DeftwillP
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Round Rock TX
Not to split hairs here but let's take a look at things. You keep throwing the word member around. Define it. And by it....I mean define the word member as it pertains to naxja.org. All those awesome prizes, all the public lands that are kept open for wheeling (granted, not as prevelent in our region), hell even this website.....you think that shit comes for free? Before anyone here starts beating their chest about how they're trod down upon and they have no say because the big bad bod pushes them around, perhaps they should consider how much they're apart of to begin with. Post count don't mean shit. Whether you post 100 times a year or 100 times a week. Supporting the org supports the org.
On that note.....hardly a dime of yearly membership dues go to chapter funds. Has anyone here noticed Jay hawking his wares upon the for sale chapter? Trying to ditch 1 and 2 year old shirts at a fraction of the price of what was originally asked for them knowing that hardly anyone wants them. Hell, I've got a handful of XL ROM '10 and '11 shirts in my closet and I can't even wear an XL anymore without it looking like a tent on me. To even get funds together for things like this, we have to have preregistration sign ups for the big event. I still don't think poor Kurt ever went in the black again after all the money he and Kristy personally put into ROM '10. Jay was finally able to scrap together enough money this year to start an account for RRC treasury. Not only does this look cleaner from an auditing standpoint but it finally clears anyone person from being responsible for making things happen out of their own pockets whether they were actually responsible for they just cared enough to make it so. And so here we are.....a week out and I have more finger on my right hand than this chapter has members (or users) that will preregister for the event.
This chapter has to be one of the biggest geographically speaking and yet we have the smallest base of participation. Is it because we don't do everything we can to recruit every single xj driver we see....perhaps. But the fact is, it's around 300 miles or so from katemcy/hidden falls (and further out trees ranch) to gilmer/bridgeport (and further out hot springs and disney). This huge stretch with a ginormous perimeter area and very few wheeling spots around lends itself to few enthusiasts. I wasn't really vested in chapter activity a few years back as I didn't have a 4wd xj but I'm pretty sure that RRC didn't exist. As it exists now, it's just a conglomeration of left of bits other chapters couldn't quite absorb and it appears that it won't ever get better despite any efforts from the current or past BOD. Maybe Jay has had enough, maybe he hasn't. That's for him to decide. Who wants to step up and actually challenge him next time there's an election? Or are you saving your gusto and campaign speeches for when something happens in the chapter you don't like? Yeah, I thought so.
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does a lot of good for the wheeling community. Though Id be willing to bet the site makes way more money off of vendors and advertisers than member fees. Guess what, just because a member isnt RED doesnt mean they dont support all that you mentioned. If a black member buys from the vendors on this board they are in turn supporting the board because that vendor will stick around as they are creating business for themselves. Also including those black lettered members and getting them involved makes them become red members. And before you attack me for "beating my chest" reread my posts and youll see I didnt take anything personal and made no complaints that I was "Trod upon or pushed around by the big bad BOD".
