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I'm probably going to regret introducing this to the public in this way, but this is what I've been working on for the past several months. My day job has been absolutely maddening, so the introduction of it has gotten delayed again and again. This thread and hearing all of what you are saying made me realize there is no reason to delay any further.
In short, I've re-architected the forum to create a shared base from which multiple forums source from. The word of the day is "integrated." As far as I know this is a novel idea and as such is experimental in nature, so I've been hesitant to bring it out, but here it is. This is my solution to the problem of being all-inclusive, yet still retaining the individual community feel of a smaller site. I loved it when Desert Dave brought up about how we are all nomadic when it comes to bikes and bike forums; when we get a new bike we go to a new forum. In this model I've created nobody needs to leave, the next forum for their new bike will be right here and ready, no need to re-register, no loss of PMs, media, no loss of current friends. It's the best I could do folks, I hope some of you agree with my vision.
The pictures below hopefully will help cut through some of the confusion. After you've taken a look, you can pop over to: http://www.adventurebikeforums.com for a look at what is coming. The configuration is not 100% yet, but it's getting pretty close.
I will post a formal announcement soon, but for now at least readers of this thread can share their thoughts on this. I'll be back later to offer further clarification and answer questions and provide additional input.
Chris
Edit 4/30/2012: The above was written a few weeks back, and since then the concept has been completely realized. TriumphTigers.com is now available as the new home for the Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 as well as the other "Tiger" bikes in the Triumph line up.
The new sites, AdventureBikeForums.com and TriumphTigers.com need a lot of love and lots of tweaking, but with time I hope they grow and take on personalities of their own. We'll see, as I state in the title, this is a grand "Experiment" that hasn't been tried before.
In short, I've re-architected the forum to create a shared base from which multiple forums source from. The word of the day is "integrated." As far as I know this is a novel idea and as such is experimental in nature, so I've been hesitant to bring it out, but here it is. This is my solution to the problem of being all-inclusive, yet still retaining the individual community feel of a smaller site. I loved it when Desert Dave brought up about how we are all nomadic when it comes to bikes and bike forums; when we get a new bike we go to a new forum. In this model I've created nobody needs to leave, the next forum for their new bike will be right here and ready, no need to re-register, no loss of PMs, media, no loss of current friends. It's the best I could do folks, I hope some of you agree with my vision.
The pictures below hopefully will help cut through some of the confusion. After you've taken a look, you can pop over to: http://www.adventurebikeforums.com for a look at what is coming. The configuration is not 100% yet, but it's getting pretty close.
I will post a formal announcement soon, but for now at least readers of this thread can share their thoughts on this. I'll be back later to offer further clarification and answer questions and provide additional input.
Chris
Edit 4/30/2012: The above was written a few weeks back, and since then the concept has been completely realized. TriumphTigers.com is now available as the new home for the Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 as well as the other "Tiger" bikes in the Triumph line up.
The new sites, AdventureBikeForums.com and TriumphTigers.com need a lot of love and lots of tweaking, but with time I hope they grow and take on personalities of their own. We'll see, as I state in the title, this is a grand "Experiment" that hasn't been tried before.