Txbennett:
We need active participation for the Iditabuds.com/forum to survive. We are no longer a "sole source" for information.
I agree Tx. But I also think this is something that should have been addressed much sooner. I think, unfortunately, it is a question of too little, too late now. The quest to keep members interested all year long was one that, for some reason, fell by the wayside. It should have been a priority all along. I myself cannot see why it wasn't.
One can understand that people now can go direct to a mushers page on social media, and several other race sites for information. BUT the idea of coming to our forum for not only information, but also fun, games, trivia, prizes and most importantly, camaraderie all year long, and not just in February and March, was the ultimate goal we have tragically lost sight of! The result is that these other sources, instead of being used in conjunction to our forum, are now used instead of. We have sadly become a typical month or two race forum, the very thing we wanted to avoid when this forum was started by John and kids after Cabela's. That's very disheartening.