any interest in a NY Chapter website?

jacksonpt · 04-06-2006, 06:17 AM

We had one for a while, but it saw so little traffic that I quit maintaining it.

I'm happy to do it again if people are interested, however I'm hesitant to pay for a domain name/hosting space if there isn't strong interest.

Intrepid · 04-06-2006, 06:24 AM

A forum is key, if people have somewhere to go, chat, and plan, they will tend to hang around. Of course, activity is good too, meet and greets, runs, etc, it takes some effort but is well worth it. Post up on ttora and 4x4wire too.

lee · 04-06-2006, 06:25 AM

yeah, if i can be of help in starting a forum for you, let me know... eventually we can all wheel together

jacksonpt · 04-06-2006, 06:29 AM

I run phpBB and vBulletin forums now, so the technical side will be the easy part. The hard part will be getting people to the site, then getting them to be active on the site AND get together to wheel from time to time.

I started a club site for local mountain bikers, so I know how all this goes. The advantage I had there was that it started out on a free host, so cost was less of an issue. I no longer have access to that free host (at least not for this type of thing), so someone is going to have to shell out $$$ for hosting.

lee · 04-06-2006, 06:46 AM

host it on trailaddict?

jacksonpt · 04-06-2006, 06:55 AM

Can't - that's hosted on a machine here at work. Policy is that only "personal sites" can be hosted by company equipment. Even though it wouldn't be a commercial site, the fact that it is a club site in nature means it's a no-go.

That's the free host I referred to in an earlier post.

JamesD · 04-06-2006, 07:57 AM

I'm up for it! Anything to do in this hell hole!

James

ken.vs.ryu · 10-02-2006, 06:55 PM

whats wrong with this site?

04-06-2006, 06:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
jacksonpt Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 2,761	any interest in a NY Chapter website? We had one for a while, but it saw so little traffic that I quit maintaining it. I'm happy to do it again if people are interested, however I'm hesitant to pay for a domain name/hosting space if there isn't strong interest. __________________ Jackson - My Site 96 SR5 4x4 - 33" MTs, open diffs, and 3.90s - LET'S ROCK! My runner has bee traded in sniff on an 06 SR5 long bed d-cab Tacoma. The tacoma is nice, but... sniff ... I'll update my site when I'm done grieving.

04-06-2006, 06:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Intrepid Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ashburnham, MA Posts: 2,719	A forum is key, if people have somewhere to go, chat, and plan, they will tend to hang around. Of course, activity is good too, meet and greets, runs, etc, it takes some effort but is well worth it. Post up on ttora and 4x4wire too. __________________ www.toyotacrawlers.com '85 4runner: 4.7's, FoxFab sliders, custom bumpers, 1" body lift, F-150 springs rear, lockright, welded third, IFS rear axle, 1.5" wheel spacers, high-steer, rears up front, Longs, 38" SX's on steelies, 12Voltguy dual battery, soft top, BMW seats. NO LONGER lacking an engine. :D :D

04-06-2006, 06:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
jacksonpt Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 2,761	I run phpBB and vBulletin forums now, so the technical side will be the easy part. The hard part will be getting people to the site, then getting them to be active on the site AND get together to wheel from time to time. I started a club site for local mountain bikers, so I know how all this goes. The advantage I had there was that it started out on a free host, so cost was less of an issue. I no longer have access to that free host (at least not for this type of thing), so someone is going to have to shell out $$$ for hosting. __________________ Jackson - My Site 96 SR5 4x4 - 33" MTs, open diffs, and 3.90s - LET'S ROCK! My runner has bee traded in sniff on an 06 SR5 long bed d-cab Tacoma. The tacoma is nice, but... sniff ... I'll update my site when I'm done grieving. Last edited by jacksonpt : 04-06-2006 at 06:30 AM.

04-06-2006, 06:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
jacksonpt Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 2,761	Can't - that's hosted on a machine here at work. Policy is that only "personal sites" can be hosted by company equipment. Even though it wouldn't be a commercial site, the fact that it is a club site in nature means it's a no-go. That's the free host I referred to in an earlier post. __________________ Jackson - My Site 96 SR5 4x4 - 33" MTs, open diffs, and 3.90s - LET'S ROCK! My runner has bee traded in sniff on an 06 SR5 long bed d-cab Tacoma. The tacoma is nice, but... sniff ... I'll update my site when I'm done grieving.

04-06-2006, 07:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
JamesD Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 1,547	I'm up for it! Anything to do in this hell hole! James __________________ 2nd gen power mirrors for sale http://www.yotatech.com/f109/2nd-gen.../#post50746877 New Tacome V6 transfer case http://www.yotatech.com/f107/sale-br.../#post50755569 Various Toyota truck/4Runner switches for sale http://www.yotatech.com/f109/various...trucks-148139/

04-06-2006, 06:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
lee Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: boston, ma Posts: 6,766	yeah, if i can be of help in starting a forum for you, let me know... eventually we can all wheel together

04-06-2006, 06:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
lee Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: boston, ma Posts: 6,766	host it on trailaddict?

10-02-2006, 06:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
ken.vs.ryu Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 640	whats wrong with this site? __________________ http://ps3mods.blogspot.com - http://kenvsryu.blogspot.com 1992 X-Cab V6 5sp Manual 215k SR5 :D runnin 31x10.5 17.8mpg :)

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