I don't think anyone copywrites a swap idea. I just meant that it was for materials and was so popular they had to start up another swap. I think doing it with flies is a great idea Chuck Dowling
"Great Spirits Have Always Encountered Violent Opposition From Mediocre Minds" A.E. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Martinez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 3:44 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] New Swap Idea > Hi Chuck- > > Thanks for emphasizing this, I don't want anyone to > think I originated this idea, that's why I mentioned > the Westfly swap and that the guy who started it there > had borrowed the idea from FAOL, which he gives them > credit for. > > Hope the the subject line "New Swap Idea" isn't > misleading, just meant it was new to me and maybe new > to VFB, at least I haven't seen a swap like this on > the list before. > > -John > Oregon > > > --- Chuck Dowling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > FAOL is doing it with materials I believe they have > > two boxes going now > > Chuck Dowling > > > > "Great Spirits Have Always Encountered Violent > > Opposition From Mediocre > > Minds" A.E. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Martinez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 3:17 PM > > Subject: [VFB] New Swap Idea > > > > > > > Okay, folks, let's get back to our roots. Flies > > and > > > swaps. I just joined a swap on another list I hang > > out > > > on, Westfly, which is a list for ff'ers from > > northern > > > Cal, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Before > > I > > > outline the swap, let me say that the guy who > > started > > > it on Westfly borrowed it from FAOL, so I don't > > feel > > > like I'm plagiarizing his idea. Apparently, the > > FAOL > > > swap started with tying materials, but I'm > > thinking we > > > can do it with flies. The one on Westfly is for > > flies, > > > too. > > > > > > Let's say, just for example, we start with 10 > > people, > > > each person ties three flies and sends them to me. > > Out > > > of the 30 flies, I take the ones I want and > > replace > > > them with at least the same number I took (or more > > if > > > I want). The flies I put in don't have to be the > > same > > > as the ones I orginally tied and they don't have > > to be > > > all the same. I then send them to the next person > > on > > > the list. That person can take as many or as few > > flies > > > as he wants, but he must replace them with at > > least as > > > many as he takes (or more). He then sends them on > > to > > > the next person who does the same and so on. The > > > number of flies in the box will gradually increase > > or > > > at least remain the same while the mix of flies > > will > > > change. Remember, the flies you put in can be > > totally > > > different from the flies you originally tied. > > > Theoretically, if no one cheats the box could go > > > around perpetually with different flies each time > > it > > > comes to you. > > > > > > I know this sounds kind of weird, but I think it > > might > > > be interesting. This wouldn't work with any group > > > except one like VFB, since it depends on basically > > > fair, honest, upright and just plain fine folks, > > > exactly the like the ones on this list. > > > > > > Anyway, if there's any interest in this, let me > > know. > > > If anyone has any suggestion, please say so. Don't > > > want to have too many restrictions or rules, would > > > like to keep it to trout flies and of course no > > > ridiculously easy flies, since it's not fair to > > > everyone else. If you think this a crazy idea, > > don't > > > hesitate to say that, too. Once the box has gone > > > around a few times, we could, with the vote of > > > everyone involved, donate the flies to a cause or > > > maybe auction them off and donate the money to TU > > or > > > FFF or or the Boy Scouts or see just how long we > > can > > > keep it going. > > > > > > Okay, that's it. Please post your responses to the > > > list so everyone can get a feel for how this crazy > > > idea goes over. If it looks like there might be > > enough > > > interest (I'm thinking at minimum ten people), > > I'll > > > post a deadline and so on. > > > > > > One last note, 10 participants was just a "for > > > instance" kind of thing. I we had say, 25 tiers at > > 4 > > > flies each, it would make a real nice variety to > > start > > > out with. > > > > > > -John > > > Oregon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > The River- > > > You passers-by, who share my journey, > > > You move and change,I move and am the same; > > > You move and are gone, I move and remain. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > > > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > ===== > The River- > You passers-by, who share my journey, > You move and change,I move and am the same; > You move and are gone, I move and remain. > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/
