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[KurtR]

The walleye guys made their own bed its all on video. No he said she said just lead in the belly

 

[robby denning]

The walleye guys made their own bed its all on video. No he said she said just lead in the belly

that's why we're struggling what to do with it....

 

[CRJR45]

The walleye guys made their own bed its all on video. No he said she said just lead in the belly

Plus , it's everywhere , national news carried the story .

 

[ddd-shooter]

Remember that Rokslide wasn't built so you would have a platform to get the word out about things you don't like. It was built to help people in regard to hunting and gear.

Also, remember that we have a staff of about 25 volunteer moderators trying to keep things positive on the site. Threads like that are extremely hard to moderate because we then have to pick through the acceptable comments and the nonsense. It's impossible to get it right all the time so we end up with five more threads complaining about how we handled something.

Love the site. Thanks to all the mods and admins for what y'all do.
That said, these threads aren't about what we don't like- they're about "famous" hunters potentially ruining what we love.
I personally wouldn't have known about any of these recent issues without rokslide.
The whole of social media is stacked against the average "lowly" hunter sounding the alarm about these things, whereas rokslide gave ordinary Joes a voice with the potential for magnification. Which I agree is not always pleasant either.

As the leading western hunting site and the biggest hunting gear site, where does your responsibility lie? I don't know, but y'all met about it and made a decision.

Personally, I like rokslide for its honest reviews. I enjoyed when those "reviews" included celebs.

 

[fwafwow]

But dank memes are still cool?

Thanks for your patience with methem.

 

[robby denning]

...where does your responsibility lie? I don't know, but y'all met about it and made a decision...

that one keeps us up at night, but this is the direction we want to go.

and the OP does have a voice. He called LEO, they responded and took appropriate action.

And OP released his own video, which only added credibility (even though I've heard from some who don't agree that it did)

This is tough!

thanks for your thoughts.

 

[robby denning]

Plus , it's everywhere , national news carried the story .

exactly...

 

[deerhunt1988]

I am sure that those threads went off the rails, but how about a follow up from the powers that be regarding what they found out about the situation, I saw the video of the accused riding up and claiming he was legal.

We would like to know what went down!

The Walleye cheaters thread is still going.

The accused admitted in the podcast that they were wrong. Wait, my bad, that "HIS FRIEND" was in the wrong. And that HIS FRIEND should have known the Regs. Typical blame someone else. His friend did get a warning. So OP was correct. But we remove the thread. All would have been buried under the bush had OP not brought it to light. All the "kill and do anything for content" influencers can sleep a bit easier at night now knowing there's less of a chance they will be called out on their BS.

 

[robby denning]

The accused admitted in the podcast that they were wrong. Wait, my bad, that "HIS FRIEND" was in the wrong. And that HIS FRIEND should have known the Regs. Typical blame someone else. His friend did get a warning. So OP was correct. But we remove the thread. All would have been buried under the bush had OP not brought it to light. All the "kill and do anything for content" influencers can sleep a bit easier at night now knowing there's less of a chance they will be called out on their BS.

fair enough, but we didn't build this place for that purpose.

What's your favorite boot?

 

[Sled]

i am not a fan of cancel culture. that said, i think the F&G go soft on the instafamous crowd due to the headaches they get from trying to prosecute. after all that work the "influencer" goes crying to the judge and gets all rights reinstated because he/she knows no other way to make a living. this is where people find out about that BS. (ie. Muleyfreak)

 

[wapitibob]

that one keeps us up at night, but this is the direction we want to go.

and the OP does have a voice. He called LEO, they responded and took appropriate action.

And OP released his own video, which only added credibility (even though I've heard from some who don't agree that it did)

This is tough!

thanks for your thoughts.

So this is what forums have become; a place where a guy gets his panties in a wad and puts the youtuber on blast just to discredit him.

 

[deerhunt1988]

Remember that Rokslide wasn't built so you would have a platform to get the word out about things you don't like. It was built to help people in regard to hunting and gear.

Also, remember that we have a staff of about 25 volunteer moderators trying to keep things positive on the site. Threads like that are extremely hard to moderate because we then have to pick through the acceptable comments and the nonsense. It's impossible to get it right all the time so we end up with five more threads complaining about how we handled something.

Times have changed since Rokslide was built. And the Hunting world hasn't been able to dodge it. I'd argue it's more important than ever to call out/spotlight some of the celebs/influencers when they are in the wrong. They have such a broad reach now, it can really be a blackeye for hunting. A lot of the new R3 recruits basically worship some of these folks who will do anything for the gram. Folks need to know things always aren't as they seem in the Hunting industry. Do we really want some of these fools to be our representation to non/anti-hunters?

I'm not gonna leave the forum or anything over this. Just stating my opinion as a wildlife professional.

 

[robby denning]

Times have changed since Rokslide was built. And the Hunting world hasn't been able to dodge it. I'd argue it's more important than ever to call out/spotlight some of the celebs/influencers when they are in the wrong. They have such a broad reach now, it can really be a blackeye for hunting. A lot of the new R3 recruits basically worship some of these folks who will do anything for the gram. Folks need to know things always aren't as they seem in the Hunting industry. Do we really want some of these fools to be our representation to non/anti-hunters?

I'm not gonna leave the forum or anything over this. Just stating my opinion as a wildlife professional.

and we appreciate your opinion and service to our wildlife.

Sounds like there's an opportunity there to start another forum specializing in this stuff. And I'm serious.

 

[deerhunt1988]

Sounds like there's an opportunity there to start another forum specializing in this stuff. And I'm serious.

I was just about to say the same thing!

 

[CorbLand]

Sounds like there's an opportunity there to start another forum specializing in this stuff. And I'm serious.

Would someone with experience like to help?

For those that are interested there are a couple Instagram pages that do a pretty effective job at calling people out.

Out of curiosity, where will the line be drawn. If someone is formally charged can you start a thread on it?

 

[wapitibob]

I was just about to say the same thing!

It's called facebook; no moderation so you can discredit anybody and talk out your ass all day long with no repercussions.

 

[robby denning]

It's called facebook; no moderation so you can discredit anybody and talk out your ass all day long with no repercussions.

yip, just talked to a member today who had to hire a lawyer over what was proved to be lies posted on FB, but the damage was already done. We don't want to play anymore!

 

[2ski]

A couple things:

Robbie and crew, wholeheartedly agree with your decision. We used to come here for live hunts and gear reviews. And sometimes Shrek and Littlebuf skirmishes(which were quickly ended by mods).

I would add threads bashing outfitters. Whether true or not, it's a he said she said and most guys coming to post them are brand new.

Can someone PM me what the thread was about. I've been in Vegas and LHC for the last 7 days and Rokslide wasn't on my radar.

People getting mad about this decision and where else will this new be shared, it's a private business. The owners make the rules. Like it or not, this is like Facebook. This isn't the free press. Someone owns it and makes their rules. Don't like it, create your own forum. Call it "Possibly slandering hunters doing bad things. But maybe truthful."

I just drove thru Kingman, AZ and any of you guys that live there are serious BAMF's. Those are some serious mtns. And I live in the rockies.

 

[robby denning]

...Out of curiosity, where will the line be drawn. If someone is formally charged can you start a thread on it?

Not sure, but if it impacts our ability to maintain an "upbeat positive atmosphere" probably not staying.

and Corb, just because someone is formally charged doesn't mean they did anything. But the damage is done anyway.

This is tough!

 

[deerhunt1988]

It's called facebook; no moderation so you can discredit anybody and talk out your ass all day long with no repercussions.

Facebook groups = The BIGGEST cesspool ! The average forum user's intellect seems to be substantially higher. Ha. I've been using hunting forums for close to 20 years and it's always been that way.