another board

I think he got sick of all the craziness .. Can't say I blame him.
Meanwhile , I am spending the afternoon watching my grandkids trout fish at lake Everest ( ausable just above dam) . Having a blast watching 2 & 4 year olds playing with 12-14" trout.
Fun stuff

I recently became a member of that board.
From discussions on the board and PMs on it and other boards with members current and past I gather that the site suffered some rather harsh moderation and it was not even handed.
Some were allowed to post anything they felt like while others were censored and banned for the same or lesser offending posts.
The site was then hacked ( by a disgruntled ex member?
who knows) and some of its parts were lost.
Active membership plummeted due to the moderation and hacking.
The mod staff, with no one left to bully, left the board untended.
 
I would guess this is a cost cutting move and the board will die when its prepaid bandwidth expires or the owner is hoping to regain full control and it will start up as before come fall.
If it does I wonder if it will  be hacked again?
I also wonder if the original tech support that is for some reason is no longer with the site (falling out with the owner?, lack of payment?) might have "prevented" the hacking?
 
I do know I got a very threatening response from one of the mods for simply asking questions about what happened with the membership and saying the heavyhanded moderation didn't seem to work out so well for the site.
Interesting why he would get so defensive when someone questions a style of moderation that took an active membership from thousands down to dozens.
Does anyone know the mod called metalhead?
I asked if he was short and might have a Nepoleon complex but he didn't answer me.
Certainly he has some kind of authority complex.
 
 

All I know is hot tuna was banned many moons ago and quah just lurks but rarely ever posts, or reads the river reports even ..
Just IMO , they went too fast, too quick and became too hot to handle

I couldn't get on the site til after my SR fishing was over for the year so I didn't post any reports there.
If it is back up this fall (and I'm still a member) I will post what I have to report.
It will be on the open board so anyone that feels like it can comment.
One persons flaming is another mans helpful comment.
A lot is in the eye of the beholder and I respect everyones right to call me out if they percieve me as doing something wrong or badly.
I really don't see what the big deal is with people giving their opinion  even when they are ignorant enough to disagree with me.
 
I don't give more than very general location info (below or above 2a or Pineville) and since I fish alone 90% of the time my pics consist mostly of fish in shallow water with little to distingish the spot.
 

Are you talking about the general discussion PA board.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYiCjMOipn0&feature=player_detailpage&list=PL8F9E9185534F8143

I had been a member for a while, but rarely posted, due to the fear of accidentally saying what color bead or fly I used.   Everything was a spot burn or you were accused of wanting to be spoon fed by asking a simple question.   I am the first to admit that a few folks here spoon fed me some info a few years back  on flies and even a few spots.  Turned me on to getting after the steel.   Too bad there were a few good folks there.  

Guys watched the fishery explode and blamed the nets.
Therefore anyone giving info was spoonfeeding and if a location got mentioned its spotburning.
I went from fishing all day without seeing anyone but Lucky to sitting on the bank waiting for a spot to open and all this before the webs.
 
Does it make it easy to learn and add to the horde?
Of course it does.
No more walking from town to the meadow only to have to bushwack the knotwood bank or wade against 1800 cfs to get back to the starting point.
Just read and show up.
Of course all that info is old by the time they get there.
Some spots produce on a regular daily basis but many are full of fish today and empty in the morning.
I can see nothing wrong in trying to help someone that shows a genuine interest in in the fishery.
Better to spoonfeed them at least enough so they're not stumbling around wading thru the holes and generally getting i the way till they learn on their own.
Iwas lucky enough to have learned at a time when there were few people to get in the way of and the one that was there was kind enough not to mind when I did something dumb.

There really is no good answer and I agree to all that was posted above.   As long as we are good people maybe help out , maybe don't.  That's all that counts.    I can say one thing though.   To all I have met on the river and this board , I do not think there is one guy that would not hesitate to help if approached on the river and asked a question. 

Might take some flack on this one but it needs to be said IMHO.
 When talking bout the river and the 'extended' season by fishermen its easy for us to point to our peers posting their experiences.
   Agree that increases pressure but dont rule out the Guide and Tackle shop reports either. They are real big on reporting early and late fish as well as posting clear references to spots and tackle that are 'no nos' by fishermen on various Boards.
 Face it -the fishery is commercialized and those folks are trying to make a living at our  pastime. Extending their season for income purposes as well as assuring a good chance for hookups is in their best interest.
 Not a bad thing IMHO but certainly a large part of the picture.
  If you doubt this just Read the various pro reports that are already posting August  adventure opportunities. We do the same thing.

SC was getting crazy,very little talk about fishing and a lot of give and take that was getting a bit mean spirted.It needed a break,hopefully it'll come back and be what it was a couple years ago.If not life will go on!

Top dog, i suggest yo get somez hambergerrahelpaller.... and ihopa it a heplzayaz

lol
i know where alot of the old gang
happy, linescreamer and such have ended up atleast in the short run
 
yep retired, if i ever do i am thinking i might move up there

topdog99

yu intrAvertz take this **** 2 sereeisly
hate 2 say it

but geta life
buNch of crybabys

dUDe?

Good evening and over & out on this thread for me

Apparently missed the edited thread but gotta say- some  can get more satisfaction out of one fish landed or even hooked and well fought in a day or even a nice day afield with nothing  caught than some seem to get outa a basket full. Even when it happens when your all alone someplace and no one else know about it - unless ya think your in some kinda contest.
 It aint the numbers but the quality of experience that counts. IMHO.
 Old timer once told me' even a skipper with the bow can be a trophy' --never forgot that line- similar  philosophy.