how to improve the site???

i wouldn't make the chat box any smaller really, i think that is a good size.
but ya the banner could be a inch for two thinner.

Senator wrote:

dakotademon's doing a good job cracking down on some of the foolishness by certain members. Eliminating all that monkey business will give the site a chance. Reducing it is at least a step in the right direction.

Thank you. BS is like a fire. The longer you wait to put it out, the harder it is. Don't need any negative stuff this early in the game.

what do you guys think of all the updates and we begun adding some informational do it yourselfs.

I don't like the "do it yourself." I prefer someone else to fix my stuff. Where is the button for that?

4MiLLDraGSheE wrote:

what do you guys think of all the updates and we begun adding some informational do it yourselfs.

Nice but have to get used to it.lol.

i think you should make one marketplace section and have it broken up into for sale and wanted and reviews, then have the first 2 broken up into 2-stroke, 4-stroke and trucks and also a general one for none off road stuff.

and then one general event thing, like have trails and reviews and up coming events/group rides.

First of all, thanks for soliciting members' opinions on this. As others have mentioned, there are plenty of members who go out of their way here to take things over the top, over and over and over. To describe this further, think about the diference between nudity and porn. There's a line, even though you can't define it with words, there's a line and you know with great certainty when it's been crossed. That line exists for foul language and pointless childish discussion too...and it gets crossed here with ridiculous regularity.

Someone says "Hey bring that bitch down to the beach, if you ever get it runnning, so I can whoop ya". This is fine. It's very appropriate forum language. So let me be very clear, I'm not at all suggesting a ban on foul language. I'm suggesting a higher expectation of every member, to know the differnece between what is OK and what is not.

People come here for two primary reasons, information and camaraderie. Very few will stay long enough to build any bonds with anyone because they will either be chased away with offensiveness or they will leave disappointed in not finding helpful information RELATED TO RIDING.

I grew up in Michigan so I am very aware of how accepted it is there to be racist and homophobic. If you want this site to grow, the membership will have to understand that in much of the rest of the world, it's not cool or funny at all. I can tell you, as west coast resident, that kind of talk will chase away 9 out of 10 west coast riders, and probably many others.

Very usefull thanks for your opinion senator. I know all of us need to work on a few things i cant say that im free of doing anything wrong. We all need to work on some stuff even if it just be long enough for people to get used to us lol. I plan on bringing the raffle back wich should increase the comunity then all we need to do is provide knowledge and stuff to entice people to stay, almost on a daily basis i go through and clean up alot of rif raf that doesnt need to be posted and people have been warned, i dont wanna run a rediculously tight site were its not fun but want it to be friend and family friendly...

4MiLLDraGSheE wrote:

Very usefull thanks for your opinion senator. I know all of us need to work on a few things i cant say that im free of doing anything wrong. We all need to work on some stuff even if it just be long enough for people to get used to us lol. I plan on bringing the raffle back wich should increase the comunity then all we need to do is provide knowledge and stuff to entice people to stay, almost on a daily basis i go through and clean up alot of rif raf that doesnt need to be posted and people have been warned, i dont wanna run a rediculously tight site were its not fun but want it to be friend and family friendly...

You're wlecome 4mill. While we're on the subject, the entire thread in the following link is an embarrassment to the site ... http://www.dirtparadise.com/t469-bad-builders