How else are we going to find out about them , I've got no problem with it.

I'm with Rob and all for it.

It is simply a reflection of how many retailers, importers and manufactures are willing to let people demo their product before they purchase. To me anyone that will do this is showing they truly believe in the product they are promoting and are willing to put it up against all others. This is good for the consumer and in turn good for the sport.

I dont particularly care for them.

Sorry Laurie, but I have bookmarked the site to open directly in the Stand Up Paddle Surfing forum and I don't even see where the Demo tab is. And I don't care to go searching for it. So I say allow people to post demo days in the general chat forum where I can see them. Split the discussion and you will kill this forum. It's bad enough that board reviews were banished to the dungeon. Guaranteed the people who complain about too many demo threads are those using equipment by manufacturers or shapers who are too cheap to stage their own demo days. I suspect that most of us really like demo days. And here's a tip - if you don't like the topic, you don't have to open the thread.

So in a nutshell, keep the demo threads here.

PTWoody said...

Sorry Laurie, but I have bookmarked the site to open directly in the Stand Up Paddle Surfing forum and I don't even see where the Demo tab is. And I don't care to go searching for it. So I say allow people to post demo days in the general chat forum where I can see them. Split the discussion and you will kill this forum. It's bad enough that board reviews were banished to the dungeon. Guaranteed the people who complain about too many demo threads are those using equipment by manufacturers or shapers who are too cheap to stage their own demo days. I suspect that most of us really like demo days. And here's a tip - if you don't like the topic, you don't have to open the thread.


So in a nutshell, keep the demo threads here.

I agree
I did a test with the last club day as some people said they missed the post that was intended to let people know. I posted the same thing on both the general and club talk forum. I suspect that those not on the sunshine coast did not all click for a read as I try to keep the topic title specific. I had a couple of hundred reads on the general forum and bugger all on the club talk one. i think a lot of people just read the general and might miss info if not on this area.

Same thing this month. 14 reads on club talk and 113 on the general forum.

Just my 2 cents.

PTWoody said...

Sorry Laurie, but I have bookmarked the site to open directly in the Stand Up Paddle Surfing forum and I don't even see where the Demo tab is. And I don't care to go searching for it. So I say allow people to post demo days in the general chat forum where I can see them. Split the discussion and you will kill this forum. It's bad enough that board reviews were banished to the dungeon. Guaranteed the people who complain about too many demo threads are those using equipment by manufacturers or shapers who are too cheap to stage their own demo days. I suspect that most of us really like demo days. And here's a tip - if you don't like the topic, you don't have to open the thread.

So in a nutshell, keep the demo threads here.

Well said PT , I'm with you I don't have time to go over the site and also miss the board reviews on this forum ....

Boylos

Thanks for your input, appreciated.

Just to reinforce: This is -your- forum, and it will go where you guide it, which is why I'm asking. Some folks say it was getting commercial, so I've put that to you, and those that have answered here, have said its not commercial, which is great.

Regards the Board Reviews, have you tried the "Jump To" box at the bottom of every topic, and at the top/bottom of the topic list? Really fast to get to the other forums...

It's a hard one... I'm not big on the sponsorship side of the events. The best events reject the idea of having the sponsors name in the title. I was hoping Sup is better than that - I'm wrong. To me Sup is about grassroots stoke and I'm personally tiring of brands attaching themselves to the feeling we get from it. I don't know what the answer is, but the forum is starting to lose me.

Red thumb me if you think I'm wrong

Let's face facts here. This forum has been going From strength to strength for a few years now. It's run it's course - 2 stickys at the top, no red thumbs, pointless categories, and now questions asking us about how to handle pimps - spare me!!!

Red thumb me if I'm wrong

oliver said...

Let's face facts here. This forum has been going From strength to strength for a few years now. It's run it's course - 2 stickys at the top, no red thumbs, pointless categories, and now questions asking us about how to handle pimps - spare me!!!

Red thumb me if I'm wrong

Agree and also with Oliver's other remark,this forum is losing me.Its just going around in circles.

I think it was Makaha who posted lost seabreezers
When you take away ALL the thumbs it will help make a better forum,as it is now there is little choice,green and the sitters cant respond with a red so what's the point

This is what I reckon:

Sydney Paddle Surfing Club - Next Event

Don't forget that our third event in the 2010/2011 season is on this Sunday, 12 Dec 2010. This will be at Long Reef Beach, starting at 7:30am and we'll in front of the lagoon somewhere. Conditions are looking awesome with plenty of sunshine and light, offshore winds. It looks like the waves might be very small though, but that's the beauty of SUP - we can ride just about anything!

Here's an estimated schedule for the day:
- 7:30 am - Setup, competition entries accepted
- 8:00 am - Cut off for surfing competition entries, heats drawn up for surfing competition
- 8:20 am - Round one of surfing competition starts
- 10:30 am - Round two of surfing competition starts
- 11:30 am - Final of surfing competition starts
- 12:00 pm - Women and junior divisions paddle race starts
- 12:30 pm - Open division paddle race starts
- 1:00 pm - Presentation

We will have the cool new 2011 t-shirts available for purchase at each event (until stocks last). They will be $25 each and we've got heaps of different sizes in both men's and ladies.

Hope to see you on Sunday at Longy.

camo hosk said...

who's your naming rights sponsor.

We decided to keep naming rights off our club contests - didn't want to end up with political bureaucracies messing with the running of the comps/races!

Casso said...

camo hosk said...

who's your naming rights sponsor.

We decided to keep naming rights off our club contests - didn't want to end up with political bureaucracies messing with the running of the comps/races!

Very Very Smart!

But Casso you run club based comps for fun not commercially based events tied to shops, 2 very different things in my book!

Phill

Had enough think greenie windy and belly had spoken

what about- 'do you think topics that aren't related to demo days are clogging up the forum'


the post title and content is very leading and laurie was very quick to claim a victory imo

the wholesalers need to pull back and give the keys back to the shops, give them their demo boards to use to help sell their boards instead of making the shops buy them, which they really can't afford to buy . let the grassroots surf/sup shops do the demo thing and then there will be no real problems with shops posting a demo day or just tell everyone -hey, we have these boards on loan from such and such you can try. pretty pictures of demo days and reviews i've got no problem with.

brands -just do the adverts

super down size the corporates input please or the forum will die

opps, not suppose to be here