NOTICE: Please Read

[Jennie@ifish]

Hey, this is a friendly reminder that Ifish is a different sort of web site. We have this thing on Ifish about being friendly, and keeping disrespectful comments off of the board.

I have received quite a few complaints lately of people not wanting to visit the bass and panfish board anymore, due to some disrespectful and unfriendly banter.

I am really strict about Ifish, in this way. If Ifish doesn't remain a friendly place to be, I'd just as soon not be involved in it.

Therefore, the moderators and I will be watching the forums closely and if we see a pattern of disrespect or unfriendliness, we will be deleting accounts, without explanation.

I'm sure that if you wake up someday and find that your login no longer works, that after this notice, you'll know why.

I really don't like this approach, but I really don't like people to complain about a forum on Ifish that isn't friendly.

That said, I'm sure that this warning will be enough to halt the posts that we are tempted to make, sometimes, in frustration.

If you can't stop yourself from saying something that isn't allowed on Ifish, e mail it to the person, or take it to a private message. We'd just as soon you not send it at all, but if you have to, keep it off the main boards.

Once someone starts in a negative way, it seems to gain momentum and others follow. We are going to nip it in the bud and just delete posts, and delete monikers.

We hope the opposite... the friendliness and the love for our sports that brought us together in the first place snowball, rather than the negatives.

I hope you have a great day, and thank you for helping Ifish make this a place that we all feel comfortable visiting.

Jen

[Crainkbait]

I have seen this, and sometimes it keeps me from asking questions as I am a bit of a novice. I have had very friendly responses to my posts so far, but it only takes one. BTW, I just caught my first non dink smallie recently. Thanks for all who helped.

Todd

[Hunt'nFish]

I think if we filtered the smack just a little, all would be good.
Personally I find the B&P brd to be a MUCH friendlier group than those over on some of the other brds.
Hunt'nFish

[fishlipper]

I agree, this board is freindly, and we like to keep things accurate. We work hard and enjoy our fishing, and when people post false reports (Especially when it comes to size), it is hard to just let it go. We will do better Jennie, we promise.

[boblag]

Obviously, this standard should be applied to those who post false reports. But I would hope that it is also applied to those who never post in the B+P forum other than to "set us straight." This is very patronizing, and the writer often has a complete disregard for the ethics adhered to by the vast majority of posters here. As I've said before, it's tantamount to me starting a "Sea Lions Rule" thread on the main board.

[Jennie@ifish]

Thanks for the criticism. Sometimes it is needed.
I would REALLY appreciate if you all used the mod alert function. It takes a village you know, and often I miss things unless they are reported to me.

Yes, the bass and panfish board is usually very friendly. I enjoy my visits, most times and this board is largely self monitoring. :)

Jen

[Jennie@ifish]

http://www.ifish.net/board/images/buttons/report.gif

Please USE this symbol to report bad posts to us. OK? Thanks!

[Herm]

a poster's tone is almost impossible to detect. So a lot of these disagreements are due to misunderstanding or translating something wrong. So maybe before you get defensive about a comment you can re-read it and try to translate it in a positive manner. Getting upset and arguing with someone on a message board is pretty juvenile no matter who started it. Especially at a place like this where nice people are providing a place for us to share and learn fishing experiences.

.02

[Jennie@ifish]

It takes nice people to post and suggest neato things in order for nice people to run the board. In other words, without you all, we'd have nuttin' honey!

:hearton:

[shalom]

It takes nice people to post and suggest neato things in order for nice people to run the board. In other words, without you all, we'd have nuttin' honey!

:hearton:
I love this board . The only times that i remember it not being friendly is when someone starts getting upset when a person doesn't release all there Bass . As long as it is legal to keep a Bass , a person shouldn't get upset when an angler does keep a Bass .
I have found that most questions are answerd in a propt and courtious way .

[Jig]

I agree, keep it clean, keep it informative...there is no need to degrade anothers question. We do as americans have freedom of speech, but this does'nt mean we have to say EVERYTHING that is on our minds. Remember the tounge is a double edge sword...it can hurt or it can help. Thanks for reminding everyone to keep certain responses to themselves. In HIS grace

[Jennie@ifish]

I posted this on this thread over on the fly fishing board. (http://www.ifish.net/board/showthread.php?p=1559185#post1559185)

I don't know where else to post it.

Anyhow, please, if someone stomps on your bass fishing thread with disrespectful and unrelated hijacks, please notify me with the mod alert, and we'll try to keep the peace.
Thanks,
Jen

(Oh yeah, if there is anything else I could do to keep your board friendly, please let me know. I do want to help, and I did not mean any criticism to you by posting this thread.)

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I'm glad that you are talking about this here. It needs to be talked about and I know that it is a very touchy situation with alot of controversy.

I am new to this controversy, and it scares me to bring it up, but like I said, it has to be discussed.

I have more questions, too. If you believe in global warming at all, they say that most rivers will turn out in Oregon to be better off for bass, then for steelhead, trout, and salmon.

So, like the Umpqua, will the Kilchis have smallmouth? (yikes!)

That really scared me.

I mean, I had a blast fishing for those, but I'd think I'd get tired of it. I have a passion for cutthroat, and I'd be just sick if that happened.

We have a bass board, and there are those on ifish that love to fish for bass. Some folks started a thread on fishing at Crane for bass, and others posted some comments about killing them, which upset some bass fishers. To keep the peace, I would appreciate it if you leave the fishing threads alone, and start a new thread, discussing things such as Crane Prairie and non native species/how you feel about it. I think that's only fair, since it is legal to fish for bass.

Let's not talk about roasting them for dinner. There are those that love bass. If you'd like to change their vision, and you believe you can, it's better not to inflame them, but to inform them of why. I think that if you truly think something is wrong, that the way to change behavior is to inform, instead of inflame. Yes?

Anyhow, sorry if I got off track, but I am interested in learning more about all of this. I have never fished Crane or Davis, so I know very little about either.

I'm going to have to get out and read "The coming of the pond fishes" again. Start from the beginning and then do research on the lakes that have non native species. Then, read current news. I have alot of catching up to do, before I can form any opinion. I rarely share my opinion on things, though, unless it is mandatory. I opted to be the moderator/admin of this site, and I try to make it so that both sides of an argument have their place here.

Thank you,
Jen

[Jennie@ifish]

and I would say the same to you. If you want to change the trout fishers vision of fishing for bass, and explain to them why you love fishing for bass, and why they should stay, then please do it by informing them why, instead of being angry.

I think that's the whole problem with typed words. You have to be SO careful!

[McSteelie]

I fish for trout and I fish for bass along with many other species. There are already lakes, stocked with bass, that get too warm in the summer to support a decent trout population. In reality many of the lakes never had trout in them until they were stocked.

To me, sound management is to reserve some of the lakes that support these trout strains such as Davis for trout and to plant bass in lakes that do not support trout well. Many lakes along the coast support bass yet are stocked every spring with trout as a put and take fishery to make more angling opportunity in those lakes. They are also a major food source for osprey and eagles. By July those lakes warm up and the trout that survive move into deep water and are very lethargic.

I support managing all fish species in Oregon to maximize angling opportunity while stiving to maintain and in some cases recover all species of fish to a healthy population.