RED BLUE ARMY FORUM

FATBOY · Colonel

Website

Rogers · Ginger

Gloves off in the car park.

But yeah, the website is being payed for so we may aswell use it.

I know that if we wanted to save money we could use a free forum as these dont seem much different from this one.

Just ideas.

YateleyShot · Lieutenant

Tottally agree, think we need another moderator who is going to be determined to update the site reguarly and spend time on making it a good selling point, because with all due respect, not much of that has happend in about the last year.

With the forum, well, as dan said there are better programmes for free, I generally find this format quite boring and plain, and have found that on other forums there are many more features and it is generally a lot more appealling.

As ben said, it's the key of the RBA during pre-season....

wob · Captain

I agree, I think the website needs updating. If not pictures/news, perhaps a new layout? I was looking at www.redultras.net (Aberdeen) and their website's brilliant, I think something like that would be good in attracting new members to the RBA. I'd volunteer to be a moderator or help out with the website.

I also agree about the forum, it's design seems "out-dated" to me, and you can get better layouts for free. Might aswell save some money, and get a better forum at the same time.

RBA DJ · Lieutenant

As a moderator could i please know what jobs would the person have to do? And relitively how hard will they be?

shots 4 ever · Captain

I agree we need another person and i already spoke to Fatboy and i put my name forward, as i am someone who looks at the message board a lot even if i dont post much.

Bagshot Bob · Lieutenant

Can someone PM me to explain what has happened with regards to the previous main moderator?
I had a very brief PM from him and I am somewhat in the dark

FATBOY · Colonel

Give me 2 minutes Tony.

Swindonshot2 · Staff Sergeant

Just an idea but it may be worth some of you guys getting in early and volunteering to take on the running of the rivals.net or the Vital Football one which should be up and running in time for the new season.

Like the Footy Mad one (the one we at the Strays Shots use), they host everything and all you need to do is update things.

If its run on the same basis, each quarter there is a payment for keeping the site updated and a smaller one for hits... not bad for doing something you are doing anyway!

On the Mad site we are allowed to sell advertising (as long as it doesn't conflict with one of their main advertisers) but we haven't gone into this area (yet!)

You would of course be restricted by their layouts but on the positive side, it would save someone else having to design everything from scratch - which, when there's loads of other things in life to be getting on with, can be a help.

I've offered the use of the Strays Site to both the Supporters Club and the Trust in the past - especially as we now get over 125000 views a month, but it's not been for them.

Anyway, it's worth considering seems as both Rivals and Vital will no doubt be adding The Shots to their list soon and they may just be dormant or someone without the real commitment like you fellas may take them over.

Mike