w44nty

Once my holidays are finished ie middle sept,I will drop you a line,I would be pleased to join you for a days fishing and a pint or 2

Mrs w44nty would love her to bits,she looks a real beauty

Perhaps there should be something in place where members who would like to become a moderator could forward their names to the owner to be chosen or rejected. Just a thought ,its not for me,but others might be interested

What do you actually vote on Barry? Also the name is Steve but friends call me Wanty,hence my user name w44nty ,why w44nty thats simple,its my number plate

Gav An interesting thought,I can see where you are coming from but you have to look at the picture a bit closer,the meets which include the birthday bash and the Christmas meets,seem to be supported mainly by members who live local,or other members who happen to be around at the time,A lot of the moderators live a long way from the area and therefore their attendance is limited. A good forum needs good moderators to keep people in check and to ensure that the forum is run correctly,luckily with our forum they do tend to take a back seat and let us get on with it ,hoping that if it starts to get a bit lively commonsense will prevail and everything returns to normality. There will always be some who do the job better than others but I believe we have a good mix. The question I would like answered is "How do moderators get selected?",do they volunteer their services or are they approached and asked,or are they mainly the people who set up the NBF after defecting from another forum. One thing that I have observed is they all stick together and support each others decisions whether they are right or wrong,making it a win win situation for them.

Jimbo I suggest you read the thread in question again,then come back and tell me Neil was the only one to breach the TOS,there were several comments made which in my opinion breach the TOS yet nothing was mentioned about those posts, even the meaning of a certain user name even breaches the TOS,just think about it,what looks normal to others could offend some,I will not say what it is in open forum,if you would like to contact me via a pm I will tell you my concerns over it One day a MOD will say "Sorry I got it wrong",now that will be the day!

Spot on Smellyloo I myself have been subject to to being branded a bad person on another forum,all by people who have not even met me,unfortunately people do judge on postings and make their own conclusions to what people are like. I would say all the members who have met Neil will come up with the same answer. He is a very polite and a very nice person.

Andy,you have hit the nail right on the head,at least 2 of us are supporting Neil.sadly others are not

Watch you do not fall off the fence Strowager,some of your comments did not help Neils cause

You just had to have the last dig at Neil didn't you Dan,its bad enough that Neil has left,I think you are totally out of order,something has certainly rattled your cage or were some of the comments a bit closer to home

This is a sad day,I have been lucky to have met Neil and his dear wife Karen ,they are both very nice people and I am very proud to to have met them,Neil was the 1st forum member I met,he took the trouble to come and see My wife and I whilst we were caravanning in Dorset,it was then when we struck a friendship and we have met a few times since then. Neil is no way a bigot and do not derserve to be referred to as one,it is a very sad day that he has decided to leave the forum over some of the comments made against him,which in my opinion should have been made directly to him via a PM and not aired in open forum as this looked to be a personal attack against him. In my time here Neil has made several interesting posts and I always looked forward to reading them all. No one can question Neils knowledge and love of the Norfolk Broads he has been coming here for years and I hope he will for many years to come,if you are reading this Neil I hope you change your mind and return,the NBF will not be the same without you. On a positive note I have Neils mobile and I shall definitely be keeping in touch.

I agree David the thread is getting a bit out of hand,it do not matter what what nationality, race or religion the people who committed the offences are,they should be punished for their crimes accordingly,they have committed a crime and should be made to suffer the consequences.

I comes down to a matter of opinion,I could have posted the online version but chose the longer version instead,it gives a more in depth meaning not just an abbreviated account. However I would not try to be clever to undermine another member by my post .

Paradise Lost is a long drawn out religous poem,John summed it up in 3 minutes when he wrote Imagine,In my opinion a masterpeice of my generation

Imagine there's no Heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one If only, John,your words could become reality,then this world of ours would become a better place to live and bring up familys for future generations.

It will be very interesting to see what sentences are given to the ones who get to court. Bring back the birch and flog them live on TV. Give more power to the Police who are frightened to act forcefully in case they get sued for excessive force. If i went out and burnt someones property down,I would probably get a life sentence or at least 20 years,this lot will more likely get tagged and serve a few hours community service. Send them down for 20 years apiece,this is an attack against our Country,and they should be treated the same as terrorists

I have known Bass to be caught up as far as Brundall,the angler did not know what it was. I fish Breydon for Bass regulary during the summer and have had plenty of bass out of there,we use peeler crab or Ragworm as bait,out "Hotspot is the just under the bridge and between the 3rd and 5th post,also you will get a few big flounders as well. Best to fish on an incoming tide as the Bass run up with the tide.

[ Mrs w44nty playing with my tackle

It looks like the dog I lost a tenner on at Hackney Stadium last time I was down that way,we had a couple of pints in the Blind Beggar in Whitechapel

It must be something to do with Suffolk,perhaps they are still miserable after seeing the Canaries get to the premier league,us Norfolk fisherman are far more polite.

My dear Dad,I still miss him everyday.

Hi Caroline,welcome from w44nty,Norwich born and bred also

Gav If there is a system in place you can have my message space to use whilst you are sorting out your boat,not many members message me anyway