Re: NJFishing.com Members Only Sub Forum??
 

Too many sections already

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Ahhhh!!! the good old days!!! Miss it. "from the helm of the pop pops toy" Halloween bassing in masks, and sports talk....lots and lots of sports talk, good stuff for sure!!!!....:D

FWIW, would love a members section. Read all the posts in the FW section, and see you wouldn't be able to control how many posts would allow a "member" to access a members only section. That's the problem. Anyone can register for one day and grab info.

Personally, I'd somehow make it to a X number of posts per day, per year or total number of posts that worked out to something like 2 or 3 a week.

Cant make it a low post count as anyone can pull the old "nice job" "thumbs up" BS to boost their post count.

Re: NJFishing.com Members Only Sub Forum??
 

A who could forget the Adventures of Fireball :eek:

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I think that's what PM's are for.
IMHO the simpler the better. But would not care that much either way.

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Are we 4 years old?
If you don't want the public to know, don't post it. If you want to send info to certain people than pm them.
If this is a website dedicated to giving people interested in fishing salt / fresh water then allow access. I don't know if anyone is paying attention but this sport / activity / hobby is fading. We need to promote not exclude. Stop the non sponsor posting before considering this decision. I fish many non sponsor boats and NEVER post my trip because I'm not giving free advertisement. If I was a sponsor I would be upset that you would limit access to the best NJ fishing forum.

Just my opinion

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I voted.

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Agree with Tab95! I don't remember? Uh-oh! Non members can read, but cant post... correct? The PM feature is already there and especially if you don't want spot burning then don't post your secret spot. If you don't want others, non members, to have access to info on this site, then I think you will deter increasing membership. I believe I did read posts on this site for a little while before joining. Why would any fisherman/woman not want to join? I also think that most into fishing love to share their info and stories. Isn't that a big part of fishing? With the PM feature, I just don't see the point. What else wouldn't NJFish members want non members to see?

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If a private sub board is meant to keep information private it wont work, it always leaks. To be truly private it has to be kept to a select few, the PM mechanism will do that. Remember a crafty lurker can spoof Gerry (no disrespect here) and get access to the private information. Keep is simple and open, use PM for Private Messages.

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Why not just call it the Van Staal members only club. Im going to assume my sharing of a particular spot has something to do with this new idea. There is actually a reason why I shared that information, and this idea of a members only club is part of the reason why I did such a thing. When the guys out on that particular spot scurry into a defensive formation to prevent others from going out there, there are repercussions to be paid. Show a little courteousy next time time and these so called secret spots will remain that way. Not starting trouble, just saying.

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I ws under the impreeion that this site was formed to let fisherman have a forum where we could all share our ideas with each other.When i post i want everyone to see it.The private message system is the perfect tool to use if you do not wish to share info.I vote no.