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Gidday Mulley, im not sure I would call it a political tool. I do try and keep in the ear of the only people who are likely to support not only VMR and our unit, but all rescue units and volunteers in general.
We enjoy fantastic support from the people that frequent this forum and I have a high regard and a great deal of respect for the majority of those fishing persons within here.
This is a "targeted audience" as we are all similar in our outlook and interests. (You have a vested interest and you yourself are targeting it, you are not being honest as to what that vested interest is).
I like learning, boating and fishing so it makes sense this is where I attempt to drum up support for those that quite frankly really need help, from those who are most likely to provide it, this is where I should come or do you perhaps recommend a breast feeding mothers chatroom or something?
Many of the members of Ausfish have become my good friends and I have learnt a lot from them, and plan to continue doing so into the future. (If thats ok with you?).
Now, it may just be a suspicious mind, but you are the 3rd person who has attacked, not discussed issues relating to Rescue Groups. Strangely enough, it is the same day that they join as a new member on the Ausfish site and their first post is to a distant thread. (This one you would have had to search through to find as it's last post was on the 16th March after the system crash). I suspect you are a commercial operator and yes we are standing on your toes. In all honesty I actually simpathise with the commercial opperators. We SHOULD NOT be competing with the livelyhood of those in private enterprise but at the end of the day, we will do whatever we have to do to survive through lack of funding. (Is this to political for you?). If you are not a commercial opperator you are sadly someone who has a MAJOR chip on their shoulders against rescue groups or the attempts to unify these groups. What ever the case, civility and honesty will generally get a better response than the torrent of "bullsh!t" that has spewed forth from your mouth.
Just as an aside, as volunteers, we can loose our houses and even go to jail if we make a BAD mistake through lack of training, caused through lack of funds.. but thats a whole other issue... one a little to political for you. (Unless you are a politition).
Bay Firey, VP3, Kiktz dont let this bloke get to you, quite frankly his coments hold so little merit that they do not really warrant the effort of replying to, but in my defence, I just couldnt resist myself, I too enjoy a good stir
Safe boating to you mulley, and what ever alias you choose to change it to next week, must go back through the posts and get Steve to check those IP addresses, could be very interesting to find out who you really are 8)
Cheers Lloyd
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