livinisfishin Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hey Guys Since i have been on here (a whole month and a half) I have asked quite a few questions and got quite a few great responses! Over this time through posts and pm's i have been told that i shouldnt ask certain questions. Well now is the time where i want to know what is acceptable and what is not. My last topic was about the coldwater river and i was sent a pm saying i should watch what i ask because then fishing spots i ask about have the potential to be overrun by people who have otherwise never thought of going to a spot like that until they read about it. The pm was just a word of advice it was not a threat to me or anything like that ( i just want to clarify this). I wuold now like to hear where people stand on topics such as this and others on this forum. Thanks Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Jason, Great subject! There are rules and they are located in the Rules section... Everything else is fair game within moral standards.. that being said everyone's morals are different and if you do receive a PM such as the one you did, you were either being given advice (from someone else's moral standpoint), or they had their own agenda in mind. If you follow the set rules of this forum, your right as rain. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Rules are here... http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.php?act=boardrules one of them is: Please do not post VERY SPECIFIC information on fishing spots, ie pinpoint locations and maps. It is our belief that sharing this type of knowledge to the general public is not at all good for the resource itself. When communicating info on spots, please keep it to email or a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 we encourage discussion of tiller vs console, dill and gaffs, separate off-topic forum, oos fish pics, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 we encourage discussion of tiller vs console, dill and gaffs, separate off-topic forum, oos fish pics, etc. Hahahahahahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livinisfishin Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Rules are here... http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.php?act=boardrules one of them is: Please do not post VERY SPECIFIC information on fishing spots, ie pinpoint locations and maps. It is our belief that sharing this type of knowledge to the general public is not at all good for the resource itself. When communicating info on spots, please keep it to email or a PM. i was just going to post that very rule. Key words " very specific " so asking what kind of fish species are in a river is not that specific?? Also on one of my first posts abuot spots to fish from shore, I had to make it clear that i was not asking for specific locations i was asking about whta kind of land marks or spots to look out for say while driving around...that cuold be anywhere in the world i was looking to fish. I can get very specific but i also respect my own spots enough to respect everyone elses. I would not purposely give out information on somebody elses spots because i know i would not want mine to be overrun with people. I am not trying to offend people here by any means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 we encourage discussion of tiller vs console, dill and gaffs, separate off-topic forum, oos fish pics, etc. You forgot vertical vs horizontal hold Raf Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Rules are here... http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.php?act=boardrules one of them is: Please do not post VERY SPECIFIC information on fishing spots, ie pinpoint locations and maps. It is our belief that sharing this type of knowledge to the general public is not at all good for the resource itself. When communicating info on spots, please keep it to email or a PM. Thunder stealer. How about mandatory intros by newbies. Should be part of the registration process. Oh, I'm sensitive about my weight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Don't forget to discuss the merits of White buckets vs other coloured buckets!LOL HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Very popular topics are Leafs and Sens, and, Leafs and Sens fans. Vertical muskie holds and several pictures of the same bow go over really well too. Keeping trophy fish for the wall. Gill netting and spearing always get too. We should have one thread started today to discuss them all at once. Civil-like of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 we encourage discussion of tiller vs console, dill and gaffs, separate off-topic forum, oos fish pics, etc. LOL.. nice raf... and I am INSENSITIVE of my weight...and of course.. all rules are subject to change.. lol.. and a mods interpretation... and which way the wind blows that day, and if i decide to moderate at 2 am when returning from the bar... um .. really theres alot of variables at play... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keram Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) One more safe topic to discuss: Walleye or pickerel Edited March 25, 2008 by keram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mepps Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) We are no longer allowed to discuss the weight of pike either. Edited March 26, 2008 by mepps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 You'll never make everybody happy all the time. I rarely make anybody happy, anytime.lol Stick to the posted rules. Think about how you'd feel if the tables were reversed. Other than that??? Be willing to defend a position and realize that by making a statement there is a good chance that someone is likely to have a different view. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Don't stir the pot. ie; couldn't there be a separate section for this type of thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I think Kickingfrog said it best. Thanks Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 and never ever ever never photoshop the background of a picture that shows a fish you can photoshop the fish just not the background...unless it's OOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Oh ya, Go Leafs. It's a walleye. That fish was 2.5 lbs not 3lbs. Plastic is better than bait. Worms are better than minnows. Canoes not Kayaks. Learn to spell or use a spell checker. Rivet vs welded hull Sometimes I'm just a #$%@ pain in the butt. And what the heck does this one mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whopper Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Everything here is fair game unless it get locked or deleted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 TILLER!!!!! Someone had to say it LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forrest Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) Don't date any board members' daughter unless you won the applicable contest. Edited March 25, 2008 by forrest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleyejigger Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 never wear a pink tutu, unless u WANT it posted on the board every now and again for everyone to see and laugh at you, never post your new muskie recipe and never, ever worry to ask advice about anything and everything, because someone on this board knows how to help you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookset Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Don't date anyone board memberss' daughter unless you won the applicable contest. As long as you buy the old man some tackle you're usually good to go. Maybe if you post in the classified section under "trade" ??? Hookset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I post specific spots and even GPS Lat/long lots of times. I even posted the coordinates for spot right out in front of my house once and watched for a couple of weeks to see how mant people fished there, None! (could be no one believed me) But if you really want to know my secret holes you have to come fishing with me and unless I know you well and trust you, you will never know all my best ones or what I was using. Actually, If I don't trust you, you won't be going fishing with me anyway. If someone asks me for help and I think it might infinge on someone elses enjoyment or if it is a spot someone has taken me in confidance then I don't violate that confidance. If I feel that I can help someone and they have shown a willingness to help others then I often supply the information via PM or email. I have been fortunat enough to be able to help a few people here over the years and have received just as much if not more help in return. I guess about the only rule I worry about is to "do unto others". Seems to work for me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLofchik Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) I caught a fish, it may or may not be trout......could be a salmon, i'm not telling. There might have been more landed, possibly even more hooked, but I'm not saying. It could have caught in a Lake Ontario tributary, possibly not, but definitely in Ontario. Anyway thanks to the community for letting me share my fishing trip, tips up! Edited March 25, 2008 by CLofchik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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