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Originally Posted by Humanzee
I know I am a new guy here as far as posts go, but like many, I've been lurking for a while.
This site is well run, respected within the fishing community, and a plethora of information. It has sponsors from marinas, 6 packs, party boats, tackle stores, the list goes on.
I get that having sponsors is necessary to the survival of the site. But I also don't get why there should be preferential treatment towards them, unless its an agreement between the sponsors and Gerry which does not tolerate naming a sponsor boat? I don't know...
There are always 2 sides of a story, and somewhere in between is the truth. We can all PM the OP and ask him for the name of the boat. I've fished with sponsor boats, and I've formed my opinions on whether I'd go with them again, despite what anyone else has to say about them.
So why can't this be handled in "manly" fashion? Call out the boat, captain, and mate, and let them tell their side of the story, and allow people to make their decisions from that?
When someone has a great trip and they post about it and give the name, that seems to be acceptable. But if someone had a bad trip with these guys? They not "allowed" to say something negative?
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Thanks for the compliment on the site Humanzee.
As you all might imagine, it's a very fine balance here between viewer and sponsor interests. Unlike sites like Trip Advisor or Yelp, I rely solely on sponsor dollars to support this site.
As far as handling things in a "manly" fashion, all that goes away when it comes to the internet and I'm guilty of it myself. You sometimes say things online you might otherwise not have said if you were standing in front of someone. The anonymity is another thing... People know who our sponsors are because when they post here their business name and website addresses are posted. Not true of all of us that contribute here. That's why one of my general rules is if you are going to call someone out here by name then you should publish your name too. That's only fair right?......
The other thing is I don't want these sorts of posts to dominate the site and act as a lighteng rod followed by a shit show with emotions and people taking sides and dividing us. That's why I take down the political posts... Great for traffic but not the sort of traffic I want this site to be noted for. I also don't want to be responsible for ruining someone's business (sponsor or otherwise) by allowing this sort of stuff on the site... If their normal way of doing business is as bad as one post seems to portray it, the word is going to get out and they won't be around for very long anyhow.
And yes, there are 2 sides to every story and for some of the reasons mentioned above, I'd rather not have them aired here.
You might not like it but I figured you'd at least appreciate and respect my perspective on these sorts of things.
Thanks guys.... Back to fishing and positive stuff...
