Since we're not really large enough to set up state-by-state 'chapters' and since it would be a major PIA to control that many, I think we'd be better served by just setting up anywhere from 6-10 regional discussion groups. These regional group discussion areas would be located down at the bottom of the forum's current front page. Here's what I've come up with just tossing the idea around. Let me know what you think:
Pacific NW - WA, ORE, ID, MT (AK?)
Southwest - CA, NV, UT, AZ, NM (HI?)
Upper Midwest - ND, SD, WY, NE, MN, IA
Lower Midwest - CO, KS, OK, MS, AR, TX, LA
Southeast - MS, AL, GA, FL, TN, SC, NC
Great Lakes - WI, MI, IL, ID, KY, OH
Mid-Atlantic - DE, DC, MD, VA, WV, PA
Northeast - NY, NJ, , VT, MS, CT, NH, RI, ME
Each discussion group could nominate and choose a moderator, and these areas would be strictly for regional-related activities and discussion. Tech-type questions would still need to be posted in the main forum area, and it would be up to the moderator to ensure that happens, by moving any such posts to the appropriate area in the main forum.
Keep in mind that we're not going to actually get into forming "chapters"....these are going to be nothing more than regional discussion groups. Anyway, this is about all I've come up with right now. Go ahead and throw some ideas out and we'll see what we can come up with.
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