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[WayneH]

I didn't get a lot of feedback on the topic so I'll put it on the To Do List as low priority.

 

[EJB]

I didn't get a lot of feedback on the topic so I'll put it on the To Do List as low priority.

Thats too bad. I did email you and I gave you my 2 cents.
Was I the only one?

What can I ask are you planning on doing? Are you going to add more forums?
Does Ontario deserve its own?

 

[ObiHann]

I didn't expect much to happen on this, and it seems I was right. I've kept quiet for a while as well as to not create a stink. I just want to point out that I have been lurking around many of the US boards (every state has one!!!) and some of those states are very quiet, it you are concerned with keeping each board constantly active, maybe you should trim down the states? Obviously, that is a very bad idea, and would take a lot of work, and piss a ton of people off. But, how much work would it be to split the eastern Canada into Eastern (Quebec/Ontario) and Maritimes (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Newfoundland)... Nobody would really get annoyed, it would make some folks happier, and take such little work.

 

[EJB]

I didn't expect much to happen on this, and it seems I was right. I've kept quiet for a while as well as to not create a stink. I just want to point out that I have been lurking around many of the US boards (every state has one!!!) and some of those states are very quiet, it you are concerned with keeping each board constantly active, maybe you should trim down the states? Obviously, that is a very bad idea, and would take a lot of work, and piss a ton of people off. But, how much work would it be to split the eastern Canada into Eastern (Quebec/Ontario) and Maritimes (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Newfoundland)... Nobody would really get annoyed, it would make some folks happier, and take such little work.

Maybe you and others shouldnt have kept your opinions quiet and responded to Wayne?

I do absolutely agree with you about the American forums and the lack of Canadian forums though.

Wayne: This is the last I will say on this topic but we deserve more forums, at least 3-4 for Canada.
If you dont have mods maybe its time to get new blood in, as Obihann said, some of the American state forums are deader than Babe Ruth, our forums are normally hopping with activity.

You have a good deal of scanner people on other sites it seems in Canada, maybe catering to them will bring you more members , more traffic and maybe more $.

 

[tonsoffun]

Wayne, maybe we could try this:

Western Canada forum- Already there and we would leave that as it is.
Ontario Forum-New
Quebec Forum- New, Probably will bring alot of people from there to RR.
Atlantic Forum- New

If they don't work out, we get rid of them.

 

[colby4601]

I still see absolutely no need for this. There is such little traffic on the two forums, where is the justification? Simply because the United States has a forum for every state? That is in no way justification. I just don't see the need. Ontario always wanting to be the centre of the universe. :roll:

 

[davidmc36]

But, how much work would it be to split the eastern Canada into Eastern (Quebec/Ontario) and Maritimes (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Newfoundland)... Nobody would really get annoyed, it would make some folks happier, and take such little work.

Seems like a good idea on it's face. What would be the most appropriate though. Would you include NL and make the group the Atlantic Provinces? Or would you want to split the Maritime Provinces from NL and put NL with QC Land mass and location are poor factors to consider for splitting forums.

I am in the camp of if there is enough traffic it is warranted but I just don't see the traffic.

Area specific topics could be made more noticeable by selecting notable thread titles.

 

[MtnBiker2005]

These things take time to talk about.
It took the 'California' forum area over 3 years to split it up.


September,2009
http://forums.radioreference.com/ca...159470-new-metro-forums-california-forum.html
http://forums.radioreference.com/california-radio-discussion-forum/161640-los-angeles-forum.html

April, 2006
http://forums.radioreference.com/ca...ea-calif-forums-north-south-calif-forums.html

January, 2006
http://forums.radioreference.com/california-radio-discussion-forum/28864-north-vs-south.html

It might go back more years, but the forum search only goes back so far

 

[DaveNF2G]

I think another important factor to consider is language. Quebec is an officially French-speaking province. There might not be as much traffic from there in the existing forums for that reason alone.

I did not contact Wayne directly because I'm not in the affected area and have already expressed my views in this thread. Others might have decided similarly to avoid redundant argument.

 

[hfxChris]

If you're going to split it up, and I'm not totally sure I see a reason to, but if - I think this would be the most appropriate split:

Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Canada + territories, Prairies, BC.

 

[colby4601]

So you're saying that Yukon, NWT and Nunavut would be tossed in with the Atlantic Provinces? That doesn't really make to much sense. Just saying.

As others have agreed and pointed out (even some from Ontario, EJB!!!!) that there is simply not enough traffic.

The argument that Quebecers would come if they had their own french forum is pretty much null and void. There are a few threads, one or two recently, in the Eastern Canada forum that are conducted in French. They seemed to get by just fine like that.

 

[davidmc36]

If you're going to split it up, and I'm not totally sure I see a reason to, but if - I think this would be the most appropriate split:

Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Canada + territories, Prairies, BC.

I'm not totally sold either, maybe an argument for would be: making it easier for newbies to post to a local audience.

So you're saying that Yukon, NWT and Nunavut would be tossed in with the Atlantic Provinces? That doesn't really make to much sense..

Right Just take the plus sign out from between AC and Territories and it would seem a sensible division.

An argument against might be: it seems that fourms that get small amounts of traffic tend to fizzle out. Maybe some of the folks in the smaller population areas would lose interest with little traffic of any kind.

 

[Northerner71]

I think they are fine the way they are. I am from Northern Ontario and read a lot of threads from the east coast and the prairies. I think the way it is, is perfect. That is just my opinion.

 

[colby4601]

Sorry David, I wasn't trying to shoot down your suggestion, but like you mentioned, with such little traffic, they may just fizzle out altogether.

Hey EJB, take a look over here!! There are at least TWO people from Ontario that would agree!!! Gasp!

 

[tonsoffun]

Okay Colby, relax. There is nothing wrong with suggesting ideas here. We understand that you don't agree and thats fine, lets try and get along.

Thanks

 

[hfxChris]

Right Just take the plus sign out from between AC and Territories and it would seem a sensible division.

That would make "Atlantic Canada territories" - which makes less sense. I think you meant take out the + and replace it with a comma. But it makes even less sense still to have a forum for the territories, and the what.. 3 messages per year? (that number is a complete guess)

 

[colby4601]

That would make "Atlantic Canada territories" - which makes less sense. I think you meant take out the + and replace it with a comma. But it makes even less sense still to have a forum for the territories, and the what.. 3 messages per year? (that number is a complete guess)

I don't even think there are that many posts for those areas. But don't quote me. I was watching Courage in Red and saw that the RCMP up in Nunavut are using XTL's on a P25 system of some sort, but I don't know it was trunking or conventional repeaters.

 

[mciupa]

Well, we had Wayne's attention but don't anymore.

Get some of the Scanmaritime folk on here and maybe things will change.


In the meantime this topic is like

 

[WayneH]

Sorry, I've been away from the site for a few days.

Here are my feelings as of now.... Even though the content may not demand it that does not mean that once the forums are added that the content won't appear. There's a possibility that when the rest of the CAN forum members see these forums that it could drive up usage. It never hurts to try and nothing will be lost if we do and it fails. But, what I've decided on is to create a few sub-forums for the busy "metro" areas. We'll see where it goes from there.

 

[mciupa]

But, what I've decided on is to create a few sub-forums for the busy "metro" areas. We'll see where it goes from there.

Thanks Wayne,we are smiling from coast to coast.