Jack, The vfb IS the friendliest place I've ever been. So please understand that the folks here are very jealous about the qualities of what makes this site a great site. I've been on it five years now and seen a lot of 'flame-wars', and if anything raises any hackles, it will be for someone disrespecting a vfb'er or breaking Byard's rules. As friendly as it is, Byard has 'unsubscribed' people because they "wouldn't play nice". That's what keeps it friendly.
It's not my job to police Byard's site, but one of his fast rules is 'no advertising or selling' on his site without his permission. I was trying to be polite in my approach, but I think you didn't read me clearly between the parentheses. When you replied that you 'really don't care', I knew what would follow. This is not the type of comment that will sit well on this site. The site is friendly because we DO care. This is not the first time we've been here, and it won't be the last. So, Jack, welcome to the site. Obviously you are an expert tier, so we want you to stay so we can learn from you. But we DO have a friendly community here because Byard has rules. I've already emailed Bart off vfb. I understand how you feel about your fly sales. But the suspicions arose with some, and I'll admit with me too, that you guys were working in concert- two new names- tandem sales? (And a helluva compliment!) But hey, that's not bad, in itself. I'd respect the tactic, if it weren't the vfb. It doesn't matter if you are working together or not, and I'll believe you at your word that you are not, the fact of the matter is that Byard doesn't allow his site to be used for sales. And maybe I can help you out a bit. I'm on Whiting's pro team, and I can reguarly get rare hackles others only hear about. Some vfb'ers can attest to that. Have you tried the new Hebert Speckled Champagne Badger saddle hackles yet? And no, they're not for sale- they're for free, like for everyone else I sent them to. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Flood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] DRY FLY KIT just for the record, i am deeply offended with the actions of certain members of VFB, and it has drastically lowered my opinion of this previously friendly organization. sincerely, jack "mehoff" >From: "Jack Flood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [VFB] DRY FLY KIT >Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 22:16:30 -0400 > >Homer- (or was it Bart or Marge?? sorry couldnt remember) > >wOw, you are obviously a total idiot! man, if you would just read a little >more you would see that my last name is flood, not mehoff. jack mehoff? >what are you thinkin about dude? are we in second grade? maybe you are, i >guess, intellectually. i guess the only reason you havent attempted to sell >some flies is cause you arent good enough. do me a favor, while you arent >catching any fish by the stream the next time you make an attempt at >fishing, just think how useful jack mehoff's flies would be. AND, second, >if your gonna insult my name, dude at least be original, there are so many >better ones out there than, and i quote, uh whats your last name? mehoff? >seriously, you dont have much room to talk anyway, Bart. > >jack (not mehoff) > > > > > > > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: [VFB] DRY FLY KIT >>Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 21:58:38 EDT >> >>In a message dated 10/20/2002 08:50:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> >><< don, >> i really dont care, im not really trying to profit off of this, this is >>just >> one tier to another....helping a fellow fisherman out, trust me you will >>be >> glad come march and you have a selection like this in your arsenal. some >> people may not like tying dries at all, and this is a good deal, you >>wont >> find something like this in bass pro shops. plus, i just like to tie, >>and >> spread my capabilities to people who appreciate them. thanks for the >> advice, but no thanks, ebay is just a pain and i dont feel like i can >>trust >> anyone on it, but i feel safe going through VFB. SO, if anyone is >> interested in the flies, drop me an email, thanks guys >> >> Jack >> >> >>Jack whats you last name? Mehoff? Just to be honest thats what you sound >>like, as Grand Master Fly Tyer DonO stated there are over 500 tyers on >>here >>that will have no use for your "product". You might want to try some of >>those >>other wanna be fly tyer forums. Besides you can go into just about any fly >>shop and find those kits for a wide range of flies at about have the price >>you quoted...not making a profit huh?? >> >>Bart > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Broadband? Dial-up? Get reliable MSN Internet Access. >http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp _________________________________________________________________ Unlimited Internet access for only $21.95/month. Try MSN! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/2monthsfree.asp
