Andy, I guess my take is it is the club's forum, so I basically take suggestions on makeovers from you guys if they're wanted, but you all are the traffic generators on it, so to speak. Just go at it on the forums there, to pick it up if you want more use of it. Yes, it's slow on there.
The newsletter should be coming out for September from what I understand, Chris sent an email on it the other day.
For the updates/modernization Erik, I have to upgrade the forum software, get a bunch of patches in and then work in the photo gallery stuff. Not sure what you mean by more modern like the old site. Give me examples so we're on the same page about what you're interested in. Ours is similar to CORA's in many ways, I can do more fun stuff with picture rotations, add more categories for posting, 'spark' it up, etc.. I've asked numerous times for photos from people of their tanks, their profiles, a lot of fun stuff, and there doesn't seem to be much interest, so hopefully it will pick up. I'd rather see it utilized more first before doing a ton of cosmetic stuff, but if there is real missing 'functionality', let me know for sure.
What is happening right now is Carole is updating the sponsor lists/links and getting logo's, and updating the LFS's which I'll then upload. (I corrected a few today).
Mike is working the current membership list. We do not have a flag in our site yet for who are and are not members, nor where people even live, so I have no idea who the new people on there are either. I want to discuss this at the next club meeting, I have some ideas (and actually concerns) about it.
Chuck is working on getting the info for the frag workshop, should be just a day or more now until we have more information on it.
We of course have Peter's position now open, don't know if anyone has responded to Carole with interest. There is a very tentative schedule for the year which has to be firmed up, and I imagine the new program chair will start working that hard when the position is filled.
The October garage sale is going to be FUN! We acquired tons of stuff from an old hobbiest/basement-seller kind of person, which will be available. The itemized list will be available in a couple weeks for you all to ponder over.
Don't know what else to tell you all at this point. As far as the site, I'm basically here to upload what members of the board put together in their jobs, and try to keep the site updated and creative, which requires all of you to participate too!! I do the updates when different members or board folks get them to me.
Also, this post, for instance, is an example of something that I would expect at our site, not RC, so there is still the issue of use of that site vs. this one.
Does this info help??
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