Attn ORJ'ers

[rodolo]

The new ORJ is coming along most is in test still. It will open when ready, no date set, just soon. A few got see a preview already, but can't not log in yet.


Tell me what you wish to see in the new ORJ.

"This my personal opinion about slowing down of post." agree or not I want your honest opinion.

The forum communities as a whole are seeing lower participation rates due to network sites like Face book, twitter, and others.

If things are slow here and nobody post. It is not necessarily good for traffic. Most people who are active on social networking sites seem to have very little time even to answer e-mails, in my personal experience. They will update twitter ten or twenty times a day and not answer an e-mail for weeks or months.
My wife is my example.

Also in my opinion; Why have random people following me on Twitter. Why? What has made them decide I'm that interesting? It feels like stalking. Am I just too old and out of touch for this tweet stuff?

There is something that can be done to compete with these network companies. However, its an "instant gratification" world out there, and not a "teamwork" environment at all, like a community ORJ forum

ORJ was built on teamwork for example AREA51 offroad course. We have technical, social, event topics. Yes they get old, mature and continue to grow each year

Any thoughts or comments are welcome, never ridiculed.

ORJ is for it's members, ran by it's members.

Roger

[Whitey]

Personally I don't have any accounts on any of the other "social networks" like twitter or facebook, I really don't care for them or the need to be on them 24/7. Something like a forum I can check once or twice a day and not really miss anything.

[Dragon wagon]

I have a face book i look at about once a week , dont do any of the other stuf either .

i have noticed for some time though the off road boards have been pretty slow . Im on a motorcycle forum that is jumping but its spring and there coming out of hybernation

[shaker]

I have a life outside of the internet, so I kinda like smaller forums anyway. Easier to keep up with despite my small amount of time online and big forums always seem to be chuck full of attention whores that ruin threads constantly.

I have a facebook account, but use it just like a forum. Surf it a couple times a week.

[scottsjeep]

I like ORJ best for the people. To the

dismay of many of my friends I do not

have a Facebook account. In fact the

only other place I go on line for fun

(vs. on line for work) is YouTube. I

find I only have a little time to socialize

online or face to face. To maximize what

little social time I have I like to spend it

with good people. Every one I have met

through ORJ has resulted in a positive

experience for me. I have browsed other

club & off road Jeep sights and I have

found many are full of phony people.

I also like the fact that ORJ keeps it G

rated and family friendly. I also like the

fact ORJ is not state or region specific

and that we have members all over.

This should give ORJ a bigger base of

Jeepers to recruit from. Roger you are

not alone in the understanding of Twitter.

I don’t get it. It reminds me of a

Grateful Dead fan saying “who is this

band and why are they following me”.

Like every other car club I have been a

member of, ORJ has a life of its own.

Club members come and go and move

in and out of a core of very active

members. As Roger said it takes a lot of

teamwork to keep any club or community

going, I agree. Teamwork is at the heart

of what Jeep fans do out on the trails.

As a team I think we need to make

sure to turn visiting guests into new

members, turn new members into long

time members, and turn long time members

into very active hardcore members.

Maybe some shameless self promotion

will help gain membership.