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Hi folks:
The Admins and Mods here at BCFR have decided to put on a little contest to celebrate the community that we have here. Here is how this will work: 1) Reply to this thread and Nominate another BCFR member who you feel has helped you in some special way. 2) Tell us why you have nominated this person by writing a concise, well-written story. 3) Presentation of the story, including writing style, photo illustration, humor, and the act of kindness itself, will all go towards the determination of the winner.
Rules of Eligibility:
1) Any BCFR member is eligible to be nominated by any other member...obviously you can't nominate yourself and tell us a story of how you helped yourself.
2) Obviously Moderators and Administrators of this site are not eligible for nomination...we're judging the entries.
3) In keeping with the family friendly nature of this site, as reflected by the comprehensive new rules agreement, absolutely no vulgar material allowed. Also be aware of copyright infringement when materials are used for the article.
Contest is open from now until October 15. Winner to be declared and prize awarded soon after that.
Why are we doing this? Because...
1) We like to think that BCFR is somewhat of a resource to anglers, and one way of growing our sport is to "give back". "Giving back" may take the form of teaching a new angler new techniques and skills, and encouraging them to become ethical anglers who have a strong sense of stewardship for the resources that we all enjoy. It could also be as simple as helping a fellow member head in the right direction by offering them some genuine tips when they ask about an area or body of water, which you have fished extensively, that they would like to explore.
2) We think that this contest will contribute to the positive atmosphere here at BCFR. Just think of how the person you nominate will feel when they read about how they helped you.
3) There have been a rash of recent incidents here in BCFR that have required the moderating team to delete posts or ban members. We don't want the membership to feel that the moderating team only censors posts or bans members. We do this because we love "hanging out" with fellow anglers who share a common passion of fishing in British Columbia...and we want to "give back" a little token of this appreciation.
So what can be won?
Nothing all that fancy...it's a brand new flyreel patterned after the Princess. It's well built, made in Japan, and would make a nice backup to someone who is already an avid flyfisher with lots of premium equipment, or a very nice starter reel for someone just thinking about getting into chucking flies. Attached are a couple of photos of the reel. Winner will PM me with a mailing address and the reel will be sent via Canada Post.
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Good luck...and I hope that there is some good participation! We look forward to reading some of these stories... :cheers:
The Admins and Mods here at BCFR have decided to put on a little contest to celebrate the community that we have here. Here is how this will work: 1) Reply to this thread and Nominate another BCFR member who you feel has helped you in some special way. 2) Tell us why you have nominated this person by writing a concise, well-written story. 3) Presentation of the story, including writing style, photo illustration, humor, and the act of kindness itself, will all go towards the determination of the winner.
Rules of Eligibility:
1) Any BCFR member is eligible to be nominated by any other member...obviously you can't nominate yourself and tell us a story of how you helped yourself.
2) Obviously Moderators and Administrators of this site are not eligible for nomination...we're judging the entries.
3) In keeping with the family friendly nature of this site, as reflected by the comprehensive new rules agreement, absolutely no vulgar material allowed. Also be aware of copyright infringement when materials are used for the article.
Contest is open from now until October 15. Winner to be declared and prize awarded soon after that.
Why are we doing this? Because...
1) We like to think that BCFR is somewhat of a resource to anglers, and one way of growing our sport is to "give back". "Giving back" may take the form of teaching a new angler new techniques and skills, and encouraging them to become ethical anglers who have a strong sense of stewardship for the resources that we all enjoy. It could also be as simple as helping a fellow member head in the right direction by offering them some genuine tips when they ask about an area or body of water, which you have fished extensively, that they would like to explore.
2) We think that this contest will contribute to the positive atmosphere here at BCFR. Just think of how the person you nominate will feel when they read about how they helped you.
3) There have been a rash of recent incidents here in BCFR that have required the moderating team to delete posts or ban members. We don't want the membership to feel that the moderating team only censors posts or bans members. We do this because we love "hanging out" with fellow anglers who share a common passion of fishing in British Columbia...and we want to "give back" a little token of this appreciation.
So what can be won?
Nothing all that fancy...it's a brand new flyreel patterned after the Princess. It's well built, made in Japan, and would make a nice backup to someone who is already an avid flyfisher with lots of premium equipment, or a very nice starter reel for someone just thinking about getting into chucking flies. Attached are a couple of photos of the reel. Winner will PM me with a mailing address and the reel will be sent via Canada Post.
Good luck...and I hope that there is some good participation! We look forward to reading some of these stories... :cheers:
