Website/Forums redesign?

I feel like I am in the 90's when browsing the website and the forum. I know it is functional, but we are in the year 2015 and as a web developer I just think it is not right.

I think if we want to increase traffic and awareness of slugging it should be more attractive to the eye. Unless we are taking the Craigslist approach, however the website should be more friendly to newcomers. This is just my opinion of course.

Thomas, I agree the site is probably "old school" but that is all I know (which was out of one of those Website for Dummies books!) Eao, you are exactly correct. Although I would love to have a better site with more features, it does come with a cost and time...which I have neither. One day I hope to create a non-profit organization for slugging and then I may be able to compete for state/federal grants. I just have to set aside time to do all the paperwork.

Thanks,
Dave

I'm relatively new to slugging. However, this site, in all its simplicity, has been an invaluable resource and I think it should stay simple. However, there is a fair amount of information that should be updated such as status updates on the slug locations as some older ones have significantly slowed or appear to no longer exist and new ones have been started.

In addition to the aforementioned, ANY information not posted on the message board / forum (with the exceptions of perhaps the pages containing "Slugging Etiquette / Rules" and "Slugging Terms") should contain the date the information was posted so people will know how recent it is. There is information on the site that is no longer accurate - in particular information contained under the links of the "Morning and Afternoon Slug Lines". If anyone new to the site views the Home page, there is plenty of info but no one will ever figure out how recent or accurate it is just by reading the page. Just look at the headlines "New Navy Yard Slug Lines" and any of the ones below that. Unless someone follows this site with any regularity, it's just info that may or may not be up-to-date.

I've already addressed this with the Admin. a few months ago and hope he updates the info. I understand that it takes some effort but the beauty of this site is its functionality because it is reliable, insightful and simple.

In order for it to continue to be the prime resource for information about slugging, it needs to show it is current.

I see a lot of potential on this website and the slugging community. I admire and applaud the Admin on maintaining such a site. Why put all the stress on you to update the website, shouldn't you leave it to the community?

I am concerned that there might be outdated data on the site. Like eao said the best sure way to go is word of mouth. A modern approach could be by creating a dedicated Reddit sub, which I was not able to find, in which were people can report and maintain the status of such morning and afternoon lines, just an idea that I think it's worth to look into.

This forum works well too, but I don't see as many people reporting the status and driver/slug ratio. I am going to try the slug life for the very first time this Monday. I hope to help the community by contributing my experience.

Wish me luck!
Thomas

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