Credits and Contact
Errors, suggestions and comments can be sent to el at elsanglin.com. Please put "WoW" somewhere in the email subject field. I'm always interested to hear about new changes in the game. You may also wish to post on the Forums, or shout at @elsanglin on Twitter.
These pages were written by El's "alter ego", Tim Howgego, copyright © 2006-10, unless otherwise stated. He has written about quite a lot of other games over the years, and really should have grown out of it by now.
El is a gnome warlock (or "special mage", as she prefers to be called), who can sometimes be found fishing on Ravenholdt (EU) realm. I suspect only gnomes are have sufficient curiosity to write books about fishing.
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Like the book? Here is how you can help:
- Donate - Enjoy reading? Throw some gold into El's tipping jar!
- Post links to El's Extreme Anglin' on forums or the comments pages of other WoW fan sites. Post links where they are relevant - for example, as part of an answer to someone's question. These links help people find El.
- If you spot a change or find something entirely new when fishing, let us know!
- Recommend it to guild members and friends. A lot of anglers don't realise how much there is know.
- Spread angling! Most people are still missing out on fishing. Not enough gold? Burned out raiding, but still want to chat? Wrong spec' to grind? Completing achievements?
Thanks!
About
El's Extreme Anglin' was launched in August 2006. Writing and research started a few months before. It has been continuously updated since then.
Why write about fishing? The basic mechanics of fishing are very simple, but Blizzard designed a lot of hidden detail. Nobody had definitive answers to some quite simple questions, like what skill is required to fish in an area? I enjoy probing games and deriving patterns from data, so thought WoW fishing would be a bit of a challenge.
The site aims to:
- Be definitive: El was the first to document skill requirements, explain basic fishing mechanics, or even outline the pattern of resource node spawning. El's exploration and analysis of new content is widely trusted. But this is not just based on the research of "one gnome": The information here is drawn from many other anglers - both on El's forums, and elsewhere. This wider community helps keep the information here accurate.
- Be helpful: Knowing everything is easy! The hard part is breaking it down into just what each visitor needs to know. The site has gradually evolved to contain a lot more basic information about fishing, laid out in shorter, better illustrated articles. I'm always looking for ways to make it even more helpful.
- Be different (or better): Copying other sites adds nothing to the world. Either do what others are doing better, or do it differently. Preferably both. The Fish Finder is a good example: It offers information about catching fish in a different way to all the "standard" WoW database sites, addressing many of their limitations. I hope it is a better resource for where to catch fish. It is certainly different.
- Keep evolving: The internet allows very rapid iteration of ideas. Write something and see how many people read it. If it was popular, expand that content. Or write more pages in the same style. Don't worry about what didn't work. It's a very powerful logic, that has completely changed this site over time.
Legal
You may save and print this document for your own personal use only. You may not charge for it, sell, rent, or otherwise profit from it. The contents of this website should not be reposted without the explicit written permission of the author. Fair use of content (partial quotation with attribution) is encouraged.
This guide is intended for educational purposes only. All game concepts, certain images, and in game-text are copyright Blizzard Entertainment. The limited use of copyrighted material is believed to constitute fair use. World of Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment. The author is not affiliated to Blizzard Entertainment. No fish were harmed during the making of this guide.
Inevitably the game will change over time, so I can make no guarantees as to the accuracy of the information presented here.
Advertising
Adverts should be "legit" - not break the game's terms of use; not advertise products or services which break US or UK laws; not spread malicious code; not be offensive or contain adult material; not flash excessively; not spawn pop-ups or expand outside the advert space; and not automatically play audio. If you spot an advert that you think should not be here, please email me with specific details, preferably including a screenshot and URL that the advert links to.
I am not currently offering advertising space to individuals. I will consider advertising WoW-related products via affiliate programmes.
Google add advertising to search results. Note that I have no control over advertising displayed on search results - please excuse any adverts you find confusing or misleading.
El's Extreme Anglin' is now one of the most popular fishing websites on the internet (the most popular appears to be FishBase). It has 10,000-20,000 visitors each day, around 200,000 unique visitors each month. Half of readers live in the United States, with most of the remainder in Northern Europe, Canada and Oceania. I estimate that one in four English-speaking World of Warcraft players will read this guide during their "careers". Further analysis of who reads El's Extreme Anglin' can be found on the author's 'blog. Quantcast also audit site traffic.
Privacy Policy
Privacy policy for El's Extreme Anglin':
- Information collected:
- From guests: IP address, time, and content viewed is recorded for each visitor.
- From registered users: As guests, plus password, profile information entered, and forum contributions.
- Use of information: Analysis of overall website usage, which may be published in aggregate form. Used to reduce abuse of polls, ban abusive forum users. Information is not used to identify individuals, nor will be passed (in raw form) to third parties, except if required by law.
- Emails: A valid email address is required to register for the forums. This email address will not be used for mass-mailings, nor will it be displayed to the public. This email address will not be passed to third parties, except if required by law. Members may set a public email address in their profile, if they wish.
- Cookies: Cookies are used to reduce abuse of polls, and by the forum to keep registered users logged in. Advertisers may set cookies. You can opt-out of Advertisers' cookies at NAI.
- Affliate links: Some advertisements comprise affliate links. These links record this site as the referrer. These are clearly marked in the link title - such as "Advertisement".
- Security: Every precaution is taken to protect users' information, however I cannot be held liable for accidental release, or the malicious actions of third parties. I strongly recommend that you do not use the same password here that you use to login to the game, bank account, workplace, or similar.
Technology
The author is especially grateful for the following third-party web services and technologies:
- BBPress (forums)
- Google Custom Search (non-Fish Finder search results)
- Python (holding it all together)
- Powered by Wowhead (tooltips)
