Atlanta Outdoor Club

atlantaoutdoorclub · Site Admin Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 6

Welcome! Thanks for visiting the official forums of the Atlanta Outdoor Club. The purpose of this post is to explain the purpose we envision for them.

First let me introduce the Atlanta Outdoor Club! We are a volunteer-lead club that hosts outdoor events in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. You can get more information at our web site. http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com

The purpose of a web forum (a.k.a. message board) is to facilitate discussions, which are just like a live face-to-face discussions except that they occur on the Internet. This eliminates the need to hold meetings for an ongoing dialog. Someone with a topic will start the discussion by creating a new post. This post should be created in the appropriate forum according to its topic. Others will participate in the discussion by replying to the post. This is useful not only to provide a central place for discussions, but you can refer to previous discussions for informational purposes.

For example, Homer has an idea for a hike, but is not sure which trail is best and wants input from other trip leaders. He will post his idea to the "AOC Events" forum. Others will then reply with their ideas and tips. Marge might reply and inform Homer that a particular trail is closed on a certain day. Once all of Homer's questions are answered and the discussion is ended, he can choose to post the event to the AOC web site.

These forums are NOT intended to replace the AOC web site in any way. It is still your first stop for information, events, rules, FAQ, and more. Also the club volunteers are happy to answer all your questions. Instead, these forums will supplement the web site's functionality by providing a central place for discussions.

There is some overlap in functionality that could cause confusion. For example, the AOC web site allows users to post non-AOC events and there is a forum for discussing these same events. The distinction is whether you need to hold a discussion or not. If you simply wish to inform people of a non-AOC event, then the AOC web site is the place. If you wish to discuss the event, then post it in the forum.

Thanks for taking the time to learn the proper use of the forums. If you have any questions contact me at ben(at)atlantaoutdoorclub.com.

ucfhocky55

atlantaoutdoorclub wrote:

These forums are NOT intended to replace the AOC web site in any way. It is still your first stop for information, events, rules, FAQ, and more. Also the club volunteers are happy to answer all your questions. Instead, these forums will supplement the web site's functionality by providing a central place for discussions.

There is some overlap in functionality that could cause confusion. For example, the AOC web site allows users to post non-AOC events and there is a forum for discussing these same events. The distinction is whether you need to hold a discussion or not. If you simply wish to inform people of a non-AOC event, then the AOC web site is the place. If you wish to discuss the event, then post it in the forum.

i just wanted to emphasize these points. the AOC website is the only place where you can sign up for hikes and get initial/basic information on trips.

this forum site is a good place to go for questions regarding anything to do with the club, an event, or anything outdoors-related. this will help keep clutter out of everyone's e-mail inboxes and will allow others to see the answer to questions they might not have known they had.

however, you can, of course, always e-mail trip leaders or club officers with questions.

for forum rules, please refer to the forum Terms of Use (which will be posted shortly).

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