Question For Admin - Mods on Getting a New Section on This Site

44fordy

44fordy

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Hi Guys,

Without numbers, I'm guessing that there is a lot of hunters on this site, myself included.

I've been in a few threads about Outfitters, and think that it may be a nice idea to have a segment of this site for "Outfitter Reviews and Reccommendations"? Whaddya think?

I myself have had great experiences with some northern outfitters, and I've had some really NOT so good experiences!

I've also rec'd some good, AND scary feedback on some operators.

So, in closing, how would we go about getting something on here particularly FOR this particular area of discussion?

Idears?
 
The challenge there is that the owners of the board absolutely hate to advertise for other people for free. Which is essentially what you'd be doing by mentioning specific outfitters as being good. They also hate dealing with lawsuits, which is what you might get if you allow a section dedicated to saying a specific outfitter is 'bad'. And lets be fair - some dink is unfairly pissed about the service he got (maybe he thinks he was 'guaranteed' an animal) and he posts a really unfair and nasty review - that would financially impact the outfitter and he'd be right to complain and ask to tell 'his' side of it, and now we have a mess to clean up.

I think all you can do is start a thread on an outfitter that you really liked or one you really hated and have a discussion, and anyone looking at using a specific guide or looking for a good guide will have to use the search features to bring it up.

Your idea isn't bad at all - but there's some practical elements which would make it difficult to talk the 'management' into implementing.
 
When someone is trying to select an outfitter the best advice is to get references (a random selection not just the ones the outfitter likes to give out) and contact them with enquiry about the total hunt experience.

On a forum review you may get comments like "I didn't like this outfitters camp at all. It rained all week."

Or "This outfitter is no good, I wanted to kill a B&C buck but all I saw in 6 days were 150 class deer."

Hunters often have expectations that outfitters can not fulfill. And unhappy people tend to want to tell everybody about their experience more than happy satisfied costomers.

Just some obsevations as I too have never been out with and outfitter and do not see myself doing so.

Robin in Rocky
 
Coltfan - your post was really inappropriate and has been sliced. You should know better than to post people's personal info or names, at the very least.
 
People post my first name all the time...I don't see those posts sliced...
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I've never seen it and if i did i'd slice it unless it was obvious you didn't care or unless you'd posted it yourself. We have certanly done that numerous times for others.

If there was some confusion on the matter for you, that should clarify it. We allow no posting of personal information without the express consent of the person whos information is being posted, and even then we discourage it.

This applies even to information which might be readily accessed form another online or print source.
 
Foxer said:
I've never seen it and if i did i'd slice it unless it was obvious you didn't care or unless you'd posted it yourself. We have certanly done that numerous times for others.

If there was some confusion on the matter for you, that should clarify it. We allow no posting of personal information without the express consent of the person whos information is being posted, and even then we discourage it.

This applies even to information which might be readily accessed form another online or print source.
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Where is this rule posted for the members to see ?
I had no idea it was board policy...you can be assured from here on in when I see my real name posted you will be getting a PM.
 
Where is this rule posted for the members to see ?
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Somewhere on our rules section - i'll make sure it's updated if there's some that don't have it.
I had no idea it was board policy...
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Well that'd be why you haven't received any punishment other than me telling you it's board policy :D

you can be assured from here on in when I see my real name posted you will be getting a PM.
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I would have expected that all along - but yes, definitely. No use of personal info unless the person who's info it is agrees. And even then we don't really like to see it much.
 
MadDog said:
Holy Crap!!!!

What are we gonna call Doug from here on in?
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Um now that's a question for discussion isn't it? :D

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Clearly as with all rules, and laws everywhere, there are exceptions, and exemptions.
Rules subject to interpretation by the mods, and admins.
Gatehouse, and Doug fall into the above.

Don't push your luck guys.
 
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Der. ferst thred on da gides and owtfitters.
 
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