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Mr. Sandman 07-30-2012 02:15 PM

Is Facebook destroying sites like this?
 
I am getting a feeling that Facebook has hurt fishing sites like SB (and others). It seems the number of good posts seems to be dropping. Is it me or is it just summer?

iamskippy 07-30-2012 02:57 PM

Its summer time.
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Swimmer 07-30-2012 04:06 PM

Skippy, Larry post about 30 times a day over there. I have been trying to unsubscribe and can't figure out how to.

iamskippy 07-30-2012 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swimmer (Post 951283)
Skippy, Larry post about 30 times a day over there. I have been trying to unsubscribe and can't figure out how to.

You have to go into settings and diable email notifications, or if you look on the bottom of the notification you get there should be a unsubscribe link.
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tysdad115 07-30-2012 04:52 PM

Larrys posts make me laugh ! Much better than the usual "whoa is me " whiners.

Slipknot 07-30-2012 04:54 PM

:confused: I didn't know this site was destroyed


maybe i should join this facebook site you speak of to see what I'm missing

Raider Ronnie 07-30-2012 05:43 PM

The good thing with FB you can choose who to be friends with and who not.
My opinion, this site has run it's course !

tysdad115 07-30-2012 06:19 PM

The internet has ruined the internet. The Mayan calender prediction is coming to life.
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iamskippy 07-30-2012 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tysdad115 (Post 951312)
The internet has ruined the internet. The Mayan calender prediction is coming to life.
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Is that why fishing has been great this year, because it will all end in december? Damn i better sell all my gear asap and buy twinkies.
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BigBo 07-30-2012 07:33 PM

Sorry Skip. The Twinkies are all gone, but I'll sell you some.
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iamskippy 07-30-2012 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBo (Post 951332)
Sorry Skip. The Twinkies are all gone, but I'll sell you some.
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Your garage was my first stop.
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BigBo 07-30-2012 10:08 PM

:rotf2:

JohnR 07-31-2012 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman (Post 951268)
I am getting a feeling that Facebook has hurt fishing sites like SB (and others). It seems the number of good posts seems to be dropping. Is it me or is it just summer?

It is hurting a bit plus a little bit of summer plus people's lives change. But I have a few things in mind :tooth: I'm working on.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie (Post 951305)
The good thing with FB you can choose who to be friends with and who not.
My opinion, this site has run it's course !

Not necessarily Ron, new phase likely coming soon :devil2: - And just because you have changed doesn't mean the same as for others.

Raven 07-31-2012 06:00 AM

i like the sound of that JOHN

i have Faith in you- always have

iamskippy 07-31-2012 06:41 AM

John if there is anything i can do to assist please let me know.
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JohnR 07-31-2012 06:49 AM

Thanks gents ;)

BigBo 07-31-2012 07:05 AM

Skippy will work for Twinkies. :rotflmao:

Mike P 07-31-2012 07:15 AM

I have to confess that after 40+ years, my interest in fishing is at an all-time low, but I still breeze through here once or twice a day.

Despite the great run of fish in the Canal so far this year, I still think the bass are in trouble, and I'm giving them a break. And working on improving myself, health-wise.

iamskippy 07-31-2012 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBo (Post 951399)
Skippy will work for Twinkies. :rotflmao:

Bob you know me all to well.
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BigBo 07-31-2012 09:53 AM

Like minds. Like appetites. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/FatGuy03.gif

tysdad115 07-31-2012 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBo (Post 951435)

:rotf2:

FishermanTim 07-31-2012 11:16 AM

Facebook is just another means of "dumbing-down" the population, plain and simple.
People tend to refer to Facebook like it's a "place" to go to to meet people, when it is more like a black hole that removes you from society.
Those that spend most of their time online doing things other than work are literally losing their intelligence. Knowlegde and social skills are being replaced with "inst-facts" and online friends, which removes you from what makes you intelligent......the ACT of learning!

I REFUSE to join Facebook or any online gathering site because it removes me from actually going out to meet people, removes moral barriers (people say whatever they want thinking that no one else will know what they said.) and in my view, turns people into self-described cyber kings!

No, Facebook may not be destroying this site, but it's creating a generation of cyber-morons that won't have a clue about fishing or boating, which will start the ball rolling.

Thankfully there are plenty of intelligent people that still favor this site (as well as others) with their input and contributions.

Think about how many times you hear , or have heard younger people say "How did you do that?" while doing something you learned about fishing as a kid?

OK, the soapbox is free now!

Rockfish9 07-31-2012 12:00 PM

never gonna see me on Face book.. my space or any other clown social media site..I get all the enterrainment and news about things that matter here and I even have made a few friends to boot..
F.B.s just another fad that will fade in time...

GattaFish 07-31-2012 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockfish9 (Post 951462)
F.B.s just another fad that will fade in time...

Wall St. Thinks it already has......

Rockport24 07-31-2012 04:10 PM

the fact that people like Joe are not on facebook just speaks volumes for why it will never destroy sites like this..
If you are new in the fishing game and are looking to learn and aren't on these forums you are really doing yourself a disservice.

FishermanTim 07-31-2012 05:15 PM

My OLDER brother is on Facebook, and when he's talking with mutual friends on the phone he'll say things like "Oh, Tim's not on Facebook" like it's some "special" club with exclusive membership perks.

I then correct him and say "I don't have Facebook, I have Phonebook, so I can CALL MY FRIENDS instead of sharing every worthless piece of drivel from my daily life online!!!

That usually shuts him up!

BigFish 07-31-2012 06:46 PM

I still love it here! Its still great! However F-B allows me to rant un-edited and only include those I choose to include.....and if I have a problem with you....buh-bye!! :uhuh:

spence 07-31-2012 07:02 PM

Im pretty sure this site started going downhill the moment I joined.
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fishbones 07-31-2012 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spence (Post 951539)
Im pretty sure this site started going downhill the moment I joined.
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And it gets worse every time you post.
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spence 07-31-2012 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishbones (Post 951542)
And it gets worse every time you post.
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Yea, how does it feel to be an accelerant?
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