Just noticed the EDITORIALS section....
... and maybe it could be put to better use.
Sometimes the BBS format isn't the greatest for getting a complicated thought across un-interrupted, as we've seen it often degenerates into a flame war.
Assuming the Editorials section is OK for long opinion pieces, such as "How the SCCA/PRB/Whatever Could Be Improved", or "Suggestions on Classification Reorganization", or "History of Issue Such-and-Such Since the 80s" that may provide a better place to post ESSAY-type writings (ie more than 1000 words) so they can stand on their own merits. As it is they seem to get buried in really long threads surrounded by flames and one-liners, and eventually disappear off the BBS just to resurface months/years later. Then discuss it it the forums, but have it posted in a separate area. I think this is a useful and important distinction.
Admins, I dont see anything in the Editorials section that says how to submit one, might want to add something.
PS: Great editorial, Derek. Having come from an "eco-commie" family, I'd have to say that most of the rallyists I've met so far have had a pretty positive attitude towards the environment - more so than the average offroad enthusiast, or for that matter, rural "local". We have a lot of space here in the NW, compared to say Europe, and if anything they are more eco-defensive than here, so I'm sure we can work something out. Heck, even donate some money from each event to creek restoration projects. I'd be more than happy to swallow a $20 entry "tax" for something like that.
Skye "BC Boy" Poier
Seattle, WA
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Team Irrational Racing
Coming soon to a forest near you!
http://www.irrationalracing.com/
... and maybe it could be put to better use.
Sometimes the BBS format isn't the greatest for getting a complicated thought across un-interrupted, as we've seen it often degenerates into a flame war.
Assuming the Editorials section is OK for long opinion pieces, such as "How the SCCA/PRB/Whatever Could Be Improved", or "Suggestions on Classification Reorganization", or "History of Issue Such-and-Such Since the 80s" that may provide a better place to post ESSAY-type writings (ie more than 1000 words) so they can stand on their own merits. As it is they seem to get buried in really long threads surrounded by flames and one-liners, and eventually disappear off the BBS just to resurface months/years later. Then discuss it it the forums, but have it posted in a separate area. I think this is a useful and important distinction.
Admins, I dont see anything in the Editorials section that says how to submit one, might want to add something.
PS: Great editorial, Derek. Having come from an "eco-commie" family, I'd have to say that most of the rallyists I've met so far have had a pretty positive attitude towards the environment - more so than the average offroad enthusiast, or for that matter, rural "local". We have a lot of space here in the NW, compared to say Europe, and if anything they are more eco-defensive than here, so I'm sure we can work something out. Heck, even donate some money from each event to creek restoration projects. I'd be more than happy to swallow a $20 entry "tax" for something like that.
Skye "BC Boy" Poier
Seattle, WA
--
Team Irrational Racing
Coming soon to a forest near you!
http://www.irrationalracing.com/