i see another fishing board is now unavailable, gone seasonal......what does that mean?
very confused 

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

you absolutely win
sounds like a great day ....enjoy  :)

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.
 
 

That is the downfall of many Discussion boards  

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 frequented the site on a daily basis but rarely posted as of late.  When I first joined I had great hopes and expectations that it would lead to positive exchanges of information and perhaps new fishing connections, boy was I wrong.  The sniping from the beginning to today's eventual shut down was absolutely ridiculous to the point where you were chastised for talking about fishing on a fishing website.  A number of people looked to flame posts rather than bring something constructive to the table.  I got to the point where I posted things unrelated to fishing, particularly threads that dealt with Lake Ontario and its tributaries.  If the site rises from the ashes I hope that it is without the acrimony that I observed over the recent past.  My other hope is that the magpies that infected that site don't make their way here.  I've enjoy my short time on this site.  I have learned a great deal from many of the faithful here and hope that I have done the same.
 
Gerry

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.
 

There are still lots of people exchanging pics, stories, and info...it just gets done in a much more comfortable, drama free atmosphere. Biased moderation toppled the Titan....it's carcass will be carried away and scattered by wolves until there's nothing left but internet dust. The rest of the site has been reduced to obama jokes and hockey talk.
 
For those of that have been left behind...Good Luck, God Bless
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAsV5-Hv-7U

Are you talking about the general discussion PA board.

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