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ChineseTransit Coalition’s new board
Contributed by Wad on March 13th, 2007 at 1:30 am
[tags]transit coalition, los angeles[/tags]
The Transit Coalition, the people who have brought you the Expo Line (seriously), has a new message board.
The new Proboards-powered board now requires a registered user name. Registration is open to all, and a small fee can pay to make the boards ad-free. The Proboard replaces the older board, which is still running for old comments.
Discussion
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I’m so glad they switched over to new forum software because frankly, that old board sucked. I’m really surprised people even bothered with it (I didn’t).
Love it or leave it. I am the guy who refused to make the decision for over 2 years. Yes, there were reasons behind the change. But, rather than look back, let’s go forward. Can the new board help push the transit agenda forward?
Will it help get the news out? Will it help folks learn more about the various projects offered? Will you learn about the transit hucksters with the shill projects that tend to divert attention?
Besides not switching over the discusssion board, the same team has published 68 weeks of a weekly eNewsletter that is widely read and has published 15 months of a print newsletter.
With the change in markets, you need to reach out to folks in various ways. I can tell you now from research that a majority who read out weekly eNewsletter don’t participate in a discussion board and many on our discussion board don’t read the eNewsletter.
Things aren’t always simple in running a small non profit that is bound to get bigger. Sometimes you have to make choices.
Many aren’t always the right ones, but you can’t stand still with everything constantly coming at you.
So, now with the new board up and in place, what can be done to tie it in to the rest of the transit community? Many of the blog links are up. There are still many other things that need be done. What do you think they are?
I don’t know if you misunderstood my comment Bart, but I think the new board is a GREAT thing. I found myself unable to effectively participate in discussions on the old board (even though many certainly did), so I’m very happy to be able to join in on the discussions now. I do believe the new board will help the transit agenda simply because the new interface makes the communication of ideas easier, faster, more searchable,and all together more effective. Honestly, just the very nature of the new forum software will automatically make it easier to integrate in with the rest of the transit community. So kudos on finally making the change.
I read the eNewsletter, and now will finally (and gladly) participate in the discussion boards. I have a feeling it will become a great resource for this blog as well.