"WOW. This is all over a simple request by a kid who wanted to know how the fishing is."


No, truth is, its not all about a simple request by a kid. Its about letting the lurkers know that when they come out of the shadows and participate, their input won't be met by acerbic comments. TBird clarified what he meant, and Milt didn't have any trouble with it. But those first few posts, including the stinging rebuttals, were uncomfortable to get thru.

When someone writes on this board, it potentially will be viewed by hundreds of anglers. That alone is intimidating to some people. Add to that pressure the opportunity to be sliced up like a deli ham when you write something that violates some unwritten rule, it limits input.

My heat shields just happened to disintegrate on this particular thread because of timing more than anything. It could have happened on any number of other posts.

It bothers me when people refer to PP and is how quick people are to jump on one another. I hang out here alot. I don't like people talking crap about my 'hood.

I reread everything I wrote to make sure I didn't 'pick' on any individual in this thread. If anybody feels picked upon, please feel free to fill out a union grievance form and give it to Rafterman.

Please, I need to feel the love, not the genital warts.