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BajaNomad
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Do we need a non-Baja Trip Reports forum?
Just seeking feedback.
There are at times a number of postings by regular users here that have been allowed to "fly under the radar" of being Baja-specific, as they have
been of considerable interest to many here anyway. Especially when there are good photos involved.
In my estimation this usually happens around someone's travels to a non-Baja destination (or with a non-Baja activity).
So, what are your thoughts, feedback, etc. on a non-Baja Trip Reports forum?
Thanks,
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Doug Means
[Edited on 3-21-2008 by BajaNomad]
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Ken Bondy
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Doug
That would make me feel a lot more comfortable when/if I post underwater images that were not made in Baja. Even though I generally get nice feedback
from the users (which I greatly appreciate), it always makes me feel like I am stretching the rules. So please cast one vote from me for a non-Baja
Trip Reports/Photos forum 
++Ken++
Oooops I forgot to vote. Now my vote is recorded 
[Edited on 3-21-2008 by Ken Bondy]
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Diver
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I thought we'd considered this type of forum in the past ?
This group seems to travel to places that many of us like-minded folks would enjoy. Sounds like a good idea to me although I hope we won't get posts
on the 20 mile trip to Aunt Bittsy's house for tea !
Shall the forum be accessible with the "Today's Posts" feature or elsewhere like the "Off Topic" ?
Either is fine with me.
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bajaguy
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Great Idea.......share other than Baja trips and info!!!!
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Bob and Susan
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thats how the vagabundos "club" went downhill...
it strayed from baja trips and expieriences
the focus is baja here
even though i agree people that read this board have alot of common interests
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Al G
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I believe this could work with proper restraints. Trips to Latin America, works for me as well as US and Canadian national parks...exploration under
water will hold great interest as Baja is so similar. Trips to San Francisco, LA, NYC and the likes would be a downer for sure...considering Europe or
Asia to be of interest would be stretching it...to dissimilar Now Australia and
New Zealand are back in that tropical feel??? Knowing there are more such areas makes it difficult, but to me that would be the limit.
Albert G
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Al G
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A concern would be newbies coming in and jamming up the board with travel ads...I think 1000 posts before to non Baja reports.
Albert G
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turtleandtoad
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Although I'm all for letting Diver post whatever he wants because of his great photo's, and even though I'm guilty of posting non-Baja stuff in the
past; I have to vote no.
The reason is that the right place for Baja or non-Baja trips is your own website. A forum format is just too restrictive to do justice to some of
those trips. Just do as most of us do, and stick a link to your website in your sig.
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Natalie Ann
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Seeing photos and reading stories about folks' trips is good fun.
Fun idea, Doug, although I can also see it could become a huge kettle of fish.
(I did vote yes.)
And Diver... if I can't post pix of Aunt Bitsy's - what's the point? 
Nena
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Oso
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Having been guilty of such transgressions I think it would be nice to have a proper place for these, especially concerning the mainland. I don't
live in Baja but I can see it from here and I often respond to questions regarding El Golfo- Sonora, not Baja, but still on the Cortez... Those not
interested can simply avoid that forum (as some claim to do with Off-Topic) and not worry about other forums being cluttered with non-Baja posts.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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DENNIS
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I believe this place is more than "just Baja." It's about Baja folks as well. BajaNomad is a community of people sharing experiences in their lives
whether it's in Baja or otherwise. What's wrong with that? I don't think the board will ever be overrun with trip reports from Oregon or any other
place outside Baja. Baja will always be the primary focus. What else could it be?
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David K
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A seperate forum for Baja Nomad's non-Baja trips and photos would be a great way for those who share reports and photos of other than Baja places...
No ads, naturally.
'Today's Posts' is not a forum but a 'board' where all posts from forums with acticity in the past 48 hours is displayed (except the Off Topic forum).
That helps us see what's new, without opening all the forums here on Nomad (which nobody has time or energy to do).
Thanks Doug... and if you do, I have some great photos form New Mexico and Arizona that many Nomads will enjoy, as they are of petroglyphs, volcanoes,
meteor crater, petrified forests, caverns and caves!
[Edited on 3-21-2008 by David K]
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jorgie
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YUP but not on todays posts, under off topic. todays posts are the backbone of Nomads........the yarns.....the good .......and the bad
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DENNIS
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Ironically, one of the least used forums here is the Spanish Language forum. Since being a Baja purist is part of the question, maybe we should
ask why.
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BMG
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Yes
I think the world is run by C- students.
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vandenberg
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A lot of us "permanentes" love to hear about the mainland and entertain thoughts of making a trip there.
That alone would make it worth it.
I made several references to my mainland excursions, but was always afraid I was going to get called on it for not being Baja related.
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Iflyfish
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Being majorly self absorbed I tend to post what is on my mind, including trips to mainland, fishing experiences in other places, opinions etc. I had
not considered this issue and it is a good one to think about. So far I think that the moderators have done a good job of keeping the focus and hope
they will continue to do so. If there is another topic opened then I would like to see reference to it on the daily post. I would not want to miss a
report on mainland mexico.
I personaly like the clear focus on Baja, though have also greatly enjoyed the excursions into other areas, particularly related to the mainland.
Nomads are in the main pretty bright bulbs when it comes to travel. Having said that I would like to see postings primarily on Baja with the
occasional excursion to the mainland. I too am concerned about dilluting the content of this marvelous forum.
Iflyfish
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Packoderm
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I would like to read about Nomad's experiences and perceptions wherever they/we go. It seems that it would be more enlightening to hear about, say,
Everglades National Park, Florida Keys, or even the back country of Poland from a Nomad rather than from TripAdvisor. I vote a definite yes.
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Sharksbaja
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My response would be much the same as Bobs'. Most of us "regulars" are not strangers to travel but methinks that it could open "Pandoras Travel Box"
so to speak. You see, there could be considerable distraction, perhaps shifting the emphasis on target subject material, which is the engine that
drives this board.
I think it could draw down the focus and participation of things Baja. Besides, who wants to hear about someones' trip to France.....or Canada?
I would simply recommend more visits to unseen places in Baja.
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Packoderm
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
Besides, who wants to hear about someones' trip to France.....or Canada?
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I have never been to Europe. I would like to read about it from a Baja Nomad's point of view. You know they will probably bag on the stuff that is a
joke. It doesn't really need to appear on Today's Posts - though I don't see how that will hurt me personally in the least. It can be suppressed along
with the Off Topic.
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