I stay out of countervail posts but I will say this. I have been with this list
since day one.
Yes, it has changed some and we have lost some members that used to contribute
a lot of good info on tying, I for one did reply to any questions on tying that
I could reply with a reasonable good answer.I have to admit, I don't do it as
much anymore.
My opinion on that post is my own, (I replied OFF LIST) but lets not leave the
list because of this. This is a close knit group and it will pass.Let's stay
together and not let the list fall apart like the other two did in the past.
Tony
--- On Fri, 10/24/08, Chris Cook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Chris Cook [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [VFB] Re: for fly fishing/tying discussion only - DUH !
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 4:44 AM
Ronan,
I have to agree with you and BIll.
This is primarily a fly tying group and all topics should be about fly tying or
fly fishing.
I am not religious at all and find all of these prayer requests to be a bit
grinding at times. Surely there are better places to post this sort of thing
such as a local church group?
Political threads with regard to the Iraq war should be avoided. I accept some
people will have family members who have fought or are fighting in Iraq or
Afghanistan, but this isn't relevant to a fly tying or fly fishing group. I
don't agree with American politics (or a lot of UK politics under Labour) but I
would never start banging on about it on VFB.
I was never a hugely prolific poster on VFB but I've now taken to deleting most
of the e-mails I get rather than reading them because the amount of on topic
useful information is becoming smaller and smaller.
Can we please stop the off topic prayer requests and other things and get back
to what this group was set up for - discussing fly tying - the name Virtual Fly
Box kind of gives it away ;)
Moan over
Chris
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On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Ronan MacLoughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No, not NUFF said..
Im afraid I have to agree with Bill et al.
Ive not participated much over the last year or so, mainly because of the
non-fly tying related material.
I realise that this is a mainly US of A based group, and so topics for
discussion will likely be related to what is pertinant to US folk but obviously
there will be some US folk not interseted in specific topics.
8 years ago I signed up for a fly tying forum, not anything else and so,
despite the tying gems that I still read in my daily review of posts, I am sad
to say that I am going to unsubscribe.
I have my own interests and one of them is most certainly not america's
involvement in a war. If it was, I am sure that there are plenty more forums
that would cater to me. I could come out strongly and tell you all exactly what
I think of it, but then i'd wouldnt have a leg to stand on re: this mail.
I could also have simply unsubscribed and said nothing, Im sure not many would
have noticed, but I felt it was necessary to at least back up the call for a
return to a more fly-tying related forum..as it was in the past. This
WAS, in my opinion, the best forum related to fly tying and fishing on the web.
I have enjoyed the banter, the jokes, and participating in some fantastic fly
swaps, but I draw my line at listening to war related stories.
Yes, everyone is entitled post a pic of a grandson et cetera, but not when
there is a political bent behind it. And even then it takes from the fly tying
topics.
I will say a prayer, but it is going to be for an end to this and all
unnecessary righteous acts of violence.
It is obviously hard for some to agree with, and that is certainly
understandable if you have spent and risked life and limb for your country.
This just isnt the forum for it.
Good luck to you all.
From: Bill and Tina [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, 24 October, 2008 0:49:32
Subject: [VFB] Re: for fly fishing/tying discussion only - DUH !
I agree Jay and everyone else Fly Fishing and Tying is why I joined the list
not prayer groups or political rantings. I've been a member for over 8 years
and I do not participate much anymore because of all discussions of other
subjects I don't come to the list for birthday updates, prayer lists, sport
team discussions etc.
I joined for Fly Fishing Stuff so if this is a prayer list I'll have to say bye.
Bill
From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com ] On Behalf
Of Jimmy D. Moore
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 3:58 PM
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: [VFB] Re: for fly fishing/tying discussion only - DUH !
I've been a member of the VFB for 10 + years. And . . . .we've always treated
each other as family, including births, deaths, birthdays and other info that
friends pass along to each
