This I just do not get...........
I'm a member of about a dozen "Trucking Related" boards. Of that dozen or so, I am very active on 3-4 of 'em. I even Moderate on a board where friends I've made over the last 6-7-8 years have all congregated at. That board is the largest board dedicated to the industry they all serve in. (Just as EO is for all the "Expeditors") I'm also good friends with the owner of the largest and best board there is online that is dedicated towards the LTL/HOTSHOT Hauling industry.
There's also 2-3 other "Expedite" boards out there that are active. (not naming names) None out there are as big as EO is though, and I've been a little unhappy with the "world" board here recently cause they changed it up to where you have to register to read more than say, 3-4 new posts each day. I'm going to register though, just haven't gotten around to it yet.
What strikes me wrong with the opinion above is, "Why"???
All these boards are open boards. Anybody can come here and read most of the stuff without even being a member. Are we, I mean "ya'll" (short for you all), all not in the same industry seeking advice on how to do your job better? Why is it not right to share information with each other between boards???
I would fully understand that if Lawrence here had a "Fee" that members had to pay to participate, and clearly had in his TOU that information gathered and submitted here was deemed "proprietary" information regarding the industry, and that cross promotions between boards would not be allowed. But, there is no such rules, and that is why the "openness" within this board exists. Sure, Lawrence has his advertisers that would probably like to keep all members here on this one board "here", but the majority of the advertisers here are also on the other "expedite" boards also. So, IMO, the more boards there are for the advertisers, the more members there are seeking the information and opportunities they provide, and the merrier they are probably.
I was on the largest HS Board there was for over 6 years. Besides the 2 board owners, I was the longest active member there at one time. 1 of the owners made some bad administration choices for the board, chose a seriously inept member to moderate it who tried this exact same scenario above(keep what's on the board "on the board") and attempted to keep every single "topic" on topic. A lot of Moderation and Administrative changes were made that were detrimental to the board, and you know what happened??? That board is down to like 2-3 active members posting amongst each other maybe 3-4 times a week. I see the board owner on there regularly nowadays trying get it back to where it was, but the damage is done and the members are gone along with new people seeking information about the HS industry being quite active on other boards.
So...Greg....Sorry for the rant. While I agree with you that EO is a great(I mean the BEST!!!
) online community board for the Expediters to share information with, I don't agree that we should become inclusive and not share with each other other online venues, even discussion boards, when it comes to Expediting related issues, information, knowledge, and so forth. In other words, we all(discussion boards) can get along if when we try. Know what I mean.
