Maybe I was not clear, I am suggesting getting our own privatley owned forum for paid/confirmed/official class members where official decisions and dicussions that regard to official class business.
On that forum I would only allow first and last name registrations and attach the sail number to your user profile. Make sure your location and specific boat you sail is also attached to your user profile.
I would sub forums within the forum for make specific.
Taipan
Stealth
Blade
One offs
A regional subforum
America
Europe
Asia
Australia
Middle East.
For sale
Wanted

Something we have total control over the content posted. Although there should be no problems because once your profile is created your posts will be obviously attached to you. In this sense it is a lot harder to "hide" behind a screen name so you are responsible for the content posted.

I am not suggesting closing this forum, by no means. If it were not for this forum I would have never learned about the class. But like I said we are at a point where we need more control over our official business and we cannot let a few sour apples ruin it for the rest of us.
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