Greg-
FWIW, we don’t need apologies so we’re cool J.
I think I disagree with your point that our goals are the same.
Promoting electric boating is not part of what we do here on this forum really---we help each other, sure, but we don’t do any promoting or coordinated outreach or harbor unrealistic expectations that electric boating will really go main-stream. We regularly inform folks that their goals of going electric don’t make sense for their use expectations. We educate, but we don’t do outreach. And over the 12 years of being here, we’ve built up a forum that now includes over 4000 members.
Our group’s home page states:
Welcome to the Electric Boats Forum: A discussion of everything about electric boating---a growing and exciting branch of the world of boats. Established in 1998, we now have nearly 4000 members and a wealth of information in over 15,000 postings.
Having said this, as a longstanding member of EVAA and Oregon Electric Vehicle Association (both non-profit organizations that DO promote electric vehicles), I understand the value of having an active non-profit organization with which enthusiasts can work to promote, lobby and conduct campaigns through.
This forum doesn’t have a formal mission, a bank account, a board or a history of going in the direction of promoting electrics.
In that sense, your organization and others fill a niche. In addition to your group, another California non-profit group (that spawned from members of this group 2 years ago now) appears to have similar outreach goals as yours …their mission and bylaws and info are online also:
There’s also a WIKI for Electric Boating:
http://www.electricboatclub.com/wiki
There are others as well. The pond’s big---make as big a splash as you’d like.
-Myles Twete, Portland, Or.
Moderator, Electric Boats (since 2006?)
From: electricboats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:electricboats@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of electric_seas
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:00 PM
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Electric Boats] Re: Electric Seas
Thanks Myles!
Sorry, I didn't mean to spam, but I just thought everyone would like to know about our organization that we just started. Like Myles said, our focus is mainly "electric sailing" however any topic related to electric/ green boating is welcome. The goals of EBYG and Electric Seas are the same, I believe which is to promote electric boating and to turn this from a niche into something mainstream.
In case you don't already have EBYG book marked on your browser, you will also always find on the Electric Seas site on the "Forums" drop down menu there is a tab to both the Electric Seas forum and to EBYG and we'll continue to participate and refer people here as well.
Let's generate some buzz about electric boating!
Thanks,
-Greg
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "Myles Twete" <matwete@...> wrote:
>
> Announcement:
>
> For folks wanting a more social-networking styled forum and resources
> website on electric boating (mainly electric sailing), as mentioned in an
> earlier email to the group, you might want to look at a new
> website/organization at www.electricseas.org . It's a new organization and
> website (only 20 members listed compared to 4294 on this forum). I am not
> involved in any way with this organization and won't say any more about this
> other than the goals appear sound.
>
> -Myles Twete, moderator, Electric Boats forum
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > And to the EBYG moderator: Thank you for posting my intro for Electric
> Seas. I am very sorry if this introduction is considered self promotional
> SPAM, I have been trying to contact you "offline" to discuss this with you
> first, but couldn't find your contact info- PLEASE ACCEPT MY PUBLIC
> APOLOGIES!!!
>
> [Moderator Note: my email address is on the Home Page]
>
> > The new website we have just started is not meant to be a competing forum
> to EBYG. We all share the same interest and goal, I believe which is to
> expand our collective knowledge and increase the scope and influence of our
> "niche" community and turn it into something more mainstream. We all stand
> to benefit from that.
> >
> > The Electric Seas website is just starting, but I am committed to growing
> it, and I can definitely use some help. It is also integrated with facebook,
> twitter, which alot of our community uses now and it's also linked with
> Yahoo so you don't need to remember another login and password. I think
> there is also a way we can integrate and link archives if you're interested
> in joining forces?
> >
> > EBYG Moderator- please contact me at ffmagellan at gmail dot com or greg
> at electricseas dot org... Let's please work together, we're on the same
> team! Friends?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Greg
>
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