I have a some suggestions for a couple of new forums that I beleive would be a good addition to the ORC BBS. My suggestions and my reasoning follow.
Off-Topic board - A general "Chit-Chat" board to be used for any topics not directly relating to off highway vehicles. Forums like this are used on many 4x4 sites and contribute to a sense of community, while also helping to keep the off topic threads out of the vehicle specific forums. In some forums these off topic threads have become very prolific, even outnumbering on topic threads for perids of time. I feel that when new members join, they often leave very quickly because the vehicle forums often have a very cliquey feel, due to the O/T banter that often occurs there. This very board could be used as the O/T forum with a simple title change.
General 4x4 board - to be used for general 4x4 discussion (duh) that is not neccessarily vehicle specific. Also could be used for discussion of hybrid rigs and other various issues related to 4x4s but not any particular brand. I realize that quads and motorcycles are represented on ORC, but I do not feel that the mere presence of these enthusiasts is a good reason to deny the much more numerous 4x4 crowd a board of this nature.
Here is a poll, just because I feel like making a poll
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Off-Topic board - A general "Chit-Chat" board to be used for any topics not directly relating to off highway vehicles. Forums like this are used on many 4x4 sites and contribute to a sense of community, while also helping to keep the off topic threads out of the vehicle specific forums. In some forums these off topic threads have become very prolific, even outnumbering on topic threads for perids of time. I feel that when new members join, they often leave very quickly because the vehicle forums often have a very cliquey feel, due to the O/T banter that often occurs there. This very board could be used as the O/T forum with a simple title change.
General 4x4 board - to be used for general 4x4 discussion (duh) that is not neccessarily vehicle specific. Also could be used for discussion of hybrid rigs and other various issues related to 4x4s but not any particular brand. I realize that quads and motorcycles are represented on ORC, but I do not feel that the mere presence of these enthusiasts is a good reason to deny the much more numerous 4x4 crowd a board of this nature.
Here is a poll, just because I feel like making a poll
