No General posts now go where?

**Beachcomber_Bar_Mojacar** · 31-03-2008, 19:27

Since the posiible error by WSF of dumping the General forum there is nowhere to post many posts now.

Anyway there was a post about newbie writers and how to get in the magazines

http://www.worldseafishing.com/forum...d.php?t=105334

(Where else could it go other than "General"????) Exactly nowhere!!!

Norm B wrote. I take articles from up and coming writers and if they're any good we print them, then they get poached by the glossies so we wait for another newcomer to take their place, a bit like an apprenticeship really.

I write fishing articles here in Spain for some expat magazines and on a couple of Spanish Internet sites. I dont consider myself a good writer and write "Warts and all" type articles and make mistakes in my fishing unlike most glossy article writers who are the ultimate experts while outragously advertising their various sponsered products.

Anyway after reading the post by Norm B I thought I would email him and ask what advice he might give me as a budding wiriter.

I have in the past written to a few editors of fishing magazines, carp fishing magazines, and basically they are pretty useless as are most of the carp fishing product manufaturers too. It seems they dont think its necessary to answer customer's general enquiries such as myself asking questions about their products and services.

Norm B not only read the articler I sent but has printed it in his monthly free magazine, available at tackle shops around the coast.

The article on my fishing adventure to the Gambia can be found in the April edition of http://www.seaanglingnews.co.uk

It is not available to see on the net but only in the magazine and I havent managed to get hold of a copy yet as I live in Spain but have relatives all over the UK scouring tackle shops for one!

Thank you Norman B, you are a star as far as I,m concerned.

John Beachcomber.

**Rob** · 31-03-2008, 19:36

The General Sea Fishing forum became a dumping ground for just about anything, including people selling stuff, spam and threads arguing about the colour of an orange, it's demise is the best thing to happen on here for a long time.

If you require a thread from the archive to be moved so that you can post on it, you only have to ask one of the mods.

**jonny b** · 31-03-2008, 19:39

I agree with you on the general forum dumping.I think this new one will become like the old one(hopefully).Think its up to regular uses to make it just that.

**Rob** · 31-03-2008, 19:43

It is only on trial by the way, the option is always there to bring it back if necessary, but it seems to be going well. As I posted, if there's anything in the archive that you need to post on let us know and we'll sort it for you.

**Beachcomber_Bar_Mojacar** · 31-03-2008, 19:45

Thank you Rob for your fast response to my coment, i understand the problem but nevertheless the lack of a general forum leaves a gap and maybe tighter moderation is the answer, its just my opinion my friend, John Beachcomber.

**Beachcomber_Bar_Mojacar** · 31-03-2008, 19:52

Originally Posted by Rob

It is only on trial by the way, the option is always there to bring it back if necessary, but it seems to be going well. As I posted, if there's anything in the archive that you need to post on let us know and we'll sort it for you.

Rob, thank you again but where would you bring it back to, there is nowhere, John Beachcomber.

**Rob** · 31-03-2008, 19:53

There will always be the odd thread that doesn't quite fit in to a specific forum section, we'll always make allowances for those. Mike will no doubt read and take any suggestions on board anyway. feedback always welcome.