Observation

[57stevey]

artificially inflating their post counts.

 

[BeanoNYC]

I think it's telling that some of the largest threads, in the misc discussion area, anyway, are on some of the most controversial subjects we've got, and there's no flaming or bickering. It's refreshing, and perhaps indicative of the smaller, tighter community here, to be able to express your thoughts without getting jumped on and smothered by ad hominem attacks.
The skiing discussions have been pretty good, too.

Indeed. There's only one thread that comes to mind that got ugly. And the one who Catalyzed said uglyness is no longer a member of the community.
Since then, I've seen many controversial subjects that have kept to calm and intelligent responses on both sides of the argument. It's basically a miracle.

 

[ski_resort_observer]

The skiing forums here really only started to get busy during the '03/'04 ski season and this season was even busier.

Some of the RSN forums like Whiteface and Sugarbush were very busy places in the late 90's.

SnowJournal.com used to be busy but it appears headed towards the sunset, slowly.

I remember when Greg was starting Alpinezone... didn't take it too serious back then.

Boy, can things change, watching it grow into a well run, tastefully produced online community of skiers, riders, mountain bikers, hikers, golfers... first in the NE than Colorado....the sky is the limit.

The news section is great. Alpinezone is a information theme park for people you recreate outdoors.

Sure, some sites have busier forum's but it's the ones that combine that with great content that makes it a great site.

 

[dmc]

This forum is really great.. Some good threads - informative..
Well run... Basically now it's just Time for Tuckerman and this for me...

The personal attacks on the KChat board got to much for me so I'm outta there...

I started a message board for Hunter www.huntermtn.net after Hunter shut their board down... They couldnt handle the negative stuff people were saying about the mountain... It became a liability..

I like to keep it low key....

 

[skijay]

One item that makes a forum succesful is the moderating. Whenever a poster becomes intimidating or threatening to others, they are dealt with.

This keeps the peace in the community. Other forums seem to let small problems escalate to to the point where other members of the forums get sick of it and leave. You then get a once active forum start to make the slow turn towards becoming a "dead" forum.

 

[ctenidae]

I think we're pretty good with self-moderation around here, really. Just look at the Gas and Schiavo threads- 102 adn 124 posts, respectively. Both have covered some very contentious issues, and nary a flame. Not bad.

 

[SilentCal]

I started the Gas post. I didn't mean for it to become a politcally charged topic but just to gauge how people were dealing with rising fuel costs and their ideas and attempts at conservation. Once a topic goes political I bow out because I'd rather not see the board turn into another "Mountains and Molehills" board that the AMC ran. The Moderators are the key. If the are on top of things, then the board gains respect and becomes a thoughtful discussion of ideas and opinions. When the moderators are asleep, the boards self-implode which pretty much desribes the M+M board.

 

[BeanoNYC]

This forum is really great.. Some good threads - informative..
Well run... Basically now it's just Time for Tuckerman and this for me...

The personal attacks on the KChat board got to much for me so I'm outta there...

I started a message board for Hunter www.huntermtn.net after Hunter shut their board down... They couldnt handle the negative stuff people were saying about the mountain... It became a liability..

I like to keep it low key....

Good Job! I like the rules at the top of the page.

 

[dmc]

This forum is really great.. Some good threads - informative..
Well run... Basically now it's just Time for Tuckerman and this for me...

The personal attacks on the KChat board got to much for me so I'm outta there...

I started a message board for Hunter www.huntermtn.net after Hunter shut their board down... They couldnt handle the negative stuff people were saying about the mountain... It became a liability..

I like to keep it low key....

Good Job! I like the rules at the top of the page.

I catch a lot of crap about those rules... Cause I tend to stir up trouble on other boards...

But it's my house and my rules...

I like the board mellow... Lot's of lurkers... thats OK... Thinking about using it for the town eventually...

 

[Stephen]

DMC, I'd seriously consider upgrading your phpbb soon. There are a LOT of secuirty holes that have been resolved. I've seen newer versions than yours completely obliterated, including the FOT48 site.

-Stephen

 

[Greg]

DMC, I'd seriously consider upgrading your phpbb soon. There are a LOT of secuirty holes that have been resolved. I've seen newer versions than yours completely obliterated, including the FOT48 site.

phpBB 2.0.2?! :blink: Yikes! Stephen is correct. Upgrade that board now!

http://www.phpbb.com/downloads.php