Ok, now my 2 cents... I actually found out about this list because the posts come up on search engines like Google. I was stumbling onto these great posts from some list I didn't know about until I finally said to myself, "Why am I not part of this great list?" That was not too long ago and I've thoroughly enjoyed being part of it since then.
If you're concerned about privacy issues then it is always a good idea to read the Privacy Statement that accompanies a website to find out if, and how they might be sharing information. And, if something is really a secret, don't post it on the internet of all places! <g> I'm not trying to slam anyone here and hope that didn't sound rude. I really like all of the conversations on this list whether controversial or not. I do, however, recommend that we all try to be civil. I look at flyfishing in much the same way that I used to look at climbing: the group of people involved with it are, for the most part, really-darn-nice people that are willing to help each other out. It's a great community. Oh, one other thing. This list is especially cool to me because it is @eskimo.com. Back in the mid-80's when I was a teenager I used to "hang out" on the Eskimo North BBS and The Citadel BBS - a couple cool bulletin board systems in the Seattle area (Commodore 64 and 300 baud modem - hehe). It was neat to realize that Eskimo North had grown up into an ISP. -tight lines all- Jim Speaker -----Original Message----- From: Jewelee at Cluster Businesses [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 1:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: where have all the reports gone? Since the subject has come up, I'll put in my 2 cents worth. When I first joint this group - way back when - it was limited to Northwest (mostly Washington) flyfishers and wasn't very big. The premise seemed to be sharing among ourselves without inviting hordes to our favorite spots. I enjoyed participating. This year someone got the bright idea ( frankly, I couldn't tell you who it was ) to make all the information we had posted public domain by using them as a searchable data base on the group's website. This is the first post I have made since. It bothered me so much to find my email posts suddenly available to anybody and everybody in the entire world when they were not submitted for that purpose, I have since been unable to bring myself to post more information. Like I said - just my 2 cents. -Jewelee -----Original Message----- From: Kent Lufkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 3:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: where have all the reports gone? It isn't so much a question of trust as just not wanting to see all my fishing buddies at my favorite spot at the same time. Come to think of it, I've never run across any of my buddies at my favorite spots. It's always someone else that's there catching MY fish ;-) Kent Lufkin >Also, anyone who would share a "secret" hole with someone who they do not >completely trust is a fool.
