The Future of The Chainlink - The Chainlink2024-03-28T13:51:43Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/the-future-of-the-chainlink?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A1175017&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks. There are other plac…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-11-14:2211490:Comment:11750172020-11-14T17:09:27.111ZMatt M. 18.5KMhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MattM
<p>Thanks. There are other places to post hard won and extensively illustrated or photographed content for cyclists but I chose the Chainlink Forum. </p>
<p>Thanks. There are other places to post hard won and extensively illustrated or photographed content for cyclists but I chose the Chainlink Forum. </p> Thanks Matt, don't worry. I'l…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-11-13:2211490:Comment:11747642020-11-13T15:18:22.261ZYasmeenhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/YasmeenSchuller
<p>Thanks Matt, don't worry. I'll give it careful thought on how to archive something like this. I appreciate the reminder of how much content CL contains.</p>
<p>Thanks Matt, don't worry. I'll give it careful thought on how to archive something like this. I appreciate the reminder of how much content CL contains.</p> In the forum I’ve posted some…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-11-11:2211490:Comment:11748532020-11-11T20:07:34.016ZMatt M. 18.5KMhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MattM
<p>In the forum I’ve posted some handy information on routes to Madison, technical information on wheels and technical information on my vintage pump. As far as I can tell these posts are sometimes the only place to find them on the web. Will these go away? </p>
<p>In the forum I’ve posted some handy information on routes to Madison, technical information on wheels and technical information on my vintage pump. As far as I can tell these posts are sometimes the only place to find them on the web. Will these go away? </p> Everything seems to be workin…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-11-01:2211490:Comment:11739992020-11-01T16:55:00.348ZMike Zumwalthttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MikeZumwalt
<p>Everything seems to be working when I scroll around.</p>
<p>What's not working started back in April and again this past week, the virus has changed everything, there's no more commuting downtown, no more "lunch rush" and by now half the restaraunts that are open are opening just for dinner.</p>
<p>No group rides, meet ups at bars, destination rides, art openings/shows.</p>
<p>It's a community open forum and with that comes trolls,agitators and the like.</p>
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<p>We're at a standstill…</p>
<p>Everything seems to be working when I scroll around.</p>
<p>What's not working started back in April and again this past week, the virus has changed everything, there's no more commuting downtown, no more "lunch rush" and by now half the restaraunts that are open are opening just for dinner.</p>
<p>No group rides, meet ups at bars, destination rides, art openings/shows.</p>
<p>It's a community open forum and with that comes trolls,agitators and the like.</p>
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<p>We're at a standstill for the moment until things can return to normal or something that resembles.</p>
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<p>Just Vote.</p> I'd be sad to see the forum g…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-10-28:2211490:Comment:11704122020-10-28T21:21:50.752ZSlowCoachOnTheRoadhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SlowCoachOnTheRoad
<p>I'd be sad to see the forum go but I totally understand and wish you and the site the best for the future. I don't feel like a biking expert but I am a published writer and would not rule out writing articles of interest. I think there should be a safety section which could include advice, the science of safety, local organizations promoting safety, best practices for safety, etc</p>
<p>I'd be sad to see the forum go but I totally understand and wish you and the site the best for the future. I don't feel like a biking expert but I am a published writer and would not rule out writing articles of interest. I think there should be a safety section which could include advice, the science of safety, local organizations promoting safety, best practices for safety, etc</p> Hi Elwood,
I'm glad that you…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-10-28:2211490:Comment:11705922020-10-28T21:07:44.006ZAlan Xiaohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AlanXiao
<p>Hi Elwood,</p>
<p>I'm glad that you enjoyed your DPRT rides! This year the trail has been in great shape with much less of the flooding of previous years. </p>
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<p>Hi Elwood,</p>
<p>I'm glad that you enjoyed your DPRT rides! This year the trail has been in great shape with much less of the flooding of previous years. </p>
<p></p> While the forum IS the way I…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-09-27:2211490:Comment:11435202020-09-27T22:35:09.855Zcurt(is) lockehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/curtismyers
<p>While the forum IS the way I probably most engage with The Chainlink, I have only met a few folks in real space on bikes -- specifically, the one time I joined bobweiser on one of those 12 Steps rides down to 3Floyds. This is not an indictment of The Chainlink -- it's as much about me (a bit of a lone wolf) and where I am in life as it is about the social dynamics of this community. Repeating myself, I feel Yasmeen has moderated the forum (a truly thankless job) sensitively and with a light…</p>
<p>While the forum IS the way I probably most engage with The Chainlink, I have only met a few folks in real space on bikes -- specifically, the one time I joined bobweiser on one of those 12 Steps rides down to 3Floyds. This is not an indictment of The Chainlink -- it's as much about me (a bit of a lone wolf) and where I am in life as it is about the social dynamics of this community. Repeating myself, I feel Yasmeen has moderated the forum (a truly thankless job) sensitively and with a light touch for the most part (said with a tip of the helmet.)</p>
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<p>Given the more pressing and immediate matters that demand my attention, I have no great insights or suggestions as to how to build a better, stronger ChainLink. To be honest, it is a struggle for me to not be overwhelmed with visions of apocalypse currently. If <em>only</em> this was me being a drama queen! But the palpable smell of Rome burning (or is that just the West Coast?) makes it difficult for me to focus any attention on such fine grain matters as how to re-imagine a social media site. </p>
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZklwTGZutc" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZklwTGZutc</a></p>
<p>Float, float, float on...</p>
<p>Curt(is)</p>
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<p> </p> Sorry, I'm late to this threa…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-09-24:2211490:Comment:11411852020-09-24T18:12:30.440ZSlowCoachOnTheRoadhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SlowCoachOnTheRoad
<p>Sorry, I'm late to this thread as I haven't been reading the Forum for a while. It will be sad to lose the Forum, although it is true I probably only posted a dozen or so times in the years I've been reading this site. However, the only thing I read on this site is the Forum. I have loved the Forum. For a start, what is special about it in my view is precisely that it is for Chicago only bikers. I would not be as interested in the site if it was open to the entire country. Obviously,…</p>
<p>Sorry, I'm late to this thread as I haven't been reading the Forum for a while. It will be sad to lose the Forum, although it is true I probably only posted a dozen or so times in the years I've been reading this site. However, the only thing I read on this site is the Forum. I have loved the Forum. For a start, what is special about it in my view is precisely that it is for Chicago only bikers. I would not be as interested in the site if it was open to the entire country. Obviously, there are topics salient to bikers everywhere, but I liked the local feel of the Forum. It was part of a Chicago community, which will be lost if it is open to people everywhere. I do understand that you feel the site has not been meeting certain needs, although I don't understand which, however from my perspective it has met all my needs - I ask a question, and I get back some helpful or supportive answers, even if I'm not participating often. There were lots of Forum questions only relevant to Chicago like about Divvy, or Critical Mass, or how to get from A to B, or about some local news, or where to buy this or that in Chicago, or places to visit by bike in Chicago, or some new ordinance, or the progress in the laying down of bike lanes in Chicago, and so on. I liked the fact that the site promoted a Chicago cycle community, that is what made it cool for me. I'll be sad if this Forum goes. The need for change is itself an interesting question. Some change takes years, decades, even centuries. It is an organic process, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. As far as I'm concerned, I see nothing broken about the Forum. But I know you are discussing the site as a whole, and you seem to feel the Forum is just a small less critical aspect of the whole site, whereas I have never even visited this site except to visit the Forum, so I may be a weird one. </p> Agreed that:
The goal of any…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-09-17:2211490:Comment:11410272020-09-17T01:16:12.592ZBill Phttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Bill12
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Agreed that:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The goal of any reorganization should be to make The Chainlink into a “ one-stop resource for connecting cyclists to share information on bikes, routes, rides, and events”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Agreed that:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The goal of any reorganization should be to make The Chainlink into a “ one-stop resource for connecting cyclists to share information on bikes, routes, rides, and events”</span></p> It has been an interesting ru…tag:thechainlink.org,2020-09-11:2211490:Comment:11409292020-09-11T19:48:53.981ZJuan 2-3 or more mi.https://thechainlink.org/profile/JohnDominguez
<p>It has been an interesting run. Sharing thoughts and finding people to ride with. Curious to see what's next.</p>
<p>It has been an interesting run. Sharing thoughts and finding people to ride with. Curious to see what's next.</p>