IronBeltKen
Lazy Daydreamer
I'm posting this to see if somebody with the power to do so, can create a new forum or two [maybe under "Special Interests"?]. There are several major industries that, even in this modern age, generate huge amounts of railroad freight traffic. Some of them can become the focus of an entire layout.
Here are a few examples that I know of:
Coal Mining
Paper Manufacturing
Iron & Steel*
Petroleum/Chemical Refining
Automobile Manufacturing
Ore Mining
* [my personal favorite ]
I've seen some Yahoo newsgroups that focus on special rail-related industries, and I don't intend to compete with them. But with the excellent photo processing architecture here at MRF, combined with the highly structured topic organization, I believe that having some industry-focused subforums would be quite useful and maybe even help attract new members. [I know that trying to post and view photos on the Yahoo 'STEEL' list can be a royal pain, and only registered Yahoo members can view them be re-entering their password! ]
Let's talk about this...
Here are a few examples that I know of:
Coal Mining
Paper Manufacturing
Iron & Steel*
Petroleum/Chemical Refining
Automobile Manufacturing
Ore Mining
* [my personal favorite ]
I've seen some Yahoo newsgroups that focus on special rail-related industries, and I don't intend to compete with them. But with the excellent photo processing architecture here at MRF, combined with the highly structured topic organization, I believe that having some industry-focused subforums would be quite useful and maybe even help attract new members. [I know that trying to post and view photos on the Yahoo 'STEEL' list can be a royal pain, and only registered Yahoo members can view them be re-entering their password! ]
Let's talk about this...