newbee forum would have generated more support here I reckon.


(edit One other option for growing this site is for those of us in more qualified sectors of industry and academia to promote the site but this might require a tone down of the "propeganda" present and make it more palatable and science focussed. That may not bee the way to go)

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Re: Invite some friends?
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2012, 09:03:53 AM »
Propeganda => Drug stuff?

Yeah, I'd like to see this site more thriving with drug chemistry than special academia stuff. I was just thinking it would be good to invite some of the *stronger* members from various forums - incase they haven't joined/heard of the site? Inviting more Vespiary-styled forum people would do this site wonders I suspect when it came to a lot of different aspects.

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« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2012, 12:29:30 PM »
 You know vesp, this is something which could be a good thing if done well

    Actually I was thinking of 'centering' this as a project solely with the view to making MDxx.  Becoz  imo,  THEY ARE THE 'most beneficial' of the compounds, of ALL the entheogens one could take.
 
     Not many compounds have the ability after taking them just once or twice, of being significant enough to change the attitude/pov's and subsequently the actions and  behavior of a human so profoundly, and ime,  not in a 'bad' way.

    It is a cerebral drug and IMO ANY thing which 'improves' the way a person think in such a profoundly positive way is my kind of drug 8)

    And only something like LSD possibly compares in the ability of the 'experience/trip'  to 'reset' a persons mind so significantly, and nothing I have ever known can do it in such a positive way as a good dose of MDMA.

    The benefit a good 'roll' can have for someone who is depressed/upset/grieving or even when just suffering mindfuck and is 'confused',  is profound.
    And like acid, it doesnt necessarily take several or repeat doses, just one good experience on MDMA changes folks in a way f1 applauds. And 'if' they are one of the lucky people who have 'no problems' and dont get depressed or sad then taking this drug is highly unlikely to do them any harm

   And MDA while not as touchy/feely, it is still an 'inspiring' compound worthy of sharing ;D 8) 

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Not to sound like a dick but that information is gathered on this forum and others and yes it takes work to search and find but I am not sure it is a reasonable expectation that someone else puts this into a nice easy curriculum for newbees to follow. I am not sure it is even possible _ this is not an easy subject.

     Far from sounding like a dick, I agree completely that work IS required, however for many an 'inspired and aspiring' home chemist who "doesnt know where to start" . . .  well,,
 
     maybe we could come up with a guide of all the tried and true processes needed to achieve the goal, and the pro's and cons of the ones described,  and  list them in progress of their difficulty as far as lab skill goes, all the time while leading to the outcome of a happy dream? 
     In truth one doesnt 'need' to understand more than the essence of what they are doing, to do what needs to be done to get the job done, and although home chemistry can bee potentially hazardous, part of this project would also be to develop safe and if all possible 'idiot proof' techniques for the masses!

    Take some of the 'elitism' out of the job while inspiring more people to 'have a go'

     Providing the 2012 equivalent of a Brightstar thread would bee a good thing

 Even if the rxns are slow and poor yeilding, IF they produce the goods whilst increasing supply, this is what we want!

 An example would be refining some of the reductions which use very otc metals AND some more step by step ghetto lab equipment conjuring guides and techniques.

    I was thinking maybe having a section where members of this 'hive' can throw ideas/methods on some reasonably 'bulletproof' procedures for say, making necessary precursors, where they get refined, and finally reposted under a new listing  Maybe together with some discussions on the "reality" of 'home chemistry' like the time spent prepping or cleaning or just watching and waiting  :P

  This could be 'based around' a thread such as "Antibody 2's acidic MDxx" topic which could even be refined. There are actually quite a few old topics which have great data in them....maybe we could start somewhere where we could post them for reconsideration and possible resurection!  ;D

  The rationale behind this is to help provide a clearly defined direction to follow and some incentive to the learner whilst they walk the long and winding road to the first batch ;D
    And to promote the production of good MDxx, which once mastered will have opened to them, other chemical doors! The more people that know 'how' the better

  I think many people come here hoping to be spoon fed, so lets do some spoon feeding via a Learners thread where we post tried and true successful processes. There IS a wealth of information already here as well as out there, so why dont we try and consolidate it and create THE place to come for cutting edge otc ghetto technique ;D

  I can understand all the hard work many of us have put in to 'understand' what we are doing, but few if any of us, are molecular manipulators at the theoretical level and much of the chemistry done here requires some good lab technique rather than a theoretical understanding of whats happening.  At the end of the day I want to get stoned, not get a job!

   So far in f1's experience, sourcing was the trickiest bit, the 'rest' which required application, dilligence and patience is more about commitment and tenacity.  This is not the place for those not prepared to fail. Another thing worth mentioning

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Yeah, I'd like to see this site more thriving with drug chemistry than special academia stuff

yes my Queen ;)

tl;dr    lets work out a way to make it easier for the average dude/tte to make drugs at home and inspire more peeps to do so ;D

anyway thats enough of my buzzcrap ::)
 
  There has also been the 'issue' of not revealing trade secrets to LE, however I think that these days they know it all, and have taken the best steps they could to stop this compound being made.
   Now we have come to a lull in the restrictions, so its a good time to refine a few of the procedures and techniques to help them become doable today.  Much of the data at say Rhodium, while informative and useful, is out of date and no longer viable so lets make an 'updated' version here and this will attract more hungry wasps too, and we are nice to the nice ones and sting the fuck out of any trolls or the like...
 
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Re: Invite some friends?
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2012, 09:53:40 PM »

Not to sound like a dick but that information is gathered on this forum and others and yes it takes work to search and find but I am not sure it is a reasonable expectation that someone else puts this into a nice easy curriculum for newbees to follow. I am not sure it is even possible _ this is not an easy subject.

Unfortunately most newbees, and myself included before I did some real hard work, don't know what they don't know.There are plenty Newbee forums that members of this board are active on and quite helpful on once the OP has shown a smidgen of initiative. It is actually very rare to encounter an unanswered question. If there were not ample information already available the newbee forum would have generated more support here I reckon.

I wasn't suggesting that anyone go through the process of writing "Drug Chemistry 101". All I'm saying is that newbees could benefit from a concise thread that told them what chemistry is worth learning and what publications are worth learning from. People tend to just throw out names of textbooks, but I often find that the Amazon reviews say it's a pretty poor book. It would be nice to have a little "hive curriculum" so that everyone that wanted to become competent in basic drug chemistry theory would know how to best develop the necessary skills.

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« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2012, 01:28:40 AM »
......please don't be so eager ...soon you will have chem classes like synthetika did in his race to make something out of a forum where many good things were happening after the fall of the Hive...the rest is history....at sciencemadness  those that feel the drive to write whole studies  make them available and are well received without much involvement on the Administration ...Polverone, gives the members room to develop and work at their own pace.......its how i see it.......java
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« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2012, 04:30:27 AM »
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I wasn't suggesting that anyone go through the process of writing "Drug Chemistry 101". All I'm saying is that newbees could benefit from a concise thread that told them what chemistry is worth learning and what publications are worth learning from.

Yes, thats basically it, with a few addons 8)

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....please don't be so eager ...soon you will have chem classes like synthetika did in his race to make something out of a forum where many good things were happening after the fall of the Hive...the rest is history

  java would you care to elaborate please?...sadly the hive and the history of which you speak was before  my time but I would love to know more about this :)

  Its people like yourself with much experience with fora such as these, who could probably best outline the pro's and con's of this idea  8)

  I guess the essence of the 'idea' is to help everyone and especially to inspire those members who are new to this pastime but really want to learn

 Is this a realistic and/or sensible idea?

 I'm not sure ???
 
   
 

 
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Re: Invite some friends?
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2012, 07:18:37 AM »
A beginners section here? Really? Say it aint so.
A Sciencemadness clone? What need, we already have one.

Fresh! wrote:
  "I guess the essence of the 'idea' is to help everyone and especially to inspire those members who are new to this pastime but really want to learn
 Is this a realistic and/or sensible idea?"

 -Surely there are more than enough examples of such, both current and archived, strewn throughout cyberspace for those willing to at least use the Google machine? Without really giving it too much thought, I can name at least half a dozen,easily accessible "Drug" boards which offer this service, let alone places like ChemicalForums etc.
 You open up a newbee forum here and next thing you know the more advanced members will move on to open another version of what the-Vespiary is right now.  Then what, you join there and ask them to do the same?
 
Input and advancement will always ebb and flow. No need to panic, it happened at the-hive how long ago, and we are still here today coming up with new ideas/tweaks.

Open the flood gates and you may find a lot more contributions amounting to a whole lot less of value.

IMHO(for what its worth) The signal to noise ratio here is great. Keep it at the level it is.

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« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2012, 07:22:47 AM »
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IMHO(for what its worth) The signal to noise ratio here is great. Keep it at the level it is.

I'd like to turn up the volume. I guess. :)
Perhaps I can make a beggining section that directs them to other forums, that are more supportive? I.e the collective, sciencemadness, etc etc and describe each one, its atmosphere, community, etc. 

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Post an announcement on HL and SM.

Not just an announcement - but just invites to individuals who you think could turn up the volume without ruining the signal to noise ratio. Possibly improving it.
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« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2012, 07:36:29 AM »
"I'd like to turn up the volume. I guess. :)
Perhaps I can make a beggining section that directs them to other forums, that are more supportive? I.e the collective, sciencemadness, etc etc and describe each one, its atmosphere, community, etc. "

This seems like a far more sensible idea.  :)

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« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2012, 08:49:21 AM »
"Perhaps I can make a beggining section that directs them to other forums, that are more supportive? I.e the collective, sciencemadness, etc etc and describe each one, its atmosphere, community, etc. " vesp

^ sounds like a marvelous idea to help newbees like me get started.  The harderest part I have found is knowing is spending a bunch of time figureing out some reference only to be told in another thread it doesn't work.  It would be nice to weed out stuff posted with missing parts.

"here has also been the 'issue' of not revealing trade secrets to LE, however I think that these days they know it all, and have taken the best steps they could to stop this compound being made.  Now we have come to a lull in the restrictions, so its a good time to refine a few of the procedures and techniques to help them become doable today.  Much of the data at say Rhodium, while informative and useful, is out of date and no longer viable so lets make an 'updated' version here and this will attract more hungry wasps too, and we are nice to the nice ones and sting the fuck out of any trolls or the like...

^completely agree Fresh1 esspecially if there were easy to follow procedures that started with ingrediants so comman there would be no reasonable way for them to be regulated.  I like the idea of the place being the forefront for over the counter drug chemistry.  I'd like to see an openess to all drugs with an enphasis on the new and novel.  Lets try to drive inovation in this field what if we had a "beginers guide" some type of document with links and an order that is reasonable to learn them in.  Perhaps a list of the skills and what you need to understand before attempting a procedure.  umm how bout a wiki?  i don't now spit balling ideas and its really late and I haven't slept much in the past few days. 

 

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« Reply #16 on: March 27, 2012, 12:52:17 PM »
Yes Vesp.. but more the tone of Drug information than the content if you get me. I can't say I am in favour of the idea but it is an alternative so I'm putting it out there.

I'm going to drop the beginner forum debate because there is a thread dedicated to it.

Have you considered inviting some big names like Dr. Nichols, Rick Doblin etc? Might be a waste of Ink but you never know


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« Reply #17 on: March 27, 2012, 03:38:06 PM »


  java would you care to elaborate please?...sadly the hive and the history of which you speak was before  my time but I would love to know more about this :)

.....actually, i will give you the link over at SM where you will get a feel for what occurred....`i'm also solo at SM.....


http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=3381
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« Reply #18 on: March 27, 2012, 03:41:43 PM »
Yes Vesp.. but more the tone of Drug information than the content if you get me. I can't say I am in favour of the idea but it is an alternative so I'm putting it out there.

I'm going to drop the beginner forum debate because there is a thread dedicated to it.

Have you considered inviting some big names like Dr. Nichols, Rick Doblin etc? Might be a waste of Ink but you never know


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wouldn't that be sweet if we had some of those guys poke there head and drop some knowledge

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« Reply #19 on: March 27, 2012, 09:25:05 PM »
All right, so what I am going to be doing is this since many of the members here do not want a beginner section, but many of them do.

I see both sides, and so I am going to try to do this:
1. Make a large forum post that states what we want this site to be, and why it does not have a beginners section, instead of turning them away or leaving it like that....
2. It will suggest that if they do not feel they can contribute to please mostly read the forum and learn as much as possible, it will also...
3. provide a bunch of other forums that will perhaps be more fitting for their current level of understanding, specific interests and questions - each link will describe the topics discussed and the personality of the community.
4 - Probably several additional things to show that anyone is welcome here, etc etc...

This will be a redirect much like how I have changed the rules to appear as a board but actually be a redirect.

Sounds like a good plan to me and I hope it will make everyone else happy - if not, or if you think you can improve on the idea -- please please please let me know your thoughts! :D

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