How the Pacific NW Fish ID Corner Works...
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 1:53 pm
By popular request we are adding a whole forum devoted to IDing fish species. We'll set it up like this:
Each time someone posts a new species with pictures and some ID text, I'll make it a sticky and title it appropriately. Eventually we'l have dozens of stickys that you can search thru to find ID info on the various species. If you have a good picture to add to the ID sticky go ahead and add it, but DON'T use the sticky posts for random chit-chat. Start a new thread. Let's keep the stickys limited to general descriptions and pictures. And if there are enough clear pictures, don't add more - we don't need 20 images of a largemouth bass! I will lock a fish ID thread once we have enough clear pics and determine more pics would not be helpful. If we follow these simple guidelines I think we'll develope quite a nice resource.
If you have an unknown species make a post and we can collectively try to ID the fish.
This should be fun and informative! Please, one other rule, no teasing/bad-mouthing if you think it's an obvious ID and wonder why the poster didn't know the answer.
NOTE: In order to have a level of consistancy I will go in and add the wikipedia information, if available, since this is a free resource. So if you see your post edited that's just me trying to keep things organized. :dj:
Also, we have been working on a permanent Fish ID section which will be part of the website proper, not the forum. Any information we get posted we may use on the permanent section, FYI.
Each time someone posts a new species with pictures and some ID text, I'll make it a sticky and title it appropriately. Eventually we'l have dozens of stickys that you can search thru to find ID info on the various species. If you have a good picture to add to the ID sticky go ahead and add it, but DON'T use the sticky posts for random chit-chat. Start a new thread. Let's keep the stickys limited to general descriptions and pictures. And if there are enough clear pictures, don't add more - we don't need 20 images of a largemouth bass! I will lock a fish ID thread once we have enough clear pics and determine more pics would not be helpful. If we follow these simple guidelines I think we'll develope quite a nice resource.
If you have an unknown species make a post and we can collectively try to ID the fish.
This should be fun and informative! Please, one other rule, no teasing/bad-mouthing if you think it's an obvious ID and wonder why the poster didn't know the answer.
NOTE: In order to have a level of consistancy I will go in and add the wikipedia information, if available, since this is a free resource. So if you see your post edited that's just me trying to keep things organized. :dj:
Also, we have been working on a permanent Fish ID section which will be part of the website proper, not the forum. Any information we get posted we may use on the permanent section, FYI.
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