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    Mina Loomis
    BPL Member

    @elmvine

    Locale: Central Texas

    The "G-spot" forum seems to receive a lot of threads that really belong in other forums. Perhaps this is because people read "G-spot" more, or perhaps it's because most any activity that might be discussed involves some use of a physical object? However, for the reader who, for example, is currently more interested in, say, "Philosophy and Technique," burying a thread like the one about water purification procedure in "G-spot" is likely to get it lost in the crowd.

    #1473495
    Dave T
    Member

    @davet

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    #1473526
    Sam Haraldson
    BPL Member

    @sharalds

    Locale: Gallatin Range

    It's not that your suggestions aren't heard. I assure you at least one of the BPL team members sees just about every post that gets made on the forums.

    We are in the process of major overhauls of the back end of the Web site at this time and will continue to be over the course of 2009. We have chosen to overhaul various sections of the site before others and the forums are not top priority for us.

    Although the forums are a core aspect of our user group and provide for an excellent means of information exchange they do not directly generate revenue. Those involved with the development of backpackinglight.com are very, very talented and have a truly cutting-edge view of what a Web site can be. Cost constraints of development unfortunately slows things down.

    * hint hint, buy a membership to help us out! ; )

    #1473533
    Dave T
    Member

    @davet

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    #1473540
    Richard Scruggs
    BPL Member

    @jrscruggs

    Locale: Oregon

    Hark! Is that the sound of an approaching increase in the price of subscription fees?

    If so, how about considering a graduated fee schedule that charges extra to members who want extra services that cost more to develop/maintain, while those who prefer to "fly coach" pay only for that service and not having to pay for flash and dazzle they find to be of little if any benefit?

    "No pain, no gain" doesn't rule out gain without pain, as in the fact that BPL offers fine resources without having to inflict the pain of increased fees on happy subscribers to pay for additional expensive services they may not want.

    JRS

    #1473541
    Tad Englund
    BPL Member

    @bestbuilder

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    Sam, Dave brings up a good point… Just the other night my wife and older kids were harassing me for being on an adult site- they said the I was on a site discussing the "G-Spot". Of course they knew it was on BPL but they still rubbed it in and it made for a little conversation dance step at the dinner table with the younger one present.
    I am a Scoutmaster also and would like to direct the boys to this site to learn more about how to lighten up, but I know that their parents might be offended by the mere name of this forum. Our chartering organization is a church with a strong faith/value system.
    Maybe think of a better more benign name?

    #1473545
    Richard Gless
    BPL Member

    @rgless

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    I'm not sure how you handle this sort of stuff past a certain point.

    Ah … there are limits, and I think this one went a bit too far. Fair go guys!

    Cheers
    Roger Caffin
    Online Community Monitor

    My apologies. I thought the anecdote made a reasonable point. I didn't mean to be inappropriate.

    RG

    #1473554
    Dave T
    Member

    @davet

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    #1473568
    Sam Haraldson
    BPL Member

    @sharalds

    Locale: Gallatin Range

    Richard, perhaps we'll drop the price of subscriptions instead of raising them? What would you think about that?

    And Dave, I'll take a look at your re-organization suggestions. I agree something needs to be done but I'm not making any promises to anyone at this time. If I do then I end up getting held to them and I don't desire that at this time.

    #1473571
    Ryan Jordan
    Admin

    @ryan

    Locale: Central Rockies

    I'm really happy for this thread!

    I'm thrilled the Dave started off a new thread on forum restructuring, and would encourage us all to head on over there and start hammering a solid structure out:

    http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=18330

    So let's go ahead and hammer something out, and we'll git'er done for ya.

    Ryan

    #1473980
    Richard Scruggs
    BPL Member

    @jrscruggs

    Locale: Oregon

    Dropping subscription prices? In this day and age? There must be a BPL application pending for some TARP money, or maybe BPL's computer is taking a cut in pay. Whatever the reason, a reduction in subscription prices sounds great.

    BPL keeps getting better and better! Perhaps there's even reason to hope for a return to BPL's "good old days" of free shipping for all orders. Or maybe a "postage credit" could be awarded for each day of good behavior in forums!

    JRS

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