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[QUOTE="Jeff Gilbert, post: 505345, member: 20280"] I'm not going to vote just yet myself. Probably type my way through and figure it out later. I think becoming a subscription only forum will lead to the demise of DRN in a hurry. You must have fresh blood in here or it will become stale real quick. Unfortunate as it is, there must also be the ragging on someone posts that pops up from time to time, I think it's a prerequisite of human nature. My take on the concept behind DRN is to introduce people to the world of dirt biking, introduce new friends and spread knowledge. When you limit the number of members, you stifle the concept. You must continue to grow or close the site down and move on. I believe the key here will involve "[B]creative marketing[/B] ." I'm thinking back to when I first registered on DRN. I knew nothing about the place and had just started riding. While "surfing" the web for anything about dirt bikes, mainly what's the most popular brands and if there were any deals to be had out there. I came across an ad for a KX250 I could win in a raffle for only $25. The raffle ticket sales were limited so the chances of me or Brian ( :p ) winning was really good. I sure wanted a chance at winning what ever the Mamba was for only $25. There was only one catch. Before I could send in my money to register for the Mamba, I had to register on DRN. I hit the required keys and made out my check the same day. It was my introduction to DRN. I found myself logging on to DRN several times a day just to see how many people had registered for the drawing. One day I had problems logging in and got real frustrated, actually my daughter was the one having problems. I posted in one of the forums, probably the wrong one, and before I knew it some guy named David (aka Thump) was going way beyond what I considered the call of duty to phone me long distance at his expense to help me out. I didn't know this guy but what a great gesture from a stranger on a BB / dirt bike Internet site. The rest is what we refer to as history. Ivan mode off. [B]In a nut shell[/B] This is a suggestion only. Keep DRN as is to a point! Make only the slightest modifications as needed to keep the incentive in place for becoming a supporting member but sweeten the pot. [U][B]Here's the big one. [/B] [/U] Either purchase products or have sponsors donate them in exchange for promotion, then raffle the products off for profit. Have bid wars for the cool stuff. I'm not talking hats and clocks, I'm talking top end kits, pipes, sprockets, graphics, even bikes. In order to participate in the killer deals you must be a supporting member of what ever the site deems justifiable. It doesn't have to be limited to Dirt Bike stuff only but it might be best. Does any of this sound feasible? btw. Regarding kids. Tigger is 11 and is only a registered member here. She post's occasionally but I guarantee she will not have the funds to become a STM unless I pay for it and I don't see the need for me to pony up just for her to post a couple of times a month. As she gets older I may consider but if she couldn't post, she wouldn't visit. I don't think it will be any different for most of the other kids here her age. I do have a stat question for you Okie. What is the median age of the top participates here? [/QUOTE]
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