I have a suggestion. It seems that several people are annoyed with the lack of swimming content in many of the threads (darn those thread hijackers). What if we created a section for Off Topic Questions and threads. It seems that would be an easy solution and make everyone happy.
First off, I feel obligated to mention that you can't hide from the moderators. I'm currently flying in an airplane, 35,000 feet over Canada, and catching up on the discussion forums.
There are currently 3425 members subscribed to the forums, plus many non-members who read the forums. As a moderator and member of the USMS Board of Directors, I want to see us increase our member benefits, without increasing costs. I also realize that use of the forums will likely continue to grow exponentially. So, how do we continue to support the forums without increasing USMS fees? I feel that a large part of the answer is improving content. I'd like to ask everyone to take a few seconds before making each post and answer the following questions:
Is this providing a useful contribution to the forums?
Do you want your post to be read by 4000 people?
Would email or PM be more appropriate?
First off, I feel obligated to mention that you can't hide from the moderators. I'm currently flying in an airplane, 35,000 feet over Canada, and catching up on the discussion forums.
There are currently 3425 members subscribed to the forums, plus many non-members who read the forums. As a moderator and member of the USMS Board of Directors, I want to see us increase our member benefits, without increasing costs. I also realize that use of the forums will likely continue to grow exponentially. So, how do we continue to support the forums without increasing USMS fees? I feel that a large part of the answer is improving content. I'd like to ask everyone to take a few seconds before making each post and answer the following questions:
Is this providing a useful contribution to the forums?
Do you want your post to be read by 4000 people?
Would email or PM be more appropriate?
