Regional Forums

[Paradiso]

Simon, here's a suggestion. How about setting up regional forums for items only of interest to members in one area of the country.
Maybe just break up the events forum into regional groupings?

[Brianjonesphoto]

I second this. I read a few other forums and the regionial sections all always busy with good local information

[TerraX]

I had just come to this forum to write a post about this. Regional forums are a good place to develop localized tours and meets. Exchange destinations and such.

Perhaps break them out like:

Great Plains
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.

Midwest
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

New England
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

Northeast
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, DC, and West Virginia.

Northwest
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.

South and Southeast
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and
Texas.

West and Southwest
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.

Break out Europe, Australia and other destinations in some sort of listing that works for them. It seems like there are quite a few AlfaBBers from Australia, so it would make sense to break that country into regions (it's so freakin spread out).

Chris

[164QV]

Can I have a danish forum?

[Mr. C.]

Although I can see some advantage to the Regional Forum, I think that the internatinal nature of this board is one of its greatest assets. The proposed breakup frankly is a very US oriented list and that is not what we want IMRHO.
I am very pleased to read and see what is happening in other countries with Alfas and Alfisti. "EVENTS" seems to work fine as is.

[TerraX]

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Originally Posted by Mr. C. Although I can see some advantage to the Regional Forum, I think that the internatinal nature of this board is one of its greatest assets. The proposed breakup frankly is a very US oriented list and that is not what we want IMRHO. I am very pleased to read and see what is happening in other countries with Alfas and Alfisti. "EVENTS" seems to work fine as is.

[Paradiso]

Gee, I never thought anyone would see this as divisive. I don't see how organizing the events forum by geography would impede anybody's ability to read all the threads. We could have as many geographical regions as made sense, throughout the world.
It just makes sense to me.
Its also no big deal.

[GTV4EVR]

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Originally Posted by Paradiso Gee, I never thought anyone would see this as divisive. I don't see how organizing the events forum by geography would impede anybody's ability to read all the threads. We could have as many geographical regions as made sense, throughout the world. It just makes sense to me. Its also no big deal.