Laughing stock

[drichitt]

Greg & Steve - Thanks for posting. It is my hope that those who wish to engage in these discussions can do so civilly and with respect for other viewpoints, whether we agree with them or not. And like Bug Guy posted, provide a link (if requested) to support a fact or data quoted, so others can review to see if they come to the same conclusion. I am also in favor of knowing who I am having a discussion with, so I know if there is any agenda possibly being pushed. I have no interest in getting sucked into any conservation discussion if I don't know who is on the other side of the keyboard; waste of time. If someone insists on joining in to stir things up and not 'introduce themselves', I will include them on my 'ignore list'. There is a lot of stuff going on in this country that promises to impact the recreational fisherman profoundly in the near future. Some of the members already signed up on this board have tremendous backgrounds to provide this community with quality information about what is going on and the science being used to support the various causes.

I also hope that any fishing reports not receive any ill-willed comments, as these are what discourage future reports. I will be the first to call out a member for dumping on a fishing report and come to the support of the original poster.

I would also like to apologize to Mark (Baldzilla) and Martin (Joe Dirt) for my part in the latest bickering display that took place on this board. Their concerns are not without justification, so I understand why they feel the way they do. This community will need to do some self moderating for awhile, at least until it grows. So I hope others will not shy away from speaking up where they feel a moderating voice can possibly keep a thread from spinning out of control...Don

Mark and I have agreed to delete all posts involed in the bickering.