Has this website changed?

[bloocrab]

DZ -

I agree with you on the boat swing on the main page...
I think a LOT of it has to do with much fewer (successful) surf reports and manny more boat reports. As I'm sure we'll ALL agree...most members on this site or any other site for that matter...are REPORT CHASERS. ,,,

If the surf fishermen that are catching fish right now posted as such...the boat threads would seem more scattered. However manny of them are staying quiet therefore making the surf seem quieter...keeping the chasers at bay,, which in turn keeps the surf threads at bay....Chasers post more, that's one of the ways they fish

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out what general area someone is fishing from, based on their post. When they post fish,,, you head in that general direction. With NO reports,,, most people are waiting for what has already begun....to begin

It doesn't bother me much at all anyway. I honestly feel alot of the main page has turned into product promotion,,,whether a sponsor is juicing his stuff, or having a close friend do it for him. A lot of advertising going on. Again, members are making some GREAT stuff...more power to em' ( I ain't complaining, just noting what I see ). SEND ME FREE PLUGGAGE PLEASE

I have to give a shout out to Tattoo though....I don't see any self-promotion going on from him even though his stuff still flys off the shelves, but we'll save that for a different thread

Let's not forget about JohnR too....,,,he owns a boat now....and if you look at his last thread, he's looking for Boat caught fish pictures, ...it's obvious he too, is leaning toward a boating forum. ...if and when he ever christens his with the champagne

On a serious note: This statement made by the Boss "This site is directed by you guys"....goes a lot deeper than one thinks. John has always allowed it to drift in the direction of the masses. Why don't the surf guys create a union so the boat guys don't overturn the site?

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

It doesn't bother me much at all anyway. I honestly feel alot of the main page has turned into product promotion,,,whether a sponsor is juicing his stuff, or having a close friend do it for him. A lot of advertising going on. Again, members are making some GREAT stuff...more power to em' ( I ain't complaining, just noting what I see ). SEND ME FREE PLUGGAGE PLEASE

Yeh - this has been a bit of a trend that I'm going to address soon, not yet sure how we're going to go.

Originally Posted by bloocrab

Let's not forget about JohnR too....,,,he owns a boat now....and if you look at his last thread, he's looking for Boat caught fish pictures, ...it's obvious he too, is leaning toward a boating forum. ...if and when he ever christens his with the champagne

Yeh, I've owned a boat for three years - it's hit the water ZERO times - I love boats and I will fish from them, then again I really love fishing the surf. I plan to do both forever... The boat caught pictures - I have a "photo" which has 5 pictures of shore based fishing and need to add one for a boat ....

Originally Posted by bloocrab

On a serious note: This statement made by the Boss "This site is directed by you guys"....goes a lot deeper than one thinks. John has always allowed it to drift in the direction of the masses. Why don't the surf guys create a union so the boat guys don't overturn the site?

This site is "You Guys", the success or failure of this site, the Fun or UnFun, is largely up to you. I have a lot more chance of screwing it up than making it better . I get a lot of people thanking me for this site and I (almost) always attribute this back to you all. You guys make this site what it is...