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Rodney

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Changes in the fishing report access
« on: March 12, 2008, 06:00:10 PM »
We've made some changes today. The fishing report section can only be accessed by forum members that have made ten posts or more and subscribers. Guests and Newbies cannot post or read the reports.
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Re: Changes in the fishing report access
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2008, 07:03:10 PM »
not such a good thing, but what ever I will just post some non sense topics here till I get ten....
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Re: Changes in the fishing report access
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2008, 07:05:17 PM »
hey I looks like I already have 15 so I doesn't matter.... probably to many fresh ones if you know what I mean..:)  the report page didn't load the first time so I'll try it again.
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Re: Changes in the fishing report access
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2008, 07:06:19 PM »
Quote from: steeleagle on March 12, 2008, 07:03:10 PM
not such a good thing, but what ever I will just post some non sense topics here till I get ten....

1) Your total post count is 15, so you already have access to the fishing report section.

2) "non sense" posts will be deleted and post count will be reset. The discussion is set up to accommodate all age groups, but not juveniles.
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Re: Changes in the fishing report access
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2008, 07:08:25 PM »
yea thanks rod.....
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Re: Changes in the fishing report access
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2008, 09:06:41 PM »
I put my money on the table, how about the rest of you? Is that good for one or two years Rod? Well worth the cash which ever it is.
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Re: Changes in the fishing report access
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2008, 09:16:25 PM »
Good for one. ;)

Just to make it clear, if you have been a member who already have made ten posts or more, your access to the fishing report section remains unchanged. If you are a member who have not made any posts and want to access the fishing report section, you can either start contributing content or become a FWR subscriber which would grant you instant access.

The objective of this latest change is to let members who have been contributing over the years to be mutually benefited by others' contributions. This may also improve the quality of the fishing reports. We shall see.
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Re: Changes in the fishing report access
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2008, 09:29:45 PM »
Good move.
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Re: Changes in the fishing report access
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2008, 09:32:03 PM »
I like the new change.
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Re: Changes in the fishing report access
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2008, 09:36:37 PM »
good one
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Re: Changes in the fishing report access
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2008, 09:49:32 PM »
The time has come, so many lurkers. ;) Might also increase some "guys" communication skills that are so sadly missing.
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another SLICE of dirty fish perhaps?

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Re: Changes in the fishing report access
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2008, 10:54:48 PM »
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Re: Changes in the fishing report access
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2008, 10:45:30 AM »
What were the statistics of non-member "fishing report" views to member views? 
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Re: Changes in the fishing report access
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2008, 10:57:45 AM »
Sorry, I guess I was a lurker. I thought all members were subscribers and never got around to signing up.
I promise to contribute going forward. :D
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Re: Changes in the fishing report access
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2008, 01:13:37 PM »
I've been a lurker since 2005. I'm curious to hear whether this approach will achieve what you want it to achieve Rodney. I thought that advertising revenue was a direct result of site hits. Won't this limit a significant number of hits?

It would have been good to give us some warning as some of us would likely have contributed some fishing report related input but may have very little to contribute to other forum categories.

I guess this post brings my number to 2  :-\
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