Lately, with the wave of new people coming to Trad Gang, I feel there needs to be a review of what Trad Gang is about.........

Off topic threads can be one of a kind, or fit into a category. Here's a list of categories that are off topic for Trad Gang that have been problematic for a few months now......

No daily news or weather reports. This is NOT a news forum.  Its a Bowhunting Forum.

E-B-A-Y/Auction sites/Sales alerts from non Trad Companies.

No target/olympic/field archery topics cept 3-D

NO Solicitations/Raffles/Auctions.

No Religious posts.

No non bowhunting related pics.

No links to other message boards.

No 'hunting contests' PERIOD.

No canned hunt topics period.

No Personal Contact threads.(use search feature and email)

No Scam alerts.

No Throwing Hawks, Throwing knives, non hunting knives, atlatls/spears, etc.

No Bloggs/Myspace/Facebook/ and YouTube non-bowhunting/YouTube personal Channels are all off topic. (direct links to a YouTube video are fine as long as they are trad bowhunting related)

No non Bowhunting TV/Movie threads.

No non Trad Bowhunting equipment (compounds, crossbows, mech heads, lazer sites, guns, etc...or even pics)

No fishing threads.

No pics of road kills, or any other weapon kills, or any type of kills that are not done so with trad bows.

No animals killing animals clips, or any other non hunting clips.

We do ONE charity a year and that's St Jude Children's Hospital.  And we allow Compton and PBS to announce their raffles.  This is all we do, so please do not post any type of charity/fund raiser of any kind.

Again, those categories above are off topic, and will always be off topic unless we approve a specific thread for a needy reason. Please help us help you by keeping the site on topic...Trad Bowhunting.

Trad Gang is a special place, and to keep it a special place it takes work from everyone, including the members. Try and understand that when your post is pulled, it is NOT personal, we are only trying to be consistent and fair as we can for the site's sake. No need to get bent out of shape, no need to go bizerk or explode.

Think you are alone?....Think we play favorites?..here's a few folks that have had their posts edited or pulled....

Ron LaClair, Dean Torges, Gene Wensel, Barry Wensel, Biggie Hoffman, Charlie Lamb, and Don Thomas, Rob DiStefano, Ray Hammond just to name a few....So, if you've had a post removed or edited, your in good company.  

I've pulled my own post as well as had mods pull mine....so don't take it personal. We are just striving to keep the site on course and as established on day one.

Thanks for your consideration.

Yep I've had a few of mine pulled too.  LOL

Mike

Yeah Mike....and just so all the guys that weren't around in the beginning...or never paid attention every spring....Morel Mushroom threads get a free pass.....they are a Tradition here since the 1st spring of TradGang just after we started in 2003.

The site has also gotten Better with all the How-to's, Bow & Arrow building... Let's Not Forget St. Jude's Auction....

I've had a post pulled I consider my self in good company. I like heathy guidlines they keep this place safe.

I am among those who have had threads pulled and feel it was in the best interests of the family so it was and will always be good.

Thanks "T" and gang!

God bless,Mudd

Yep I wish we had Morels here in Texas.

Mike

Keep up the good work Terry

ttt

I had a thread "moved" once... is that what you are calling "pulled"?

Or is "pulled" like being cancelled or deleted?

I'm curious.

Everything is fine as far as I'm concerned... and heck... I'm a "stranger from a foreign country". LOL

I've had both...lol

There is a difference though.

God bless,Mudd

ttt

Still musing about immorel Texicans.
Oops. Off Topic.

Killdeer                

Terry-Thanks for posting this, a friendly reminder every now and then is not just helpful but most likely needed for all. To my knowledge I have not had a Thread pulled/moved yet, but when(not if, as we all make mistakes) I will consider myself in good company. Thank You to all those who make this neighborhood (even though now it's population is more than my town) running smoothly.

Butch L

I would also like to say thanks for the reminder. The mods do a good job here & so do the members but we do "wonder" at times.

Just deletes this one from the list.....

'No asking about gear value in a post ("how much is this bow/arrow/quiver/whatever worth?")'

Will put it back if it snowballs and becomes a problem.

 

Agreed!

I'm so very happy here at Tradgang, especially with the Howard Hill thread that's been going on for several months.

Everyone here enjoys shooting the bow and arrow, some hunt more than others, and everyone is here to help each other. What more would you want?

Darren

That is why we love it here!

Thanks Terry,

I don't post much because I enjoy reading opinions etc...it is really a great place to share and relax.  As my dad would say, 'everybody has the right to a wrong opinion.'

I'm not a big fan of the religous tone in the portion of where one's signature is, and there are many, but that is their opinion.  However, it is religous.  Not opening a can of worms, delete this post if you'd like.

Keep up the great work, I rely on this site for solace.  There is so much integrity here, good job.

Erik