Hi there,Introvert, Extrovert,Me, well I guess I am the first one,I find it difficult most times to comment on any topic, I am fairly shy and quiet, I tend not to post comments for fear of being judged on content, or mistakes, but I realise this is a choice that I make. I think its called no confidence!I am old school as I am sure that some others are too, I am not on Facebook, as I have no faith in it and have heard so many stories about it being nothing but trouble, this again I guess is my choice.I will say this much though, this is the first forum that I have joined, or rather I should say that I have stepped up to the plate and felt able to stay out of sight but still enjoy,I guess what I am trying to get out is that for my situation, I am glad that I have become a member, I may not post or contribute a great deal,In my own way I try to get a little involved with chat,but I rely on this forum and its great members and the interesting content and the reality you all contribute to this site.Thank you, I hope this site continues to prosper, Cheers to all.
Other forums might make you feel bad for not contributing or being a "lurker". They might ban you for mentioning that you caught a fish on a brand of tackle that is not one of their sponsors. They might cry foul that someone has said something negative about them. They might try to run their forums as a business to make money. And they might cry poor every 6 months and threaten to shut down if people don't "donate" to keep the site running. These reasons and others are why we started FBT all those years ago.
Quote from: Chris on November 21, 2017, 08:08:07 amOther forums might make you feel bad for not contributing or being a "lurker". They might ban you for mentioning that you caught a fish on a brand of tackle that is not one of their sponsors. They might cry foul that someone has said something negative about them. They might try to run their forums as a business to make money. And they might cry poor every 6 months and threaten to shut down if people don't "donate" to keep the site running. These reasons and others are why we started FBT all those years ago.And it hasn't changed at all. Exactly what Chris has said above still happens. That's the exact reason I ended up here and it's the best thing I could have done. I frequent this site daily. My reason for lack of posts is simply because I'm slack, and I actually haven't even been fishing in as long as I can remember. Itching would be an understatement atm. I Will endeavour to post more often. This is a great forum with great members. No constant whining and moaning, just great info and great peopleLong Live FBT. Cheers Dan. ( ps.. happy to lend a hand with anything if ever needed )
The "digital age" has certainly changed the way people read about fishing much to the lament of business who made money particularly from magazines.No longer do you have to wait for a monthly or quarterly magazine to come out, now you can simply log on to Facebook or YouTube and get immediate reports on where they're biting and on what. This has seen the demise of almost all fishing mags and by end of year I doubt you'll seen any left in newsagents.Crazily I've started my own magazine in the face of this trend, though the online world now enables business like mine to move everything to the internet without the cost of publishing.Why don't people use forums anymore though? Sportsfish used to make money out of charging advertisers on their site and were almost a pseudo-magazine just a few years ago. I believe it is solely facebook. Anglers can choose to share their fishing information with their "friends" as opposed to a forum where every man and his dog gets this info. Nothing worse than seeing a bunch of people rock up to your favourite spot because you detailed the info in a forum.The "bragging" ability on Facebook is mammoth as well, you can easily post a picture on FB and have 1000's of people see it, including a lot of industry heavy weights. It's bite size, easily digested info.Unfortunately this is the future, everyone is now programmed to be goldfish, see things and forget them, move on to the next tidbit etc.
Ah well, here we go, confession time! As a member of fair age (67), I guess all I can really comment on is my mindset, but it's a valid one, I think for we "average" fishos of the post-war years, baby boomers, whatever we are labelled with. I'd regard myself as a very average fisher, particularly in recent times as a life fully, if not well, lived takes its toll, more trips than fish, more not getting there than planned, etc. What used to be reasonable walks in to spots become huge hurdles, interesting accesses become death-defying etc.My generation were either taught about fishing by family, friends, or just experience, any books were overseas, magazines non-existent or overseas oriented, or of little perceived interest to a kid or spotty teen in North Queensland! It's only since forced into retirement and considering our move to Tassie any interest in online forums developed, and then as a tool to come to terms with Southern fishing, there IS a vast difference to we old'uns from to North of the Northern Island!What I have found is the same acceptance as the old fishing clubs seemed to have, a willingness to share, a lack of criticism and the concept of a few good anglers willing to share their accumulated wisdom, without any mean-spiritedness (now I realize this is due to the fact that good forums are well moderated, in part, thanks!)Anyhow to topic (finally)! The reason I, and some contempories, don't post as often as we probably could or should, is it becomes boring for both writer and readers to report time after time of trips where the main result has been a nice time in the open air, with great scenery, company, but not much more. Photos of released minifish lose interest unless really beautiful (mine aren't!), and unless a subject brings a need to reply, we just treat the forums like magazines, without the requisite shelf space, sorry!Just to finish, before it's back off to the medicos, we silent members DO value these forums, hopefully the good'uns continue & prosper, thanks for the generosity that keeps we old buggers connected, and I'lll try to participate more fully, we do need these resources!
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