Let's all bow our heads in a moment of silence for the loss of Stlhdh2o!!

He posted many things that were unpopular and drew the ire of many for that. The fact of the matter is he said things that needed to be said to make people think about their own beliefs and feelings on "delicate" subjects.

Though he was not perfect he was always willing to share his knowledge (opinionated as it was!) to those that asked. Though I am angry at those that are responsible for his being gone I will bite my tongue as the board still has a lot to offer. It is still shameful!

RIP

Hilo, I don't know stlhdh2o at all. All I know is that he may have "expressed his opinion" a bit too strongly too many times. I personally know folks on this board he managed to p$ss off. Bob owns the rights on the board, and I trust that the individual in question was asked to tone things down before he was "asked" to vacate. Just my two cents.

As with any opinion it is simply that and I do respect it!

Perhaps his posts should be read again and then one should consider why those people were pissed off? I cannot find anything that was soo inflamatory in any of his posts. Matter of fact if you read through the entire threads you will actually notice that others (and I assume these are the people he pissed off) were actually quite rude and one could say obnoxious to him. But then again that is only my opinion and it is just that! Perhaps I should start a letter writing campaign to Bob against some of these people?!?!?! But honestly I have the ability to ignore their posts and read the ones of interest to me.

With regards to Bob having the right to do what he wants with the board, I don't argue that! He has every right to do what he wants to it.

I'm inclined to think that it was more a matter of something deemed as being in poor taste than an issue of something being too opinionated.

My $.02 as well.........

This isnt going to go anywhere!!!

LOCK IT!!!!

Bob- Better put the brakes on this one before it gets out of hand...

just my .02 TM

I know that parts of the arguements included myself and nothing he ever said "offended" me. But I must say that some of the stuff he said was out there. But then again that's my opinion. I'll step forward and say I had nothing to do with his being gone. I'm for having him back, most of everything I read from him was knowledgeable.
Keith

I'm for letting H20 back...we had our bad moments...but I think he understands what gooose is all about....he and "HIS FRIENDS" just need to mellow out a bit...I have no animosity towards this guy just wish he and friends would be more selective in his/their posts...some stuff isn't worth saying guys...think bout it? But its not my board.

Life isn't fair Hilo, bye h2o

And my $.02 would be that that would be a little heavy handed....if you go around plonking every thread that has the potential for being controversial it wouldn't be much of a site, would it?

For the record, I thought most of shw's posts were interesting and thought provoking too, but a little too much on the "poking sticks in the lion's cage" sort of thing. I guess it was bound to happen. I still think his heart was in the right place, though.

I was asked to post this by Stlhdh2o.


Well, looks like the hammer fell on 'ol h2o. I guess I was standing right under it...I've been given the 'ol heave Hoh

Let's just put this one to bed for good. I appreciated my brief stint on the boards here and thought I was contributing at a high level. I always tried to make the rookies feel welcome and answer their asked and answered questions with patience. I expressed my opinion with passion and conviction...I saved the flames for counterattacks.

I always resisted posting on the threads that bordered on poor taste. Then I saw Bob mention that he didn't mind the adult themed posts. After seeing jokes made about insertion and sex with animals I didn't think my joke was that far out of line. If I offended anyone I am truly sorry.

Hopefully Bob is willing to rethink banning me for good. I have the feeling that if he were to search 'stlhdh2o' in the engine and actually read through the posts he would see that the 'trouble' he refers to is confined to about three or four threads, all of which are ones where I was attacked personally and reacted to defend myself. Take a look at the number of good threads vs. number of bad threads before passing the death penalty? I understand that he might not have time to do that every time an isuue comes up regarding a board member, but if you listen to only those who complain you are only getting one side of the story.

I appreciate those of you who have Emailed me expressing regret and support...thanks.

Take it easy on Hilo would you, he is not an alias he is my brother. I've asked him to post this and then let it go.

I'm around on Ifish...

See you on the river,

Eric
stlhdh2o@attbi.com
stlhdh2o@msn.com for chat

Skywalker-This isn't just a thread that has the potential of being controversial!! This is something that has been going on for a while..My thought is there are a few new folks here that are trying to start trouble and thats not what this board is for..A little light hearted poke is one thing but some of the pokes were uncalled for..

Bicker Bicker Bicker!!!



Lets get back to fishing!!!!

TM

We see it differently, but I certainly agree with your last comment. A-men!

For me it'll probably be June 1, which can't come soon enough.

Sky, I'd be Mr. Jones if I couldn't fish early summers in May!

FJ...out.

WOW!!

what the hell have i missed in the last couple weeks?? i come back from racing in montana to see that h2o has been banned?...please someone tell me which thread and what date it was posted to result in this (dare i say) permanent ban.

from the brief comments i've seen so far i will side with the unbanning of h2o...even when i did my prior posts as hedgie(most should remember that) for my school project, h2o seemed to let it pass the fastest...and he gave me some real insightfull comments on some of my threads, sometimes making me think about things twice, sometimes just putting me in my place(which i deserved!)

i guess my final question is
WHAT DID HE ACTUALLY SAY OR DO??

Any grace any of these individuals may have gotten down the road is long gone. The numerous attempts to reregister by several of the banned users is pretty sad, and now we'll go a little further ... consider this a formal warning that these said individuals are NOT welcome here and any further attempts will be considered spamming the board and I will be more than happy to forward record of this to the abuse departments of your ISP's

Yeah, with my (and the wifey's) schedules, I'm pretty much tied to local quick hitters most of the time. When the kids get old enough to fend for themselves (2, 3 maybe? )I'll be taking more time to travel to wherever it's open.

It just makes getting out there that much more meaningful, which also makes the 0'fers easier to handle.

A bad day on the river is better than any day.....well, that pretty much sums it up.

that blows that there gone, I wonder what they did?

Lots of things go on behind the scenes that mostly all are unaware of. Bob during the time I've been a member of this BB has run a relatively loose ship and has been extremely tolerant,so I think we owe him the right to run this board as he see's fit as this is his child you know. Some people just abused their 10th second chance.