NJFishing.com Members Only Sub Forum??
 

This came up on the freshwater forum and am considering it but wanted to vet it out here first.

The idea here is to have a private forum that only registered members have access to.. If you were not a registered member or a sponsor on the site you could not view this forum.

The thought here is that there are many people who like to contribute more perhaps sensitive information don't necessarily want to share that information with the world, only people who are members here.

This would be a catch all sub forum so you could post just about anything fishing related in it.

Please weigh in on the poll and cast your vote. I'd like to hear from both members and sponsors and feel free to elaborate on you reasoning.

Thanks

(BTW - I can tell who voted for what so no gaming the system. If you are a sponsor or member please only vote in your sections)

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I think that a Members Only Forum is a good idea specifically for the reason you mentioned Gerry.

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Gerry you would still have the members that only post when they need info.

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That would be cool Gerry. Almost like when the whole thing started with that crazy message board!

Leif

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Definately something that needs alot of thought. Continue to make money and gain sponsors. It's going to be hard to make everyone happy. Some guys blackout there pics and don't give to much info on where there fish were caught. That's fine, that's the way it should be. Definately changing my posting strategy this year so certain spots that I love won't get hammered with people that keep and kill everything. PM's are a great tool, just need guys to use that option more often when it comes to specific spots. Going to be interesting!!!

Re: NJFishing.com Members Only Sub Forum??
 

You mean this old thing Leif :)

http://web.archive.org/web/200203260...njfishing.com/

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Are there any other requirements to view the members only section? Post count?

In 20 seconds, a lurker or guest can register and have access to it...

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Gerry, I think it's a great idea, however does this mean all the members are just going to post on the private pages only? I think it will increase the member pool but will it make the public section obsolete? I think you should leave it the sponsors as I think they benefit the most from the public traffic. Just me thoughts. :)

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i think you should make the freshwater, saltwater north, and saltwater south forums visible to members only. then delete/suspend accounts for people that don't post a minimum of say, 5 posts, in a year (very very reasonable).

leave the rest of the forums visible to everyone so guests can still see the classifieds, charter boat trips, recipes, etc. maybe add a boat reports section if the sponsor boats want to post their daily reports visible to everyone.

this seems best to me because it not only fixes the issue of all the lurkers getting the info that members are posting for other members to see, which everyone hates and is why this question came up, but it also provides an incentive for non-members to register and participate if they want to see the great info on here.

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That's it!!!!!!

BAHAHAHA! That was great! You could put that board back within this board. It's like a crazy fishing version of Twitter! You were ahead of your time Gerry.

Leif