06-19-2009, 04:47 PM
I should reiterate,"I notice that z is attracting some new international members. This used to be one of our biggest features, that we were so diverse in our membership. "
I think that really new membership is quite likely to be the result of a web search. "Word-of-mouth" can only have a limited spread.
If you try this search, you will see that other fora (?) such as Atlas, trains.com, etc. come right to the top.
Zealot is attracting new members who would be a lot better off here, if they could find us. I really don't see that the spammers or other undesireable respondents pose that much of a threat relative to the potential for gaining new diverse membership. This is my opinion. If we are making a policy decision to remain more insular, then I guess my request to try to get us back to the top is denied! I am sure that I can live with the majority decision.
I just ask us to recall the old Gauge!
I think that really new membership is quite likely to be the result of a web search. "Word-of-mouth" can only have a limited spread.
If you try this search, you will see that other fora (?) such as Atlas, trains.com, etc. come right to the top.
Zealot is attracting new members who would be a lot better off here, if they could find us. I really don't see that the spammers or other undesireable respondents pose that much of a threat relative to the potential for gaining new diverse membership. This is my opinion. If we are making a policy decision to remain more insular, then I guess my request to try to get us back to the top is denied! I am sure that I can live with the majority decision.
I just ask us to recall the old Gauge!
Cid