Hello; Over time Ulu and i had private conversations. He is gone from this site after being punished my the mods. He did ask that i tell "the guys" he is gone. Instead of my trying to phrase it I will quote him below. I also considered leaving the site a few years ago but do check in occasionally in order to see if my friends still have messages for me. Unfortunately, some are gone for years now and I miss them.
Quote Ulu
" I don’t know if this message will go through without the approval of a moderator in which case it is unlikely.
In any event give my goodbyes to the guys. I’m tired of the censorship and it is likely I’m never going to return.
I belonged to about a dozen different web forums, and one by one I am canceling the ones that do not allow political disagreement.
Those bastards in Washington have cost me over $1 million since 2008. What is a silly fish club compared to that? "
Thanks for the heads up Jeff. That is very sad to hear, but it comes as little surprise. Like I said, I could sense he was getting fed up.
Ulu did exactly what I'd have done, he reached out to another member to explain why he was leaving so the message could be passed on.
I realise that we're all basically strangers on here. We're just a bunch of people who have been drawn to the forum because of our love of fish. We don't hang out together, we don't know each other at all really, but just basic human nature means that some level of attachment is there. And due to this it is all the more sad when people go.
On a positive note though, I don't believe
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had a problem with the mods, or was unhappy, so hopefully he's just very busy setting up a new fish room or something, and he will be back soon. Here's hoping.