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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 06:13 AM


Well, I'm not leaving unless I lose my posting rights. I love it here. In fact you'll all note I haven't said a word about Pompano in months, I'm even warming to the Kapt. and Lil' Tasha. The goat and I don't see eye to eye but we can co-exist. I'll even miss skeet's bombast and perhaps, just maybe if the little professor were to leave who would we trust for true leadership. I could get through a half a year of down Dennis with my attitude right now.

Maybe it's because things are going just swell for me right now. Two days ago I caught a 242 pound amberjack. What a tussle. Whew!
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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 09:56 AM


As someone who's been around on online communities since the newsgroups of the late 90s, my experience has been that when someone feels the need to go out with a bang and say their peace, invariably it's to play victim and express how they've been mistreated and to garner one last bit of perceived sympathy before either returning immediately or soon thereafter when they realize that the real world doesn't afford them the attention they crave. It's really quite pathetic.
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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 10:06 AM


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Well, I'm not leaving unless I lose my posting rights. I love it here. In fact you'll all note I haven't said a word about Pompano in months, I'm even warming to the Kapt. and Lil' Tasha. The goat and I don't see eye to eye but we can co-exist. I'll even miss skeet's bombast and perhaps, just maybe if the little professor were to leave who would we trust for true leadership. I could get through a half a year of down Dennis with my attitude right now.

Maybe it's because things are going just swell for me right now. Two days ago I caught a 242 pound amberjack. What a tussle. Whew!
WOW! doesnt that top the world record by 80 or 90 pounds!? get a photo up asap!:o
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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 10:25 AM


[Edited on 6-4-2012 by toneart]



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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 10:25 AM
record fish


Sorry Willard, just now had a chance to take some pix out of my camera.

amberjack.jpg - 32kB
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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 10:47 AM


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Sorry Willard, just now had a chance to take some pix out of my camera.
how many fish taco's in one of them I wonder.:biggrin:
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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 11:37 AM


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snaggle puss !!:lol::lol: K & T


Heavens to Mergatroid! Hilarious!!!!!:lol:

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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 11:41 AM


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As someone who's been around on online communities since the newsgroups of the late 90s, my experience has been that when someone feels the need to go out with a bang and say their peace, invariably it's to play victim and express how they've been mistreated and to garner one last bit of perceived sympathy before either returning immediately or soon thereafter when they realize that the real world doesn't afford them the attention they crave. It's really quite pathetic.


It is commonly known as a "GBCW" post, meaning "Good-bye Cruel World."

[Edited on 6-3-2012 by DanO]




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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 11:56 AM


Time to fry up some catfish!!
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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 12:01 PM


You dropped out of the Baja Nomads? Who'd miss you? That highway goes on for ever and the party never ends.:biggrin:
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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 12:35 PM


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Because the board has been important to them, and they feel compelled to say they're disatisfied with the changes. They still feel attached to the friends here that they had at one time, but many of those friends leave the board, one by one, and soon no one familiar is left to talk with.
Everything morphs.....as does the board. Leaders take over and followers leave.

I, for one, miss many of the posters who tolerated me when I first arrived and grew to be my friends here. The list is long.

I see this place as a neighborhood bar. The clientele is solid and they have their own seats, but they come and go. Sometimes they die.....and that happens here. We honor in death those Nomads who have passed in our midst as well as those we hear about from times past.

What I'm trying to say is.....posters who announce their departure just want to be recognized as worthy of someone saying, "Please don't leave."
And.....they usually hear that.


Thanks Norm.
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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 12:44 PM


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I could get through a half a year of down Dennis with my attitude right now.



Awwww Jorge........what a nice thing to say, although I'm gonna do my best to not test your resolve and stamina.
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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 02:49 PM
Drama Queen Syndrome!!


Quote:
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Quote:
Originally posted by LaPazGringo
As someone who's been around on online communities since the newsgroups of the late 90s, my experience has been that when someone feels the need to go out with a bang and say their peace, invariably it's to play victim and express how they've been mistreated and to garner one last bit of perceived sympathy before either returning immediately or soon thereafter when they realize that the real world doesn't afford them the attention they crave. It's really quite pathetic.


It is commonly known as a "GBCW" post, meaning "Good-bye Cruel World."

[Edited on 6-3-2012 by DanO]


Also known as "searching for someone who cares?"
I don't give a rip if you leave
just stay away if you say goodbye
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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 03:36 PM


Runner, we need people like you to stay and play, to always show us your good, human side -- sort of a model newcomers could emulate.
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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 03:44 PM


Careful Paula, I posted something about Mr. Bill's attitude, and the post is missing from this thread today!

Maybe he's lurking and sending in reports.




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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 03:46 PM
Thanks Osprey


Now you can remove tongue from cheek and tell me what you really think....

Actually I am a really good guy,
just hate to sit through these emotional goodbyes.

As I said, when I get ticked, I leave,
when I get over it (or get another fresh dose of Baja dust on my shoes) then I return

No teary farewells,
No gushy reunions.....
No drama


Just Do It!!!
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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 03:53 PM
Why Do People Announce They Are Leaving The Board?


Methinks that for many, it is merely just lonely folks needing attention.
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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 04:08 PM


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Maybe he's lurking and sending in reports.


Doesn't sound much like Bill. :lol:
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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 04:09 PM


I would like to take this opportunity to say I'm leaving this board. I feel the need to announce this for my own self important reasons.

Just kidding.:P




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[*] posted on 6-3-2012 at 04:20 PM


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Careful Paula, I posted something about Mr. Bill's attitude, and the post is missing from this thread today!

Maybe he's lurking and sending in reports.


That was a right-on, well written post also.

Scary that it can just go away, I wondered about it also.
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