The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

...on why you log on to the NCFFB. Do you want to talk and read about fly fishing and subjects related to that? Or do you want to see other people get flamed and treated like a "verbal pinata?" What does that have to do with fly fishing? If you want to see verbal fisticuffs, there are plenty of other sites for that on the net, but I ask: is this the best place for that?

I was here when the folks you mentioned in your post frequented the board, and all too often the subject matter was not about fly fishing, but bashing someone else, calling them names, perpetuating vicious stereotypes and other nastiness. I find it amazing that people think they can act the way that they do when they are online, and think that they can say whatever they want. Would they do that if they were face to face? I doubt it. I can see some harsh kidding that goes on between close friends, but doing so to complete strangers is nothing but rude and lacks any kind of class, maturity or manners whatsoever.

Fly anglers come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and there is NO one way to fish, think, vote, drive, dress, buy, etc. Respecting differences would be a nice start, and holding one's tongue (or keyboard) would go a long way in helping this come about.

Just my two cents.

--FlyGuy (Dave)