Anti-pruning crusade!

[Cold]

Actually, folks, there are accounts that haven't had any activity in a year or more. I have often wondered if they were bots allowed in during the automatic acceptance phase. All new folks have their applications reviewed by admin before they are allowed in. Helps to keep your info private and to keep the Viagra salesmen (and worse) out.

A board I help moderate had the same problem...its amazing the weird stuff people try to sell you...amazing like the morning after a wild party...which is totally disturbing and disgusting...but amazing because of it...

[Stiff Ripples]

I agree that pruning would help clean things out and make it easier from the admins and later down the road.

[C.C. Waters]

To Old to be pruned I will have to try and find time to contribute, hopefully later this year.

[kmichael]

When I have something to say
I'll say it
Here's my post

[Gemrod]

I don't think you need to find time to "contribute". I kind of led that down the wrong path. I believe they just want to clean up the boneyard. Just clean up the database...and they need a measurable way to do that. They have to have some way to determine at what point to draw the line and eliminate the deadwood.

Soooooo.......I would think you need not much time at all. Just ask a question. Even if you already know the answer. You don't even need to go back and read any of the replies. Just go to the "Fly Anglers Online" Phorum and ask a question. I think that would be considered a post.

Geeze I find good communication sooooo difficult. I think I used the term lurker and I am not in favor of that term. It has a negative connation. I meant to talk about read only people. I now have no issues with read only people at all. I considered many many times becoming just a reader with the thoughts that I had not enough knowledge or skill to say aything. AND...when I did post something some holier than thou snoot know it all would make a post putting me down, talking down their nose and implying I was an idiot. I had a hard time getting past that. Nothing pushes my buttons more than some person who thinks he is the god of fishing and posts is such a manner.

Anywhoooo.....welcome one and all I say. And I speak for myself...not for FAOL here. I by far am not included in any clan of buddies on here. I walk alone. I sorta beat to my own drummer. I do not follow the sheep. I follow the shepherd. In other words I do not follow the crowd....I thought I followed the leader.....the shepherd...but a friend finally informed me I do not follow anybody. I am my own shepherd.....and for sure nobody follows me.

BTW I don't think very many people maintain membership just to get in on the drawing. Heck I don't even care about it. I have all my gear. I forget to enter most of the time. But anyone who goes to the trouble once a month to enter is probably making a post once in awhile. I can't see anyone just logging in once a month just to enter.....

Sorry for the long posts.

Jim
never ten words or less.....unless I am talking to my wife.....which is no longer possible. Well....I still talk to her....but she is no longer of this planet.

[maodiver]

Can't these "lurkers" lurk as guests??? or has the site closed off to them? I don't have any problem with people who lurk, they are learning, aren't they? I just want RTIDD to be able to run the board as efficiently as poss.

[Rick Hodges]

As a very long time lurker who posted very infrequently in the past, I find that I now have 0 posts. Hopefully that has been corrected now!

Rick

[Heritage Angler]

When I have something to say
I'll say it
Here's my post

Howdy kmichael! You've got friends here - don't be a stranger. It was nice to meet you back in May. Don't be afraid to get a hold of any of the guys you met to do some fishing, if you'd like to........Ed

[rockthief]

how about posting to encourage a new fly fisher or a beginning tier. That might be all it takes to really get them going.

[kmichael]

Thanks Ed
Will do when and if new job allows.
Holy cow!
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