Put me down as a forumite. Over the last 20 years I have participated to a greater or lesser degree in at least 10 different car or boat enthusiast forums and feel the forum format is clearly superior to any of the alternatives. Very simple to use, software addresses security issues, don't care if my posts are turned over to the black helicopter people, number of subforums is a mere detail. I also welcome Sage's offer to host, but wonder whether a more independent forum might not get a better response. To cite the most obvious example, I would like a forum where everyone who manufactures Montgomerys or Montgomery-like boats still feels welcome to participate, at least on a noncommercial basis. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Scobie" <scoobscobie@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 5:54:45 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: forum or email the last time changing from the email system to a forum was discussed, about three or four years ago, it was resoundly 'voted down' by the group members. folks found forums to be difficult and/or not wanting to learn a new system. the other concern was loosing the email list members in the transition to a new location. currently there is - * email list (limited photo abilities and no ability to search old posts) * facebook page (lots of folks don't want facebook because of personal date being public and/or 'mined' by facebook) * trailersailor sub-forum (can post pictures, though photos are deleted after a few years) * MSOG - old info in www-pages and how one can join/remove self from email list. no updates to old info currently planned. * MSOGphoto - old info in www-pages. in process of being updated (yes, slowly) and will be available for user-submitted photos and m-boat project reports. future - * do we want to go to facebook? * do we want to go to a forum (i can host forum space and create a moderator system that i, as a builder, does control)? * yahoo group? * stay with what we have (see 'currently' above)? let us share opinions. -- :: Dave Scobie :: former M15 owner - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com