Who owns njbmx.org

[bmiddaugh]

According to the domain whois record the registrant is Visions Infoline.
I take it that the state does not own a website.

It should it makes sense in this day and age that njbmx inc. own it’s own information portal.

I see enough creative web savvy people at this site to make it accessible to all tracks,
we have
Loren Hamblin, who does his own site.
Lee Matos, who is redoing EHTBMX.org
Glenn Knappers guy, who by the way, thinks that the webhosting company I found for free is excellent.

So,
is njbmx ready to own it’s own website?
The cost to the state for the year will be $10.00 for domain registration.

How does everyone feel about that?

[bmiddaugh]

If you are tired of the status quo.
VOICE YOUR OPINION!

[CrazyCraig]

To be very honest – I was shocked when I found out NJBMX did not own the website.

Yes – NJBMX.org, a 501c3 non-profit corp, whose mission should be to PROMOTE BMX to NEW RIDERS like crazy – should OWN its own website.

If they do not, then they are at the mercy of one person. As someone said to me today, its like the kid at the park who has the only bat and ball. Everyone is real nice to him because they don’t want him to leave and take the bat and ball with him.

[bmiddaugh]

its like the kid at the park who has the only bat and ball. Everyone is real nice to him because they don’t want him to leave and take the bat and ball with him.

Yea, but now the kids can get their own ball and bat, a nice new field donated and a whole new team to play with.

Times up. njbmx needs it’s OWN website NOW.
It does not need to worry about someone elses website.
It should be a website updated by the tracks and their reps and the board of directors.
I believe that myself, Glenn Knapper, and Loren will be more than happy to assist Vinny in helping with this aspect of BMX promotion.

[bmiddaugh]

Loren,
Frontpage is outdated software, though usable to an extent. A website built in the past 4 years should be done using something newer.

Glenn, could you get your webguy to back me up here?

http://www.customwebhelp.com/select-website-designer.shtml

Scroll down to number 14 here..
http://www.customwebhelp.com/select-website-designer.shtml

Here’s some people discussing the merits….
http://www.customwebhelp.com/select-website-designer.shtml

Of course none of this addresses the issue of njbmx owning it’s own website.

[guinnessextreme]

@bmiddaugh wrote:

Loren,
Frontpage is outdated software, though usable to an extent. A website built in the past 4 years should be done using something newer.

How is it I always hear this stuff the day AFTER I buy it!?!? FWIW, I looked at Expressions too, but since I am not even to NOVICE level yet, I saw a number of places that Frontpage is easier

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all the same link!

[bmiddaugh]

frontpage won’t go to waste.
you can use it to an extent.
but designing and building is not where it should be used.
plus, I know the reason you bought it was to help get njbmx.org updated, but what is the point? the state doesn’t own the site, they should buy their own domain.

[BIGANT-DOG]

antdogbmx.com be on the lookout.

[Sullivan]

antdogbmx.com be on the lookout.

oh god, what is the world coming to

[BIGANT-DOG]

respect your elders.

[bmiddaugh]

So…
How does this sound.
Since we can get MORE than enough web hosting space donated to us, we can then split up whatever domain the state decides on into what are called subdomains.
like…
well like me…
brokenspokes.net
brickbmx.brokenspokes.net..
etc.

so lets say,
n-j-bmx.org
eht-n-j-bmx.org
cj-n-j-bmx.org…etc..

then what you do is redirect your current site to the n-j-bmx.org site.

so lets say cjbmx.org resides on the cj-n-j-bmx.org server, you redirect cjbmx.org to there
and wammo, you have save your track its yearly webhosting fees.
Over the long term this could be quite a significant savings.

again here is the company and its free hosting plan for 501c3’s
http://www.dreamhost.com/hosting.html
http://wiki.dreamhost.com/index.php/Non-profit_Discount

This is very simple stuff, that is done all the time, and it will benefits NJ’s riders by saving them money.

All we supply is njbmx’s letter of determination to the webhosting company. Which we already have.

A charitable organization is SUPPOSED to get stuff donated that is why it is what it is…
Vinny will back me up on that last statement.

[Letsridebmx104]

@guinnessextreme wrote:

@bmiddaugh wrote:

Loren,
Frontpage is outdated software, though usable to an extent. A website built in the past 4 years should be done using something newer.

How is it I always hear this stuff the day AFTER I buy it!?!? FWIW, I looked at Expressions too, but since I am not even to NOVICE level yet, I saw a number of places that Frontpage is easier

yeah as a certified comp tech and what not … frontpage is classic… useable but classic… al lthe cool new stuff lies in macromedia studio 8 ! that will do whatever you need for anything… websites.. Dreamweaver pic editing fireworks… movies and moving stuff FLASH and they are built so they all work great together… BTW , EHTBMX.ORG IS MADE TOTALLY WITH MACROMEDIA STUDIO 8 ..

[Letsridebmx104]

^^^^ THE NEW EHTBMX.ORG —

[RaidenHayden]

Looks Like there are going to be alot of new sites for tracks in NJ this year

[bmiddaugh]

I give Loren a lot of credit for trying to do the right thing.

But I can’t get these free race flyers made till there is a central info portal owned by NJBMX Inc.
It does not seem right ya know?

I do not have brokenspokes.net on the flyer as I am not a sponsor NOR official info portal for NJBMX Inc.
’cause well, quite frankly it wouldn’t be right.

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