Randy – 7 hours ago  » 
I had already connected 100mphcanoe and paddleplacid (obsession with prospectors and vague references to being banned in other forums), but I had no idea how far it went.  Interesting.
 
I do admit to doing some research yesterday.  I thought perhaps he was this guy, but maybe they are one in the same: http://www.canoekayaksafety.com/
 
I’m not sure how a single person, strange as they may be, can bring down an entire forum though (contacting advertisers is hitting below the belt a bit).  I tend to take everything I read online largely with a grain of salt and though I’m a little worried that the uninformed will take potentially bad advice, for the most part I let people have their own opinions, as odd as they may seem to me.  Ultimately it is the reader’s responsibility to weigh all the information available and make the best decisions for themselves.
 
I’m with Dog Paddle.  If indeed you are taking long solo trips in your canoe late(er) on in life, then good on you!  If you are here just to incite arguments then this is where my involvement ends.  All the same, I love to talk canoeing, even with those who have opinions differing from mine, so long as their intentions are a friendly conversation.
 

Nope .. that guy and I don’t even know each other Randy.  And as far as hitting below the belt, the site owner-moderator of the forum was setting was near-criminal examples regarding safety, and absolutely abolishing free speech no matter how polite, well informed, substantiated, whatever .. she just could not tolerate a difference of opinion.  I was doing a public service thing and letting the advertisers know their money was being horribly misused when I contacted them.  Besides, she used some pretty offensive language towards me and I resented it.

Aggroman – 16 hours ago  »  I have been canoeing and kayaking my whole life with no injuries as well. I respect saftey first and foremost just like most of us here do, and put those same respects into my children so they will grow up knowing the right way and the wrong way. My kids know when they exit they vehicle, the pdf’s go on, no questions, even if we have to spend half an hour unloading etc, that’s just how it goes or they don’t go. (They are 7 and 9 and have been paddling their whole lives) Most of us on these types of forums are not “new guys” to this great sport, that’s why you may see that resistance that’s been happening.  I can tell you feel extremely strongly in your heart about saftey and other issues and I 100% repect that, because I do as well. I do feel a lot of people are stuck in their ways and won’t change, but if they are doing it safely then who cares how they are doing it and if it conforms with what certain books or people say.  I don’t agree with all that you have said paddleplacid, because I don’t have to. It’s your opinion, and it’s my choice, and i’m not going to fight to the death to prove i’m right or better or whatever and  more importantly, fight just to prove you’re wrong. I don’t have time for that, I do enjoy this forum, and have become friends with some members I would have never known in this life had I not come in here. I want to hear about your experiences, maybe throw us some pics even. You might of got off to a rough start here, but i’m willing to bet if we get back to why we are here, i.e. canoeing and having an awesome time, trip reports, recipes, new products, and maybe even a bit of bathroom humor, we can revive this place into a positive mecca for those afflected with our same disease. Who’s with me? By the way, I will have to fight to the death on one matter. I do think my Bear Fart Deterrent will work, and might even deter some of those annoying friends that always seem to show up come trip time. I think it will be a win-win. LOL Here’s why I do what I do….my kids in their own boats. Santa has been good to them the last few years. lol [IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/15x7dav.jpg[/IMG]   [IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/10fcqis.jpg[/IMG]

Howdy Agro .. Nice pictures, thanks, I paddle with my daughters and grandchildren once in a while. 

I didn’t get off to a rough start on this forum at all .. things were smooth as silk from the start when in my very first post several months ago when I admitted I’d been kicked off a few forums because I disagreed politely with moderators.  I never had an unpleasant post put my way here until Dog Paddle became offended that my opinions did not match his .. however, Dog Paddle has now agreed to disagree and I think we would be able to sit down for a nice cup of something at a waterside camp.  I have not and do not go to war to persuade anyone of my opinion and I will not be offended if you or anyone else doesn’t agree with me or anyone else on the forum about anything.  I will not be nasty to anyone because of their opinion and hope posters will not be nasty to me for mine.   While I might privately think something said is pretty stupid I will keep that thought to myself, knowing I don’t know everything, and am always hoping to learn.  If I can learn to post pictures on this forum I will do so, but you’re welcome to view my entire Facebook profile page with its many photos of canoeing, canoe gear and moped travel .. Bob Mosurinjohn (or am I Robert Mosurinjohn on facebook?  I don’t spend much time on that aspect of computerism.)  I am with you that this forum should be built solidly upon, especially because it’s the first paddle forum I’ve found where moderators-site owners allow freedom of speech, which is a VERY valuable commodity when discussing safety.  Yes .. I enjoy this forum very much!  It’s nice to have met you as far this, and it would be great to meet up on the water someday, but that’s not likely as it’s just too big a continent.

I was pretty sure that he was. I recognize the writing style from a troll at paddling.net.