Me personally would love to see a F16 private forum AWAY from catsailor. I would like it to be linked in our official website.
I volunteer myself to install the database, forum software and even cough up the money for vb software if need be. I have done it since 2001 so I know my way around vb software and databases.
This will enable us to make the forum to our likings with graphics, links and even post up items and boats for sale without worrying about breaking any forum rules.
I talked about this back in 2005. Catsailor does not give us any support other than a location for us to post our ideas. Even this is just a matter of a few clicks here and there on the forum backend. At times Mary slanders the class by posting her very own personal opinions how how the class should be run or how the class is actually doing. When in fact she has NO knowledge of what is actually going on other than what she reads on the forums.
Ide rather go else where for an official forum.