"Quite a few" does not equal everyone or even a majority. This is another logical flaw.
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"Quite a few" does not equal everyone or even a majority. This is another logical flaw.
Sweet dude. Now go put some big ninjaholes in uptown's ball field for lil Sally and Johnny to break their legs in.
Just kidding uptown.
notdapolice
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Uptown, i think a lot of members are shying away from this thread, that, or are just excusing the fact that you just started MDing and have a lot of learning to do about retrieving targets and the hobby itself. Im not sure what one but my advice would be to just not detect ballfields and go to your city council meeting next thursday(or whenever) and petition for signs to be put up. Other than that your hostile opinions are falling on deaf ears. Be curious to see where another thread on this would go. Maybe you should start one uptown since you feel so strongly about it. I see post all the time about ballfield finds maybe your post on how hunting these spots makes the mder look like a "richard cranium" would stop all these others from doing it. Doubt it but atleast you might learn the the simple basics of mding, but my hostile opinion is your a lil league coach your used to shouting orders at 8 year olds. GL HH.
Oh come on now. We don't need to start popping off insults at one another.
notdapolice
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Ok fair enough, i did take one shot at him but just one. The rest of what i said was all observation and my true personal opinion and advice, that im sure more than a few would agree with.
Tom_in_CA
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I note that you use the word "perception". Yes, we would all agree that perception is a big part of life. Respect and ethics IS a part of life. We would all agree with that. Yes somethings may be "legal", yet not wise or ethical. Some people might take exception.
But the key word here is "perception" isn't it ? Comes from the word "perceive". And the only way they can "perceive" is if they SEE you. If they don't SEE you, then presto, they don't have that "perception".
So the solution, it would seem to me, is that we ethically respect them by not doing it when they're around to see and dis-like it. In the same way the "guy-humor" stops at my place of business, when my wife shows up. There are just some things in life that are like that. You don't change your ways to fit to every last person-on-earth's tastes and beliefs, but on the other hand, you have the sensibility not to do things like wave bacon in front of a Jewish rabbi, etc...
mountain digger
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Kemper, this is an excellent thought. Unfortunately, seems like more and more of our 'powers that be' seem we should not have input into how our publicly owned resources are to be used. Thank you for reminding all of us to stay positive in our hobby and that there is a right way to approach the 'powers that be'.
Thanks for the response. I think the hobby will benefit from people that stand up for their rights. I like to keep it legal but I am going to go to the edge of that legal line. It can be done. And I don't need permission to do it.
notdapolice
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You're really not worth my time Uptown and all i can do is laugh at your post. I told you im not so good with words and it takes me forever to type out what i need to say. So im just gonna let you do your thing and let your post speak for themselves. If you ever make it to illinois on a weekend hit me up and ill take you to my favorite ballfield for some MDing and after that we got what we call around here "the mud hole" big 4x4's, beer, and bonfire. Would love to see just how "country" you really are. Thanks for your opinion.
Where's my invitation? Sounds like my kind of party. What part of IL are you in? I was born in Granite City.
ohiochris
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There is also what is usually called common law. An example of this is the supreme court has ruled that all the nations navigable waterways , meaning if they can be navigated by boat or if they ever have been , are considered public up to the high watermark , including the land under the water even though that land may be included on the landowners deed. This technically means that someone can be standing in the water and not be trespassing. Many states do not enforce it that way and go by ( and enforce ) common law instead , which says someone can float down the river or stream in a boat and not be trespassing until they get out of the boat and set foot on the riverbed then its trespassing. As confusing as it is it can vary by state. I am not aware of it but it could be that Florida is that way with curb strips , we take it for granted in most states that the property belongs to the city , and even in florida it may , but if state common law says its a co-ownership then thats what it is there.
