View Poll Results: Should we have regional forums?
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Yes please, I would find it useful
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No thanks, we've got more than enough forums already!
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10 January 2006, 16:56
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Administrator
Country: UK - England
Town: Brighton
Length: 3m +
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 7,108
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Regional subforums?
A couple of people have requested regional forums on RIBnet (eg Solent, South West, North West etc). So far I haven't been convinced that they would add much, but I'm open to persuasion!
Particular issues:
What would be the purpose of regional forums? [1]
How would they work in practice? [2]
Would it make the forums a better place? [3]
[1] If it's for arranging cruises and meets, then I think that the cruises section has low enough traffic not to need separate regional forums
[2] For instance, would a request for information about local outboard servicing go on the regional section, or the engines section? What if it turns to a more general engines discussion?
[3] What would it achieve that isn't currently available?
I don't want to fragment things more than necessary, but I don't mind giving it a go if there's a significant demand.
So, what do you reckon?
John
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10 January 2006, 17:18
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Member
Country: UK - England
Make: Ribcraft 6.5
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki DF175TG
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 929
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I don't particularly like the idea. I've seen other forums use it and it really fragments things and as RIBnet doesn't have a huge amount of traffic I don't think its really necessary.
If this is aimed mainly at the cruising section then would it be possible to add a feature to categorise the posts by region. When you start a thread you could select the region from a drop down list NW,S...etc. You could then filter by region and/or get the beginning of the subject to include the region - ie "South Coast: Solent cruise".
I would be dead against it if it means more forums on the front page.
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10 January 2006, 17:34
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Boat name: Little Wing
Make: Searider 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Tohatsu 90
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 1,069
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Originally Posted by John Kennett
So, what do you reckon?
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Can we trust the figures?
DM
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10 January 2006, 18:02
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RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
MMSI: 235089819
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 11,626
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Personally - I find it interesting to see what people are up to around the country. Its usually easy to tell from the title if the thread is completely geographically irrelevant.
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10 January 2006, 18:13
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: sunny south coast
Boat name: Pride of Bilboa
Length: 10m +
MMSI: 4
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 521
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Holding my hand up as one of the peeps who pm'ed John, I think seperate sub-forums with-in the cruising section would work. I agree that the forum in its present state doesn't have a fast turnover, but, it would be nice to be able to have reference to past soiree's without having to search the entire database. Even though I have only been around a for a year or so, there are still "old" Solent threads that contain a wealth of information.. Pubs, moorings, slipways and least but not last, pubs.. ![big grin](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif) Yes they can be searched for, but you cannot be sure all relevant threads will have been found.
If the "regional" forums were placed with-in the current forum, it wouldn't clutter up the main page.
It wouldn't achieve anything that isn't currently available, it would just make things easier to find.
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10 January 2006, 18:27
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Nutbourne
Boat name: Renegade
Make: Porter
Length: 6m +
Engine: 140 Tohatsu
MMSI: 235022904
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,195
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Now I know what was being talked about in the Pub last night. !!
On reflection (and disregarding my vote, oops) a regional split under cruise planning could be a bonus. Perhaps with a sticky for regular venus etc, now the non-solenters are getting together more often. Maybe a rename to Cruise Planning & Social would go with it.
A bonus would be that it would keep The Jackeens endless St Patricks Day Cruises out of the main section. ![big grin](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif) Roll on March.
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10 January 2006, 19:59
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Member
Country: Other
Town: Vectis Isle
Boat name: REEF
Length: 6m +
MMSI: 235064495
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 353
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In my humble opinion the only thing regional forums would do is to make
the site moor clicky than it already is
If your looking to go along those lines i would think that you will destroy
the very thing you have created
If its all to much trouble to have to go back to find topics that may have
been of intrest to you then open a folder and save them
simple i would of thought
PS Excellent site as it is John
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10 January 2006, 21:21
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,872
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If the site were so big that we were being bogged down with the volume of threads passing through perhaps, but I think it's interesting for us all to see what each regional gang is up to. It makes for good banter also. The Solent mob have big get togthers in hired venues, us SW guys go for a curry, all three of us!!
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11 January 2006, 07:11
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: fife
Make: Humber / searider
Length: 5m +
MMSI: ... - - - ...
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 720
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“if it ain't broke, don't Fix it”
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11 January 2006, 07:14
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Brittany/Portsmouth
Boat name: Merlin
Make: Solent 6.5
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200
MMSI: soon !
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 5,451
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Some good points made !
The cheek of Sir Mark ![big grin](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif) There was also an endless Autumn run or two ![big grin](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif) Guess it's going to have to be a Paddy's Day run then ![Cool](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/coolsmiley.gif) (Irish peeps welcome ![big grin](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif) )
Hey Mollulnan we don't hire the Churchillian ![big grin](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif) . They love us up there!
Us (voting for but accepting that it ain't really a goer)
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11 January 2006, 09:10
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: sunny south coast
Boat name: Pride of Bilboa
Length: 10m +
MMSI: 4
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 521
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GRUMPY
If its all to much trouble to have to go back to find topics that may have
been of intrest to you then open a folder and save them
simple i would of thought
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Got to find them first..
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Originally Posted by Mollulnan
but I think it's interesting for us all to see what each regional gang is up to.
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yeah, the sw gang wouldn't be allowed to read the nw's forum..
Looking at the results, I am not gonna sulk because the majority of people on this forum haven't the sense they were born with..
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11 January 2006, 11:50
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Member
Country: Other
Town: Vectis Isle
Boat name: REEF
Length: 6m +
MMSI: 235064495
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 353
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In the first place or is that to simple
Looks as though the majority are the ones with common sense
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17 January 2006, 23:28
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Member
Country: USA
Town: Seattle, WA
Boat name: MiniGo
Make: Caribe
Length: 3m +
Engine: Outboard Tohat 10 HP
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 8
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How about a regional topic forum for North American RIB enthusiasts? I know we are few now, but with petrol prices rising? It would be interesting to know how many members of RIBnet are from the other side of the pond?!
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17 January 2006, 23:39
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Newquay, Cornwall.
Boat name: None :(
Make: None :(
Length: 5m +
Engine: None :(
MMSI: None :(
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,280
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I'm voting for regional sub-forums on the cruise planning / event planning side of things only - I think not only will it make finding out whats on in your area easier but also if you are visiting a new location it would be damn easy to find other stuff going on in that area.
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27 January 2006, 11:02
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Administrator
Country: UK - England
Town: Brighton
Length: 3m +
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 7,108
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OK it seems clear that the general feeling is that we shouldn't further split things up for now, but it's not cast in stone and I'll keep it in mind for the future.
Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptAl
How about a regional topic forum for North American RIB enthusiasts?
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That's something that may happen in due course as numbers increase. We've been getting a lot more US members joining recently.
John
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27 January 2006, 11:26
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Over here
Boat name: S.S. Nobstick
Make: Three Wise Monkeys
Length: 3m +
Engine: 44lbs of thrust....
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 2,127
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John Kennett
....... We've been getting a lot more US members joining recently.
John
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Can't we have a poll to see if we want our Sceptic Cousins visiting? I mean.. they keep celebrating their independence from us and still they want to keep visiting. Feckin' cheek if you ask me... bit like an ex-wife... after the divorce, would you want her round visiting?.....
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27 January 2006, 12:46
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Administrator
Country: UK - England
Town: Brighton
Length: 3m +
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 7,108
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Don't you mean septic?
Anyway, everyone's welcome here if they play nicely. Even the Welsh.
John
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27 January 2006, 14:26
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Member
Country: USA
Town: Marblehead, MA
Boat name: Bouncy Pumpkin
Make: Avon Searider 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Evinrude 90 E-TEC
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 390
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jono
Can't we have a poll to see if we want our Sceptic Cousins visiting? I mean.. they keep celebrating their independence from us and still they want to keep visiting. Feckin' cheek if you ask me... bit like an ex-wife... after the divorce, would you want her round visiting?..... ![smilie](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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We've only squabbled twice, while we've stood together many more times since then. Let's not get testy about it!
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