Quote:Believe it or not, I'm already thinking a split from the organization has the possibility of being a really good thing. I'm guessing the chain of command would shrink and those pesky "powers that be" would be more open to maintenance and would be more active in the direction of the new board..


I have a feeling that this new board would be a blessing in disguise.

It certainly has the potential to be a good thing.  The people who will be running the new board will be far more hands-on, so software glitches will be monitored more closely, and there will be a far more proactive approach in getting things fixed rather than looking at the board as an afterthought or a nuisance.

 

I think that once the dust settles on the new situation, it's going to wind up being a good thing for all involved. 

 

The only concern moving forward will be making sure users are completely aware that the new board is not directly affiliated with the team because we do have users who, for a host of reasons, tend to want to call the front office when they feel they've been wronged on the board.  Not that it made much of a difference, but moving forward, calling the front office to complain will fall on deaf ears since they don't host the board any longer, so they won't have to deal with that annoyance.

 

There is also the potential to try to do some unique stuff here once we get everything settled and moving forward.  We will definitely be looking to the users for suggestions (Not now. Save them for the new board), as well as possible opportunities to partner with others to try to make the board as interactive as possible.  We'll see how things go.  For  now, the focus is on getting things moving over to the new community.

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