camillj Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 er ... ummmm ... look at my post count .... I agree ... ummm .. no .. I mean ... bite me ! Truth is the most important word in our URL is community ... If I put the time in to post a story and some pics ... I expect a few of the old boys (gals) club ... you know who you are .... to chime in and pat me on the back ... thats just the way it works ... and more importantly its why it works ...
Pinch Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 #1. First of all, posting is a sign of participation!... secondly, anyone with less than 6000 posts is a loser!!!... once you hit 6000, you're GOLDEN! Prospective ad clients like to see a board with a lot of activity!!!... who wants to advertise in a ghost town? Sometimes it irks me to see 50 members in the "users" list just sitting there like a lump of ---- not replying to anything for an hour!!! ... get off your and participate dammit!!! I try to tote my weight here with a little comic relief, some reports when I catch something, posting fish porn and nudity shots... Yes it takes a little effort to reply... and even more to do a report... and even more than that to do a report with multiple pics! ... so get off yer butts and be a part of the community!!! Part of the problem with people not posting comments, however big or however small, could be because of comments like below....(Sorry to single you out Ehg, yours was the first example I came across). How about a fishing report from you, instead of constant criticism. On one hand people complain that users don't post and then when they do, more people complain about what they do post. Not everyone is going to agree with each other but doesn't it all add to the community of the board? I have rarely been able to get out fishing in the past couple years, and when I have been able to I haven't caught anything worth reporting, thus no reports, thus not many other comments in case Im told to post a report. Anyhow, this is my ice fishing report for the past three ice fishing seasons. ATV $12000 Ice Hut, cover, hitch $500 Auger $60 Rods and tackle $130 Bait $145 Going out 10 times in three years with only 9 perch to show for it (all caught this year)......PRICELESS
maybe Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 #3 We may put up a "Guides Showcase" where for an annual fee Guides and Charters can post pictures of their trips and catches. This would be great for a charters business. AS a VERY last resort we may put up a PayPal "donation" button, but only as a very last resort. I am of the opinion that this would give a false sense of "entitlement" to donators, and create hard feelings along the way. I think #3's a great idea, especially for the guys who xpost the same brazen spam to every site they can think of, and never give anything back to the group for the advertising value they're getting. If it smells like a brochure, and google finds it on 3 message boards, I say they automatically owe you Showcase dues. You're absolutely right about the donation entitlement thing. There's just no way to get through that obstacle course without mud splattering all over the place. I found the easiest way to deal with it for my listserv is to just pay the expenses out of my own pocket (~$1k/yr) and consider it like any other charitable contribution (minus the tax perks, dangit). Am I the only one noticing that sig file pics in posts criticizing the site tend to break the 500 x 75 rule the mods keep pleading with us to follow? Pinch...that report made me laugh. Thanks!
Greencoachdog Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 er ... ummmm ... look at my post count .... I agree ... ummm .. no .. I mean ... bite me ! Up your post count and we'll talk... Loser! Part of the problem with people not posting comments, however big or however small, could be because of comments like below....(Sorry to single you out Ehg, yours was the first example I came across). QUOTE (ehg @ Mar 4 2009, 02:37 PM) How about a fishing report from you, instead of constant criticism. On one hand people complain that users don't post and then when they do, more people complain about what they do post. Not everyone is going to agree with each other but doesn't it all add to the community of the board? I have rarely been able to get out fishing in the past couple years, and when I have been able to I haven't caught anything worth reporting, thus no reports, thus not many other comments in case Im told to post a report. Anyhow, this is my ice fishing report for the past three ice fishing seasons. ATV $12000 Ice Hut, cover, hitch $500 Auger $60 Rods and tackle $130 Bait $145 Going out 10 times in three years with only 9 perch to show for it (all caught this year)......PRICELESS First thing!..., words on the internet are just that... words on the internet, an encyclopedia of them don't amount to a hill of beans! You've got to have thick skin if you're going to post on the internet, someone is always going to try to shoot you down! Like Radnines sig says, if you're going to count your fishin' trips by the number of fish you catch... you may as well be golfing! Just look at some of Irishfields reports, mainly scenery reports!!! (he is getting better though) We don't care if your fish cost $1426.12 each or $14,261.20 each... we wanna see them!!!... or are we not worthy of your time to write a report? If you're going to be part of the "Peanut Gallery" and sit back and wait to criticize someone else's post without really participating in the way that this forum was meant to be used.. you're just as bad or worse than the one you criticized!!!
Sinker Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 IMO a fish less report is just as valuable as a report of a haul fest. Sometimes you learn more about fish on the days they don't bite. I'm sure if you were skunked, someone would chime in and offer some advice/tips on what you were doing right or wrong. Try it, you may like it. I post a quick wtg type reply because I feel like I'd be ignoring some members that I know personally. Other times I just enjoyed the reading or pics. Sometimes I don't say anything. I like the how to posts the best, its amazing the things you learn from reading this site. You just never know what's going to come up, and no question is a stupid one. Sinker
Daplumma Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 AS a VERY last resort we may put up a PayPal "donation" button, but only as a very last resort. I am of the opinion that this would give a false sense of "entitlement" to donators, and create hard feelings along the way. Sorry to snip you bud but what aboot an anonymous donation button?No entitlement there and a few bux from all of us would go a long way toward keeping this thing going. Joe
Mike the Pike Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 #1. First of all, posting is a sign of participation!... secondly, anyone with less than 6000 posts is a loser!!!... once you hit 6000, you're GOLDEN! Prospective ad clients like to see a board with a lot of activity!!!... who wants to advertise in a ghost town? #2. There is a "subscribe" option to this board if y'all haven't noticed! ZIIIIING!!! POW! BOOM! BOING! ZONK!!! Well said Terry! If someone is going to take the time to do a report, the least we can do is post a short reply!... it doesn't have to be that much, heck!... the thumbs up emoticon will do if you enjoyed it! Sometimes it irks me to see 50 members in the "users" list just sitting there like a lump of ---- not replying to anything for an hour!!! ... get off your and participate dammit!!! I try to tote my weight here with a little comic relief, some reports when I catch something, posting fish porn and nudity shots... Yes it takes a little effort to reply... and even more to do a report... and even more than that to do a report with multiple pics! ... so get off yer butts and be a part of the community!!! My God so well said Terry and GCD you boyz are really smart I guess this comes with age eh Boyz
walleyejigger Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) great reply Terry, on report threads, i for one, have a high percentage of posts of the "few words" kind, like GCD said, to acknowledge i read/enjoyed the thread and the time it took to make it, i used to make many reports with pictures when i first started here and usually got one or two replies to it, i figured because at the time i cant remeber any members from sudbury or timmins (other then Pam and Dan the man....whatever happen to him) which were the areas i fish, and figured the low reply count was because nobody was interested in those areas, got to the point where i didn't think it was worth the effort, 99% percent of the reports made i've never been to those lakes or areas or fished for those species, but i still enjoy them, maybe i'll give it a go again anyhow great community, thx for having me Edited March 5, 2009 by walleyejigger
GBW Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 a reply/post is a reply/post. the count doesn't mean a thing to me and I have been on boards like this for the past 7 years or more. everyone has to join at some point and start out at zero BUT they could be the best at what they do and know a whole lot so if you look at the post count the reply to judge if they know what they are talking about then you are selling yourself short. Look at all the Ontario fishing hosts we have on this board and if that persons post count was 12 would you listen? I would... money for the servers... tough one... I do like the idea I read about for more auctions to go towards the bills. In the end, WTG...
irishfield Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 on report threads, i for one, have a high percentage of posts of the "few words" kind, like irish said, Say what... I hadn't posted on this thread... didn't want to up my post count! lol
walleyejigger Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) sorry for pulling u into this, it was GCD, more importantly SORRY for mistaking the 2 of you, it'll never happen again, (now it'll go to his head) i fixed it, maybe he didnt see....shhhhhhhh Edited March 5, 2009 by walleyejigger
JohnF Posted March 5, 2009 Author Report Posted March 5, 2009 Why bother starting useless threads to complain about other useless threads. Sometimes the obvious isn't so obvious to some. JF
Greencoachdog Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 Sorry to snip you bud but what aboot an anonymous donation button?No entitlement there and a few bux from all of us would go a long way toward keeping this thing going. Joe https://www.paypal.com/ca/cgi-bin/webscr?cm...dc7dfc762f57a57 GBW Posted Today, 09:35 PM money for the servers... tough one... I do like the idea I read about for more auctions to go towards the bills. In the end, WTG... Yeah!... an auction!!! Roy loves those things and can whip one out before a cat can lick it's !
BUSTER Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) I AGREE Edited March 5, 2009 by BUSTER
LeXXington Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 Post count, means something ? Keep buying OFC hats, shirts etc
ehg Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 comments like below....(Sorry to single you out Ehg, yours was the first example I came across). I don't think any post is 'garbage'. Those with only a few words are usually just a bump of appreciation for ones effort. Being critical of criticism is hypocritical i guess though. ehg
TroutnMuskieHunter Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 I enjoy reading the huge variety of posts on this site...fishing and non-fishing and I usually try to reply with a few words like "congrats".."good report" as an appreciation to the author..... What a beauty day this morning...think I'll head out and go
Zubris21 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 I don't think monitoring our post-counts will be productive at all. As many have said it would erode the "community" environment that is in place here. Personally, post count does not matter to me, I enjoy reading all of the fishing reports and will often thank the original poster for sharing their experience. Fish or no fish, being outside and "giving it a go" is enviable. As for the peanut gallery, I wish people would contribute more often, it is somewhat discouraging to go through the time and effort (all be it, it doesn't take much) to create a report, only to find 100's of people viewing it, but only a handful of replies, sometimes it seem the effort unappreciated, or people are taking advantage of ones generosity. I wish I had more advice to offer on the technical topics, but there are others here that have much more knowledge on these than me, if I can't answer a specific question I wont, but when I can, I will offer and info/advice that I can. Regular auctions to benefit the site, sounds like a good idea! I'm sure people have many items they would be willing to donate. In any event, Im sure if the board was in need, the outstanding people here would lend a helping hand in any way they could.
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