OK "kids", I know that you are still mad because I posted something earlier that neither of one you wanted to hear concerning your "WOMD thread debate, but you got to get over it!

If you can get over that for just a couple of moments, can you please explain to the rest of the board how either one of you can now "claim" that this was supposed to be a "'scientific poll"? It's beyond my comprehension how you guys came up with that one! Other then the two of you, who ever said that this was a "scientific poll"? It just must be the facts that came from this "poll" that you just can't stand!

There have been numerous facts that have been stated by me, Salmo, Smalma, and Cohoangler concerning these issues. Ever single one of my questions on the poll was related directly to all of the different facts and opinions that had been stated. So where was the "slant"? Was it in the answers that you didn't like? Was the poll going in a different direction then you liked? Was it "fixed"? Tell us, what was slanted. Are you saying that the people who took the time to read the questions and vote didn't know or understand what they were voting on? Did some one force our members to vote?

What didn't you like about the poll? Probably just the final results, I suspect! You have long standing members like Dogfish, who made some very constructive comments, and I did my best to answer his comments. Was that also to slanted for you?

Did I not do enough to make both of you happy? If you didn't like the way that the pole was worded after you have claimed to have read all of the "different" facts, why then didn't you jump in earlier and say so? I would truly love to debate the history of Cowlitz River and its fisheries issues with each of you. Do want to do it?

The poll was not about wild fish! It was strictly about the Cowlitz River fishery and its future.

PS; The poll did measure the opinions of the members who wanted to vote! What more can a poll do?


Get over it and move on!


Cowlitzfisherman