Conor O'Gorman Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Click on the weblink below and vote NO http://www.nimtf.org/ This bank holiday weekend join over 700 shooters and anglers to vote NO in a web poll against proposals to give protectionists the power to ban shooting and angling in every estuary, river and lake in Northern Ireland. Please also email as many people as you can to ask them to visit the website and vote NO. Please also post threads on shooting or angling forums you are members of, if they havent had this topic covered. I know this has been a topic on the wildfowling section but this really is a topic we should all show solidarity on. There is a web poll running on the NI Marine Task Force website which gives visitors the option to vote in support of its work on the Marine Bill. In light of the threats to country sports identified in the Bill please visit the site and vote NO. This will send an important message not only to the task force but to civil servants and political representatives in NI that a Marine Bill has to consider people's needs as well as those of wildlife. The RSPB, Wildlife Trusts and others have reacted to our vote NO campaign by starting a vote YES campaign. We are losing ground. The web poll will only allow one vote from your internet provider’s address. Ulster Wildlife Trust is encouraging voters to bypass this and register multiple votes via other computers, mobile phones and other internet accessible devices. Next week, BASC and Countryside Alliance are scheduled to give evidence to the NI Environment Committee about our concerns and this web poll will be referred to so it is crucial that the vote remains firmly in our favour. BASC's website has been updated today, but it will be your support by spreading the word on email and on forums that will make the difference in keeping the NO vote ahead. Click on the weblink below and vote NO http://www.nimtf.org/ Thanks for your support Conor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 I voted NO on this poll about a week ago. I also sent an email with a link to all the email addresses on my list whom I know are interested in shooting, or sympathetic to shooting; several of them did vote as they emailed me to let me know. If all PW members could conduct the same excersise we could have a real impact. Please spend 5 minutes to help protect shooting. You don't have to be a BASC member to vote, but please do vote and vote NO. Please also consider sending a suitably worded email with link to the poll to your friends. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry-M Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Voted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scimitar Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Voted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedark Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Currently 71% NO vote. Keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Marty Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 job done.. :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor O'Gorman Posted May 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 The No vote is up from 700 votes yesterday to over 1,100 and counting today. the yes votes cant keep pace. We are recouping the lost ground and the No vote now stands at 72%. Thanks for voting and do spread the word. Next week, BASC and Countryside Alliance are scheduled to give evidence to the NI Environment Committee about changing the wording of certain clauses in the draft Marine Bill and this web poll will be referred to so it is crucial that the vote remains firmly in our favour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose basher Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Dear all, This is one of those rare occasions where shooters have had the protectionists on the back foot. BUT THEY ARE FIGHTING BACK - and we are losing ground due to the weight of their numbers. If you haven’t already done so please click the web-link below and vote NO. http://www.nimtf.org/ This weekend please email as many people as you can to ask them to visit the Marine Task Force website and vote NO. Please also post threads on shooting or angling forums you are members of, if they haven’t had this topic covered. Next week, BASC and Countryside Alliance are scheduled to give evidence to the NI Environment Committee about our concerns and this web poll will be referred to so it is crucial that the vote remains firmly in our favour. BASC's website has been updated today, but it will be your support by spreading the word on email and on forums that will make the difference in keeping the NO vote ahead. The following are my personal comments (but feel free to use the text in your emails to your contacts): The Marine Task Force consists of RSPB, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts and others. Put simply they want legal powers to be put in place in NI to ban shooting and angling in every estuary, river and lake in Northern Ireland. Their web poll was meant to show widespread support for the content of a draft Marine Bill that they heavily influenced. Two weeks ago support was running at 97% until BASC and Countryside Alliance started to campaign for a NO vote. Support collapsed and the marine force partners were in shock. They called a meeting with BASC and Countryside Alliance. They wanted us to drop our campaign for a NO vote on their web poll. We asked them to support our amendments to the draft Marine Bill. They refused. So we said we weren’t dropping our joint campaign. Then the vote YES campaign started. Ulster Wildlife Trust is encouraging voters to bypass this and register multiple votes via other computers, mobile phones and other internet accessible devices. The world has changed. The UK protectionist organisations do not have the government support they used to have. But we have to make our voice heard. Looking at the big picture this may appear to be a small battle, but if we win it, it will motivate further battles and more wins. Please do please email as many people as you can to ask them to visit the Marine Task Force website and vote NO. Please also post threads on shooting or angling forums you are members of, if they haven’t had this topic covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richg Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 DONE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 I've already voted. I notice the NIMFT have got a link to the voting site on Facebook. BASC have an article on Facebook but no link to the voting site, and Countryside Alliance have nothing on their Facebook page. Get the links up on the relevant pages NOW and keep them at the top, with a link to the voting site, and it should bring in plenty of extra votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyatt Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 I've voted. Protection of the marine environment is something I support, however there are ways to do this and ways to not do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onelife Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 well said timearp, iv'e voted too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Done: They've worded it in a way that would prime most people to click without taking any other aspect into consideration. By clicking no I almost felt like I had no feelings for nature preservation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Voted,copied to my face book and facebook wildfowling group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telf Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 job done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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