OzSTOC Club review weekend.

[Totgas]

State Ride Coordinators are only too happy to "pretty up" a member RTE if they are requested.

I was thinking maybe a Friday evening Fish and Chips destination or mid week evening cafe RTE on the coast or up the mountain.

Now that sounds like a plan.....

[Yorkie]

The west oz contingent have been having RTE's organised by individuals on weekends, along with mid week lunch rides and mid week night-time coffee rides, it works well for us and as extra's to the annual RTE calendar.

[Sabie]

Ok, here's another idea to be shot down.

It won't be for every state or area.

why not schedule an RTE say on the 2nd Saturday or Sunday of the month (just as an example) as a fully planned and advertised RTE. And then on the 4th Saturday or Sunday you have a Wildcard RTE that is loosely organized and maybe short notice say notice of destination advised Thursday or Friday....

so that gives you a regular schedule, you know that an rte is this weekend or that weekend and if you can't make it just catch the next one.

So one planned and one adhoc rte per month.... This doesn't limit any other rides that individuals may want to organise.

ok.. load , ready, aim,.....

[ST2UP]

Yep that could work for sure in the member populated parts of the country.....noted.


Your RTE co-ordinators have submitted some ideas via PM 


So we hear you, RTE's will get a serious review.....


Any light bulb moments from the below suggestions:


NatRally - does our format work for members are you getting a rewarding experience ?

Forum - Are we to relaxed or heavy handed with our moderation ? Is their topic/sections we should add/delete from the forum ?

Shop - are these the items you want to see OR are there others that should be offered in your shop ?

Organizational Structure - have we got it right ? Has reducing the load on a couple of people and sharing tasks been a good approach ? Do you want to see a more formalised club ? Do we spend our very limited club funds wisely ?


RAN - has had 5 requests for assistance since it commenced, is it working ?


Facebook page - do you use it ? want it ? Or want it used and expanded more ?


These are just some ideas to get you thinking 

Just because an idea gets floated doesn't mean we will implement it, but it will be discussed and researched.


Lets hear them......Post it here if it's just a simple idea OR send a PM to any of us Pockey, saaz, Diesel, Streak,Brock, PC or myself.


 

[StinkyPete]

I think that formally acknowledging and suggest that members other than State RTE Coordinators can initiate RTE's and overnight RTE's may be helpful.
We also see very few posts along the lines of... "Anyone want to go for a ride tomorrow?" and this kind of use of the forum should be encouraged.

[West Aussie Glen]

To help advertise RTEs maybe the RTE coordinators could assemble a bulk email list which they could use to send out a link to any new threads about rides/RTEs in their area. I am sure there are a lot of members who don't regularly monitor the OzSTOC forum and there miss a RTE but who check their email daily. The list would only have emails that members have agreed to be added, should only be available to the ride coordinator and should all be bcc. A bulk pm could ask those interested to send their email address to their ride coordinator.

[saaz]

All good ideas to throw into the mix 

[StinkyPete]

To help advertise RTEs maybe the RTE coordinators could assemble a bulk email list which they could use to send out a link to any new threads about rides/RTEs in their area. I am sure there are a lot of members who don't regularly monitor the OzSTOC forum and there miss a RTE but who check their email daily. The list would only have emails that members have agreed to be added, should only be available to the ride coordinator and should all be bcc. A bulk pm could ask those interested to send their email address to their ride coordinator.

This was raised before an I believe it's a great idea.   Coordinators can send out an e.mail to all locals, advising or reminding them of a local event.    Privacy issues may mean that we invite people to opt out of a mass e.mail notifications.    I'm not sure how this suggestion can be achieved, as us normal mortals cannot see the e.mail addresses of other OzSTOC members.

[West Aussie Glen]

To help advertise RTEs maybe the RTE coordinators could assemble a bulk email list which they could use to send out a link to any new threads about rides/RTEs in their area. I am sure there are a lot of members who don't regularly monitor the OzSTOC forum and there miss a RTE but who check their email daily. The list would only have emails that members have agreed to be added, should only be available to the ride coordinator and should all be bcc. A bulk pm could ask those interested to send their email address to their ride coordinator.

This was raised before an I believe it's a great idea.   Coordinators can send out an e.mail to all locals, advising or reminding them of a local event.    Privacy issues may mean that we invite people to opt out of a mass e.mail notifications.    I'm not sure how this suggestion can be achieved, as us normal mortals cannot see the e.mail addresses of other OzSTOC members.

That is why I thought a bulk pm could invite members to submit their details to the local ride coordinator.
Note that if you look at the members list you can email a lot of people through OzSTOC without seeing their email address.

[Abe]

To help advertise RTEs maybe the RTE coordinators could assemble a bulk email list which they could use to send out a link to any new threads about rides/RTEs in their area. I am sure there are a lot of members who don't regularly monitor the OzSTOC forum and there miss a RTE but who check their email daily. The list would only have emails that members have agreed to be added, should only be available to the ride coordinator and should all be bcc. A bulk pm could ask those interested to send their email address to their ride coordinator.

This was raised before an I believe it's a great idea.   Coordinators can send out an e.mail to all locals, advising or reminding them of a local event.    Privacy issues may mean that we invite people to opt out of a mass e.mail notifications.    I'm not sure how this suggestion can be achieved, as us normal mortals cannot see the e.mail addresses of other OzSTOC members.

Your right there StinkyPete. 

[Abe]

To help advertise RTEs maybe the RTE coordinators could assemble a bulk email list which they could use to send out a link to any new threads about rides/RTEs in their area. I am sure there are a lot of members who don't regularly monitor the OzSTOC forum and there miss a RTE but who check their email daily. The list would only have emails that members have agreed to be added, should only be available to the ride coordinator and should all be bcc. A bulk pm could ask those interested to send their email address to their ride coordinator.

This was raised before an I believe it's a great idea.   Coordinators can send out an e.mail to all locals, advising or reminding them of a local event.    Privacy issues may mean that we invite people to opt out of a mass e.mail notifications.    I'm not sure how this suggestion can be achieved, as us normal mortals cannot see the e.mail addresses of other OzSTOC members.

That is why I thought a bulk pm could invite members to submit their details to the local ride coordinator.
Note that if you look at the members list you can email a lot of people through OzSTOC without seeing their email address.

I just went and looked in my profile section of the forum and found you can opt "turn off" your email address to the rest of the forum users, by using a "tick" box, just below your email address. (Alchemist has many bases covered  )

[ST2UP]

PM's dont always work as many turn off there PM notification so dont recieve an email. They only get the PM "IF" they log onto the forum.....many members view only 

[ppopeye]

I think that formally acknowledging and suggest that members other than State RTE Coordinators can initiate RTE's and overnight RTE's may be helpful.
We also see very few posts along the lines of... "Anyone want to go for a ride tomorrow?" and this kind of use of the forum should be encouraged.

Just a few comments from me
I agree with the above comments.

I would like to see more day trips than weekends scheduled. 
It could just be this year as I haven't been around that long.

RAN. Maybe not used a lot but that is good. Its just great to know there may be a helpful hand available if required.

I don't see any issues with the operation or management. The issue with the jackets was handled very well in the circumstances.

 

[Abe]

Updating the "Bed,Shed and get Fed" list as there are anomalies on the first page as "users" have moved.

This may also go for the RAN list and contact numbers etc.

[alans1100]

To help advertise RTEs maybe the RTE coordinators could assemble a bulk email list which they could use to send out a link to any new threads about rides/RTEs in their area. I am sure there are a lot of members who don't regularly monitor the OzSTOC forum and there miss a RTE but who check their email daily. The list would only have emails that members have agreed to be added, should only be available to the ride coordinator and should all be bcc. A bulk pm could ask those interested to send their email address to their ride coordinator.

I've done pm and email in the past a few times to those members that have added their location on the map. Mainly to SA members but have included Mildura area which are close to some of our own RTEs.

[alans1100]

Facebook page - do you use it ? want it ? Or want it used and expanded more ?

We don't use it a lot but when we do post on it anything we post gets lost in the "posts from others" located on the left of page. 

There's also a Twitter page but never updated either.... https://twitter.com/OzSTOC last updated when we reached 500 members back 2013

[ppopeye]

Facebook page - do you use it ? want it ? Or want it used and expanded more ?

We don't use it a lot but when we do post on it anything we post gets lost in the "posts from others" located on the left of page. 

I use Facebook and find it a useful tool. It would be good for passing on info on trips and the club.

[Brock]

I've never used tweeter..

[Marcus]

It's Twitter old man. :D


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[Abe]

I've never used tweeter..

And I don't use the faceless tweeterbook either 

[Mitch]

I've never used tweeter..

And I don't use the faceless tweeterbook either 

Hear, Hear! 
 

[ppopeye]

I have been looking recently at other members in Victoria to see if they live nearby and would like to catch up etc to find they havent been around for a couple of years. Perhaps after an amount of time passes when no activity at least a change of colour for the pin on member map or other action may be possible. Its just a question that has no doubt been approached in the past.????

[Brock]

Its very difficult to keep track of members, some register and then just pop in as a guest to see whats happening. ( some seem to live in here as well)

[Biggles]

( some seem to live in here as well)

I look in once or twice a day and you're always here.  Or do you have a "bot" posting for you??     

[StinkyPete]

I have been looking recently at other members in Victoria to see if they live nearby and would like to catch up etc to find they havent been around for a couple of years. Perhaps after an amount of time passes when no activity at least a change of colour for the pin on member map or other action may be possible. Its just a question that has no doubt been approached in the past.????

This raises the whole question of removal of inactive members from the membership database.    I'm certainly not a fan of such imposed action, and I assume that no difficulty is caused by inactive members remaining on the membership database.    There may be a place for contacting long term inactive members, and simply asking if they wish to be removed from the list of members.    I'd be keen to hear what others are thinking about this issue.