Hey Y’all,
Registration will no longer be required for the new site.
After much consternation, pondering and cyphering it’s just going to be far simpler for all involved if the site is not interactive. Believe me when I say: I’ve earnestly tried to find a simple format for us all. A format that we’re all familiar with yet is up to date. And that’s where the two worlds collide. So what I’ve ended up doing is a blending of a lot of the latest and greatest (the new site which is both a website and blog) with some of the old. See Message Hide link on new website’s menu.
This Message Hide is the latest version of the message board format we currently have been using but with log-in security requirements, spam protection, etc.. YES, it does have that same ole frekin posting picture, link and video format (because it’s URL based) BUT it will be far simpler for me to explain HOW TO POST to the message hide than it would’ve been for me to explain to y’all how to Blog especially as a “community”, of sorts , all using the same website as the hub of said community communications. This entire experience is sorta like the ole adage: “Ya don’t know what ya don’t know til ya learn why ya didn’t know it.”
So I came up with a blending of some the ole with a whole lot of the new as the end solution. I’ll do the bloggin which is integrated with our Facebook account, which will then both notify our Facebook members, while, at the same time, also direct them to our site. Even during this testing process I’ve had folks see our posts on FB , on their phones, which originated from our site, then they’d end up going directly to our site from that very post – that’s purdy cool.
As far as our new message board (See Message Hide on site menu), it, too, is new and improved (from a security and spam standpoint) and I’ll monitor the board as well. And, I’ve embedded a link on the board that will redirect back to our site. And, I and other members can explain how to post attachments to the board. Trust me, it’s not that difficult. There are ads on the board but for a “fee” we may have an ad free board if we so desire.
That’s the latest and greatest, for now, peace.
JJ