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NJSPEEDER · 02-12-2007, 05:58 PM

After many conversations on AIM and through PM's with several members it has become clear that there may be some misunderstandings as to the reasons that the recent rules decisions and revisions were made.

First thing we would like to make clear is that the decisions were the result of suggestions made by several members. The suggestions came from a variety of sources (such as active members, lurkers, and passing visitors) covering a wide variety of topics such as language and post content that they had concerns about.
They stated their point of view and provided a lot of supporting information for the changes suggested. Although there were opportunities to present opposing view points, nothing convincing was presented and the vast majority of commentary was in support of the changes.

For the club to continue growing some changes needed to be made to not only attract members, but to avoid driving them away once they are here. It was a lot of fun being a small clique with big ideas, but now the ideas have outgrown what the clique can support on it's own.

One of the other issues that we have run into when seeking sponsorship and advertising support for the forums and club events is that many vendors and corporations are understandably image concious. To be associated with a club forum that is allowed to run with a "war zone" mentality does not benefit their corporate image or customer base.

From day one the club has been supported out of pocket by Justin and myself. This did not seem like a bad plan when we were not expecting the club to ever be very large, but that has all changed. To keep up with the demands of time and money that is associated with a club of this size have reached the point that too many personal sacrifices would be required to reasonable move any further forward.

All of these reason together have culminated in the recent changes to the forum rules. We certainly understand the views and sentiment of those who prefered the open rules we applied previously. Our hope is that you will all continue to particpate in the club forums, events, and fun that can be found here.

Many of the benefits of the new rules are already starting to show. The number of active users, posts, and threads per day, as well as the interest from potential site and event sponsors, have been steadily increasing since the rules roll out a few weeks ago.

Thank you all for supporting the NJFBOA. Please keep your suggestions coming in. Your ideas and assistance are the only way we can be sure the club site and events continue to improve and grow.

Thank you

Justin Tim
'Tru2Chevy' 'NJSPEEDER'

Please feel free to comment, however we ask that all posts be mature and any suggestions or criticisms be constructive. All posts in this thread not adhering to this will removed.

02-12-2007, 05:58 PM	#1
NJSPEEDER NJFBOA Co-Founder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: All up in your kool aid! Posts: 12,235 iTrader: (10)	Recent Changes, Further Explained After many conversations on AIM and through PM's with several members it has become clear that there may be some misunderstandings as to the reasons that the recent rules decisions and revisions were made. First thing we would like to make clear is that the decisions were the result of suggestions made by several members. The suggestions came from a variety of sources (such as active members, lurkers, and passing visitors) covering a wide variety of topics such as language and post content that they had concerns about. They stated their point of view and provided a lot of supporting information for the changes suggested. Although there were opportunities to present opposing view points, nothing convincing was presented and the vast majority of commentary was in support of the changes. For the club to continue growing some changes needed to be made to not only attract members, but to avoid driving them away once they are here. It was a lot of fun being a small clique with big ideas, but now the ideas have outgrown what the clique can support on it's own. One of the other issues that we have run into when seeking sponsorship and advertising support for the forums and club events is that many vendors and corporations are understandably image concious. To be associated with a club forum that is allowed to run with a "war zone" mentality does not benefit their corporate image or customer base. From day one the club has been supported out of pocket by Justin and myself. This did not seem like a bad plan when we were not expecting the club to ever be very large, but that has all changed. To keep up with the demands of time and money that is associated with a club of this size have reached the point that too many personal sacrifices would be required to reasonable move any further forward. All of these reason together have culminated in the recent changes to the forum rules. We certainly understand the views and sentiment of those who prefered the open rules we applied previously. Our hope is that you will all continue to particpate in the club forums, events, and fun that can be found here. Many of the benefits of the new rules are already starting to show. The number of active users, posts, and threads per day, as well as the interest from potential site and event sponsors, have been steadily increasing since the rules roll out a few weeks ago. Thank you all for supporting the NJFBOA. Please keep your suggestions coming in. Your ideas and assistance are the only way we can be sure the club site and events continue to improve and grow. Thank you Justin Tim 'Tru2Chevy' 'NJSPEEDER' Please feel free to comment, however we ask that all posts be mature and any suggestions or criticisms be constructive. All posts in this thread not adhering to this will removed.