Our own forum on our site?

[minfinger]

What would you guys think about this? Take a look at this site I've been working on for Motorcycle riders www.scriders.com The setup is pretty easy to do, on my end and managing it's a piece of cake. So it's no skin off my back to do it. What could be done is to setup a few of the members as moderators of the forum say they can set Calender schedules and news events. Also, there's a built in Pic Gallery, an online chat program, and a couple of other neat things.

I've been tossing the idea around for months, but I've been focuesed elsewhere. I messed around with it a while back and wasn't able to get it to work right, but I'm going to try again. I've got a friend that can help me with it and get it going.

It's not that I want to get away from ReefCentral or anything like that, but it seems that if the 30 or 40 of us had our own place it would work out a lot nicer. And then all those people from Tidelines forum would have had a place to go too.

Thoughts?

[Surfzone]

i say let's give it a go.

[alpha0r]

Looks like a good idea!

[greerh]

That would be great. You might consider have a few forum choices: ie - a reef section, freshwater, for sale, and a general chat area. That way your attracting a bigger group.
Heather

[minfinger]

Glad ya'll like the idea. I'll see what I can do with it this week.

Heather,

Yeah, I agree. We'll set it up like a full blown site with all the different discussion areas. The system will do just about anything you can think of.

[MBentley]

That would be sweet man. I asked Chris if I could get a list of email addresses for members of the TL forum. He shot me down though and said he'd give me specific names if I wanted them. Maybe he'll give you the list if you tell him about a new forum.

[minfinger]

I doubt it. That's one of those things covered under the privacy act. If he gives that out he could be liable. I wouldn't give that information out either unless it was already available.

Thanks for trying though...I'm working on a way to get the site up. Gonna take a few weeks, but soon.

[gallivanmk]

It would be great to have another used equipment section. Esp. since I am about to sell my complete 29 gallon system.

[minfinger]

Update:

Ok...Today I got the software correctly installed onto the web server. There's still a lot of tweaking of the 2 main applications that run the site, so I will begin that process now. Hopefully have the new site up and running soon.

So for now I've disable the www.charlestonreefers.org site until further notice or until I at least get it partially up and running. There are many little things I'd like to get done and test before I turn it loose, so...

At any rate...I will take all the suggestions above into consideration, as well as any future suggestions and comments. All are welcome!

www.charlestonreefers.org

[alpha0r]

Perhaps you could ask Chris to send a link to our new fourm out with one of the newsletters once the site is ready.

[minfinger]

Yes I thought about it. I will.

[minfinger]

Small update...

I've got the structure down.

Main Forums
...General Discussion
...Reef Tanks
...Freshwater Tanks
...Ponds
...Do It Yourself
...Fish Stores - Local and Around the State
...Vendor Experiences

Classifieds
...Wanting to Buy
...Wanting to Sell
...Wanting to Trade

I'd like to put in Sponsors section, but we don't have any

I'm open to suggestions...???

Still not open for public use, I've got a few more software updates to do and I should have it up and running next week.

[Surfzone]

in the buy sell trade is it just equipment or livestock too?

[minfinger]

For some of us it's deadstock! HEY OH! (Rim shot)

Well if we have to break it into 2 sections like wet and dry, then that will kind of make the page long. Then we'd have 6 total forums in the Classifieds section. You'll see once I turn it on.

The one good thing about having our own site. There's a great feature that lets you check the new posts since your last visit, so you'll be able to keep up with everything.

Am I missing any sections? I thought about adding a Salt Water Only section below Reef Tanks.


OOOH! We have an online CHAT SYSTEM NOW TOO!!!
The club requested that last year.

[MBentley]

A salt water section would be nice.