tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859885887976863969.post7314500952454661230..comments2023-10-19T01:02:56.186-04:00Comments on Columbus Rides Bikes!: Yay Bikes! launches new website and membership program!Columbus Rides Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822521203429754211noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859885887976863969.post-57761629685205513682012-01-12T01:04:51.953-05:002012-01-12T01:04:51.953-05:00The forums are back and have been tucked under the...The forums are back and have been tucked under the "Community" menu item. <br /><br />I was encouraged by the overwhelming number of people who became founding members on launch day. Wow!<br /><br />Anyway, change is never easy, but it is always inevitable. Thanks for loving us enough to weigh in with your comments!<br /><br />Mike,<br />Yay Bikes!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12470816420659669459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859885887976863969.post-91873885512084934372012-01-11T22:49:40.824-05:002012-01-11T22:49:40.824-05:00I was pleasantly surprised to hear that the forums...I was pleasantly surprised to hear that the forums have been updated and converted to the new website layout and will reappear soon!Columbus Rides Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822521203429754211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859885887976863969.post-44290073526279590412012-01-11T13:19:49.185-05:002012-01-11T13:19:49.185-05:00Thank you for the comment! Comments like yours wil...Thank you for the comment! Comments like yours will help us improve our organization. <br /><br />First off we are truly disappointed that the forums are not part of the new site. Yet. We are assessing the time and talent to convert the forums to another system or resurrect them within the new site, but we need help. To convert them will take time and/or money. We hope that HELP will come in the form of volunteers who can help convert and maintain the system.<br /><br />That leads me to our membership program. In the past few years we have rolled out the Bike to Work Challenge and How We Roll which is aimed at getting people on their bikes for commuting and to experience Columbus. To continue and expand these programs we need member support through volunteering and donations.<br /><br />Our mission is:<br />Yay Bikes! is a 501c3 grassroots member organization that promotes bicycling for transportation in Central Ohio. Our vision is that people here ride bicycles for as many trips as possible. We therefore work to create opportunities for personal and community transformation through innovative campaigns and unconventional partnerships that promote bicycling as an alternative to driving.<br /><br />Take a look at our website and review the different ways we are helping the cycling community in Columbus and you will see why we need member support.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />Ray George<br />Board Chair<br />Yay Bikes!Columbus Rides Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822521203429754211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859885887976863969.post-90432310451560960552012-01-11T13:00:48.704-05:002012-01-11T13:00:48.704-05:00I liked the older yaybikes. I am not sure why they...I liked the older yaybikes. I am not sure why they are charging membership fees. They do not explain what they are going to do with my membership fees except that I will get some vague junk back from them (a card, and some limited edition button). Sounds like a politicians talk.<br /><br />Very disappointed. I thought yaybikes was towards promoting cycling at grassroots level. If they have difficulty in managing servers, they can move their forums to Google Groups for free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com