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[Cranfield]

In fairness, we are ever critical of Organisations that make decisions and policy, having not, or rarely, consulted their membership.

 

We now have the NMC saying that this matter will be discussed with the membership at their AGM early next year and they get criticised for not making an instant decision.

 

I would suggest that such democracy in an Organisation is to be applauded.

[Elton]

In fairness, we are ever critical of Organisations that make decisions and policy, having not, or rarely, consulted their membership.

 

We now have the NMC saying that this matter will be discussed with the membership at their AGM early next year and they get criticised for not making an instant decision.

 

I would suggest that such democracy in an Organisation is to be applauded.

 

Exactly. What they shouldn't be expected to do is answer every question on every public forum, especially when those questions come from non-members who have a long and boring history of causing trouble wherever they can, just because the whole topic of discussion doesn't focus around them.

[thedogs]

Elton,

 

I have enough angling experiences in my 34 years on this planet not to be at all worried about the focus being on myself.

 

I really do not understand why you do not understand my points. They are as plain as your nose and not hard to understand at all.

 

I am really trying not to byte back at you as I do in fact like you and a knee jerk reaction to your really out of order comments would get me slung off yet again.

 

I do know that all the bodies representing RSA find it hard to act quickly enough when it comes to tackling over fishing, as does our government. This is a symptom of living in a democracy where everything must be voted on. By the time it’s been discussed and there have been meetings after meetings and votes after votes the sea will be void of sports fish.

 

The NMC should of just said we can not award Mat any trophies as his fish was caught in a non fishing area, that would have shut me up, I wouldn’t of had any reason to make any other comments.

 

As for crating mischief, if you read my posts on this subject I think you will find that I have been for the most part polite. Unlike other posters who made refference to Mats small hands and very small head!

 

The angler net hasn’t been as busy for months, well since last October anyhow.

 

Hope you are still willing to fish with me when my boats finished so I can show you what the Thames Estuary really has to offer!

Edited August 15, 2007 by thedogs

[Elton]

The angler net hasn’t been as busy for months, well since last October anyhow.

 

I served up over 3.5 million pages on this site alone last month, over 15 million hits.

 

How busy does it need to get before it's busy by your standards?

[thedogs]

Fair comment.

[Elton]

All I'm saying is that if you have problems with any NMC policy or action, then you really should take it up with them directly, or at least on the forum where the issue originated i.e. you've mentioned the BASS one here. To trawl every fishing website in the UK would take a team of blokes all hours of the day and I suspect that the NMC, like most angling organisations, relies a lot on the generosity with time of many of its key members and organisers.

 

I actually thought that your questions were answered in the fairly comprehensive post by one of them earlier in this thread. That is, the issue will be brought up at their AGM.

[thedogs]

Which is not until Febuary Elton, so would it not of been better for the NMC to have given a clear and promt statement explaining that however a great fish this may have been the NMC can not condone fishing in non fishing areas by awarding prizes.

This would have sent a clear signal that the NMC is a decent law abiding organisation that promotes good angling practises. As it is any one reading these pages could be forgiven for thinking thay are ducking the issue, more still protetual new members for example youngsters may have been put off from joining.

 

 

This should be my last post on the subject (unless I get more drawn in).

 

I would like to express my good wishes to Mat Baldwin and again congratulate him on what must be one of the best fish caught this year.

 

Mat maybe you could start your own campaign to open up areas of marinas that are closed to anglers so we could all get the chance of that magic fish like you did!

[barry luxton]

Which is not until Febuary Elton, so would it not of been better for the NMC to have given a clear and promt statement explaining that however a great fish this may have been the NMC can not condone fishing in non fishing areas by awarding prizes.

This would have sent a clear signal that the NMC is a decent law abiding organisation that promotes good angling practises. As it is any one reading these pages could be forgiven for thinking thay are ducking the issue, more still protetual new members for example youngsters may have been put off from joining.

This should be my last post on the subject (unless I get more drawn in).

 

The only way that the nmc can discuss this earlier is to have an extraordinary general meeting set up by the members if they should feel that it is something or an issue to discuss as explained. The only way to get their constitution changed is if you were a member yourself and had support by other members. I thought again the guy explained the nmc position clearly. Therefore no one should consider that they are ducking any issue. They are not. I am also a non-member of the nmc. I also will not post on this one point again. I might refer to it though.

[five bellies]

In fairness, we are ever critical of Organisations that make decisions and policy, having not, or rarely, consulted their membership.

 

We now have the NMC saying that this matter will be discussed with the membership at their AGM early next year and they get criticised for not making an instant decision.

 

I would suggest that such democracy in an Organisation is to be applauded.

 

 

 

Cranfield I believe your right!

 

Golly! did iI just say that out loud ?

[Norm B]

Cranfield I believe your right!

 

Golly! did iI just say that out loud ?

You must have, I heard you.