12-28-2011, 07:11 PM
No, you're not abrasive, so don't sweat the small stuff, and truly someone's opinion on a forum is SMALL stuff. Don't let it affect you that much. It is just THEIR opinion, not everyone's.
If you let their opinion drive you off, you are letting them win. We don't want that kind of a board, where we are left with the dregs that drove everyone else off. So stay and post. It is what you know, and what you think of yourself that is important. I appreciate your willingness to share and enthusiasm for the sport. I have learned a lot from you, and I always like more information about the local area.
Unfortunately writing on a forum doesn't convey the meaning you would get if you were talking to someone in person. Misunderstandings happen, and people take comments as being more than they were. Don't be sensitive and take one or two people's opinions as the whole boards opinion. Maybe they are having a bad day, or maybe they get picked on at work, and they want to pick on someone else! [laugh][:|] It is like grade school, you find some people that you click with and some you don't. The ones you don't click with you can ignore them and their private messages etc., you don't have to play their game. They want to get a rise out of you and if you let them then they win. Just be courteous and polite, but brush what they say off. Even the very blunt rude ones.
To those of you that were offended by the negative comments about Utahans fishing up here. Don't be!!! It wasn't everyone on the board that feels that way. I would say that the majority DON'T feel that way at all. A lot of you Utahans that fish here are really great. You're helpful, and post some great reports. I have learned a lot from you. You contribute a lot both to the forum and to our state's resources. [
] So keep up the reports. Don't let the jerks win.
Avery's Adventure, I really miss your reports, and would love to hear what you and Avery are catching these days. He must be a pretty good sized boy now, and quite the fishing partner!
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If you let their opinion drive you off, you are letting them win. We don't want that kind of a board, where we are left with the dregs that drove everyone else off. So stay and post. It is what you know, and what you think of yourself that is important. I appreciate your willingness to share and enthusiasm for the sport. I have learned a lot from you, and I always like more information about the local area.
Unfortunately writing on a forum doesn't convey the meaning you would get if you were talking to someone in person. Misunderstandings happen, and people take comments as being more than they were. Don't be sensitive and take one or two people's opinions as the whole boards opinion. Maybe they are having a bad day, or maybe they get picked on at work, and they want to pick on someone else! [laugh][:|] It is like grade school, you find some people that you click with and some you don't. The ones you don't click with you can ignore them and their private messages etc., you don't have to play their game. They want to get a rise out of you and if you let them then they win. Just be courteous and polite, but brush what they say off. Even the very blunt rude ones.
To those of you that were offended by the negative comments about Utahans fishing up here. Don't be!!! It wasn't everyone on the board that feels that way. I would say that the majority DON'T feel that way at all. A lot of you Utahans that fish here are really great. You're helpful, and post some great reports. I have learned a lot from you. You contribute a lot both to the forum and to our state's resources. [
] So keep up the reports. Don't let the jerks win.Avery's Adventure, I really miss your reports, and would love to hear what you and Avery are catching these days. He must be a pretty good sized boy now, and quite the fishing partner!
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