Fishing Reports

[MichaelAngelo]

(08-03-2013 02:34 PM)Catfish Wrote:  Someone deleted 5 of my posts i think

Directly from the first post of this thread:

Quote:Fishing reports are now accessible to members with more than 15 posts. If I notice these are spammy posts with the sole purpose of increasing your post-count they won't be counted.

Please note guys, it is not usually OK to make your first 16 posts in 10 minutes and then disappear. Give and take. It's a working relationship.

Your first few posts are your first impression to the community. If you come across as a spammer just wanting to get your "16" to access the reports, you're not really adding anything in return for what we offer here.

From the year or so this rule's been in place, I've done my best to delete user's first posts that essentially mean "nice fish!" "cool catch!" "Me too!" or "what did you use? (when the answer is in the report itself).

I hope this is now crystal clear.

It's not really asking for much. If you feel that you have nothing to contribute to the conversation (and everybody does, even if they don't realize it), write a "Your First Report" about a time you went fishing so we can learn from your success/failure.

Again, this whole system exists because in the past I have felt uncomfortable posting reports in wide-open public forums. I wanted a more discrete option of sharing information that would involve just that... sharing of information. I hope our members share this sentiment and it improves the quality (not quantity) of our site in the long run.