kwaka
Premier Member
Why is everyone so stuck on keeping the "Farriders" name?
It's just a name... come up with another name. Problem solved.
This seems like a no-brainer to me. Start a new site, call it something else, spread the word that it's the new "spiritual home" of the old Farriders site.
New home... enthusiastic members... none of the old baggage... no chance of lawsuits... I don't see the problem here. There's clearly a passionate group of enthusiasts in Australia, so what's to stop anyone from just making it happen?
I think it's not so much keeping the name, which by extension is a continuing tribute to Davo's vision but it's the FarRide ledger aka records and the wealth of information contained within the vaults of the forum. On top of that, the time and effort given to post up ride reports (RR) and the plethora of interaction, LD information sharing and tips etc, etc, etc is what we lament losing.
No doubt we all have our own records but, much like the IBA certified records, however the FR website was very convenient to be able see my own FR record and everyone else's in one centralized corner of the internet.
Losing those records in particular, is a real smack in the face!