Para ahli MFN sekalian,
Posting ini saya belum terjemah ke Bahasa Malaysia kerana baru habis tulis dan berat hati. Saya meminta maaf.
Terima kasih,
Vincent
Dear fellow forumers,
A very Happy New Year to you. This year, MFN enters its 12th year of foruming. For a Malaysian outdoor and fishing website, it is a long time. What started out as an accidental programming project for my work became, until today, the top multi-million hits fishing site in Malaysia. We are where we are because of you reading this.
Clean-up of codes, adding of new features (I believe then we were one of the pioneer outdoor forum then in Malaysia to link YM, MSN and Skype Chat. Then we added Youtube features and today FB sharing), and daily new members screening which is done manually; are some of the routine tasks.
Before the slogan of 1Malaysia appeared, we were already practising it here as exemplary Malaysians. Members also spun out and mushroomed their own website. To some, it appears like competition to MFN but in my view, it is satisfying that MFN can be an inspiration for others to grow. This is because it augurs well for Malaysian fishing and our environment if more websites and channels are out there to spread the message. If we are the impetus of it, it is indeed good for the country.
MFN is not the usual run-of-the-mill forum, where everyone hides behind the computer. People come together to fish, conduct workshop, do charity work, supported their brothers and sisters in sickness and death, competed in the prestigious U-series, debated about environmental and legal issues and encouraged the adoption of Catch & Release. As the moderator, I was in the thick and thin of it. It is indeed a very unusual but fulfilling role as in this role I have the opportunity to meet some of you from all over the country and abroad. Sometimes I feel like a politician on a campaign trail!
However, as I turn a milestone in my age this year and the priority of a new career, I have to realign certain goals in my life. Unfortunately, I am unable to give much time and energy running this beloved website. Therefore, it is with heavy heart after more than 10 years of building something from scratch to a Malaysian fishing phenomena that I announce I intend to either close The Malaysian Fishing Net or if there is a commercial interest - to sell it - so that there is a continuity somewhere. The target for me to complete this is 13 February 2012 where the next server hosting fee is due.
I take my bow in front of all of you for all your support.
Thank you.
Vincent Chin
P.S. - For those who have commercial interest to take over MFN, please email me separately at vincent@fishing.net.my. I shall be overseas from work on 16 Jan 2012 to 1 Feb 2012. Hence, will not be able to take phone calls.
* Team Spinboyz - U1 2004 * Team MalPro - U2 2004 * Team Lucky Craft Happy Hookers - U3 2005 * Marshall - U4 2006 * General Worker - U5 2007 * U6 2008 - Watch out it’s gonna get tougher because you guys are getting better!</font id=“size1”>
“We (MFN forumers) are a few but together we are many. We are many among the millions of anglers yet to have their voices heard” - Majulah sukan memancing untuk negara
