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Re: The Dobbins Family
[Re: Posco]
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01/26/21 01:44 PM
01/26/21 01:44 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 16,315
MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
Trapper7
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MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
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I'm sure Paul would give the nod to his dad. I'm sure you're right. The teacher is usually better than the student. But, both belong in the Trapping Hall of Fame.
Have you ever listened to someone for quite a while and wondered...."Who ties your shoelaces for you?"
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Re: The Dobbins Family
[Re: 330 Belisle]
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01/26/21 02:17 PM
01/26/21 02:17 PM
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Joined: Jan 2021
Posts: 790
NW Oregon
330 Belisle
OP
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OP
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NW Oregon
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So, people ask me why post so much?
It's simple. It's my way to fuel the growth, among other things I do.
- 330 Belisle
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Re: The Dobbins Family
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
#7155886
01/26/21 04:52 PM
01/26/21 04:52 PM
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Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 5,617
Dunbar, Wisconsin
Pike River
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Posts: 5,617
Dunbar, Wisconsin
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If feel like there's a story to be told here. Share?
After dad passed away, I got a puter that was able to go on the internet. This was in very early 1998. I soon found a trapping site called Otter Creek and found they had a chat room. So, I started going in there most every evening to chat with the regulars. I believe I used the handle Bvr1, but didn't say who I was, because I didn't think it mattered, since no one knew me. After a month or two, Benny, who went by Yup, I believe, was on the chat and asked if I was related to Charles Dobbins. I said yes, I was and that I was his son.
Well, he said that he had a debt to repay. He then laid out this plan for a trapping website for me. He was very adept at doing website graphics and constructing websites. I was hesitant because I wasn't mentally prepared to take this on, since I was dumber than a sack of hammers when it came to computers. He said he'd lead me by the hand and teach me all I needed to know, which he did. He asked what I wanted in a website and we hashed it all out and he said he'd get working on it. He also said it would end up being the premier trapping website on the internet. I had my doubts about me having such a thing, but that didn't deter his efforts.
In a matter of a few days, he sent me a link to Trapperman.com and the first page was a forum, called Trapper Talk. That was a single forum and was not expandable, like forums are today.
When I saw the header come up, I was flabbergasted at how great it looked. Soon he had many of the basic Trapperman pages done, such as Words from the Past, Trapper Tips, the Convention Calendar, the Gallery and Links page.
Then on Otter Creek one night I announced that I had a new website and gave the link. Ever since then, its done nothing but grow.
That folks is how Trapperman.com got started. I'd say Benny "Passed it on" more than a thousand fold. I'm sure dad looks down on this place with pride, and I hope to keep it a place he'd be proud of.Great and interesting story. Life is nuts. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: The Dobbins Family
[Re: Trapper7]
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01/26/21 05:16 PM
01/26/21 05:16 PM
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Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 11,539
Maine, Aroostook
Posco
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Maine, Aroostook
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I'm sure Paul would give the nod to his dad. I'm sure you're right. The teacher is usually better than the student. But, both belong in the Trapping Hall of Fame. I don't doubt that and what a fascinating story Paul wrote on how Trapperman came to be. Amazing.
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