Comment · Sat, May 9, 2015 · Ceretropic
What makes Ceretropic's Caffeine/NALT special?
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Jackolysis · 29 points
Because it's ionically bonded would this not just disassociate in solution? At the moment it seems like this is just caffeine and NALT ions floating in water and PG. Would this be any different from just taking 200mg of caffeine and 200mg of NALT respectively?
Or is there something special about the ions of the two substances?
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NootropicsDefender · 2 points
I think you are really helpful in a number of ways, but I also think there are other times when it crosses a line of open, non-commercial discussion of nootropics, and how can it not cross that line because you have an inherent commercial interest in their purchase and source of purchase. As a moderator, you represent r/Nootropics and get added authority on what you say to people, those same people who may not see your Flair (i.e. on mobile), or who may not know understand your affiliation, or who may not be a regular here. Maybe while answering Ceretropic product, and not ingredient specific queries, you use a business handle like LiftMode and others do?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
I was a moderator long before I ever even considered getting into the nootropics industry. I was also a contributor to the community before I was asked to moderate. During my time here, I have helped to instigate a lot of policies that have pushed the community forward. I donated hundreds of hours of my time to not only making this community a safer place, but to advance our collective passion for enhancing cognition. Nootropics is my life now. /r/Nootropics is my baby. I not only care about enhancing cognition, or the industry. I care about making /r/Nootropics the best that it can be, and being an advocate for this forum and community. The stupid Snoo picture at the top of the page? I made that. The testing program, and the push to get purity at the forefront of people's minds? That was my idea and effort to make possible. The push to have more vendor involvement in the community? Me too. /r/Nootropics is the first thing I open in the morning, and the last thing I close at night. I am not some vendor that decided to come into an existing community for profit. I was talked into starting a vendor, with another Redditor, because that was the only way I could really control the push forward completely. Ceretropic would not exist without /r/Nootropics. Everyone here had a part in making us what we are today.
I am also a very central point of contact, which makes things a lot easier from a moderation standpoint. I am friends with a lot of people in the community, and with other vendors. If there is a problem, I can get on Skype, my email, or my phone, and reach key people in the Nootropics community to resolve it. I also care enough to spend my time trying to resolve things that don't even concern me; like when I see people bashing other vendors. I know the owners of many of the sites you probably frequent often, and always attempt to keep those lines of contact open. I also greatly care how the outside world views us, and am very careful to not paint us in a light that will make things harder for everyone. When I make a decision, I always factor the community into the equation. If people consider me an authority in the community, it's because I step up to the plate and act like one. I also have to deal with a lot of shit other people don't have to, because of the place I am in. It's not all daisies and butterflies, that is for sure.
So I am sorry that I don't have as much time to post in the manner I did 1-2 years ago. I really wish I did. However, I think I handle things pretty damn well for what I have to deal with. I am not going to please everyone, and I am probably going to piss some people off completely. I sure know that I have some people's panties in a right bunch at the moment. But I try every day to be a positive figure in this community, and am going to continue to do so.