Well one reason I made the TampaBay4x4.com forum was that I liked that we could have secret boards for rides and or places to ride. It even came in handy for someone's Secret Surprise Birthday ride.
A lot of the places I go I don't want put up on a open forum. It is not just because of other FJC's but that ATV riders, Jeep wheelers, Dirt Bike Riders and other 4x4 wheelers all search these open for the best places to wheel. I know this for a fact and I do it to other open forums also.
Once some of these places become posted on a open forum, hoards of people start riding and wheeling the heck out of them and then they get shut down. And once it's put up it will be there for years for others to find it.
Just wondering Jim, why you never joined my forum?
Got more to say but I have bee somewhere in 14 minutes... whoops...
I am not trying to say it's a bad idea.... but....
Be back later..
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Paul, I guess that originally I had assumed that you were more concerned with Tampa Bay area activities only, based on the name of the forum. In retrospect I had already long since realized you are supporting and reporting on 4X4 activity all over the FL area and not just TB, so you are absolutely correct and I have joined TampaBay4x4 Forum as CoyoteJim.
This still does not answer the question of whether or not you regular FL posters would prefer to keep the FL conversations grouped in a sub-forum. The advantages to this would be being able to subscribe to the sub-forum as a whole instead of individual threads and new users in the FL area could see all the local activity being publically discussed in in one list. The downside would be more complexity within the forum hierarchy and more clicks to reach the FL area. I am not promoting either idea, I'm kind of on the fence, and wondered what others thought.
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'07 Sun Fusion Yellow FJC, 17" Alloy wheels and stock Dunlops, Predator style step/rock rails, roof rack, leather seats and rubber floor mats.
Additions: USMC tire cover, Red "bling" skid plate and FJ Cruiser decals, Scuba Driver mod, Manik black tail-light guards, Galaxy DX959 CB, Acquired some 16" Taco rims - trying to get some "mudder shoes"
Central Florida area - FLCA #207 http://www.flca.org "Here comes the Coyote!"
Jim, yeah it is hard to compete with this forum because of the new wheelers, and old wheelers coming on this forum all the time. My forum is not used very much except as a place that holds secret spot information, I have maps, tracks and Google Earth Files pointing out the places to hit in the Secret Spots. Things I could NEVER post up here. I was hoping that more people contributed to that endeavor but it seems they never did. And that is OK!
I also made my forum a place where members can post up rides and such without broadcasting it to everyone.
Large groups of wheelers are fun but I also like to go wheeling with just a few rigs at a time. And some of my spots need to be kept to a minimum number or rigs at a time...
So a sub-Forum on here might/would be nice, but if the club / non-club would have a name and everything, it seems to me, why keep it on this forum where the control of the aspects of club/nonclub forum is still in the hands of this Blue Forum..
Know what I mean?
But I don't want to spoil it for others so I don't want anyone to take my comments as negative comments. I think everyone who knows me knows my main point is keeping places secret, other than that, I am pretty easy going (at least I think so,) and anything else is fine with me.
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I'd be happy to help with any graphic designing once a name is chosen.
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TRD Cold Air Intake System
8000 HID Xenon Kit with Projector Beams
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Magnaflow Catback System
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as far as rides to secret spots go, lets keep those on paul's website for the trusted members! he has a valid point about the other off road enthusiasts searching out riding/wheelin spots. I have seen way too many spots shut down because one person tells one person and it snowballs out of control.
"Loose lips sink ships!"
a sub forum forum would be nice to have on the southeast region for threads that are about local build days, get togethers, rides to known spots...etc.
i like:
FLFJC (Florida FJ Cruisers)
Sunshine State FJC
would it look like this thumbnail (Smokey Mountain Cruisers)? if so, that would be sweeeeet!
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Right now of the 40 threads in the first two pages of this forum 20 of them
are specific to Florida, and this forum is made to cover 8 different states.
Jacksonville, Fl Fj's!!
New Smyrna Beach & Daytona Beach area FJ's
Chris2 at RRR on 3-3-08 and well we don't want... ( 1 2)
Camp out & Trail ride! Apr 11th-12th, Citrus. ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
Central Florida Ride 4/6 ( 1 2 3)
Citrus "trail maintenance"
May Eglin run. Any interest?
Thoughts on a Florida sub-forum? ( 1 2)
Tampa area run on Friday 4/25?
West Orlando Area Ride Tomorrow? ( 1 2 3)
So... whats the South Florida Fj Owners Head count? ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
May 2,3 & 4 - Ocala NF mapping and exploration run ( 1 2)
A little sand_man action today! ( 1 2)
FLCA Run March 22-23 will challenge all off road enthusiasts! ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
MY Sandstorm.. Couldn't wait, Great deals at Toyota..... ( 1 2 3)
Google Street Views NOW in the Tampa Bay area
South Florida(Boca Raton) Shops
(Planning) Another Florida Build Day!!!!!! ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
OME supension for sale in Orlando area
ONF Up To Date Trail Maps... ( 1 2)
It would almost be to everyone else's benefit from other areas who get on and get excited about new events that are posted only to find out they are all in Florida.
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'91 240sx (modded to hell and back drift whore)
Yeah, they both get down.
I have sent LandCruiserSteve a PM asking about this idea.
Below is my perception of what we have decided, correct me if I'm mistaken:
1. We'll request a Florida sub-forum under the SE Region.
2. We'll ask that this be named simply "Florida"
3. We'll work on a FL specific club to be hosted on Paul's forum, TampaBay4X4
4. FJCSS - FJ Cruisers of the Sunshine State (my recommendation, still open to discussion)
5. We'll use the club as an excuse to wheel and drink on a regular basis
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'07 Sun Fusion Yellow FJC, 17" Alloy wheels and stock Dunlops, Predator style step/rock rails, roof rack, leather seats and rubber floor mats.
Additions: USMC tire cover, Red "bling" skid plate and FJ Cruiser decals, Scuba Driver mod, Manik black tail-light guards, Galaxy DX959 CB, Acquired some 16" Taco rims - trying to get some "mudder shoes"
Central Florida area - FLCA #207 http://www.flca.org "Here comes the Coyote!"
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