I'm a regular user of the FDMC forum. Interestingly the FDMC has about half the membership of the Woolbridge, but 112 forum users against 93. The FDMC forum has been running since May 2005.
We use the forum a lot, for getting news & info to members, providing links for regs etc.
No disrespect meant, but do Woolbridge members know about it's forum? Perhaps a high profile piece in the magazine, followed by a regular reminder in subsequent issues may help.
What about a more obvious link on the Woolbridge home page, say in the text, rather than the list in the sidebar.
It would be a shame to lose the forum, as they do have a lot to offer members, as the FDMC one shows. It took a few months for that to really get going, but we think it's working very well now.
I do know other clubs with forums have had similar issues, so this is nothing new.
As the saying goes "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink!"
