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Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)

Hi,

John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.

I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.

With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.

I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.

If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.

I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.

I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.

Thank you
Darragh Sherwin

2017 - April Round

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03 Apr 2017 21:31 #1 by JohnH (John)
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Sorry for the delay in getting this one 'under way' - but better late than never I suppose.

Here's a blatant 'copy-and-paste' of the preliminary announcement in a different post:


As stated before, I'm quite happy to organise more rounds, it just becomes so disheartening to only receive entries from two or three people. I cannot possibly ask Forum Sponsors to offer prizes for such poor turnouts.

But, for the benefit of the four who have expressed an interest we'll try a round for April, but with no prize (unless someone has an unwanted Aquatic item they would like to donate as a prize?).

I'll update this post later, but for now will just add that all the usual regs apply.

Let's see how this progresses.

John

Here is the link to the Rules and Conditions:

www.irishfishkeepers.com/forum/37-compet...rules-and-guidelines

Please do not submit any entries until April 1 and the closing date for entries will be midnight April 30.

As ever a new thread will be started at the commencement of the round but will be locked once the first entry has been received.

Just one other reminder (for now) that entries should be sent as an attachment to an email to:

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

and please add your Forum user-name.
It is important to add that no image which has been previously published on this - or any other site, for that matter - can be accepted. This is a long-standing rule (from way before my time even). Please take the time to read the rules in the added link, it will save any hassle in the long run.
Votes will be requested for the entries - once the round is completed. Please vote, it's almost as important as making an entry, too few votes can result in a poor representation of Forum members' views.

Good luck to all who participate.

Bill has donated a portion of live glassworms and our friend Ger has re-offered the bag of Catappa leaves uncollected by a previous winner - with a big difference being that now he is prepared to post them to a winning claimant at his own expense!

Good men Bill and Ger.

This thread will remain open until the first entries are received and published - after which it will be locked until after the closing date.

John
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06 Apr 2017 16:36 #2 by JohnH (John)
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AT LAST!!!

The photo-hosting site has been being a 'bit' of a pain for the past few days but today - whether by mere good fortune, or possibly they have ironed out the glitches - I've finally managed to upload the first entries.

So, here we go...

Entry #01
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Entry #02
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Entry #03
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Entry #04
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First four, hopefully the first of many?

John
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10 Apr 2017 14:37 #3 by JohnH (John)
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Another three:

Entry #05
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Entry #06
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Entry #07
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I must say it's gratifying to be getting entries - thanks.

John
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13 Apr 2017 11:14 #4 by JohnH (John)
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And another:

Entry #08
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14 Apr 2017 15:36 #5 by JohnH (John)
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...and another three

Entry #09
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Entry #10
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Entry #11
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17 Apr 2017 14:03 #6 by JohnH (John)
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Just the one (so far) today.

Entry #12:
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18 Apr 2017 14:17 #7 by JohnH (John)
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Three more.

Entry #13
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Entry #14
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Entry #15
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Nice to see us well into the 'teens' now.

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23 Apr 2017 00:05 #8 by JohnH (John)
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Here's another one:
Entry #16

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28 Apr 2017 23:14 #9 by JohnH (John)
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Just a short reminder that the closing date for entries (should anyone else wish to submit an entry) is midnight Sunday.

John
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30 Apr 2017 00:32 #10 by JohnH (John)
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A couple more:

Entry 17
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Entry 18
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Any more?

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