West Midlands rotary forum

[Lacey]

Like I said, on the first page, my offer to give Kamatari all the help I can still stands. And true, I have a forum of my own that I manage. Depending on the system that Kamatari decides to use, if it\'s phpBB I can even share some of my neat little bits of code for things like adding and enabling a games arcade in the forum and enabling users to embed youtube video\'s directly into their posts.

I wasn\'t looking to start a fight, I merely gave my opinion that the core of the forum (west midlands rotary owners) may simply give an impression of being closed to outsiders. As I said initially I know this is not the case, and not the intention of Kamatari to create a little gated community closed to non-midland members, which people would know if they read more than what they wanted to see. I only gave the opinion of how the forum would appear to me personally as an outside body.

As I said, I am more than happy to help Kamatari however I can, having some experience in starting a forum and an (albeit currently small) community myself, and apologise on behalf of some people more intent on derailing the thread and arguing that my opinion is wrong (when an opinion by definition cannot be wrong) as opposed to giving their own constructive criticism.

[Prof]

All I would say is give it a go - but as Brett says - maybe start informally to see if it could sustain \'critical mass\' to be viable - otherwise it will just cost you money and time and will dwindle like so many other forums started with the best of intentions.
 
The internet is littered with \'dead or dying\' forums because there aren\'t enough users for the content to seem up to date and exciting - and the intended audience for this will, by definition, be small.
 
Oh - and for the record - I believe John has had an FD and certainly owned a Cosmo before the FC - as in fact many members have had multiple rotary generations - only saddo\'s like me stick with the one genre
 
Good luck with your endeavour - and don\'t take stuff too personally - this is a forum and you\'ve asked a question - expect some answers you might not like
 
:driving

[Alfred]

I won\'t go anywhere else not only because I\'m not in the midlands, but because everything I want and need, is right here. What would be the purpose on signing up to many other forums just to get less out of it than I do being here.

[Lacey]

Nice to know your reading skills are up to scratch as always Alfred. As they say, should have gone to specsavers.

[jetpilot]

You heard the Pres. Stop trolling up the boy\'s thread looking for a squabble.

Follow your own advise Alfred!

[Alfred]

Fair enough.

PS That would be "advice".

Love Alf x