Post by BentRod on Jul 15, 2012 20:18:59 GMT -5
Hi guys. Glad to see all of you that made it over here and hopefully there will be some others to show up soon. As some of you may know, I started these boards a few days ago with Mward’s help, even though he doesn’t want any credit! Honestly, I just threw them together as a backup plan in case we needed a new home as it looked like the old site was getting ready to crash and burn. I wasn’t planning on taking it public until I knew for sure what was happening. Anyways, I didn’t like what was happening there on Friday to members that I felt were “the heart of the site” so I consulted with some people about their thoughts on a new site and here we are. Honestly, I’m kind of shocked that we have this many people here already. I didn’t even know if these boards would be used, but as of now, the plan is to keep them going.
I just want to say that this site was created for the members. I have no desire to be a micromanager or dictator of the board. I just want to be a member like everyone else. I will gladly help to keep the site up and running and handle any other needs that may arise also. I have also been graciously offered help by several others, so we’ll be in good hands! I also welcome any suggestions that you all may have for the site. I have noted a couple of the suggestions in the "thank you" thread and there are some things in the works. Also, at this time, there is no desire to restrict membership or viewing privileges to anyone. I feel like the members are what makes this site special and I do not want to discourage anyone from joining or participating. I also want to encourage all anglers, not just striper guys, to join up and participate. This site is here for the members and they will make it what it is.
As far as the look of the site, there probably won’t be too many changes from the way it appears now. Mward is in charge of a logo/header and I think he’s working on that. Knowing him, there will be stickers, hats, shirts, etc with the logo on them also coming so be on the lookout for those!
One other thing…there are actually three URLs to access the site at this time..
www.smlfish.com
www.smlstripers.com (Thanks Brian!)
www.smlfishingforums.com
I plan on keeping smlfish.com and smlfishingforums.com up and running as long as the forums are active.
That’s about it for now. Have at it boys! ;D
I just want to say that this site was created for the members. I have no desire to be a micromanager or dictator of the board. I just want to be a member like everyone else. I will gladly help to keep the site up and running and handle any other needs that may arise also. I have also been graciously offered help by several others, so we’ll be in good hands! I also welcome any suggestions that you all may have for the site. I have noted a couple of the suggestions in the "thank you" thread and there are some things in the works. Also, at this time, there is no desire to restrict membership or viewing privileges to anyone. I feel like the members are what makes this site special and I do not want to discourage anyone from joining or participating. I also want to encourage all anglers, not just striper guys, to join up and participate. This site is here for the members and they will make it what it is.
As far as the look of the site, there probably won’t be too many changes from the way it appears now. Mward is in charge of a logo/header and I think he’s working on that. Knowing him, there will be stickers, hats, shirts, etc with the logo on them also coming so be on the lookout for those!
One other thing…there are actually three URLs to access the site at this time..
www.smlfish.com
www.smlstripers.com (Thanks Brian!)
www.smlfishingforums.com
I plan on keeping smlfish.com and smlfishingforums.com up and running as long as the forums are active.
That’s about it for now. Have at it boys! ;D