GrahamM
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"Not surprising that when it comes to fishing websites the vast majority of us prefer to keep our heads below the parapet and just pop up now and then for a spot of sniping. In fact, websites are the ideal place for anglers."
Kevin is right, but it's a sad fact of internet life that it isn't just anglers. You can see the same thing on all websites where posters are not moderated to the point of extinction.
In fact, it's become custom and practice to use a nickname; it's expected of you. On most sites those who use their real names are in the minority.
In some cases there is good reason for not using your real name, ie, when posting from work when you're not supposed to. Generally though, nicknames are used to hide behind, to give power to those who haven't got the balls to say something as themselves, to voice opinions that they haven't otherwise got the guts to publish.
It's whymany high profile anglers keep off angling websites, for they just become targets for those who envy their success and for those who need to vent their anger because they had unhappy childhoods. Who better to take it out on than someone who's made a successful career out of angling?
The consequence of this of course, is that many high profile anglers are there, either lurking, or they themselves are posting under a nickname.
The answer isn't to ban nicknames, for then you would be banning those who are unable to post without one. And most of the cowardly'snipers' would just give themselves a name that just seemed real.
No, nicknames are something we have to live with on forums I'm afraid. It's a shame, but that's how it is.
Kevin is right, but it's a sad fact of internet life that it isn't just anglers. You can see the same thing on all websites where posters are not moderated to the point of extinction.
In fact, it's become custom and practice to use a nickname; it's expected of you. On most sites those who use their real names are in the minority.
In some cases there is good reason for not using your real name, ie, when posting from work when you're not supposed to. Generally though, nicknames are used to hide behind, to give power to those who haven't got the balls to say something as themselves, to voice opinions that they haven't otherwise got the guts to publish.
It's whymany high profile anglers keep off angling websites, for they just become targets for those who envy their success and for those who need to vent their anger because they had unhappy childhoods. Who better to take it out on than someone who's made a successful career out of angling?
The consequence of this of course, is that many high profile anglers are there, either lurking, or they themselves are posting under a nickname.
The answer isn't to ban nicknames, for then you would be banning those who are unable to post without one. And most of the cowardly'snipers' would just give themselves a name that just seemed real.
No, nicknames are something we have to live with on forums I'm afraid. It's a shame, but that's how it is.